Metacritic names the best PC game of 2024
January 4, 2025, 12:07 AM
Metacritic has released its list of the top 20 best PC games of 2024, based on the highest-rated titles. Elden Ring's expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, takes the top spot.
Second place on the list is occupied by the Japanese RPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio, which features the developers behind the Persona series. The third spot goes to the indie title UFO 50 from the creators of Spelunky and Spelunky 2. These games earned scores of 92/100 and 91/100 on Metacritic, respectively.
Metacritic's Top 20 PC Games of 2024:
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree — 92/100;
- Metaphor: ReFantazio — 92/100;
- UFO 50 — 91/100;
- Tekken 8 — 91/100;
- Animal Well — 91/100;
- Satisfactory — 91/100;
- Balatro — 90/100;
- Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance — 90/100;
- God of War: Ragnarok — 90/100;
- Thank Goodness You're Here! — 90/100;
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — 89/100;
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape — 89/100;
- Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition — 89/100;
- Persona 3 Reload — 89/100;
- Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut — 89/100;
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes — 88/100;
- Tactical Breach Wizards — 88/100;
- Dragon's Dogma 2 — 88/100;
- Kill Knight — 88/100;
- ANTONBLAST — 87/100.
As a reminder, Metacritic recently released its list of the top 20 games of 2024 for the Nintendo Switch. Before that, the site published its top 20 TV shows of the past year.
