The Steam Awards
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Nominees

Game of the Year

  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
  • Balatro
  • Helldivers 2
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

VR Game of the Year

  • Metro Awakening VR
  • Davigo
  • Maestro
  • Blade and Sorcery
  • Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2

Labor of Love

  • Stardew Valley
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Dota 2
  • No Man’s Sky
  • Elden Ring

Best Game on Steam Deck

  • Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
  • Balatro
  • Hades 2
  • God of War: Ragnarok
  • Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Better with Friends

  • Palworld
  • Helldivers 2
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  • Sons of the Forest
  • Satisfactory

Outstanding Visual Style

  • Silent Hill 2
  • Neva
  • Nine Sols
  • Metaphor ReFantazio
  • Hades 2

Most Innovative Gameplay

  • Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
  • Balatro
  • Helldivers 2
  • Liar’s Bar
  • Satisfactory

Best Game You Suck At

  • Black Myth Wukong
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
  • The Finals
  • Tekken 8

Best Soundtrack

  • Silent Hill 2
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • Fate Stay Night
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Frostpunk 2

Outstanding Story-Rich Game

  • Black Myth Wukong
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
  • Mouthwashing
  • Final Fantasy XVI

Sit Back and Relax

  • Tiny Glade
  • House Flipper 2
  • Farming Simulator 25
  • Webfishing
  • TCG Card Shop Simulator
  • KoalaUnknown@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    50·
    3 days ago

    Nominating Stalker 2 for Most Innovative Gameplay Award seems crazy to me. It’s a great game, but I definitely wouldn’t call it innovative.

    • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
      41·
      3 days ago

      It has always been a “Which game has the bigger fan base” contest 🤷‍♂️

      I don’t think I ever agreed with the nominations or the the final winners, because they never make any sense other than through the hype and fan-base lens.

      • IronKrill@lemmy.caEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        Occasionally good games get nominated for the correct categories (Terraria for Labor of Love) but it’s very rare. I haven’t even played any 2024 games but wanted the badge so I just nominated some off brand games that will never win.

    • Artyom@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      In the modern gaming industry, it’s considered innovative to not be shit cuz your shareholders forced you to abandon all morals.