The 2024 Steam Awards give Game of the Year to Black Myth: Wukong

Chinese language-made motion RPG Black Fable: Wukong has cleaned up at this yr’s Steam awards, successful not simply Sport of the Yr however two different classes in a community-voted awards occasion that solely has 11 classes complete. Along with Sport of the Yr Black Fable: Wukong has netted each the Finest Sport You Suck At and Excellent Story-Wealthy Sport awards.

That places Black Fable: Wukong in a class all its personal for most-winning in a single yr on the Steam Awards: Video games like Cuphead, Baldur’s Gate 3, and Purple Useless Redemption 2 have solely received two classes in a single yr prior to now.

It is a fairly exceptional results of fan outpouring of affection to spherical up that many individuals in what quantities to a recognition contest—the Steam Awards are determined by fan votes—although maybe not a shocking one provided that Black Fable: Wukong set the file for second-most folks enjoying one Steam sport without delay and helped contribute to the most individuals on-line without delay on Steam.

Maybe that’ll be sufficient to assuage the Black Fable developer Sport Science boss’ unhappiness over not successful at The Sport Awards. That and what has broadly been a reasonably universally constructive reception to the sport in an in any other case unbelievable yr for motion RPGs, together with an 87% Black Fable: Wukong assessment right here at PC Gamer.

The opposite actual shocking win for 2024 is Purple Useless Redemption taking Finest Soundtrack—not that it is a dangerous soundtrack, it is a monstrously lengthy nice, however the sport is 14 years outdated! I assume a very good soundtrack stays good irrespective of the yr you (lastly) launch it on PC.

You possibly can try class descriptions and the total outcomes of the Steam Awards 2024 on Steam, however listed here are the total winners for 2024: