The best sports games of 2024 shortlist contains an unfamiliar name duking it out with some elder statesmen. College Football 25 is the sim in question, and the return of EA’s NCAA series under a new name is a game changer for your best sports games of 2024 countdown. If you’ve spent any time at all in GamesRadar’s College Football 25 recruiting guide, you know exactly why it’s so, so good – but that moreish dynasty mode is just the beginning.
Yet there’s no free pass to the sporting crown, with those old favorites also enjoying stellar years. F1 24 and MLB The Show 24 fly under the radar as ever, while WWE 2K24 is the strongest wrestling sim 2K has produced in its decade at the helm. They might not have made our best games of 2024 list, but the top five here are so strong that names such as Madden NFL 25 and NBA 2K25 miss out altogether. But who’s nabbed the number one spot? Don your helmet, grab a pair of pads and prepare to cup balls of all shapes and sizes as we run down the best sports games of 2024.
