Caves of Qud is currently 2024's highest-rated game, so now I have to play it

Sci-fi roguelike Caves of Qud has exited Steam Early Access after nine long years, and it's sitting pretty as 2024's highest-rated game. It's beaten out Hades II, Balatro and Satisfactory, according to OpenCritic which has ranked it as its 2024 game of the year.
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