The service SteamDB, which tracks game metrics on Steam, has published a list of this year's most warmly received new releases on the Valve platform.
Balatro — on the left, WEBFISHING — on the right
The top spot on the SteamDB list was claimed by the sensational card game Balatro, which boasts a user rating of 96.76% based on 95.6 thousand reviews. Following closely behind are the multiplayer fishing simulator WEBFISHING and the werewolf janitor simulator The WereCleaner.
Here are the top 20 most highly rated games released on Steam in 2024, according to SteamDB:
1. Balatro — 96.76%;
2. WEBFISHING — 96.64%;
3. The WereCleaner — 96.2%;
4. Sheepy: A Short Adventure — 96.1%;
5. Satisfactory — 95.94%;
6. Black Myth: Wukong — 95.85%;
7. TCG Card Shop Simulator — 95.61%;
8. Fields of Mistra — 95.6%;
9. Paper Lily – Chapter 1 — 95.46%;
10. 20 Small Mazes — 95.45%;
11. Tiny Glade — 95.4%;
12. Crime Scene Cleaner — 95.33%;
13. shapez 2 — 95.29%;
14. Please, Touch The Artwork 2 — 95.28%;
15. Tactical Breach Wizards — 95.15%;
16. Blade and Sorcery — 95.06%;
17. ATLYSS — 95.05%;
18. I Wani Hug that Gator! — 94.99%;
19. Buckshot Roulette — 94.96%;
20. Mouthwashing — 94.96%.
Note: The game ratings on SteamDB differ from those visible directly on their Steam pages. This is because the service uses its own algorithm.