Best Action/Adventure Game of 2024 - Article

by Chinh Tran , posted on 08 January 2025 / 2,272 Views

Action/Adventure games offer gamers a range of different experience that of course combine the heart pounding thrill of action titles with the sense of exploration offered by the adventure genre. Consequently, these types of games often provide a synthesis of experiences that prove to be one of the most unique each year. In 2024, the candidates for Best Action/Adventure Game of the Year once again showed the versatility found in this genre.

MachineGames masterfully showed off how first-person shooters can indeed be grand adventures, through Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Nintendo gave Princess Zelda her due, giving her the protagonist treatment in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Ninja Theory finally released the stunning graphical showcase of Senua's Saga: Hellblade II. And finally, Bloober Team proved the legacy of the Silent Hill franchise is in capable hands with a stunning remake of Silent Hill 2.

The Shortlist:

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Silent Hill 2

The Runner-Up:

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Despite releasing very late in the year, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launched to critical acclaim and received a lot of votes from our community, proving that there's still vitality left in the franchise. MachineGames gave us the best Indiana Jones adventure in years - videogame or otherwise - and showed what happens when you put the right IP into the hands of those who are passionate and care about the franchise. Anyone looking for an exhilarating and true globe-hopping adventure will be hard-pressed to find a better one in 2024 than Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

The Winner:

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Zelda's first official mainline adventure as the main playable character proved to be a huge hit for Nintendo in 2024. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom finally allowed players to take the role of Zelda as she adventured across Hyrule in order to save Link. With open-world freedom, over a hundred echoes to find and experiment with, vibrant graphics, and all the familiar gameplay elements gamers expect from a classic Legend of Zelda title, Echoes of Wisdom is the site's pick for Best Action/Adventure Game of 2024.

9 Comments

Shikamo (on 08 January 2025)

Zelda is a gorgeus game, but Silent Hill 2 Remake is wonderful in so many ways, so SH2 is my choice for that category.

Knitemare Shikamo (on 08 January 2025)

Im with you. To be honest I havent played this Zelda game, but I am pretty sure at least story-wise and graphics-wise, it cant win over SH2.

coolbeans (on 08 January 2025)

Senua's post-Taco Bell toilet face as the headline certainly is a choice. lol

Koragg (on 08 January 2025)

Hellblade 2 was a huge disappointment

Zeltaz13 (on 08 January 2025)

Well i cant say im surprised by this one

2zosteven (on 08 January 2025)

this is the only category that was a that was loaded with great games to me

Zkuq (on 08 January 2025)

There was certainly no lack of competition in this category.

NesteaZen (on 08 January 2025)

thank you for using 'title' as its intended to be used, as title and not resort to the images being the title followed by the title. whatever millennial or zoomer came up with this, should be ...