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.