Tag: Game of The Year
Round Up All of Push Square's Game of the Year 2024 Winners
That's a wrap
Well, we're now three days into 2025 — at the time of writing this article — and that can only mean one thing: Push Square's Game of the Year awards for 2024 are over. We had a great time putting all of our Game of the Year features together for the holidays, but if you missed out on the celebrations, don't worry — we've got...
Game of the Year Push Square Readers' 20 Most Anticipated PS5 Games of 2025
We go again
What are the most anticipated PS5 games of 2025? This was the all-important question that we asked the Push Square community a couple of weeks back, and now, the results are in. 2025 is already shaping up to be one heck of a strong year for Sony's current-gen console. Shockingly, our poll included 75 (seventy-five!) different games...
Game of the Year Push Square Readers' Top 10 PS5 Games of 2024
As voted by you
The time has come to reveal the top 10 PS5 games of 2024... according to readers of Push Square! Every year, we invite you (and everyone else) to vote for their favourite releases, which results in a top 10 list that both influences our own official Game of the Year rankings, and provides the basis for this very article. Here are...
Game of the Year #1 - Astro Bot
Astro-nomical
Since we began running Game of the Year awards on Push Square, we've rarely, if ever, had such a clear-cut winner as Astro Bot. With about two thirds more votes than second place in our top 10, PS5's delightful exclusive platformer has won the hearts of fans and critics alike to come out comfortably on top. It's easy to understand...
Game of the Year Best PS5 Developer of 2024
Industry leaders
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 developer of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Team Asobi (Astro Bot): After honing its already magnificent platforming craft in Astro Bot...
Game of the Year #2 - Metaphor: ReFantazio
From the heart
Making a game that feels genuinely unique only gets harder as time goes on. And while Metaphor: ReFantazio borrows a lot of ideas from Atlus' other properties, it provides a brilliantly unique fantasy adventure through its intriguing world, colorful characters, stellar art direction, and booming orchestral soundtrack. This is an...
Game of the Year Sammy's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Would you Adam and Eve it
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of editor Sammy Barker. 5: Astro Bot: I was an extremely early advocate for Astro Bot, and I’m never going to let that lie. Regular readers will know I campaigned...
Game of the Year Best PS5 DLC of 2024
More, more, more
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 DLC of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred: Particularly on the live-service side of the games industry, expansions...
Game of the Year #3 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Double dragon
It’s no secret we’ve always had a soft spot for the Yakuza franchise here at Push Square; it’s a perennial favourite across our entire editorial team, with some of us even campaigning for the localisation of Yakuza 5 during that low-period, where SEGA relied on Sony to bring the PS3 game overseas. Fortunately, the franchise has...
Game of the Year Best PS5 Remake or Remaster of 2024
Nostalgia play
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 remake or remaster of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered: Nobody wanted it when the project was rumoured, but the...
Game of the Year #4 - Stellar Blade
Make bel-Eve
Those familiar with Shift Up’s work on the titillating but ultimately top-notch smartphone shooter NIKKE: Goddess of Victory would never have doubted Stellar Blade. The mobile game has sharp arcade gameplay, an earworm soundtrack, and an abundance of style – many of the qualities replicated in the Korean dev’s debut console...
Game of the Year Aaron's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Spreading democracy with friends
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of video producer Aaron Bayne. 5: Metro Awakening: After forging some colourful zombie mayhem, VR developer Vertigo Games upped the ante with Metro Awakening,...
Game of the Year Best PS5 Story Game of 2024
Proper page-turners
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 story game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden: The original Life Is Strange developer DON'T NOD i
Aced it
Against all odds, a roguelike card game from a solo developer has made it into this year's Game of the Year conversation. Even securing a nomination for the top gong at The Game Awards, Balatro is holding its own among much larger scale projects, and for the millions who've played it, this will come as little surprise. At a base level,...
Game of the Year Best PS5 RPG of 2024
Critical success
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 RPG of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Unicorn Overlord: Unicorn Overlord is another banger from the supremely talented developer that is...
Game of the Year #6 - Silent Hill 2
In my restless dream, I see that remake
The idea of a remake of PS2 all-timer Silent Hill 2 is one that we were admittedly a little nervous about. Bloober Team hadn’t quite managed to prove itself with its previous outings, so tackling a remake for what is widely regarded as one of the best horror games ever made wasn’t exactly a safe bet...
Game of the Year Robert's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Life is just a ReFantasy
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Robert Ramsey. 5. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: Look, I wasn't totally sold on Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The series' pivot to turn-based RPG-ing...
Game of the Year Best PSVR2 Game of 2024
Headset highlights
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PSVR2 game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Trombone Champ: Unflattened: For anyone who didn't quite realise their ambitions of becoming a...
