PlayStation Fans Pick Their Favorite Games of the Year

Summary

• PlayStation Blog has revealed its Game of the Year awards, with 1.6 million fans voting across 19 categories.
• Astro Bot won PS Blog’s Best PlayStation 5 Game, with Team Asobi winning Studio of the Year.
• The Most Anticipated Game of 2025 and Beyond is Ghost of Yotei.

PlayStation has had a massive 2024, and the PlayStation Blog awards have gone live, highlighting the games fans adored the most this year. The awards from PlayStation come the week after Geoff Keighley’s 2024 Game Awards stunned fans with reveals like The Witcher 4, the return of two beloved Capcom franchises in Onimusha and Okami, and Naughty Dog’s new big IP, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. All the while, Sony’s own Astro Bot took home the coveted Game of the Year trophy.

PlayStation’s 2024 is certainly one to remember. Massive titles like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Black Myth: Wukong, Silent Hill 2, Game of the Year winner Astro Bot, and the multiplayer phenomenon that is Helldivers 2 graced the console. Even titles like Stellar Blade and Team Ninja’s Rise of the Ronin received ample praise throughout the year. As the cherry on top, Sony released the PlayStation 5 Pro, a mid-generation refresh that caused some backlash for its hefty price, but provides 2TB of storage space and visual enhancements to a number of high-profile games.

As the end of 2024 draws near, PlayStation Blog has revealed its Game of the Year awards, which saw 1.6 million fans voting across 19 categories. After taking home the big prize at The Game Awards 2024, Astro Bot also won PS Blog’s Best PlayStation 5 Game, with Team Asobi winning the Studio of the Year award. Best New Character went to Stellar Blade‘s protagonist Eve, Best Story belongs to Silent Hill 2, and Black Myth: Wukong was PlayStation fans’ favorite Graphical Showcase. Along with grabbing the top prize, Astro Bot was also the winningest game, taking home awards from six different categories.

2024 PlayStation Blog Game of the Year Award Winners

• Best New Character – Eve (Stellar Blade)
• Best Story – Silent Hill 2
• Best Graphical Showcase – Black Myth: Wukong
• Best Art Direction – Astro Bot
• Best Audio Design – Astro Bot
• Best Soundtrack – Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Best Use of DualSense – Astro Bot
• Best Accessibility Features – Astro Bot
• Best Multiplayer Experience – Helldivers 2
• Best Ongoing Game – Fortnite
• Best Expansion – Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Best Sports Game – EA Sports FC 25
• Best Rerelease – The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered
• Best Independent Game – Balatro
• Best PS VR2 Game – Resident Evil 4 VR Mode
• Best PS4 Game – Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Best PS5 Game – Astro Bot
• Studio of the Year – Team Asobi (Astro Bot)
• Most Anticipated Game of 2025 and Beyond – Ghost of Yotei

Unsurprising to many fans, Helldivers 2 won PS Blog’s Best Multiplayer Experience award, and Elden Ring‘s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC was named 2024’s Best Expansion on PlayStation. As for indie games, the Poker-inspired roguelike Balatro won Best Independent Game as it did last week on Geoff Keighley’s stage. Looking ahead, Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Yotei is PlayStation gamers’ most anticipated game for 2025 and beyond, beating Marvel’s Wolverine, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds. PS Blog explained Grand Theft Auto 6‘s absence in the category, noting that the same game can’t win two years in a row.

With 2024 nearly in the books, PlayStation fans are undoubtedly looking forward to what’s next in 2025. Ghost of Yotei and Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding 2 will most certainly be PlayStation’s heavy hitters. The games both stamped with vague 2025 release windows, so fans will need to wait a bit longer to find out when they’ll be able to get their hands on these promising-looking triple-A blockbuster titles.