Metacritic has compiled a list of the 20 best games already released in 2024.

First place goes to PlayStation 5 exclusive Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. The second place is behind the indie hit Animal Well, and the “bronze” is another indie hit – Balatro. Fourth place went to the fighting game Tekken 8, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth rounds out the top five.

The 20 best games on Metacritic for the first half of 2024:

1. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – 92 балла из 100
2. Animal Well – 91
3. Balatro – 90
4. Tekken 8 – 90
5. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – 89
6. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes – 88
7. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door — 88
8. Persona 3 Reload — 87
9. Riven — 87
10. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance — 87
11. qomp2 — 87
12. Minishoot’ Adventures — 87
13. Mullet MadJack — 86
14. Unicorn Overlord — 86
15. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown — 86
16. Sons of the Forest — 86
17. Dragon’s Dogma 2 – 86
18. 1000xRESIST – 85
19. Solium Infernum – 85
20. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island – 84