It’s January 2025 and we’re still thinking about all the best games and moments of 2024. We’ve looked back on our favorite games of last year, but it’s often the cool plays, mechanics, and story beats that really solidified each of them as standouts, so now we’re here to celebrate some of the individual moments that helped make those games (and others) so exceptional. Some of these will contain spoilers, so skip over those if you’re worried about having that specific game spoiled for you.
The Best Video Game Moments Of 2024
Nothing hits like watching the numbers catch on fire in Balatro , though finding a cool character in Astro Bot is a close second
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Kenneth Shepard
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