It’s our final, epic Game of the Year ranking!
For the past 8 years, we’ve celebrated the awesome power that is video games with our GOTY deliberations. We’ve witnessed the gaming landscape change drastically over the years, but through thick and thin, we’ve delivered Top 5 lists of our favourite gaming experiences through rowdy and passionate debates. What makes PodCavern’s GOTY lists special? They’re crafted not by a gaming publication, YouTube/Twitch channel, or sponsored by a third party, but by everyday gamers who simply love video games and talking about them. We’ve gladly poured our blood, sweat, and pixels into this process year after year, playing games like it’s our job (it’s not!), just to create these lists, celebrate the medium, and frankly, have an excuse to nerd out about a topic that is near and dear to our hearts.
But now as this podcast is coming to an end, the day has come for us to rest, put down the controller, and make space for others to marathon video games and create their own lists. But not before one last victory lap! Join Tuong La and Gaming Legends Angus MacDonald, Ethan Howieson, and Mathew Whalley as they ‘press start’ together once more to rank Top 5 Video Games of 2024!
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Ground Rules
- Games must have come out in 2024
- Expansions/DLC of games DO count so long as they bring in full game size experiences
- Remakes of games DO count so long as they add something new, drastic, and is not just an uprezzed version of an older game. (ie counts if the remake was built from the ground up and/or had some obvious attention of detail added to it)
- Free to play games count if they came out in 2024 or if there was some big update to it that made it feel fresh
- Early access games count but they should feel like more or less full game experiences and not at it’s very early stages of development
- Note: We kinda broke this rule this year but ‘eff it, it’s our last year of doing this :P.
- Games that were early access for awhile but officially released in 2024 also count.
Previous Game of the Year deliberations:
Before we reveal our Top 5 list of 2024, we want to highlight all the game of the year lists we made over the years. Check them out as they definitely all hold up…probably…maybe.
Group Top 5 for 2024
5. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
4. Balatro
3. Helldivers 2
2. Metaphor: ReFantazio
1. Astrobot
Tuong’s Top 10 List (ordered)
10. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
9. Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door Remake
8. Thank Goodness You’re Here
7. Neva
6. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
5. Balatro
4. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
3. Helldivers 2
2. Metaphor: ReFantazio
1. Astrobot
Ethan’s Top 5 (Ordered)
Angus’s Top 10 (Ordered)
10. Zenless Zone Zero
9. Marvel Rivals
8. Path of Exile
7. Metaphor: ReFantazio
6. Tekken 8
5. V Rising
4. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
3. Helldivers 2
2. Balatro
1. Astrobot
Matthew’s Top 10 (Ordered)
10. Dragon’s Dogma II
9. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erd Tree
8. Mario Party Jamboree
7. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
6. Animal Well
5. Balatro
4. Helldivers 2
3. Factorio: Space Age
2. Astrobot
1. Metaphor: ReFantazio
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