The Game Awards 2024 General Gaming

[David76]

This thread is for the general discussion of the General Gaming The Game Awards 2024. Please add to the discussion here.

 

[Tom]

In my opinion, Animal Well deserves to be there more than FFVII and Wu Kong. Both are decent games but hardly GOTY material.

 

[David76]

The Game Awards 2024 is in the books, and it brought a heap of exciting news, including trailers for The Witcher 4, Mafia: The Old Country, Okami 2, and Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a new space adventure from Naughty Dog. You can check out the trailer showcase thread for all the reveal details. Of course, in addition to giving us our first glimpse at what's coming in the world of gaming, the show also looked back, honouring the outstanding games – and developers who make them – of the last year.

Six games were nominated for the top prize of Game of the Year: Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, with Astro Bot taking home the top prize and three additional wins. Balatro also won big, taking home three awards total.

Below is the full list of winners and nominees:

Spoiler: The Game Awards 2024 Winners

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 Erdtree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Narrative

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantanzio - WINNER
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• 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
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - WINNER
• Silent Hill 2

Best Performance

• Hannah Telle, Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Briana White, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Humberly González, Star Wars Outlaws
• Luke Roberts, Silent Hill 2
• Melina Juergens, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - WINNER

Innovation in Accessibility

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Diablo IV
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - WINNER
• Star Wars Outlaws

Games for Impact

• Closer the Distance
• Indika
• Neva - WINNER
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2
• Diablo IV
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2 - WINNER

Best Community Support

• Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2
• No Man's Sky

Best Independent Game

• Animal Well
• Balatro - WINNER
• Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
• Neva
• UFO 50

Best Debut Indie Game

• Balatro - WINNER
• Animal Well
• Manor Lords
• Pacific Drive
• The Plucky Squire

Best Mobile Game

• AFK Journey
• Balatro - WINNER
• Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
• Wuthering Waves
• Zenless Zone Zero

Best VR/AR Game

• Arizona Sunshine Remake
• Asgard's Wrath 2
• Batman: Arkham Shadow - WINNER
• Metal: Hellsinger VR
• Metro Awakening

Best Action Game

• Black Myth: Wukong - WINNER
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• Stellar Blade
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

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

Best RPG

• 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

• Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
• Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO
• Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
• MultiVersus
• Tekken 8 - WINNER

Best Family Game

• Princess Peach: Showtime!
• Astro Bot - WINNER
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• The Plucky Squire

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios) - 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
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• Tekken 8
• Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

Best Adaptation

• Arcane
• Fallout - WINNER
• Knuckles
• Like a Dragon: Yakuza
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Most Anticipated Game

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yotei
• Grand Theft Auto VI - WINNER
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Monster Hunter Wilds

Content Creator of the Year

• CaseOh - WINNER
• IlloJuan
• Techno Gamerz
• TypicalGamer
• Usada Pekora

Best Esports Game

• DOTA 2
• Counter-Strike 2
• League of Legends - WINNER
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

• 33 – Neta Shapira
• Aleksib – Aleksi Virolainen
• Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon
• Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok - WINNER
• ZyWoO – Mathieu Herbaut
• ZmjjKk – Zheng Yongkang

Best Esports Team

• Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
• Gen.G (League of Legends)
• NAVI (Counter-Strike)
• T1 (League of Legends) - WINNER
• Team Liquid (DOTA 2)