We’ve been through the best indie games of 2024, but what about the biggest ones? After combing through video game blog mines, developers’ tacit teasers, and the fine print on the back of the box, we’re bringing you the biggest and best video games of 2024 to sit on the edge of your seat to wait for.

This is no world premiere, but instead a meaty list of the absolute most phenomenal games we’re holding our breath for. Everything from a new Star Wars, Final Fantasy, and a solo adventure for Princess Peach means it’s going to be another great year of video game releases that might just rival 2023’s incredible lineup.

If you play Baldur’s Gate 3 as the Dark Urge, there comes a time when you’re possessed in the middle of your sleep by the spirit of Bhaal, which compels you to kill the one you love. You may be able to resist, but you’ll need a companion to keep you restrained and calm through the long night before the urge passes.

“It’s always your romantic partner who comes along and spends the whole night watching over you, like Odysseus tied to the mast,” says Baudelaire Welch, lead designer for the companion character and romance quests in Baldur’s Gate 3. “Showing these sorts of moments of a character being inherently supportive towards you, because that’s what they feel they want to do, is something I’ve not seen that much in video games.”

These are the kinds of scenes that set Baldur’s Gate 3 apart. There’s a lot to praise in the game’s story, but the way it handles romance is the most compelling part. Each relationship feels more realistic, more satisfying, and more complicated than what we’ve seen before. And the game’s creators tell Inverse that’s exactly what keeps players coming back for more.