Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this thorough, exhausting video (not exhaustive; I said what I said), I take a deep look back at the entire year in indie gaming, with multiple Best Of lists (because I'm ridiculous) and a look to the future.
Just as a lil note: The games in the "Didn't Play" section are games I mostly only played a demo of, so I have played PORTIONS of them, but I just don't have the full versions of 'em.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:33 The Best Non-2024 Games I Played
00:04:24 The Best 2024 Games I Wanted to Play
00:16:58 The Best 2024 Games YOU Played
00:21:00 The Best (Single) AAA Game I Played
00:22:59 The Best Retro Games I Played in 2024
00:31:07 The Final Top 40 Begins!!!
01:00:01 The Top 20...
01:18:28 The Top 10 Oh Dang!!
01:27:22 The Top 5 HERE WE GO
01:33:43 THE BEST INDIE GAME OF 2024 IS...
01:35:51 A Look to the Future
01:38:10 There Are Too Many Indie Games
01:39:43 Credits/Outro
Links to the Top 40:
Epigraph: store.steampowered.com/app/2789770/Epigraph
Astra Hunter Zosma (FREE!): store.steampowered.com/app/2437000/Astra_Hunter_Zosma
Little Locked Rooms: store.steampowered.com/app/2468670/Little_Locked_Rooms
Frogun Encore: store.steampowered.com/app/2312160/Frogun_Encore
Death Trick: Double Blind: store.steampowered.com/app/2254710/Death_Trick_Double_Blind
Sonar Shock: store.steampowered.com/app/2673660/Sonar_Shock
FREAKHUNTER: store.steampowered.com/app/2773870/FREAKHUNTER
Mega Mosaic: store.steampowered.com/app/2915950/Mega_Mosaic
Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes: store.steampowered.com/app/1658280/Eiyuden_Chronicle_Hundred_Heroes
Phoenix Springs: store.steampowered.com/app/1973310/Phoenix_Springs
I Am Future: store.steampowered.com/app/1658040/I_Am_Future_Cozy_Apocalypse_Survival
Party on Hallow Grove: store.steampowered.com/app/3096140/Party_on_Hallow_Grove
Duck Detective: store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/Duck_Detective_The_Secret_Salami
Botany Manor: store.steampowered.com/app/1425350/Botany_Manor
Withering Rooms: store.steampowered.com/app/2006140/Withering_Rooms
Slider (FREE!): store.steampowered.com/app/1916890/Slider
Dream Tactics: store.steampowered.com/app/1897650/Dream_Tactics
Gimmick 2: store.steampowered.com/app/2994880/Gimmick_2
Astrolancer: store.steampowered.com/app/2842600/ASTROLANCER
Cash Cow DX: store.steampowered.com/app/2225830/Cash_Cow_DX
Between Horizons: store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/Between_Horizons
No Case Should Remain Unsolved: store.steampowered.com/app/2676840/No_Case_Should_Remain_Unsolved
Beloved Rapture: store.steampowered.com/app/2017620/Beloved_Rapture
1000xRESIST: store.steampowered.com/app/1675830/1000xRESIST
Satisfactory: store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory
Cryptmaster: store.steampowered.com/app/1885110/Cryptmaster
Pampas & Selene: store.steampowered.com/app/1966220/Pampas__Selene_The_Maze_of_Demons
Islands of Insight: store.steampowered.com/app/2071500/Islands_of_Insight
Fan Patch for Islands of Insight: steamcommunity.com/app/2071500/discussions/0/4629230582747983465
A Solitaire Mystery: hempuli.itch.io/a-solitaire-mystery
Minishoot' Adventures: store.steampowered.com/app/1634860/Minishoot_Adventures
Dread Delusion: store.steampowered.com/app/1574240/Dread_Delusion
Psychroma: store.steampowered.com/app/1879950/Psychroma
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin: store.steampowered.com/app/1000410/WRATH_Aeon_of_Ruin
Isles of Sea & Sky: store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/Isles_of_Sea_and_Sky
Children of the Sun: store.steampowered.com/app/1309950/Children_of_the_Sun
Animal Well: store.steampowered.com/app/813230/ANIMAL_WELL
Iron Meat: store.steampowered.com/app/1157740/Iron_Meat
Master Key: store.steampowered.com/app/1763030/Master_Key
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom: store.steampowered.com/app/2011780/Yellow_Taxi_Goes_Vroom
UFO 50: store.steampowered.com/app/1147860/UFO_50
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MUSIC BY SAVESTATES! SAVESTATES is my music brand, mostly known for video game bleep bloop music! They will return in 2025.... The song in the credits is from one of my older albums! Listen to them at savestates.bandcamp.com
OLD MERCH: Check out cartoondrivethru.threadless.com for shirts and more!
In this thorough, exhausting video (not exhaustive; I said what I said), I take a deep look back at the entire year in indie gaming, with multiple Best Of lists (because I'm ridiculous) and a look to the future.
