Team Asobi’s Astro Bot took the marquee Game of the Year prize at the 11th Game Awards, which were handed out Thursday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Astro Bot also garnered wins for Best Family Game, Best Director and Best Action Adventure.
Other winners included Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which won Best Score and Music. Black Myth: Wukong snagged a win for Best Action Game, Balatro for Best Debut Indie and Best RPG, while Best Narrative went to Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Astro Bot came into the ceremony with a leading seven nominations apiece. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 dominated last year’s Game Awards, with Alan Wake scoring three wins and Baldur’s Gate taking six, including Game of the Year.
In celebration of the ceremony’s 10-year anniversary, the tech-based awards show did not skimp on star power nor surprises. Naughty Dog made a surprise announcement for an upcoming dystopian space adventure game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet starring Tati Gabrielle. Actor Aaron Paul and voice actor and performer Laura Bailey announced an upcoming animated action RPG called Dispatch that features a major ensemble comprised of Jeffrey Wright, JackSepticEye, Alanah Pearce and more. Netflix also showed an exclusive sneak peak of their upcoming online party royale game Squid Game: Unleashed.
Star presenters included actor Harrison Ford, teaming up with video game actor and performer Troy Baker and Bethesda director Todd Howard to celebrate the recently released Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, as well as presenting Best Performance. Other stars also featured Ella Purnell (Fallout), Isabela Merced (The Last of Us), Shannon Woodard (Westworld). The show also included special live performances by Snoop Dogg and Twenty One Pilots, Royal & the Serpent and d4vd. The Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by BAFTA and Emmy nominated composer Lorne Balfe, performed scores from the year’s Game of the Year nominees and more.
For the third year, The Game Awards 2024 honored the most innovative, game-inspired projects across entertainment in the Best Adaptation category, with Amazon MGM Studios’ Fallout taking home the award this year.
Here are the winners of the 2024 Game Awards.
Game of the Year
Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Game Direction
Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Narrative
Metaphor: ReFantanzio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best Art Direction
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best Score and Music
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Best Audio Design
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
Best Performance
Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Innovation in Accessibility
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
Games for Impact
Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
Best Ongoing Game
Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
Best Community Support
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian)
Best Independent Game
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Best Debut Indie Game
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Best Mobile Game
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Best VR/AR Game
Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj/Oculus Studios)
Best Action Game
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best RPG
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best Fighting Game
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
Best Family Game
Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)
Best Sports/Racing Game
EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
Best Multiplayer Game
Helldivers 2 (Arrow Game Studios/SIE)
Best Adaptation
Fallout (Bethesda/Kilter Films/Amazon MGM Studios)
Most Anticipated Game
Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)
Content Creator of the Year
CaseOh
Best Esports Game
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Best Esports Athlete
Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok
Best Esports Team
T1 (League of Legends)
Players’ Voice
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)