Recent updates:
April 9: Added BAFTA winners (final update for year)
March 20: Added GDC winners
March 4: Added BAFTA nominees
February 14: Added DICE winners and GDC finalists
January 22: Added NY Game Awards winners
January 10: Added DICE nominees
January 7: Added NY Game Awards nominees
January 3, 2025: Added Metacritic Game of the Year winner
December 20: Added Indie Game Awards winners.
December 13: Added The Game Awards winners.
November 19, 2024: Scorecard launched with this year's The Game Awards and Indie Game Award nominees.
Key to awards:
[BAFTA] BAFTA Games Awards
[DICE] D.I.C.E. Awards
[GDC] Game Developers Choice Awards
[IND] Indie Game Awards
[MC] Metacritic Game of the Year (overall highest Metascore)
[NY] New York Game Awards
[TGA] The Game Awards
★ Wins in bold and starred / nominations in regular text
Game of the Year
86 1000xRESIST - NY
94 Astro Bot - ★BAFTA, ★DICE, GDC, ★MC, ★NY, ★TGA
90 Balatro - BAFTA, DICE, ★GDC, NY, TGA
81 Black Myth: Wukong - BAFTA, DICE, GDC, TGA
83 EA Sports College Football 25 - NY
94 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - TGA
92 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - GDC, NY, TGA
82 Helldivers 2 - BAFTA, DICE, GDC
86 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - DICE, NY
85 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - BAFTA
94 Metaphor: ReFantazio - GDC, NY, TGA
89 Thank Goodness You're Here! - BAFTA
Indie Game of the Year
86 1000xRESIST - IND, NY
90 Animal Well - DICE, IND, TGA
90 Balatro - ★DICE, ★IND, NY, ★TGA
82 Crypt Custodian - IND
79 I Am Your Beast - NY
88 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes - IND, NY, TGA
88 Mouthwashing - DICE, IND
76 Tales of Kenzera: ZAU - NY
89 Thank Goodness You're Here! - NY
Debut Game of the Year
86 1000xRESIST - GDC
90 Animal Well - BAFTA, GDC, TGA
90 Balatro - ★BAFTA, ★GDC, ★TGA
82 Lil' Guardsman - IND
79 Little Kitty, Big City - ★IND
tbd Manor Lords - TGA
88 Mullet Madjack - IND
79 Pacific Drive - BAFTA, GDC, TGA
83 The Plucky Squire - BAFTA, TGA
76 Tales of Kenzera: ZAU - BAFTA
89 Thank Goodness You're Here! - BAFTA
74 Tiny Glade - GDC
AR/VR/IR Game of the Year *
74 Alien: Rogue Incursion - DICE
78 Arizona Sunshine Remake - TGA
tbd Asgard's Wrath 2 - TGA
85 Batman: Arkham Shadow - ★DICE, ★NY, ★TGA
tbd Escaping Wonderland - DICE
79 Metal: Hellsinger VR - TGA
74 Metro Awakening - TGA
tbd Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire - NY
56 Skydance's Behemoth - DICE, NY
tbd Umurangi Generation VR - NY
* Note: In cases where a game is playable on both VR and non-VR devices, the Metascore displayed above is for the general version of the game and not specifically the VR version.
