Astro Bot won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024.
Beating off competition from other wonderful games like Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, and Elden Ring's The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, Team Asobi took home the top prize, along with awards for best gameplay direction, best action game/ adventure and better family. game.
LocalThunk's stellar Balatro also picked up several awards, including Best Mobile Game, Best Debut Indie Game, and Best Indie Game.
The complete list of winners is as follows:
Game of the year: Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best game direction: Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Narrative: Metaphor: ReFantanzio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best Art Direction: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best soundtrack and music: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (Square Enix)
Best Audio Design: Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
Best performance: Melina Juergens, The Senua Saga: Hellblade 2
Innovation in Accessibility: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft)
Impact games: Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
Best game in progress: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
Better community support: Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Best Indie Game: Balatro (LocalThunk)
Best Debut Indie Game: Balatro (LocalThunk)
Best Mobile Game: Balatro (LocalThunk)
Best VR/AR game: Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj/Oculus Studios)
Best action game: Black Myth: Wukong (game science)
Best action/adventure game: Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Role Playing Game: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best fighting game: Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
Best family game: Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best simulation/strategy game: Frostpunk 2 (11-bit studios)
Best Sports/Racing Game: EA Sports FC 25 (EA Sports)
Best multiplayer game: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
Best adaptation: Fallout (Bethesda/Kilter Films/Amazon MGM Studios)
Most anticipated game: Grand Theft Auto 6 (Rockstar Games)
Content Creator of the Year: caseoh
Best esports game: League of Legends (Riot Games)
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