Back in early December, we highlighted the six games that were nominated as the best Xbox titles of the year as part of the IGN Awards 2024, as well as the 14 games that were up for the biggest award of all - Game of the Year.
We didn't know the results at the time, but now we do! And, when it comes to the overall Game of the Year, Xbox finished in a "runner-up" spot with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, while Metaphor: ReFantazio ended up taking the big prize.
Here's how it ended:
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Runner-Up)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Runner-Up)
- Helldivers 2 (Runner-Up)
- Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth (Runner-Up)
- Astro Bot (Runner-Up)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Runner-Up)
- Balatro (Runner-Up)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Winner)
Interestingly, looking at the fan votes on IGN's website, Black Myth: Wukong was the top pick for the Game of the Year award, which IGN only highlighted as an "honourable mention". The IGN Awards are voted on by the outlet's content team, but if they were based around votes on the website, Indiana Jones would have finished in fourth place.
Beyond that, Indiana Jones inevitably took home the "Best Xbox Game" award as well. Dungeons Of Hinterberg and Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 were originally nominated, but missed out on the "Runner-Up" spots. Here's the list:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Runner-Up)
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Runner-Up)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Runner-Up)
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (Winner)
There are loads of other winners that were crowned as part of the IGN Awards 2024, so it's well worth a browse if you want to check out the full selection. Indiana Jones did make a "Runner-Up" appearance a few more times, but its only victory was in the "Best Xbox Game" section.
In terms of the GOTY win for Metaphor: ReFantazio, we have absolutely no issues with that! Atlus and SEGA delivered something outstanding with that game back in October - we even gave it a very rare 10/10 score here at Pure Xbox!