The winners of The Game Awards 2024, one of the most important events of the gaming world, have been announced. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Astro Bot and Black Myth: Wukong competed with multiple nominations in different categories. The best game of 2024 was named Astro Bot . Here are the winners of The Game Awards 2024, including brand new announcements.
Game of the Year Astro Bot
A total of six games have been nominated for this year’s Game Awards 2024: Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Among these, Astro Bot, developed by Team Asobi and published by Sony Interactive, received 3 awards from 7 different categories and was named the game of the year . For those who missed it, Baldur’s Gate 3 won The Game Awards last year.
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 Music and Composition
- Astro Bot
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – WINNER
- Metaphor ReFantazio
- Silent Hill 2
- Stellar Blade
Best Sound 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
Effective Games
- Closer the Distance
- Indika
- Neva – WINNER
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Best Continuing 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 Indie Game
- Animal Well
- Balatro – WINNER
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Neva
- UFO 50
Best First 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 Producer of the Year
- CaseOh – WINNER
- IlloJuan
- Techno Gamerz
- TypicalGamer
- Usada Pekora
Best E-sports Game
- DOTA 2
- Counter-Strike 2
- League of Legends – WINNER
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best E-sports Athlete
- 33 – Neta Shapira
- Aleksib – Aleksi Virolainen
- Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon
- Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok – WINNER
- ZyWoO – Mathieu Herbaut
- ZmjjKk – Zheng Yongkang
Best E-sports Team
- Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- NAVI (Counter Strike 2)
- T1 (League of Legends) – WINNER
- Team Liquid (DOTA 2)