In addition to numerous significant announcements, the Game Awards ceremony held last night was an opportunity to award prizes to the best games of the year 2024. This time it is ASTRO BOT which emerges from the event inasmuch as Game of the Year.
The results of the Game Awards
If last year Xbox had clearly missed the call, the company was back in force this time with 12 nominations, thanks to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (4), Diablo IV (2), Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (4), Age of Mythology: Retold (1) and the Fallout series (1).
The Redmond firm won the prize for best performance and best audio design thanks to Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, as well as the prize for best adaptation thanks to the Fallout series.
Below you will find the winners by category highlighted in bold.
Game of the year
- ASTRO BOT
- Balatro
- Black Myth : Wukong
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Metapahor : ReFantasia
Most anticipated game
- Death Stranding 2 : On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Metroid Prime 4 : Beyond
- Monster Hunter Wilds
Best game direction
- ASTRO BOT
- Balatro
- Black Myth : Wukong
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Metapahor : ReFantasia
Best action game
- Black Myth : Wukong
- Call of Duty : Black Ops 6
- Helldivers 2
- Warhammer 40K : Space Marine 2
- Stellar Blade
Best action/adventure game
- ASTRO BOT
- Prince of Persia : The Lost Crown
- Silent Hill 2
- Star Wars Outlaws
- 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 : ReFantasia
Best fighting game
- DRAGON BALL : Sparking ! ZERO
- Granblue Fantasy Versus : Rising
- MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection : Arcade Classics
- MultiVersus
- Tekken 8
Best multiplayer game
- Call of Duty : Black Ops 6
- Helldivers 2
- Warhammer 40K : Space Marine 2
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- Tekken 8
Better tracking
- Destiny 2
- Diablo IV
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
Best Art Direction
- ASTRO BOT
- Black Myth : Wukong
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
- Metaphor : ReFantasia
- Neva
Best music
- ASTRO BOT
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Metaphor : ReFantasia
- Silent Hill 2
- Stellar Blade
Best audio design
- ASTRO BOT
- Call of Duty : Black Ops 6
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Senua's Saga : Hellblade II
- Silent Hill 2
Accessibility Innovation
- Call of Duty : Black Ops 6
- Diablo IV
- Dragon Age : The Veilguard
- Prince of Persia : The Lost Crown
- Star Wars Outlaws
Best Storytelling
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Like a Dragon : Infinite Wealth
- Metaphor : ReFantasia
- Senua's Saga : Hellblade II
- Silent Hill 2
Best impact game
- Closer the Distance
- Indicate
- Neva
- Life is Strange : Double Exposure
- Senua's Saga : Hellblade II
- Tales of Kenzera : ZAU
Best Indie Game
- Animal Well
- Balatro
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Neva
- UFO 50
Best family game
- ASTRO BOT
- Princess Peach : Showtime !
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- The Legend of Zelda : Echoes of Wisdow
- The Plucky Squire
Best simulation/strategy game
- Age of Mythology : Retold
- Frostpunk 2
- Kunitsu-Gami : Path of the Goddess
- Manor Lords
- Unicorn Overlord
Best sports/racing game
- F1 24
- EA Sports FC 25
- NBA 2K25
- Top Spin 2K25
- WWE 2K24
Best mobile game
- AFK Journey
- Balatro
- Withering Waves
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Pokemon TCGP
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Best VR/AR game
- Arizona Sunshine Remake
- Asgard’s Wrath 2
- Batman : Arkham Shadow
- Metal : Hellsinger VR
- Metro Awakening
Best first independent game
- Animal Well
- Balatro
- Manor Lords
- Pacific Drive
- The Plucky Squire
Best performance
- Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
- Hannah Telle (Life is Stange : Double Exposure)
- Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
- Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
- Melina Juergens (Senua's Saga : Hellblade II)
Best adaptation
- Arcane
- Fallout
- Knuckles
- Like a Dragon : Yakuza
- Tomb Raider : The Legend of Lara Croft
Best esports game
- Counter-Strike 2
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends : Bang Bang
- Valuing
Player’s Voice
- Black Myth : Wukong
- Genshin Impact
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Ertree
- Wuthering Waves
- Zenless Zone Zero
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