The first quarter of 2024 has been crazy, especially if you’re a fan of Japanese games. The release schedule has been pretty much non-stop since January, and so earlier in the week, we asked the Push Square community to vote on their favourite titles of the last four months.

Over 1,000 votes were cast, and users had to choose just one game from a rather stacked list. You can read that article below, which includes our editorial team’s own picks.

It’s been a wild few months

Now then, without further ado, here are the Push Square community’s ten favourite games of the 2024 so far…

10. Persona 3 Reload – 24 votes (2%)
9. Unicorn Overlord – 25 votes (2%)
8. Balatro – 27 votes (3%)
7. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – 33 votes (3%)
6. Rise of the Ronin – 41 votes (4%)

5. The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered – 52 votes (5%)

People tend to know what they like and they like what they know, and so it’s no huge surprise to see The last of Us Part 2 Remastered show up in the top five. This enhanced re-release of Naughty Dog’s most divisive game still tells one of the most brutal stories in modern gaming, and its gripping gameplay remains top tier.

4. Dragon’s Dogma 2 – 85 votes (8%)

12 years later, and Capcom has finally delivered on a sequel to Dragon’s Dogma. Although unlike its predecessor, Dragon’s Dogma 2 hasn’t had to wait years for its greatness to be recognised. Racking up more than 2.5 million sales on release and garnering so many positive reviews, the open world action RPG is shaping up to be yet another success story for the Japanese publisher.

3. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – 101 votes (10%)

It’s clear that developer RGG Studio put everything that it possibly could into Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. The result is one of the most robust and emotional games in the entire franchise — and that’s saying a lot! Both Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu play leading roles this time around, and with a much improved turn-based battle system, the general consensus is that this is an incredible sequel.

2. Helldivers 2 – 247 votes (24%)

Imagine going back in time and telling people that Helldivers 2 would be as massive as it currently is. You’d be laughed at, but the truth is that developer Arrowhead Studios has gone above and beyond with this live service, co-op shooter. The game just seems to go from strength to strength, and so it’s more than deserving of second place on this list — and by some distance!

1. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – 276 votes (27%)

And in first place, pulling ahead of even the mighty Helldivers 2, we have Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth — the Push Square community’s most popular PS5 pick of 2024 so far. Nostalgia is an immensely powerful thing, and this second instalment in the Remake trilogy is absolutely dripping with it. But even if you’re new to this whole saga, there’s still an ambitious, often crazy RPG here, stuffed with bombastic boss fights and enough mini games to make a Yakuza title blush. We’re left wondering whether Rebirth will top our readers’ Game of the Year poll…