Astro Bot Named Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024
At The Game Awards 2024 ceremony, the best games of the year were announced. The top honor went to the platformer Astro Bot, which also won in several other categories. The winner was announced by Swen Vincke, the head of Baldur's Gate 3.
Game of the Year:
- Astro Bot (winner);
- Balatro;
- Black Myth: Wukong;
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree;
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Best Game Direction:
- Astro Bot (winner);
- Balatro;
- Black Myth: Wukong;
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Eritrea;
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Metapahor: ReFantazio.
Best Narrative:
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (winner);
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth;
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2;
- Silent Hill 2.
Best Art Direction:
- Astro Bot;
- Black Myth: Wukong;
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree;
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (winner);
- Neva.
Best Score and Music:
- Astro Bot;
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (winner);
- Metaphor: ReFantazio;
- Silent Hill 2;
- Stellar Blade.
Best Audio Design:
- Astro Bot;
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6;
- Silent Hill 2;
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 (winner).
Best Performance:
- Briana White — Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Hannah Telle — Life is Strange: Double Exposure;
- Humberly Gonzalez — Star Wars Outlaws;
- Luke Roberts — Silent Hill 2;
- Melina Juergens — Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 (winner).
Games for Impact:
- Neva (winner);
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure;
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2;
- Closer the Distance;
- INDIKA;
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU.
Best Ongoing Game:
- Destiny 2;
- Diablo 4;
- Final Fantasy XIV;
- Fortnite;
- Helldivers 2 (winner).
Best Independent Game:
- Animal Well;
- Balatro (winner);
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes;
- Neva;
- UFO 50.
Best Debut Indie Game:
- Animal Well;
- Balatro (winner);
- Pacific Drive;
- Manor Lords;
- The Plucky Squire.
Best Mobile Game:
- AFK Journey;
- Balatro (winner);
- Zenless Zone Zero;
- Wuthering Waves;
- Pokemon TCG Pocket.
Best Community Support:
- Baldur's Gate 3 (winner);
- Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail;
- Fortnite;
- Helldivers 2;
- No Man's Sky.
Best VR / AR Game:
Best Action Game:
- Black Myth: Wukong (winner);
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6;
- Helldivers 2;
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2;
- Stellar Blade.
Best Action / Adventure Game:
- Astro Bot (winner);
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown;
- Silent Hill 2;
- Star Wars Outlaws;
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
Innovation in Accessibility:
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (winner);
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6;
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred;
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard;
- Star Wars Outlaws.
Best Role Playing Game:
- Dragon's Dogma 2;
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree;
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth;
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (winner).
Best Fighting Game:
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO;
- Tekken 8 (winner);
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising;
- Marvel vs Capcom: Fighting Collection Arcade Classics;
- MultiVersus.
Best Family Game:
- Astro Bot (winner);
- Princess Peach: Showtime!;
- Super Mario Party Jamboree;
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom;
- The Plucky Squire.
Best Sim / Strategy Game:
- Frostpunk 2 (winner);
- Age of Mythology: Retold;
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess;
- Manor Lords;
- Unicorn Overlord.
Best Sports / Racing Game:
- F1 24;
- EA Sports FC 25 (winner);
- NBA 2K25;
- Top Spin 2K25;
- WWE 2K24.
Best Multiplayer Game:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6;
- Helldivers 2 (winner);
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2;
- Super Mario Party Jamboree;
- Tekken 8.
Best Adaptation:
- Arcane;
- Fallout (winner);
- Knuckles;
- Like a Dragon: Yakuza;
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.
Best Esports Game:
- Counter-Strike 2;
- Mobile Legends;
- Dota 2;
- League of Legends (winner);
- Valorant.
Most Anticipated Game:
Players' Voice:
- Black Myth: Wukong (winner);
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree;
- Genshin Impact;
- Wuthering Waves;
- Zenless Zone Zero.
Best Esports Athlete:
- Faker (League of Legends) (winner);
- 33 (Dota 2);
- Aleksib (Counter-Strike 2);
- Chovy (League of Legends);
- ZyWoO (Counter-Strike 2);
- ZmjjKk (Valorant).
Content Creator of the Year:
- CaseOh (winner);
- IlloJuan;
- Techno Gamerz;
- Typical Gamer;
- Usada Pekora.
Best Esports Team:
- T1 (League of Legends) (winner);
- Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends);
- Gen.G (League of Legends);
- Natus Vincere (Counter-Strike 2);
- Team Liquid (Dota 2).
The Global Gaming Citizens award was won by Laura Carter from TreesPlease Games. In the Game Changer category, the winner was Amir Satvat.
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