Each year, the Game Informer staff reviews a ton of games, but only a select few earn the highest scores. While you can find our full list of reviews here, we know that some people are just looking for the best of the best, so we’ve gathered our top-scoring reviews of 2024 right here. Whether you’re talking hotly anticipated blockbusters like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth or surprise hits like Helldivers 2 and Balatro, we have you covered with all the must-play games we’ve reviewed in 2024.
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9.5
Balatro
Balatro is an engrossing and entertaining deckbuilding roguelike and one of the best games of the year. Read review
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Release Date:
February 20, 2024
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Gameplay is king, and this Prince of Persia understands that. Read review
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Release Date:
January 18, 2024
9
Asgard’s Wrath 2
As the showcase piece for the Meta Quest 3, Asgard’s Wrath 2 stands out in a sea of virtual reality titles available on the market today, offering an experience rarely seen in the medium. Read review
Platforms: Quest 3, Quest 2
Release Date:
December 15, 2023
Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2 swaps the top-down perspective for third-person while maintaining the frenetic, ballistic loop of crash-landing on hostile planets, completing difficult missions, and extracting against all odds. Read review
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PC
Release Date:
February 8, 2024
8.75
Persona 3 Reload
Even with some outdated and repetitive elements inherited through the 18-year-old structure of the original, Persona 3 Reload is one of the best entries in one of the most acclaimed modern role-playing franchises in video games. Read review
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date:
February 2, 2024
8.5
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy succeeds with everything it sets out to do, bringing three great games to modern consoles in their most approachable forms to date. Read review
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
Release Date:
January 25, 2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Platforms: PlayStation 5
Release Date:
February 29, 2024
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Parts of Infinite Wealth are the best in the entire series, a new watermark going forward. And some are the worst. It’s complicated. Read review
Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC
Release Date:
January 26, 2024
For more of our top reviews from recent years, head to the links below.
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