Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

Game of the Year

 ASTRO BOT

 Balatro

 Black Myth: Wukong

 Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

 Metaphor: ReFantazio

[GAME OF THE YEAR] ASTRO BOT

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

Best Game Direction

[BEST GAME DIRECTION] ASTRO BOT

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

Best Narrative

 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

 Silent Hill 2

[BEST NARRATIVE] Metaphor: ReFantazio

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

Best Art Direction

 Neva

[BEST ART DIRECTION] Metaphor: ReFantazio

For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

Best Score and Music

 Stellar Blade

[BEST SCORE AND MUSIC] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

Best Audio Design

 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

[BEST AUDIO DESIGN] Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

Best Performance

 Briana White

 Hannah Telle

 Humberly González

 Luke Roberts

 Melina Juergens

[BEST PERFORMANCE] Melina Juergens

Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

Innovation in Accessibility

 Diablo IV

 Dragon Age: The Veilguard

 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

 Star Wars Outlaws

[INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY] Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

Games for Impact

 Closer the Distance

 Indika

 Life is Strange: Double Exposure

 Tales of Kenzera: Zau

[GAMES FOR IMPACT] Neva

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

Best Ongoing

 Destiny 2

 Final Fantasy XIV

 Fortnite

 Helldivers 2

[BEST ONGOING GAME] Helldivers 2

Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.

Best Community Support

 Baldur’s Gate 3

 No Man’s Sky

[BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT] Baldur’s Gate 3

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

Best Independent Game

 Animal Well

 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

 UFO 50

[BEST INDEPENDENT GAME] Balatro

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

Best Debut Indie Game

 Manor Lords

 Pacific Drive

 The Plucky Squire

[BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME] Balatro

For the best game playable on a mobile device.

Best Mobile Game

 AFK Journey

 Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket

 Wuthering Waves

 Zenless Zone Zero

[BEST MOBILE GAME] Balatro

For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

Best VR / AR

 Arizona Sunshine Remake

 Asgard’s Wrath 2

 Batman: Arkham Shadow

 Metal: Hellsinger VR

 Metro Awakening

[BEST VR/AR GAME] Batman: Arkham Shadow

For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.

Best Action Game

 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

[BEST ACTION GAME] Black Myth: Wukong

For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

Best Action / Adventure

 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

[BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME] ASTRO BOT

For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

Best RPG

 Dragon’s Dogma 2

 Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

[BEST RPG] Metaphor: ReFantazio

For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

Best Fighting

 Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO

 Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

 Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

 MultiVersus

 Tekken 8

[BEST FIGHTING GAME] Tekken 8

For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

Best Family

 Princess Peach: Showtime!

 Super Mario Party Jamboree

[BEST FAMILY GAME] ASTRO BOT

Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.

Best Sim / Strategy

 Age of Mythology: Retold

 Frostpunk 2

 Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

 Unicorn Overlord

[BEST SIM/STRATEGY GAME] Frostpunk 2

For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

Best Sports / Racing

 F1 24

 EA Sports FC 25

 NBA 2K25

 Top Spin 2K25

 WWE 2K24

[BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME] EA Sports FC 25

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

Best Multiplayer

[BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME] Helldivers 2

Recognizing outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium

Best Adaptation

 Arcane

 Fallout

 Knuckles

 Like a Dragon: Yakuza

 Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

[BEST ADAPTATION] Fallout

Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.

Most Anticipated Game

 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

 Ghost of Yōtei

 Grand Theft Auto VI

 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

 Monster Hunter Wilds

[MOST ANTICIPATED GAME] Grand Theft Auto VI

For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2024.

Content Creator of the Year

 CaseOh

 IlloJuan

 Techo Gamerz

 TypicalGamer

 Usada Pekora

[CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR] CaseOh

For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.

Best Esports Game

 Counter-Strike 2

 DOTA 2

 League of Legends

 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

 Valorant

[BEST ESPORTS GAME] League of Legends

The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2024, irrespective of game.

Best Esports Athlete

 Aleksib

 Chovy

 Faker

 ZyWoO

 ZmjjKk

[BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE] Faker

Recognizing a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2024.

Best Esports Team

 Bilibili Gaming

 Gen.G

 NAVI

 Team Liquid

[BEST ESPORTS TEAM] T1

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Which is your favorite game of the year? Players' Voice is a 100% fan voted award across 3 rounds. The winner will be announced on December 12 at TGA.