As promised, on December 31 at 21:00 Moscow time, following the end of voting for the finalists of the Steam Awards 2024 (The 2024 Steam Awards), its laureates became known. The nominees and winners were determined by the players themselves.
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The best game of 2024 according to Steam users, without much intrigue, turned out to be the Chinese action movie Black Myth: Wukong from developers from the Game Science studio. At home, the project literally has nationwide support.
In accordance with the updated nomination rules, Black Myth: Wukong was also able to take home awards in two more categories – “Best Game That You Can’t Give” and “Best Game with an Outstanding Story.”
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The cooperative action thriller Helldivers 2 had no equal in the “Make a friend in the game” category, and the other contenders for the title of game of the year were left without awards – these are Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Balatro and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
The game with the “outstanding visual style” was the remake of Silent Hill 2, and the action role-playing game Elden Ring, which received a large-scale expansion Shadow of the Erdtree in 2024, turned out to be invincible in the “Favorite Child” category.
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The full list of Steam Award 2024 nominees and winners is below:
Game of the Year
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2;
- Helldivers 2;
- Balatro;
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl;
- Black Myth: Wukong is a winner.
Virtual Reality Game of the Year
- Davigo;
- Metro Awakening – winner;
- Blade and Sorcery;
- Maestro.
Best Game on Steam Deck
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor;
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader;
- God of War Ragnarok – winner;
- Balatro;
- Hades II.
Beloved child
- Dota 2;
- No Man’s Sky;
- Elden Ring – the winner;
- Stardew Valley.
A friend is known in the game
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2;
- Sons of the Forest;
- Helldivers 2 is the winner;
- Palworld;
- Satisfactory.
Outstanding visual style
- Metaphor: ReFantasia;
- Neva;
- Nine Sols;
- Silent Hill 2 is the winner;
- Hades II.
Most innovative gameplay
- Helldivers 2;
- Balatro;
- Satisfactory;
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl;
- Liar’s Bar is a winner.
The best game you don’t get
- Ghost of Tsushima;
- The Finals;
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero;
- Tekken 8;
- Black Myth: Wukong is a winner.
Best Soundtrack
- Red Dead Redemption – winner;
- Frozen 2;
- Horizon Forbidden West;
- Fate/stay Night Remastered;
- Silent Hill 2.
Best Game with an Outstanding Story
- Ghost of Tsushima;
- Mouthwashing;
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl;
- Final Fantasy XVI;
- Black Myth: Wukong is a winner.
Sit back
- House Flipper 2;
- Webfishing;
- Tiny Glade;
- Farming Simulator 25 – winner;
- TCG Card Shop Simulator.
Voting for the finalists of the Steam Award 2024 was carried out as part of a large-scale winter sale – it will end on January 2 at 21:00 Moscow time. As part of the promotion, most nominees (and thousands of other products) are discounted.