Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has been recognized as the best game of the first half of 2024 by Metacritic

The portal Metacritic has released a list of the top 20 best games of the first half of 2024. Leading the ranking is the game Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for PS5, which scored 92 out of 100.

Top 20 best games of the first half of 2024 according to Metacritic:

1. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)
2. Animal Well (PC)
3. Balatro (PC)
4. Tekken 8 (PS5)
5. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS5)
6. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Switch)
7. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Switch)
8. Mullet MadJack (PC)
9. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (PS5)
10. Persona 3 Reload (PS5)
11. Minishoot’ Adventures (PC)
12. Riven (PC)
13. Unicorn Overlord (PS5)
14. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PS5)
15. Sons of the Forest (PC)
16. Dragon’s Dogma 2 (PS5)
17. Solium Infernum (PC)
18. qomp2 (Switch)
19. 1000xRESIST (PC)
20. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (Switch)

The ranking includes games released from January 1 to June 30, 2024. The games were selected based on their Metacritic scores as of June 26 and needed to have at least 7 reviews from professional critics. If a game was available on multiple platforms, the version with the most reviews was considered.