The biggest games of 2024 are seemingly smaller titles that are showing the industry better ways to do things.

For that matter, theyre all priced below the formerly standard Triple-A MSRP of $60.

Hell, it’s possible for you to buybothHelldivers 2andPalworldfor $70 or less.

2024 Budget Games

That word often carries a negative connotation that major companies have historically been all too happy to exploit.

But lets be honest.

Its not just a matter of having the money or not having the money.

The problem is that everyone has reasonably similar expectations of how a high-end microwave or smartphone should function.

Its incredible to be able to save money on a great game.

Anyone who tells you differently is trying to sell you something.

Palworldis a survival game that looks (and sometimes plays) likea questionablePokemonrip-off.

Last EpochlacksDiablo 4s bells and whistles and action-focused accessibility.

Discovery is the most important idea here.

Higher prices for products make it riskier to be wrong about those products.

They also didnt rest on their respective legacies.

For my money, that has to count for something.