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TYPE TO KILL in this survival horror adventure. Alone or with friends, explore a sprawling cursed film studio as its horror movies bleed into reality. Choose from a roster of characters then plan your escape from this bloody homage to old school horror. But remember... death is just a typo away.

Gear up, sling cards, roll dice and power through the endless doors of a deeply unhinged Purgatory in Doors of Insanity: ReOpened!

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

Embark on a journey through a land of darkness to save your lost shadow. With the help of a mysterious beast’s shadow, master new abilities, outsmart enemies, and uncover hidden truths in your quest to reclaim what’s been taken.

Embark on an over-the-top, modern-day pirate adventure with an ex-yakuza, now pirate captain & his crew. Engage in exhilarating combat on land and sea in the hunt for lost memories and treasure.

Build your fleet and face the alien terror from the deep! Now it’s up to you alone to stop an alien invasion from the depths of the ocean in this legendary, home computer era shoot ‘em up dredged up and faithfully rebuilt for modern platforms – X-Out: Resurfaced!

Compete to create the most perfect ecosystem in the award-winning board game journey!

Cinnabunny is a cozy life simulator game where you play as a bunny who runs a bakery. Unlock new recipes, go birdwatching, collect mushrooms, and charm your community. Save up enough carrots to help your family move.

Are you ready to become a legendary martial arts master? Build your own school, train your students, and battle rival schools to become the strongest. Join tournaments, raise your grasshoppers, and most importantly, collect tuition from your students!

Pocket balls while facing monsters on the table. With more worlds than you can imagine, the heart of it all is Halloween, where ghosts, goblins, witches, and more lurk in every level. Protect your heart and conquer the madness in this ultimate pool adventure!

So I looked at the top 100 best rated games released on Steam during 2024, and I saw some interesting trends.

First, only two games were AAA titles. They were Black Myth: Wukong and SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS. And even then, I'm being a little bit charitable by calling the latter title an AAA game.

As for everything else? Budget title indies. Most titles were priced under $30. And 22 of them were free -- not "free with in-app purchases", but simply free.

The other trend is that few of these games got press attention even though, in a lot of cases, they had a large playerbase.

Case in point: the highest rated game on Steam is MiSide which has a 97% positive rating based on 87,019 reviews. I checked news archives and MiSide hardly got any mentions from the gaming press. No mentions on GameSpot, IGN, or PC Gamer. How did gaming journalists miss out on the highest rated game of 2024?

But the most surprising trend is that the bulk of the 100 highest rated games on Steam are PC exclusives. As much as people say we are living in a post-platform world this is simply not the case. For instance, only 2 of the top 10 Steam games of 2024 got a multi-platform release -- Balatro and Black Myth: Wukong.

You would think a beloved game like Satisfactory would already arrive on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S, but after six years of development, it is still PC-only. Now to be fair, Satisfactory is supposed to arrive on consoles. But that game has been on Early Access for PC since 2019 -- and there's no firm release date for console versions.

There are three takeaways here: price does not indicate quality, don't believe the hype, and exclusives still matter.

https://steamdb.info/stats/gameratings/2024/?displayOnly=Game&sort=rating_desc