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2024 Steam Awards Nominees Announced (store.steampowered.com)

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Nominees

Game of the Year

Black Myth: Wukong
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Balatro
Helldivers 2
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

VR Game of the Year

Metro Awakening VR
Davigo
Maestro
Blade and Sorcery
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2

Labor of Love

Stardew Valley
Baldur's Gate 3
Dota 2
No Man's Sky
Elden Ring

Best Game on Steam Deck

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Balatro
Hades 2
God of War: Ragnarok
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Better with Friends

Palworld
Helldivers 2
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Sons of the Forest
Satisfactory

Outstanding Visual Style

Silent Hill 2
Neva
Nine Sols
Metaphor ReFantazio
Hades 2

Most Innovative Gameplay

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Balatro
Helldivers 2
Liar's Bar
Satisfactory

Best Game You Suck At

Black Myth Wukong
Ghost of Tsushima
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
The Finals
Tekken 8

Best Soundtrack

Silent Hill 2
Red Dead Redemption
Fate Stay Night
Horizon Forbidden West
Frostpunk 2

Outstanding Story-Rich Game

Black Myth Wukong
Ghost of Tsushima
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Mouthwashing
Final Fantasy XVI

Sit Back and Relax

Tiny Glade
House Flipper 2
Farming Simulator 25
Webfishing
TCG Card Shop Simulator

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[–] CitricBase 18 points 11 hours ago

It's unfortunate. Games don't get nominated by being apt for the category, they get nominated by being popular. Heck, last year RDR2 won in this category, and it's never had any community support beyond a bug fix patch or two.

This whole thing is a popularity contest, for the most part. No way anyone nominating or voting in these awards has played more than a few of the eligible games.