IGN’s 2024 Best Game of the Year list included 14 nominees, from Animal Well and Balatro to Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. This is IGN’s nominee list, not the separate lineup for The Game Awards or another awards organization.
IGN’s 14 nominees for Best Game of the Year 2024
IGN published its nominee announcement on December 10, 2024. The games below are listed alphabetically; IGN’s announcement establishes the nominees, not a comparative ranking.
- Animal Well
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Helldivers 2
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Infinity Nikki
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Silent Hill 2
- The Rise of the Golden Idol
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
IGN’s announcement is titled “IGN Game of the Year 2024 Nominees”. Its description says, “The time to decide IGN’s Game of the Year for 2024 is here.”
Did IGN announce a winner?
IGN published a follow-up video titled The Best Game of 2024 on December 20, 2024. Its accessible description says that the winner is announced but does not name the game, so the winner cannot be confirmed from that description alone. This is an IGN result, distinct from results announced by other awards organizations.
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One nominee to know: Astro Bot
Astro Bot is among the nominees. PlayStation’s US product page identifies it as a PS5 game developed by Team ASOBI and describes it as a single-player 3D action platformer. The page lists a Standard Edition; it does not establish that the edition is a physical copy. See PlayStation’s ASTRO BOT product page for the official product details.
Those details apply to Astro Bot only; they are not a platform or purchasing guide to all 14 nominees.
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