It’s time for the blood to flow. Brian, Kris, Will, and Lucas bring their top 40 games of 2024 and then brutally cut each other's choices until only the 10 best remain. Enjoy!

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:

• Intro - 0:00 |
• Format Explanation - 1:39 |
• Kris’ Top 10 - 4:57 |
• Will’s Top 10 - 5:40 |
• Lucas’ Top 10 - 6:17 |
• Brian’s Top 10 - 4:57 |
• Building The List - 9:16 |
• Protected Games - 11:16 |
• V Rising - 13:36 |
• Metaphor: ReFantazio - 14:29 |
• The Axis Unseen - 23:06 |
• Marvel Rivals - 27:09 |
• Read Only Memories: Neurodiver - 32:22 |
• Inkbound - 35:25 |
• Indika - 40:10 |
• Metal Slug Tactics - 45:00 |
• Rise Of The Ronin - 51:04 |
• Earth Defense Force 6 - 59:05 |
• Wizardry - 1:08:56 |
• Indiana Jones & The Great Circle - 1:16:20 |
• Lorelei & the Laser Eyes - 1:25:52 |
• Yars Rising - 1:30:00 |
• Fate/Stay Night Remastered - 1:37:20 |
• Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred - 1:43:33 |
• Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - 1:50:50 |
• Neva - 1:53:55 |
• SMTV (Full Discussion) - 2:00:05 |
• MechWarrior 5: Clans - 2:09:20 |
• Pacific Drive - 2:18:50 |
• Dustborn - 2:28:05 |
• Shiren The Wanderer - 2:32:02 |
• Helldivers 2 - 2:39:53 |
• Narrowing It Down To The Top 10 - Part 1 |
• More Helldivers 2 - 2:52:53 |
• Wizardry Part 2 - 2:58:38 |
• Like A Dragon - Infinite Wealth - 3:04:44 |
• UFO50 - 3:11:20 |
• MechWarrior 5: Clans - 3:21:55 |
• Ordering The Top 10 - 3:26:38 |
• Tekken 8 - 3:27:32 |
• SaGa Emerald Beyond - 3:35:07 |
• Skald: Against The Black Priory - 3:46:24 |
• Balatro - 3:53:38 |
• Will’s Proposed Top 10 Order - 4:01:19 |
• Mouthwashing - 4:06:08 |
• 1000xResist - 4:10:44 |
• The Final Ordered List & Honorable Mentions - 4:15:45 |
• Heart & Critic Picks - 4:17:49 |

POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES (EACH "+" IS A HOST VOTE):

• John Platformers |
• ++Torso Like A Dr. Mario Level |
• ++Paint Me Like One Of Your French Turtles |
• I Cut My Own Game In Solidarity |
• A Weird Hill To Die On, But At Least You’re Dead |
• Stockpiling Social Capital |
• How About That Invisible Woman, Though? |
• +Man Cannot Live On Metroid Alone |
• We Solved The Action Game 20 Years Ago |
• +If This Is Being Sick, I Don’t Wanna Be Well |
• Amazing Hot Dog |
• When You Don’t Want The SMT Cake |
• I Was Trying To Be Reasonable |
• +Send It Into The Great Emerald Beyond |
• What If We Remade Cuneiform? |
• Allowing Yourself To Be Consumed By The Darkness |
• +I Want You To Tell Playstack It Was Me |
• +Hair to Hair, Sphere to Square, 6 to 1 |
• +In The Company Of Three Very Long Men |

The Platformers Top 10 Games of 2024

1. 1000xResist
2. Mouthwashing
3. Skald: Against the Black Priory
4. Tekken 8
5. LAD: Infinite Wealth
6. SaGa Emerald Beyond
7. Pacific Drive
8. MechWarrior 5: Clans
9. Balatro
10. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

• V Rising |
• Metaphor: ReFantazio |
• Marvel Rivals |
• Read Only Memories: Neurodiver |
• Inkbound |
• Metal Slug: Tactics |
• Rise of the Ronin |
• EDF 6 |
• Indiana Jones & the Great Circle |
• Lorelei & the Laser Eyes |
• Yars Rising |
• Fate/Stay Night Remastered |
• Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred |
• Indika |
• Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance |
• The Axis Unseen |
• Dustborn |
• Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island |
• Helldivers 2 |
• Neva |
• UFO 50 |
• Power Rangers Rita’s Rewind |
• Castlevania Dominus Collection |
• Harold Halibut |
• Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven |
• Shadow Generations |
• Tactical Breach Wizards |
• Cataclismo (Early Access) |
• Thank Goodness You’re Here |
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard |
• Arranger |
• Marvel VS Capcom Infinite & Beyond (Mod) |
• MvC Collection |

[The Platformers Video Game Podcast is created, hosted, written, edited & streamed (⁠⁠Twitch.tv/Ribnax⁠⁠) by Brian ‘Ribnax’ Barnett]