Game Informer’s Top Scoring Reviews Of 2024

Each year, the Game Informer staff reviews a ton of games, but only a select few earn the highest scores. While you can find our full list of reviews here, we know that some people are just looking for the best of the best, so we've gathered our top-scoring reviews of 2024 right here. Whether you're talking hotly anticipated blockbusters like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth or surprise hits like Helldivers 2 and Balatro, we have you covered with all the must-play games we've reviewed in 2024.  Be sure to bookmark this page and check back frequently, as we'll continue updating this page as more titles earn review scores on the top end of our review scale! 9.5 Balatro Balatro is an engrossing and entertaining deckbuilding roguelike and one of the best games of the year. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, iOS, AndroidRelease Date: February 20, 2024 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC), TBA (iOS, Android) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Gameplay is king, and this Prince of Persia understands that. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PCRelease Date: January 18, 2024 9.25 Minishoot' Adventures Minishoot' Adventures bridges the gaps between disparate genres with outstanding gameplay and thoughtful level design to deliver one of the best games I've played all year. Read review Platforms: PCRelease Date: April 2, 2024 9 Animal Well Teeming with life, secrets, and charm that surprise and delight, Animal Well held my full, undivided attention. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Switch, PCRelease Date: May 9, 2024 Asgard's Wrath 2 As the showcase piece for the Meta Quest 3, Asgard's Wrath 2 stands out in a sea of virtual reality titles available on the market today, offering an experience rarely seen in the medium. Read review Platforms: Quest 3, Quest 2Release Date: December 15, 2023 Children of the Sun Children of the Sun is a prime example of an experience born from a straightforward premise and then iterated for the right amount of time before it loses its charm. Read review Platforms: PCRelease Date: April 9, 2024 Dragon's Dogma 2 Dragon’s Dogma 2 captures the spirit of the original without sanding down the edges of what made it excellent. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PCRelease Date: March 22, 2024 Helldivers 2 Helldivers 2 swaps the top-down perspective for third-person while maintaining the frenetic, ballistic loop of crash-landing on hostile planets, completing difficult missions, and extracting against all odds. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, PCRelease Date: February 8, 2024 Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Gripping storytelling, refined gameplay, and a jaw-dropping presentation make for a more wholly satisfying sophomore outing. Read review Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, PCRelease Date: May 21, 2024 With My Past With few misses, With My Past is an impressive reminder of the power of games and how savvy developers can blend storytelling into how we play. Read review Platforms: PCRelease Date: May 7, 2024 8.75 Botany Manor You don't need a green thumb to enjoy Botany Manor's clever puzzle-solving and serene, whimsical atmosphere. Read review Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, PCRelease Date: April 9, 2024 Indika Indika is bizarre, surprising, humorous, and captivating. It's a memorable journey down the rabbit hole of faith worth exploring. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PCRelease Date: May 2, 2024 (PC), May 17, 2024 (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S) Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is a fantastic puzzle game I already wish I could play again for the first time. Read review Platforms: Switch, PCRelease Date: May 16, 2024 Persona 3 Reload Even with some outdated and repetitive elements inherited through the 18-year-old structure of the original, Persona 3 Reload is one of the best entries in one of the most acclaimed modern role-playing franchises in video games. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PCRelease Date: February 2, 2024 Stellar Blade Shift Up's lengthy adventure makes no bones about a provocative approach to sex and violence, but it's the top-notch action that is the real draw. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5Release Date: April 26, 2024 8.5 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy succeeds with everything it sets out to do, bringing three great games to modern consoles in their most approachable forms to date. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PCRelease Date: January 25, 2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5Release Date: February 29, 2024 Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Parts of Infinite Wealth are the best in the entire series, a new watermark going forward. And some are the worst. It's complicated.   Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PCRelease Date: January 26, 2024 MLB The Show 24 While it isn’t a hyper-creative leap forward, MLB The Show 24 finds a new swing by tethering style and strategy to baseball’s fundamentals. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, SwitchRelease Date: March 19, 2024 Unicorn Overlord Vanillaware's tactical RPG is a rewarding high fantasy epic, and minor frustrations in the late-game battles aren't enough to derail the fun. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, SwitchRelease Date: March 8, 2024 WWE 2K24 2K's yearly WWE offering may not bowl over diehard players in the broad sense, but its incremental updates and continued polish make it the strongest contender since the franchise's comeback. Read review Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PCRelease Date: March 8, 2024   For more of our top reviews from recent years, head to the links below. 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014