Here are the best games of 2024, in no particular order. Again, fair warning: There are a lot of RPGs on this list, but at least they're all really good. In a year that was comically bursting at the seams with RPGs to play, Metaphor: ReFantazio has a real case as the best one.

The Fallout video game series launched in 1997 and multiple entires in both the main series and in spinoffs have been released in the years since. After a few attempts to get a movie made, the game was finally adapted for a TV show in 2024, and it became an instant hit on Amazon's stream service.

Several video games will be released just before Christmas to round out 2024’s incredible catalog of games, covering every genre from cozy to chaotic.

However, not every video game makes its protagonists likable to the audience, whether it’s intentionally or unintentionally. Sometimes, it’s because they’re poorly written, morally ambiguous, frustrating to play as,