• Astro Bot wins Game of the Year and Best Game Direction
  • Helldivers 2 takes Best Ongoing and Best Multiplayer
  • Melina Juergens wins Best Performance
The Game Awards Show
Image Credits: Game Awards Show

The Game Awards 2024 once again remained as one of the biggest highlights this year and since its establishment in 2014, this event has become a cornerstone for both gamers and developers. Now the 2024 Edition got all eyes on it and successfully lived up to the audience’s expectations.
The competition among the GOTY was truly cutthroat one. From the whimsical and innovative Astro Bot to the challenging mythology-infused Black Myth: Wukong, each title reflected the industry’s evolving brilliance.

To build up more excitement the stage was also set of sequels and expansions like Elden Ring: Shadow of Erdtree and more. Finally after all the curiosity and speculation the curtains fell, declaring Astro Bot as Game of the Year.

Moreover, the games who flawlessly stole the spotlight this night are listed below.

Game of the Year

  • Astro Bot -WINNER
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Game Direction

  • Astro Bot – WINNER
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Ongoing Game

  • Destiny 2
  • Diablo 4
  • Final Fantasy 14
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2 – WINNER

Best Mobile Game

  • AFK Journey
  • Balatro – WINNER
  • Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket
  • Wuthering Waves
  • Zenless Zone Zero

Best Performance

  • Briana White (Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth)
  • Hannah Telle (Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
  • Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
  • Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
  • Melina Juergens (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2) – WINNER

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 7 Rebirth – WINNER
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Stellar Blade

Best Audio Design

  • Astro Bot
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 – WINNER
  • Silent Hill 2

Best Adaptation

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

Best Narrative

  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
  • Silent Hill 2

Games For Impact

  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
  • Silent Hill 2

Best Community Support

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
  • Final Fantasy 14
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2
  • No Man’s Sky

Best Multiplayer

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Helldivers 2 – WINNER
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • Tekken 8
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best Independent Game

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Helldivers 2 – WINNER
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • Tekken 8
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best Debut Indie Game

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

Best VR/AR Games

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

Content Creator of the Year

  • Caseoh – WINNER
  • Illojuan
  • Techno Gamerz
  • Typical Gamers
  • Usada Pekora

Most Anticipated

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Ghost of Yotei
  • Grand Theft Auto 6 – WINNER
  • Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
  • Monster Hunter Wilds

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 Role-Playing Games

  • Dragon’s Dogma 2
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the ERdtree
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER

Best Fighting Game

  • Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
  • GranBlue Fantasy Versus: Rising
  • Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Arcade Classics
  • MultiVersus
  • Tekken 8 – WINNER

Best Action Game

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

Innovation in Accessibility

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Diablo 4
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – WINNER
  • Star Wars Outlaws

Best Family Games

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

Best Sim/Strategy Game

  • Age of Mythology: Retold
  • Frostpunk 2 – WINNER
  • 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 Esports Game

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

Best Esports Athelete

  • 33
  • Aleksib
  • Chovy
  • Faker – WINNER
  • Zywoo
  • Zmjjkk

Best Esports Team

  • Bilibili Gaming
  • Gen.G
  • Navi
  • T1 – WINNER
  • Team Liquid

Player’s Voice

  • Black Myth: Wukong – Winner
  • Genshin Impact
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Wuthering Waves
  • Zenless Zone Zero
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Shoaib Rashid
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