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Here’s the Rundown for the 2021 Steam Awards

Updated: Jan 17, 2022



Introduction

This year’s Steam Awards and their nominees have been announced. Voters have been deliberating whether or not the winners deserved their title, or if they’d rather have a different nominee receive the award.


Others were hoping for a game entirely unlisted from this year’s roster to win the final vote. We'll update you on the winners down below once they're officially announced.


Players cast their votes starting on December 22nd and ending on January 3rd. Audiences can vote here or through their Steam client.



This Year's Lineup

The categories include:

  • VR Game of the Year

  • Labor Of Love, Better With Friends

  • Outstanding Visual Style

  • Most Innovative Gameplay

  • Best Game You Suck At

  • Best Soundtrack

  • Outstanding Story-Rich Game

  • Sit Back and Relax

  • Game of the Year


These interesting titles serve to give a number of outstanding and unique games a chance in the spotlight. But some nominated games were well-known and more likely to make the list, such as Guilty Gear Strive, and Cyberpunk 2077.


Some lesser-known games made it alongside this year’s more iconic and viral successes. These include titles like Twelve Minutes by Luis Antonio and Annapurna Interactive and Unpacking by Witch Beam and Humble Games.


This year's categories were very creative and opened the door for a variety of games to have their chance in the spotlight.

Game of The Year

Valheim
New World
Cyberpunk 2077
Resident Evil Village
Forza Horizon

Winner: Resident Evil Village


VR Game of the Year Nominees

Sniper Elite VR
Cooking Simulator VR
Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
I Expect You To Die 2
Blair Witch VR

Winner: Cooking Simulator VR



Labor of Love Nominees

Dota 2
Terraria
Rust
No Man’s Sky
Apex Legends

Winner: Terraria



Better With Friends Nominees

Valheim
Back 4 Blood
Halo Infinite
It Takes Two
Crab Game

Winner: It Takes Two



Outstanding Visual Style Nominees

Psychonauts 2
Subnautica: Below Zero
Little Nightmares II
Bright Memory: Infinite
Forza Horizon 5

Winner: Forza Horizon 5



Most Innovative Gameplay Nominees

Inscryption
Twelve Minutes
Moncage
Deathloop
Loop Hero

Winner: Deathloop



Best Game You Suck At Nominees

World War Z: Aftermath
Naraka: Bladepoint
Nioh 2- The Complete Edition
Age of Empires IV
Battlefield 2042

Winner: Nioh 2- The Complete Edition



Best Soundtrack Nominees

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
NieR Replicant
Persona 5 Strikers
Guilty Gear -Strive-
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu No Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles

Winner: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy



Outstanding Story-Rich Game Nominees

Life is Strange: True Colors
Cyberpunk 2077
Resident Evil Village
Days Gone
Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Winner: Cyberpunk 2077



Sit Back and Relax Nominees

Unpacking
Potion Craft
Farming Simulator 22
Townscaper
Dorf Romantik

Winner: Farming Simulator 22


Conclusion

Overall, this year’s lineup across all categories was diverse and interesting in its choices.


What do you think of the winners? Are there any games not listed that you think deserved a spot in its category?


Let us know on Twitter or Instagram at @DigitalNightly or in the comments below.



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1 Comment


Evan Pompa
Evan Pompa
Dec 31, 2021

The Title for best soundtrack is going to be tough, personally I voted for guilty gear

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