Although we already welcomed 2025, we took a moment to look back at the best games of 2024, which were chosen by players on Steam. The results were revealed on December 31 and showed the titles which received the most votes across 11 distinct categories. Here are the winners of the 2024 Steam Awards.
Game of the Year Award
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (GSC Game World/GSC Game World (worldwide), SEGA (Japan), 4divinity (China and South East Asia))
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- HELLDIVERS 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/PlayStation Publishing LLC)
VR Game of the Year Award
- Metro Awakening (Vertigo Games)
- Blade and Sorcery (WarpFrog)
- DAVIGO: VR vs. PC (Davigo Studio)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 (Steel Wool Studios/ScottGames)
- Maestro (Double Jack)
Labor of Love Award
- ELDEN RING (FromSoftware, Inc./FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
- Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Best Game on Steam Deck Award
- God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive/PlayStation Publishing LLC)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Owlcat Games)
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (Funday Games/Ghost Ship Publishing)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Better With Friends Award
- HELLDIVERS 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/PlayStation Publishing LLC)
- Satisfactory (Coffee Stain Studios/Coffee Stain Publishing)
- Sons Of The Forest (Endnight Games Ltd/Newnight)
- Palworld (Pocketpair)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
Outstanding Visual Style Award
- SILENT HILL 2 (Bloober Team SA/ KONAMI)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Nine Sols (RedCandleGames)
- Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS/SEGA)
Most Innovative Gameplay Award
- Liar’s Bar (Curve Animation)
- Satisfactory (Coffee Stain Studios/Coffee Stain Publishing)
- HELLDIVERS 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/PlayStation Publishing LLC)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (GSC Game World/GSC Game World (worldwide), SEGA (Japan), 4divinity (China and South East Asia))
Best Game You Suck At Award
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- TEKKEN 8 (Bandai Namco Studios Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd./Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- THE FINALS (Embark Studios)
- Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT (Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software/ PlayStation Publishing LLC)
Best Soundtrack Award
- Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar Games, Double Eleven/Rockstar Games)
- Frostpunk 2 (11 bit studios)
- SILENT HILL 2 (Bloober Team SA/KONAMI)
- Fate/stay night REMASTERED (TYPE-MOON, fuzz Inc./Aniplex Inc.)
- Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition (Guerrilla, Nixxes Software/PlayStation Publishing LLC
Outstanding Story-Rich Game Award
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (GSC Game World/GSC Game World (worldwide), SEGA (Japan), 4divinity (China and South East Asia))
- Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT (Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software/PlayStation Publishing LLC)
- Mouthwashing (Wrong Organ/CRITICAL REFLEX)
- FINAL FANTASY XVI (Square Enix)
Sit Back and Relax Award
- Farming Simulator 25 (Giants Software)
- House Flipper 2 (Frozen District)
- Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)
- TCG Card Shop Simulator (OPNeon Games)
- WEBFISHING (lamedeveloper)
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