We’re in the middle of the last full week of December, so almost everyone has already called it a year and kicked off their holiday break. This also includes Rockstar,
Maniac may be the best Vampire Survivors-like you’ve never heard of (and is one of the best Steam Deck games of 2024)
I don’t believe we’ve ever covered Maniac here on VG247. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen much coverage for it elsewhere, either. Maniac is not the sort of game
The Thing: Remastered is the definitive way to play 2002’s most underrated horror comedy
The Thing (2002) never was a very scary video game. Sure, low-detail graphics were far spookier more than 20 years ago, and there are some effective jump scares in it,
Haven’t I seen you somewhere before? 2024’s best games were pure nostalgic comfort food, and sometimes that’s what you need
I recently realised with some alarm that I’ve spent nearly 2% of 2024 playing Ace Attorney. That’s not just 2% of my free time or even the time I spent
No Rest for the Wicked dev may have been quiet for a little too long, but it will back with a vengeance in January
No Rest for the Wicked has been one of 2024’s most interesting releases. Though it got snubbed in many end-of-year awards, it remains an incredible title with an eclectic (and
Just in case you had any hope the horror series wasn’t dead, EA said no to a Dead Space 4 pitch from the original co-creator
For a little while there, it seemed like EA felt jealous of Capcom’s immense success with its Resident Evil remakes. The publisher had its own horror franchise laying dormant, so
The Casting of Frank Stone was never meant to be GOTY material, but its underrated formula for crowd-pleasing collaborations is one I wish we saw more often
When I started writing up my shortlist of 2024 GOTY candidates earlier this autumn – in an attempt to sort through a messy mixture of widely-agreed-upon hits I still needed
How Pokémon TCG Pocket reignited my love for competitive card games (and yelling at my phone at 2AM)
I have a vicious love-hate relationship with Pokemon TCG Pocket. It is, without a doubt, my favourite mobile game released this year. It is a wonderful game, taking a snapshot
The most underrated game of 2024 reminds me of Animal Crossing, but it’s all about fishing – and nothing else
When your game(s) of the year largely consist of psychological horror and back-to-back, brutal boss fights — as mine did — you’ll almost definitely need something mindlessly relaxing to kick
Stalker 2 is a miracle game, and deserves its flowers more than any of the other big budget behemoth games that launched in 2024
Looking back at 2024, there have obviously been a lot of fantastic games. No doubt about it – it’s been a great year for pretty much anyone who loves turning