The Game Awards 2024 Winners: All Nominees and Winners

The Game Awards 2024, the premier celebration of excellence in the video game industry, concluded with a dazzling ceremony honoring the year’s finest games, developers, and creators. Hosted by Geoff Keighley, the event brought together fans, developers, and industry icons to recognize the best of gaming.

Note: For ease of navigation, the winners in each category are highlighted in bold text. Here’s the full list of nominees and winners.

Game of the Year

Astro Bot (Team Asobi/ SIE) - WINNER
Balatro (LocalThunk/ Playstack)
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/ Bandoi Namco)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)

Best Game Direction

Astro Bot (Team Asobi/ SIE) - WINNER
Balatro (LocalThunk/ Playstack)
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/ Bandoi Namco)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)

Best Ongoing Game

Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/ SIE) - WINNER
Destiny 2 (Bungie/ SIE)
Diablo IV (Blizzard/ Xbox)
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Games)

Best Art Direction

Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega) - WINNER
Astro Bot (Team Asobi/ SIE)
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/ Bandai Namco)
Neva (Nomada Studio/ Devolver)

Best Mobile Game

Balatro (LocalThunk/ Playstack) - WINNER
AFK Journey (FARLIGHT/ Lilith Games)
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (Creatures Inc/ TPCI)
Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)
Zenless Zone Zero (miHoYo)

Best VR/ AR Game

Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj/ Oculus Studios)- WINNER
Arizona Sunshine Remake (Vertigo Games)
Asgard's Wrath 2 (Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios)
Metal: Hellsinger VR (Lab 42/The Outsiders/Funcom)
Metro Awakening (Vertigo Games)

Best Narrative

Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega) - WINNER
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/ Sega)
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team/ Konami)

Best Independent Game

Balatro (LocalThunk/ Playstack) - WINNER
Animal Well (Shared Memory/ Bigmode)
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo/ Annapurna Interactive)
Neva (Nomada Studio/ Devolver)
UFO 50 (Mossmouth)

Best Sports/ Racing Game

EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports) - WINNER
F1 24 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
NBA 2K25 (Visual Concepts/2K)
Top Spin 2K25 (Hangar 13/2K)
WWE 2K24 (Visual Concepts/2K)

Best Sim/ Strategy Game

Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios) - WINNER
Age of Mythology: Retold (World's Edge/Forgotten Empires/Xbox Game Studios)
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
Manor Lords (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware/Sega/Atlus)

Best Action Game

Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) - WINNER
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
Stellar Blade (Shift Up/SIE)
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)

"Black Myth: Wukong": Everything You Need to Know

Wukong

Best Action/ Adventure Game

Astro Bot (Team Asobi/ SIE) - WINNER
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team/Konami)
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo/Nintendo)

Astro Bot

Best RPG

Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega) - WINNER
Dragon's Dogma 2 (Capcom)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)

Best Fighting Game

Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco) - WINNER
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco)
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works/Cygames)
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games)

Best Multiplayer Game

Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/ SIE) - WINNER
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/ Raven/ Activision/ Xbox)
Warmhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/ Focus Entertainment)
Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube/ Nintendo)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)

Helldivers 2

Most Anticipated Game

Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games) - WINNER
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/SIE)
Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/SIE)
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios/Nintendo)
Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)

Best Family Game

Astro Bot (Team Asobi/ SIE) - WINNER
Princess Peach: Showtime! (Good-Feel/Nintendo)
Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo/Nintendo)
The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures/Devolver)

Best Debut Indie Game

Balatro (LocalThunk/ Playstack) - WINNER
Animal Well (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
Manor Lords (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios/Kepler Interactive)
The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures/Devolver)

Games for Impact

Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver) - WINNER
Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios/Skybound Games)
Indika (Odd Meter/11 Bit Studios)
Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Surgent Studios/EA)

Best Community Support

Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian) - WINNER
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
No Man's Sky (Hello Games)

Innovation in Accessibility

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft) - WINNER
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare/EA)
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)

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