There have been some unimaginable video games launched this yr, and we needed to know which you thought was one of the best of one of the best. So with our companions at Fact, we picked 64 of 2024’s greatest video games, put them in a head-to-head match, and gave you the facility to vote to your favorites. After six rounds of voting and greater than 1 million votes in all, one sport reigned supreme as champion: Black Delusion: Wukong.
An motion sport from developer Sport Science, Black Delusion: Wukong is impressed by the traditional Chinese language novel Journey to the West. You play because the Destined One, an anthropomorphic monkey primarily based on Solar Wukong from the novel. You wield a workers with totally different stances, have entry to a number of magic spells, and might remodel into enemies after defeating them.
In IGN’s assessment, we cited its improbable fight, stunning environments, and well-designed bosses because the areas the place it shines. Whereas it will not be a soulslike, its fight might be fairly difficult and forces you to weave collectively fast reflexes, sensible useful resource administration, and versatile assaults to take down its many bosses.
Black Delusion: Wukong’s recognition was apparent from the very begin of our fan-voted match. It had a dominant run, culminating in a win over Marvel Rivals within the remaining with 59% of the vote. Earlier than that, it needed to get by way of Harry Potter: Quidditch Championship, Star Wars Outlaws, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Stellar Blade, and Warhammer 40,000: House Marine 2, beating all of them with not less than 67% of the vote.
Marvel Rivals’ run to the ultimate was extra contested, with it barely beating out the Silent Hill 2 remake within the semifinals and Astro Bot within the quarterfinals, which was one of many closest matchups of the entire match. There have been greater than 50,000 votes forged in that matchup, and Marvel Rivals received by solely 960. Earlier than these shut calls, it needed to get by way of some stiff competitors in World of Warcraft: The Battle Inside, Batman: Arkham Shadow, and Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle.
IGN’s decide for Greatest Sport of 2024 went to Metaphor: ReFantazio, but it surely didn’t make it out of the primary spherical of the People’s Choice Tournament. Mario & Luigi: Brothership took it down earlier than falling to Black Delusion: Wukong in its path to the title. Indie darling Balatro, one among IGN’s runners-up for Greatest Sport of 2024 and winner of our Greatest PC Sport of 2024 Award, additionally had a surprisingly quick run. After narrowly defeating Nonetheless Wakes the Deep within the first spherical, it received solely 26% of the vote in Spherical 2 in opposition to Warhammer 40,000: House Marine 2.
House Marine 2 had a really spectacular run total, taking down a number of huge names on its solution to the Remaining 4. Along with its resounding win over Balatro, it additionally defeated Sons of the Forest, Dragon’s Dogma 2, and Remaining Fantasy 7: Rebirth, one other of IGN’s runners-up for Greatest Sport of 2024. The opposite member of the Remaining 4 was Silent Hill 2, which received the IGN Award for Greatest Horror Sport of 2024. It received to the semifinals by going by way of Life Is Unusual: Double Publicity, Helldivers 2, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, and Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero.
Thanks to the many individuals who logged votes on this yr’s People’s Choice Tournament. Tell us within the feedback beneath what you consider the result. If you happen to disagree with the winner, which sport would you’ve chosen? And right here’s to a different nice yr of gaming in 2025!