Google Play’s Best Apps and Games of 2024

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The winners of Google Play’s Best of 2024 are here. This year’s awards aren’t just about showcasing amazing apps, games and books – as Google puts it, “they’re a thank you to the talented developers who make the Android ecosystem so vibrant, building fantastic apps and games across all your devices.”

In 2024, Google has been working to improve discoverability, expand gaming options, boost rewards and ensure timely content delivery — all to better support the developers who power the platform. This year, the team at Google met with the winners of our “Best App,” “Best Game,” “Best Multi-device App” and “Best Multi-device Game” awards to hear their stories. Read on for the full list of award winners in the U.S. You can also see all the winners on the Best of 2024 page on Play.

Best overall app and game

Best app: Partiful

Event planning platform Partiful took home Play’s Best App award thanks to its intuitive design and fresh twist on invite creation. Its “Party Genie” tool helps quickly design invitations and offers an easy way for potential attendees to RSVP via a simple link.

Best game: “AFK Journey”

“AFK Journey” has an expansive roster of characters and satisfying tactical battle system that made this fantasy RPG their Best Game of the year. Its vast explorable world and beautiful art style also helps it stand apart from its peers.

Best multi-device app and game

Best multi-device app: Max

With a vast library of television shows, movies and original content, Max’s ability to let you pick up where you left off across a multitude of devices secured its spot as an award winner. Whether you’re watching on your television, tablet or even via a car with Google built-in, you can enjoy a full library of content wherever you are.

Best multi-device game: “Clash of Clans”

“Clash of Clans” may have been around for well over a decade — but this year it went even bigger by expanding to PCs and Chromebooks. Now the mobile classic is optimized across everywhere you play, however you want to play, whether it’s on a phone, foldable, tablet, Chromebook or PC.

“Clash of Clans” may have been around for well over a decade — but this year it went even bigger by expanding to PCs and Chromebooks. Now the mobile classic is optimized across everywhere you play, however you want to play, whether it’s on a phone, foldable, tablet, Chromebook or PC.

Here’s the rest of Google’s “best of” list:

Best apps of 2024

Best games of 2024

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