2024 continued to be a year where the industry lost some of its best people, despite the critical acclaim many titles got, including a fantastic game in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown seeing that team shifted into other projects and essentially dismantled. Despite the hardship, 2024 produced some fantastic and stellar titles.
Analog Stick Gaming 2024 Game Awards
Each of our categories see us submit 5 titles and then those titles are weighed with 1st place taking 5 points, 2nd place with 4 points, and 5th place taking 1 point, etc. In the result of a tie, we discuss, and even bargain for other awards, and we also have a tiebreaker which was decided during our predictions of the Video Game Awards.
Without further delay, here are the Analog Stick Gaming Awards of 2024!
Best Indie/Small scale game
Pepper Grinder
Caravan Sandwitch
Mullet Madjack
Mouthwashing
Gestalt: Steam and Cinder
Balatro
No Rest for the Wicked
Hades 2
Europa
Kill Knight
Best Narrative
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Metaphor ReFantazio
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine II
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Best JRPG/RPG
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Metaphor ReFantazio
New World: Aeterum
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Path of Exile 2
Best Soundtrack
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind
Neva
Stellar Blade
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Europa
Metaphor ReFantazio
Best Art Direction
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Unicorn Overlord
Heading Out
Neva
Caravan Sandwitch
Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Europa
Towerborne
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Best Action Adventure
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
New World: Aeterum
Star Wars Outlaws
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga
Best Action
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Stellar Blade
Mullet Madjack
Kill Knight
The First Descendant
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
XDefiant
Best Licensed Game
Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
TMNT: Splintered Fate
Star Wars Outlaws
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
Best 2024 Game you didn't play!
Balatro (Jeff)
Black Myth Wukong (Jeff/Jordan)
Helldivers 2 (Jeff)
Rise of the Ronin (Jeff)
Pacific Drive (Jeff)
Stellar Blade (Jordan)
New World: Aeterum (Jordan)
Night Springs DLC (Jordan)
Tekken 8 (Jordan)
Best 2024 Game you didn't finish!
Silent Hill 2: Remake (Jeff/Jordan)
New World: Aeterum (Jeff)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Jeff)
Zenless Zone Zero (Jeff)
Mario and Luigi: Brothership (Jeff)
Path of Exile 2 (Jordan)
Metaphor ReFantazio (Jordan)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Jordan)
Neva (Jordan)
Best Sports/Racing
Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game
Horizon Chase 2
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks: Stunt Mayhem
WWE 2K24
EA Sports FC 25
TopSpin 2K25
EA Sports F1 25
Undisputed
Best Fighting Game
Tekken 8
Rise of the Dragons: NEO
Marvel vs Capcom: Fighting Collection Arcade Classics
Best Handheld
Pepper Grinder
Voidwrought
OverRider
Marvel vs Capcom: Fighting Collection Arcade Classics
Caravan Sandwitch
Balatro
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Best DLC/Expansion/Update
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Starfield: Shattered Space
Stellar Blade: Neir DLC
Alan Wake 2: Night Springs DLC
Hollowbody 3rd Person Update
Alan Wake 2: The Lake House DLC
Best Remake/Remaster
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Silent Hill 2: Remake
The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
Dead Rising Remastered
Best Family Game
Astro Bot
The Plucky Squire
Little Kitty Big City
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks: Stunt Mayhem
Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports
Europa
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
Best New IP
Stellar Blade
Caravan Sandwitch
The First Descendant
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Unicorn Overlord
Metaphor ReFantazio
Towerborne
No Rest for the Wicket
Best Ongoing Game
The First Descendant
New World: Aeterum
Marvel Rivals
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Path of Exile 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Towerborne
Helldivers 2
Best Sequel
Final Fantast VII: Rebirth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Path of Exile 2
Helldivers 2
Best Spin-Off Title
Metro: Awakening
Metal Slug Tactics
The Rogue Prince of Persia
XDefiant
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead
Best Multiplayer
Marvel Rivals
Hypercharge: Unboxed
The First Descendant
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
New World: Aeterum
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
XDefiant
Helldivers 2
Best Podcast Game
New World: Aeterum
Caravan Sandwitch
Marvel Rivals
Star Wars Outlaws
Expeditions: A Mudrunner Game
Balatro
Helldivers 2
Towerborne
Path of Exile 2
Best Female Performance
Alessandra Mastronardi / Gina: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Oliva Gray / Nor Vanek: Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
Briana White / Aerith: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Melina Juergens / Senua: Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga
Kristin Atherton / Hulkenberg: Metaphor ReFantazio
Hannah Telle / Max Caulfield: Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Humberly Gonzalez / Kay Vess: Star War Oullaws
Olivia AbiAssi / Safi Llewellyn-Fayyad: Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Best Male Performance
Troy Baker / Indiana Jones: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Clive Standen / Titus: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Arthur Lee / Gadriel: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Jay Rincon / ND-5: Star Wars Outlaws
Russ Bain / Red Mac Raith: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Marios Gravrilis / Emmerich Voss: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Stewart Clarke / Leon Strohl: Metaphor ReFantazio
Kaiji Tang / Ichiban Kasuga: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Tony Todd / Locus: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Best Standout Character
Enki: Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
Kitty: Little Kitty Big City
Gadriel: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Aerith: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
ND-5: Star Wars Outlaws
Emmerich Voss: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Kazuma Kiryu: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Titus: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Nix: Star Wars Outlaws
Best Accessibility
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Another Crab’s Treasure
Prince of Persona: The Lost Crown
Star Wars Outlaws
The Plucky Squire
EA Sports FC 25
Best Early Access Game
OverRider
Hades 2
(Will add once embargo drops!)
The Rogue Prince of Persia
Phasmophobia
Townerborne
Path of Exile 2
No Rest for the Wicked
Most Disappointing Game
Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League
South Park: Snow Day
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Roxy Raccoon: Pinball Panic
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Dragon’s Dogma 2
That is it for this year! Comment below what you agreed with or disagreed with as well as your picks for the categories and of course, your Game of the Year for 2024!
See you next year!