Game of the Year #7 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
VII Heaven
While we're still not massively keen on Square Enix's decision to split a once 40-hour classic into three relatively huge releases, we simply can't ignore how much effort was poured into Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Final Fantasy 7 Remake felt like it set the stage for a bigger and better sequel — and that's pretty much what we got. Away...
Game of the Year Khayl's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Every Cloud
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of news reporter Khayl Adam. 5: Dragon's Dogma 2: I wanted to like the first Dragon's Dogma, but I came to it too late and struggled with its technical performance. With Dragon's...
Game of the Year Best PS5 Indie Game of 2024
Independent leaders
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 indie game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Crypt Custodian: What if instead of going to heaven when you die, you're instead instructed...
Game of the Year #8 - Dragon's Dogma 2
Top Dogma
When you think of adventure in video games — the immersion that comes with exploring unknown lands and locations — there are plenty of open world games that fit the bill. But we'd argue that very few of those games nail that sense of journey and subsequent discovery quite like Dragon's Dogma 2. This sequel was a long time coming, and...
Game of the Year Liam's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Silent night
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Liam Croft. 5. Astro Bot: While it didn’t land with me quite as much as it did with the rest of the PlayStation audience, Astro Bot is still easily one of my...
Game of the Year Best PS5 Open World Game of 2024
One more quest marker
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 open world game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Rise of the Ronin: Rise of the Ronin subscribes to the dated Ubisoft open world...
Game of the Year #9 - Helldivers 2
For Super Earth!
Helldivers 2 is one of the biggest surprises of 2024. Not one of us here at Push Square could have quite predicted how the game would take off, and even weeks before its launch, the buzz around it all seemed minimal. But once that now iconic, meme-able gameplay started to spread across the web, it was clear that Arrowhead Studios...
Game of the Year Best PS5 Art Direction of 2024
Picture perfect
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 art direction of 2024. Bronze Trophy: LEGO Horizon Adventures: It's rare to feel like you could reach into your TV screen and...
Game of the Year #10 - Persona 3 Reload
Locked and reloaded
High quality remakes of classic games have become quite commonplace over recent years, and for our money, Persona 3 Reload is one of the best around. This revival of the iconic 2006 PS2 RPG is, in a word, immaculate. From the refined art direction and visuals to the many mechanical improvements under the hood, Reload is both a...
Game of the Year Stephen's Top 5 PS5 Games of 2024
Joy to the world
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers and editors to share their own personal PS5 picks for 2024. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Stephen Tailby. 5: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth: I must admit, I didn't manage to finish this gargantuan game this year, but man, it's good. Improving on...
Game of the Year Best PS5 Action Game of 2024
And... Action!
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 action game of 2024. Bronze Trophy: Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2: Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 does an outstanding job of making...
Game of the Year Push Square Readers Write About Their Favourite PS5 Games of 2024
Your move
For the first time here on Push Square, we invited readers to reach out to us via email, in order to share their thoughts on the best PS5 games of 2024. We received way more 'letters' than we anticipated, and the result is this bumper edition of a feature, which contains our favourite replies. From The Game Awards winner Astro Bot to the...
Poll This Is Your Last Chance to Vote for Our PS5 Game of the Year 2024
Help decide Push Square's GOTY
Welcome, honoured Push Square readers, to what is probably the most exciting poll of 2024. Yes, it's that time again: it's time to vote for our Game of the Year. We greatly value audience participation here at Push Square, and this Game of the Year poll really does matter. We've assembled a shortlist of 50 PS5 games...
Site News Write to Us About Your PS5 Game of the Year for 2024
And be featured in our GOTY coverage
We're fast approaching the end of 2024, if you can believe it — but this is always an exciting time for our industry, since everyone's focus shifts towards the all-important Game of the Year discussion. Here on Push Square, we have a long history of extensive Game of the Year coverage, as we simply love to...
Round Up All Our Game of the Year 2023 Winners
The top 10 has been decided
Welcome to 2024, everyone! With our Game of the Year coverage just about wrapped up, we've put together this handy article in which we're going to recap all of 2023's winners. Indeed, it's time to put that last 12 months behind us and look ahead to what should be another exciting year for PlayStation fans. Without...
Game of the Year Push Square Readers' Top 10 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
As voted by you
The time has come to unveil the best PS5 and PS4 games of 2023... according to readers of Push Square! As is tradition, we presented the community with a shortlist of 50 PlayStation titles near the end of last year. Readers were asked to vote for up to five of their favourites. We used a weighted voting system to ensure a fairer...
Game of the Year Best PS5, PS4 Developer of 2023
Those raising the bar
Our Game of the Year coverage continues with the Best PS5, PS4 Developer of 2023, of which a top four has been put together by the Push Square editorial team. Here we'll crown the best studio of the year and recognise teams that have gone above and beyond for their titles, from releasing lots of games within the 12-month period...
