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the Stragtory must grow
Alright as nobody wants to create this thread apparently I will half-butt it. 
Introduction
As 2024 comes to a close, it's time to celebrate the incredible games that defined the year! From groundbreaking remakes of washed-up IPs to famous franchises that reached new lows, this year has given us plenty of unforgettable gaming moments. Whether you were swept away by jaw-dropping visuals, gripping arguments in our current culture war, or derivative gameplay mechanics, there's no doubt that 2024 was a stellar year for g*mers everywhere. And if you didn't care about the highs, what about the lows? Sony even managed to one-down Suicide Squad with Concord as the biggest failure of the year, Ubisoft became an even bigger laughing stock while Nintendo still didn't release the Switch 2 and instead focused on bringing down emulators while seething about Palworld's success. I'd say something derogatory about Xbox too but honestly there's not even anything to even frick up. Whatever, the year was overshadowed by the sheer endless DEI cultural war and I'm just so tired. In fact, every game should either look like Scarlet Blade or Nethack.
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In this thread, we're asking you to share your picks for Game of the Year! What game captured your heart or dominated your playtime? Was it a AAA blockbuster, an indie masterpiece, or something entirely unexpected?
Did you finally find the right gacha to jerk off too?
Did you use the year to work on your backlog instead?
Did you even play a single game released in 2024 instead of depressingly queuing up your favourite endless game that you don't even like?
2024 was one of the better years in the past decade with many genuinely fantastic titles - and 2025 looks even better. Gaming is le saved - regardless if woke is le devil or not.
I unironically love these pictures, same with non-buynary 
Previous Years
2022 - Elden Ring
2023 - Baldur's Gate 3
idk ctrl-f popular titles and these were the largest hits
Releases
Here's a short look at some of the most trending releases of 2024:
But it wouldn't make sense to include all of them on the list, r-right? That's why I went out of my way and queried rdrama's data base to find the 20 (or so) most mentioned games released in 2024 on this site. Anything goes too! DLC, Mod, Remake, Release, Early Access? I don't care. Isn't that just amazing? Anyway, here are the nominations:
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carp, capy, geto, ninjjer, donger, elfy pin please 
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"Meow"? Seriously? Wowwwww, you meow like a cat! That means you are one, right? Shut the frick up. If you really want to be put on a leash and treated like a domestic animal then that's called a fetish, not "quirky" or "cute". What part of you seriously thinks that any part of acting like a feline establishes a reputation of appreciation? Is it your lack of any defining aspect of personality that urges you to resort to shitty representations of cats to create an illusion of meaning in your worthless life? Wearing "cat ears" in the shape of headbands further notes the complete absence of human attribution to your false sense of personality, such as intelligence or charisma in any form or shape. Where do you think this mindset's gonna lead you? You think you're funny, random, quirky even? What makes you think that acting like a fricking cat will make a goddarn hyena laugh? I, personally, feel extremely sympathetic towards you as your only escape from the worthless thing you call your existence is to pretend to be an animal. But it's not a worthy choice to assert this horrifying fact as a dominant trait, mainly because personality traits require an initial personality to lay their foundation on. You're not worthy of anybody's time, so go frick off, "cat-girl".
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There's giant evil cats in Rogue Trader you can kill
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balatro and its not even close
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Rogue Trader and it's not even close
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Civilization IV
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Rogue Trader controls several hundred planetary systems, CIV cucks control one measly nation on one measly planet
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Caveman 2 Cosmos and Final Frontier
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Rogue Trader has many frontiers, where you genocide xenos (immigrants) and heretics (micks)
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How far have you gotten? I got to Act IV and got burnt out. Might try picking it up again this weekend. I wish the planetary/economic management was more developed and nuanced
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Once you get past Act 4, your parents will love you, and you'll get a raise
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Rogue Trader is insane because it's a very good game that has so many obvious places where it could be better.
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The virgin IP slop vs the chad original product
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Rogue Slop Trader is the superior IP and has the blessing of the God-Emperor
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Can you kill three pops
to rushbuild a courthouse? 
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A courthouse whose construction required the sacrifice of so few of the emperor's subjects is not an artifice worthy of dispensing the emperor's judgement
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Sounds like a Stellaris knockoff.
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Stellaris sounds like a Rogue Trader Knockoff
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Stellaris won rDrama's game of the year in 2016. Your game didn't even crack the top 20 in the most dry year since this award started being hosted.
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It's normal to explore your interest in adult diapers
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We already had this and Dread Delusion won
https://rdrama.net/post/328634/the-rdrama-game-of-the-year
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it can win again
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Dread Delusion won
Balatro lost
Final fantasy lost
Console chads lost
Ubislop lost
Astro bot lost
Switch lost
Marsey lost
AAA lost
Silent hill lost
Pokemon (pc) lost
Helldivers lost
Rogue trader lost
Tekken lost
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Rogue Trader wins
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Fixed
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WRONG
Rogue Trader is so awesome it cured cancer, solved world hunger, and r*pes communists
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How about Tekken
Trans lives matter
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Updated
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Atylss will have more staying power as a retro 3d style dungeon game, you can mark my words on that.
!furries stay winning
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Now thats a
game if I ever saw one
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Dread Delusion is a good game, surprised it won considering it's indie and very niche.
Vaccines work at making profit.
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How come it beats more dramatic games of that year as concord and dragon age ?
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Rogue Trader is more dramatic than those loser soycuck games, go play Rogue Trader
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Computer, add rogue trader to the list
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It's literally just that good.
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Rogue Trader is literally just that good
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Jewish lives matter.
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Poopy stinky smelly gaymers
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All other choices stink, Rogue Trader smells like citrus and lavender
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There was a thread already, Dread Delusions won
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Carp eat my butt, Rogue Trader is supreme.
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yay the poll worked
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It didn't work - Rogue Trader isn't there
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Rogue Trader trader is the superior Go Kart game
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multiplayer is sweaty as frick
they even have garfield.io to track your performance
skill-based matchmaking ruined it
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Multiplayer is for tryhard virgins, play Rogue Trader instead
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