The Game Awards 2024
Held in 2024 · 23 categories · everything in 2024
Game of the Year
- Winner Astro Bot · Team Asobi
- Nominee Balatro · LocalThunk
- Nominee Black Myth: Wukong · Game Science
- Nominee Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree · FromSoftware
- Nominee Final Fantasy VII Rebirth · Square Enix
- Nominee Metaphor: ReFantazio · Atlus, Studio Zero
Best Game Direction
- Winner Astro Bot · Team Asobi
- Nominee Balatro · LocalThunk
- Nominee Black Myth: Wukong · Game Science
- Nominee Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree · FromSoftware
- Nominee Final Fantasy VII Rebirth · Square Enix
- Nominee Metaphor: ReFantazio · Atlus, Studio Zero
Best Narrative
- Winner Metaphor: ReFantazio · Atlus, Studio Zero
- Nominee Final Fantasy VII Rebirth · Square Enix
- Nominee Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth · Ryu ga Gotoku Studio
- Nominee Senua's Saga: Hellblade II · Ninja Theory
- Nominee Silent Hill 2 · Bloober Team
Best Art Direction
- Winner Metaphor: ReFantazio · Atlus, Studio Zero
- Nominee Astro Bot · Team Asobi
- Nominee Black Myth: Wukong · Game Science
- Nominee Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree · FromSoftware
- Nominee Neva · Nomada Studio
Best Score and Music
- Winner Final Fantasy VII Rebirth · Square Enix
- Nominee Astro Bot · Team Asobi
- Nominee Metaphor: ReFantazio · Atlus, Studio Zero
- Nominee Silent Hill 2 · Bloober Team
- Nominee Stellar Blade · PlayStation Studios XDev, Shift Up
Best Audio Design
- Winner Senua's Saga: Hellblade II · Ninja Theory
- Nominee Astro Bot · Team Asobi
- Nominee Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 · Raven Software, Treyarch
- Nominee Final Fantasy VII Rebirth · Square Enix
- Nominee Silent Hill 2 · Bloober Team
Best Performance
- Winner Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
- Nominee Briana White · Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Nominee Hannah Telle · Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
- Nominee Luke Roberts · Silent Hill 2
- Nominee Humberly González · Star Wars Outlaws
Games for Impact
- Winner Neva · Nomada Studio
- Nominee Closer the Distance · Osmotic Studios
- Nominee Indika · Odd Meter
- Nominee Life Is Strange: Double Exposure · Deck Nine, Engine Software
- Nominee Senua's Saga: Hellblade II · Ninja Theory
- Nominee Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Best Independent Game
- Winner Balatro · LocalThunk
- Nominee Animal Well
- Nominee Lorelei and the Laser Eyes · Simogo
- Nominee Neva · Nomada Studio
- Nominee UFO 50 · Mossmouth
Best Debut Indie Game
- Winner Balatro · LocalThunk
- Nominee Animal Well
- Nominee Manor Lords
- Nominee Pacific Drive · Ironwood Studios
- Nominee The Plucky Squire
Best Mobile Game
- Winner Balatro · LocalThunk
- Nominee AFK Journey
- Nominee Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket · Creatures, DeNA
- Nominee Wuthering Waves · Kuro Games
- Nominee Zenless Zone Zero · miHoYo
Best VR/AR Game
- Winner Batman: Arkham Shadow · Camouflaj
- Nominee Arizona Sunshine Remake · Vertigo Games
- Nominee Arizona Sunshine Remake
- Nominee Asgard's Wrath 2 · Sanzaru Games
- Nominee Metal: Hellsinger · The Outsiders
- Nominee Metal: Hellsinger VR
- Nominee Metro Awakening VR · Vertigo Games
Best Action Game
- Winner Black Myth: Wukong · Game Science
- Nominee Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 · Raven Software, Treyarch
- Nominee Helldivers 2 · Arrowhead Game Studios
- Nominee Stellar Blade · PlayStation Studios XDev, Shift Up
- Nominee Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II · Saber Interactive
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Winner Astro Bot · Team Asobi
- Nominee Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown · Ubisoft Montpellier
- Nominee Silent Hill 2 · Bloober Team
- Nominee Star Wars Outlaws · Massive Entertainment
- Nominee The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom · Grezzo
Best Role Playing Game
- Winner Metaphor: ReFantazio · Atlus, Studio Zero
- Nominee Dragon's Dogma II · Capcom
- Nominee Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree · FromSoftware
- Nominee Final Fantasy VII Rebirth · Square Enix
- Nominee Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth · Ryu ga Gotoku Studio
Best Fighting Game
- Winner Tekken 8 · Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco Studios
- Nominee Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero · Spike Chunsoft
- Nominee Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising · Arc System Works
- Nominee Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics · Capcom
- Nominee MultiVersus · Player First Games
Best Family Game
- Winner Astro Bot · Team Asobi
- Nominee Princess Peach: Showtime! · Good-Feel
- Nominee Super Mario Party Jamboree · Nintendo
- Nominee The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom · Grezzo
- Nominee The Plucky Squire
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Winner Frostpunk 2 · 11 Bit Studios
- Nominee Age of Mythology: Retold · Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, World's Edge
- Nominee Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess · Capcom
- Nominee Manor Lords
- Nominee Unicorn Overlord · Vanillaware
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Winner EA Sports FC 25 · EA Romania, EA Vancouver
- Nominee F1 24 · Codemasters
- Nominee NBA 2K25 · Visual Concepts
- Nominee TopSpin 2K25 · Hangar 13
- Nominee WWE 2K24 · Visual Concepts
Best Multiplayer Game
- Winner Helldivers 2 · Arrowhead Game Studios
- Nominee Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 · Raven Software, Treyarch
- Nominee Super Mario Party Jamboree · Nintendo
- Nominee Tekken 8 · Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco Studios
- Nominee Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II · Saber Interactive
Innovation in Accessibility
- Winner Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown · Ubisoft Montpellier
- Nominee Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 · Raven Software, Treyarch
- Nominee Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred · Blizzard Entertainment
- Nominee Dragon Age: The Veilguard · BioWare
- Nominee Star Wars Outlaws · Massive Entertainment
Best Ongoing Game
- Winner Helldivers 2 · Arrowhead Game Studios
- Nominee Destiny 2: The Final Shape · Bungie
- Nominee Diablo IV · Blizzard Albany, Blizzard Entertainment
- Nominee Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred · Blizzard Entertainment
- Nominee Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail · Square Enix
- Nominee Fortnite · Epic Games
Best Community Support
- Winner Baldur's Gate 3 · Larian Studios
- Nominee Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail · Square Enix
- Nominee Fortnite · Epic Games
- Nominee Helldivers 2 · Arrowhead Game Studios
- Nominee No Man's Sky · Hello Games