Game of the Year #1 - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Arachnophilia
This year has been so stacked with brilliant games of all shapes and sizes, and so our number one Game of the Year slot was never a total certainty. As it so happened, the race for first place was incredibly close, with just one point in it, and the two games vying for victory couldn't be more different. Ultimately, though, the big,...
Game of the Year Sammy's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Honk if you're Sammy
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers to share their own personal PS5 and PS4 picks for 2023. Today, it's the turn of editor Sammy Barker. 5. Horizon Call of the Mountain: To be fair, PSVR2 had a strong end to the year, but the headset undoubtedly lulled following its exceptional launch...
Game of the Year Best PS5, PS4 Puzzle Game of 2023
Working things out
Our Game of the Year coverage continues with the Best PS5, PS4 Puzzle Game of 2023, of which a top four has been put together by the Push Square editorial team. In this new category, we're highlighting the best games that make solving puzzles their main gameplay element. These titles will test you in creative ways, resulting in a...
Game of the Year #2 - Baldur's Gate 3
A class act
For the many accolades Larian Studios' roleplaying epic, Baldur's Gate 3, has earned, the fact that it even exists is somehow still its most impressive accomplishment of all. Its predecessor, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, was released almost a quarter of a century ago and is still considered one of the all-time genre greats. Not only...
Game of the Year Robert's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Let's role
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers to share their own personal PS5 and PS4 picks for 2023. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Robert Ramsey. 5. Trails into Reverie: The Trails games have become a staple of my gaming diet over the last few years, and while I don't think Trails into Reverie...
Game of the Year Top 10 PS5, PS4 Soundtracks of 2023
Deck the music halls
The end of the year always results in a downright deluge of list articles. But they can be an absolute blast to both write and read, and they always generate discussion. As such, this is a jumping-off point to discuss the best and brightest PlayStation music we heard in 2023. While it's impossible to touch upon every soundtrack...
Game of the Year Best PS5, PS4 DLC of 2023
More, more, more
Our Game of the Year coverage continues with the Best PS5, PS4 DLC of 2023, of which a top four has been put together by the Push Square editorial team. This category celebrates the best expansions for current PS5, PS4 games, with a focus on single player experiences rather than additions to live-service games. Bronze Trophy:...
Game of the Year #3 - Resident Evil 4
Senior moment
Something would need to go seriously wrong during development for Capcom to mess up its remake of one of the best games of all time, but that shouldn't take away from what Resident Evil 4 is in 2023: an outstanding achievement that's still the pinnacle of horror meets action. Faithfully bringing back the original campaign for the...
Game of the Year Graham's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Wakey wakey
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers to share their own personal PS5 and PS4 picks for 2023. Today, it's the turn of reviewer Graham Banas. 5. Goodbye Volcano High: Goodbye Volcano High is not a title I’d have expected to be on this list at the start of the year. I was interested in the game,...
Game of the Year Best PSVR2 Game of 2023
Headset wizards
Our Game of the Year coverage continues with the Best PSVR2 Game of 2023, of which a top four has been put together by the Push Square editorial team. Following its launch at the start of the year, we're celebrating the very best PSVR2 games for the first time in our Game of the Year deliberations. These are the titles we think were...
Game of the Year #4 - Alan Wake 2
It's a spiral, not a circle
It's kind of funny having a sequel to a 13-year-old game, that didn't initially launch on PlayStation, make its way into the upper half of our top 10 - but that's what happens when said game is Alan Wake 2. Remedy's long-awaited sequel completely blew us away, earning one of the few 10 out of 10 ratings on the site this...
Game of the Year Jamie's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Sintillating
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers to share their own personal PS5 and PS4 picks for 2023. Today, it's the turn of reviewer Jamie O'Neill. 5. Cannon Dancer - Osman: I've waxed lyrical many times about how Capcom's 1989 Strider is one of my personal favourite games ever, so the long awaited...
Game of the Year Best PS5, PS4 Art Direction of 2023
Interactive sculptures
Our Game of the Year coverage continues with the Best PS5, PS4 Art Direction of 2023, of which a top four has been put together by the Push Square editorial team. Here we'll highlight titles that pushed the boundaries of game visuals, whether that's through near photo-realism, a stylish look, or unique artistic elements. These...
Game of the Year #5 - Final Fantasy 16
Flame on
After years of underwhelming mainline Final Fantasy games, Square Enix finally seemed to get its act together for Final Fantasy 16. Spearheaded by the development team behind Final Fantasy 14, this felt like a much more focused project right from the start, and the all-out action RPG that Creative Business Unit III delivered has made an...
Game of the Year Liam's Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2023
Return of the king
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers to share their own personal PS5 and PS4 picks for 2023. Today, it's the turn of assistant editor Liam Croft. 5. Cocoon: I’d been raving about Cocoon since I played it at Summer Game Fest earlier in the year, and the final product did not disappoint. A...