Multiplayer/Online Game of the Year
82 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - BAFTA, DICE, TGA
84 Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred - DICE
82 Helldivers 2 - ★BAFTA, ★DICE, ★TGA
70 LEGO Horizon Adventures - BAFTA
74 Marvel Rivals - DICE
82 Super Mario Party Jamboree - BAFTA, TGA
82 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - BAFTA, DICE, TGA
Ongoing/Evolving Game of the Year
Games first released in or prior to 2024 with post-release content added in 2024
Destiny 2 - TGA
Diablo IV - BAFTA, TGA
Final Fantasy XIV - BAFTA, TGA
Fortnite - TGA
Helldivers 2 - ★TGA
No Man's Sky - BAFTA
Sea of Thieves - BAFTA
Vampire Survivors - ★BAFTA
World of Warcraft - BAFTA
Mobile Game of the Year
tbd AFK Journey - TGA
88 Halls of Torment - DICE
74 Monument Valley 3 - DICE
75 Paper Trail - DICE
75 Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket - NY, TGA
tbd Rabbids: Legends of the Multiverse - NY
71 Wuthering Waves - DICE, NY, TGA
77 Zenless Zone Zero - ★NY, TGA
Best Narrative/Story/Writing
86 1000xRESIST - DICE, GDC, ★IND, NY
81 Black Myth: Wukong - BAFTA, GDC
73 Caravan SandWitch - IND
82 Dragon Age: The Veilguard - BAFTA
83 Fear the Spotlight - IND
92 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - BAFTA, TGA
69 Harold Halibut - NY
86 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - ★DICE, NY
80 Last Time I Saw You - IND
73 Life is Strange: Double Exposure - NY
89 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - GDC, TGA
94 Metaphor: ReFantazio - ★BAFTA, DICE, ★GDC, ★NY, ★TGA
88 Mouthwashing - GDC, IND
72 Phoenix Springs - NY
81 Senua's Saga: Hellblade II - BAFTA, TGA
86 Silent Hill 2 - TGA
74 Still Wakes the Deep - BAFTA, DICE
89 Thank Goodness You're Here! - DICE
Best Art Direction/Visual Design
90 Animal Well - GDC
94 Astro Bot - BAFTA, GDC, TGA
81 Black Myth: Wukong - BAFTA, ★DICE, ★GDC, TGA
77 Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus - IND
84 Crow Country - IND
94 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - TGA
69 Harold Halibut - BAFTA, ★IND
86 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - DICE
70 LEGO Horizon Adventures - DICE
94 Metaphor: ReFantazio - GDC, ★TGA
83 The Plucky Squire - DICE, IND
81 Senua's Saga: Hellblade II - BAFTA, DICE
74 Still Wakes the Deep - BAFTA
Genre-Specific Awards
Action Game of the Year
85 Batman: Arkham Shadow - DICE
81 Black Myth: Wukong - DICE, ★TGA
82 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - DICE, TGA
82 Helldivers 2 - ★DICE, TGA
81 Stellar Blade - DICE, TGA
82 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - TGA
Adventure (or Action-Adventure) Game of the Year
86 1000xRESIST - DICE
90 Animal Well - DICE
86 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - ★DICE
85 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - DICE, TGA
86 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - DICE, TGA
86 Silent Hill 2 - TGA
75 Star Wars Outlaws - TGA
Fighting Game of the Year
tbd Blazing Strike - DICE
81 Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero - DICE, TGA
81 Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising - TGA
87 Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics - TGA
60 Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns - DICE
75 MultiVersus - TGA
Role-Playing Game of the Year
82 Dragon Age: The Veilguard - DICE
86 Dragon's Dogma 2 - TGA
94 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - DICE, TGA
92 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - DICE. TGA
89 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - DICE, TGA
94 Metaphor: ReFantazio - ★DICE, ★TGA
Simulation/Strategy Game of the Year
83 Age of Mythology: Retold - TGA
91 Caves of Qud - DICE
85 Frostpunk 2 - DICE, ★TGA
80 Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess - TGA
tbd Manor Lords - TGA
91 Satisfactory - DICE
87 Tactical Breach Wizards - DICE
86 Unicorn Overlord - TGA
Sports/Racing Game of the Year
83 EA Sports College Football 25 - DICE
76 EA Sports FC 25 - DICE, ★TGA
80 MLB The Show 24 - ★DICE
tbd Night-Runners Prologue - DICE
76 TopSpin 2K25 - TGA
Note that most awards organizations also honor games and creators in additional categories not listed above. We opted to concentrate on those categories that tend to recur most frequently among the different awards groups. In addition, we have omitted awards and organizations (such as the Golden Joystick Awards) that are determined solely by public voting, as well as any awards (like those theoretically handed out in the summer at E3) that don't primarliy correspond to the calendar year.
