The Steam Awards 2024 nominations are here
Steam is the biggest platform for gamers and hosts thousands of video games. With many more joining the fray every year, it can get quite confusing for players to choose the best games to buy. The Steam Awards 2024 sheds light on the best games in various categories every year.
The 2024 Steam Awards nominations are out and we have the best games in each category.
All Steam Awards 2024 Categories and Nominations
Game of the Year Award
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Space Marine
- Helldivers 2
- Balatro
- Stalker 2
VR Game of the Year Award
- Metro Awakening
- Blade & Sorcery
- Davigo
- Maestro
- Help Wanted 2
Labor of Love Award
- Elden Ring
- Dota 2
- Baldurs Gate
- Stardew Valley
- No Man’s Sky
Best Game on Steam Deck Award
- Balatro
- Hades 2
- Survivor
- God of War Ragnarok
- Rogue Trader
Better with Friends Awards
- Palworld
- Space Marine 2
- Helldivers 2
- Sons of the Forest
- Satisfactory
Outstanding Visual Style Award
- Metaphor
- Nine Sols
- Hades 2
- Silent Hill 2
- Neva
Most Innovative Gameplay Award
- Helldivers 2
- Balatro
- Satisfaction
- Stalker 2
- Liar’s Bar
Best Game You Suck at Award
- Black Myth Wukong
- The Finals
- Ghost of Tushima
- Tekken 8
- Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
Best Soundtrack Award
- Red Dead Redemption
- Fate: Stay Night
- Frostpunk 2
- Silenthill 2
- Horizon Forbidden West
Outstanding Story – Rich Game Award
- Mouthwashing
- Black Myth Wukong
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Stalker 2
- Final Fantasy XVI
Sit Back and Relax Award
- TCG Card shop simulator
- House Flipper 2
- Tiny Glade
- Farming Simulator 25
- Webfishing
The Steam Awards 2024 voting goes live on December 19, 2024. The voting will continue for a few days ending on December 31.
FAQs for Steam Award
Here are a few FAQs to consider while voting for the Steam Awards
Any non-limited Steam account can vote in the Steam Awards.
Each category you vote on will also grant you a special Steam Awards sticker.
Voting starts on December 19 and will come to an end at the end of the year on December 31.
You can vote for each of the eleven categories
All winners will be announced on December 31 as soon as the voting comes to an end.
You can change your vote until the last minute of voting. You will only get a sticker once per category. When voting ends, your votes are locked.
A beautiful physical Steam Awards trophy shipped to the developers’ offices and a virtual trophy on the game’s store page.
The finalists were chosen by players’ nominations. Gamers are eligible across each of the platform categories (Game of the Year, VR Game of the Year, and Best Game on Deck) as well as two non-platform categories.
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