Just as a lil note: The games in the "Didn't Play" section are games I mostly only played a demo of, so I have played PORTIONS of them, but I just don't have the full versions of 'em.
Subscribe for more videos!: youtube.com/@MattJ.Wilson?sub_confirmation=1
PLEASE support my Patreon if you want me to keep making videos! patreon.com/cartoondrivethru
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:33 The Best Non-2024 Games I Played
00:04:24 The Best 2024 Games I Wanted to Play
00:16:58 The Best 2024 Games YOU Played
00:21:00 The Best (Single) AAA Game I Played
00:22:59 The Best Retro Games I Played in 2024
00:31:07 The Final Top 40 Begins!!!
01:00:01 The Top 20...
01:18:28 The Top 10 Oh Dang!!
01:27:22 The Top 5 HERE WE GO
01:33:43 THE BEST INDIE GAME OF 2024 IS...
01:35:51 A Look to the Future
01:38:10 There Are Too Many Indie Games
01:39:43 Credits/Outro
Links to the Top 40:
Epigraph: store.steampowered.com/app/2789770/Epigraph
Astra Hunter Zosma (FREE!): store.steampowered.com/app/2437000/Astra_Hunter_Zosma
Little Locked Rooms: store.steampowered.com/app/2468670/Little_Locked_Rooms
Frogun Encore: store.steampowered.com/app/2312160/Frogun_Encore
Death Trick: Double Blind: store.steampowered.com/app/2254710/Death_Trick_Double_Blind
Sonar Shock: store.steampowered.com/app/2673660/Sonar_Shock
FREAKHUNTER: store.steampowered.com/app/2773870/FREAKHUNTER
Mega Mosaic: store.steampowered.com/app/2915950/Mega_Mosaic
Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes: store.steampowered.com/app/1658280/Eiyuden_Chronicle_Hundred_Heroes
Phoenix Springs: store.steampowered.com/app/1973310/Phoenix_Springs
I Am Future: store.steampowered.com/app/1658040/I_Am_Future_Cozy_Apocalypse_Survival
Party on Hallow Grove: store.steampowered.com/app/3096140/Party_on_Hallow_Grove
Duck Detective: store.steampowered.com/app/2637990/Duck_Detective_The_Secret_Salami
Botany Manor: store.steampowered.com/app/1425350/Botany_Manor
Withering Rooms: store.steampowered.com/app/2006140/Withering_Rooms
Slider (FREE!): store.steampowered.com/app/1916890/Slider
Dream Tactics: store.steampowered.com/app/1897650/Dream_Tactics
Gimmick 2: store.steampowered.com/app/2994880/Gimmick_2
Astrolancer: store.steampowered.com/app/2842600/ASTROLANCER
Cash Cow DX: store.steampowered.com/app/2225830/Cash_Cow_DX
Between Horizons: store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/Between_Horizons
No Case Should Remain Unsolved: store.steampowered.com/app/2676840/No_Case_Should_Remain_Unsolved
Beloved Rapture: store.steampowered.com/app/2017620/Beloved_Rapture
1000xRESIST: store.steampowered.com/app/1675830/1000xRESIST
Satisfactory: store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory
Cryptmaster: store.steampowered.com/app/1885110/Cryptmaster
Pampas & Selene: store.steampowered.com/app/1966220/Pampas__Selene_The_Maze_of_Demons
Islands of Insight: store.steampowered.com/app/2071500/Islands_of_Insight
Fan Patch for Islands of Insight: steamcommunity.com/app/2071500/discussions/0/4629230582747983465
A Solitaire Mystery: hempuli.itch.io/a-solitaire-mystery
Minishoot' Adventures: store.steampowered.com/app/1634860/Minishoot_Adventures
Dread Delusion: store.steampowered.com/app/1574240/Dread_Delusion
Psychroma: store.steampowered.com/app/1879950/Psychroma
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin: store.steampowered.com/app/1000410/WRATH_Aeon_of_Ruin
Isles of Sea & Sky: store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/Isles_of_Sea_and_Sky
Children of the Sun: store.steampowered.com/app/1309950/Children_of_the_Sun
Animal Well: store.steampowered.com/app/813230/ANIMAL_WELL
Iron Meat: store.steampowered.com/app/1157740/Iron_Meat
Master Key: store.steampowered.com/app/1763030/Master_Key
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom: store.steampowered.com/app/2011780/Yellow_Taxi_Goes_Vroom
UFO 50: store.steampowered.com/app/1147860/UFO_50
------
MUSIC BY SAVESTATES! SAVESTATES is my music brand, mostly known for video game bleep bloop music! They will return in 2025.... The song in the credits is from one of my older albums! Listen to them at savestates.bandcamp.com
OLD MERCH: Check out cartoondrivethru.threadless.com for shirts and more!
