The standard suspects had been out in pressure within the Recreation Builders Selection Awards 2024 nominees, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur’s Gate 3 main the way in which with seven nominees apiece. However there have been additionally some massive surprises within the Recreation of the Yr class, with Alan Wake 2 lacking out in favor of Dave the Diver and Dredge.
As an alternative, Alan Wake 2 bought the nod as an honorable point out within the record of finalists, that are voted on by sport builders all through the business. Treatment’s sequel wasn’t fully shut out although, incomes nods in classes together with Greatest Narrative and Greatest Visible Artwork. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Tears of the Kingdom, COCOON, and Baldur’s Gate 3 rounded out the remainder of the Recreation of the Yr nominees.
As for Dave the Diver, it is gained reward for its distinctive mixture of deep sea exploration and shopkeeping. In our assessment we known as it “healthful, splendidly advanced, and delightfully exhausting to place down.”
The Recreation Builders Selection Awards are held yearly through the Recreation Developer’s Convention, which takes place in San Francisco in March. Final yr’s awards noticed Elden Ring take dwelling the large prize, with God of Conflict Ragnarok additionally receiving loads of recognition.
Try the complete record of nominees beneath. For extra, try the complete record of IGN Awards through which we picked our personal winners, and keep tuned as awards season continues.
BEST AUDIO
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Honorable Mentions: COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive), Diablo IV (Blizzard
Leisure), Last Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix), Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software program / Portkey
Video games), Humanity (tha ltd. and Improve / Improve)
BEST DEBUT
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Dave the Diver (Mintrocket)
Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Viewfinder (Unhappy Owl Studios / Thunderful Publishing)
Honorable Mentions: BattleBit Remastered (SgtOkiDoki, Vilaskis, and TheLiquidHorse / SgtOkiDoki),
Social gathering Animals (Recreate Video games / Supply Expertise), Pizza Tower (Tour De Pizza), Planet of Lana
(Wishfully Studios / Thunderful), Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Summerfall Studios / Humble
Video games)
BEST DESIGN
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: Dave the Diver (Mintrocket), Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio), Road Fighter 6 (Capcom), Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel (Nintendo)
INNOVATION AWARD
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
The Making of Karateka (Digital Eclipse)
Honorable Mentions: Dave the Diver (Mintrocket), Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17), Marvel’s
Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure), Starfield (Bethesda Recreation Studios /
Bethesda Softworks), Viewfinder (Unhappy Owl Studios / Thunderful Publishing)
BEST NARRATIVE
Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Honorable Mentions: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt), Dredge (Black Salt Video games /
Team17), Goodbye Volcano Excessive (KO_OP), Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (Guerrilla Video games /
Sony Interactive Leisure), Starfield (Bethesda Recreation Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
A Area for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio / Toge Productions)
Murderer’s Creed Mirage (Ubisoft Bordeaux / Ubisoft)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Terra Nil (Free Lives / Devolver Digital)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Honorable Mentions: Goodbye Volcano Excessive (KO_OP), Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
(Guerrilla Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure), Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony
Interactive Leisure), Tchia (Awaceb / Kepler Interactive), Thirsty Suitors (Outerloop Video games /
Annapurna Interactive)
BEST TECHNOLOGY
Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
Starfield (Bethesda Recreation Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive), Cyberpunk 2077:
Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt), Diablo IV (Blizzard Leisure), Last Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix),
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (Guerrilla Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
BEST VISUAL ART
Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Last Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: Diablo IV (Blizzard Leisure), Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17),
Lies of P (Neowiz Video games and Round8 Studio / Neowiz Video games), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio), Tremendous
Mario Bros. Marvel (Nintendo)
GAME OF THE YEAR
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Dave the Diver (Mintrocket)
Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games), Diablo IV (Blizzard
Leisure), Last Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio), Starfield (Bethesda
Recreation Studios / Bethesda Softworks), Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel (Nintendo)
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