The same old suspects have been out in drive within the Recreation Builders Selection Awards 2024 nominees, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur’s Gate 3 main the best way with seven nominees apiece. However there have been additionally some massive surprises within the Recreation of the 12 months class, with Alan Wake 2 lacking out in favor of Dave the Diver and Dredge.
As an alternative, Alan Wake 2 bought the nod as an honorable point out within the listing of finalists, that are voted on by sport builders all through the trade. Treatment’s sequel wasn’t solely shut out although, incomes nods in classes together with Greatest Narrative and Greatest Visible Artwork. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Tears of the Kingdom, COCOON, and Baldur’s Gate 3 rounded out the remainder of the Recreation of the 12 months nominees.
As for Dave the Diver, it is gained reward for its distinctive mixture of deep sea exploration and shopkeeping. In our evaluation we known as it “healthful, splendidly complicated, and delightfully exhausting to place down.”
The Recreation Builders Selection Awards are held yearly in the course of the Recreation Developer’s Convention, which takes place in San Francisco in March. Final 12 months’s awards noticed Elden Ring take dwelling the large prize, with God of Conflict Ragnarok additionally receiving loads of recognition.
Take a look at the complete listing of nominees beneath. For extra, take a look at the complete listing of IGN Awards during which we picked our personal winners, and keep tuned as awards season continues.
BEST AUDIO
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Honorable Mentions: COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive), Diablo IV (Blizzard
Leisure), Closing Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix), Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software program / Portkey
Video games), Humanity (tha ltd. and Improve / Improve)
BEST DEBUT
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Dave the Diver (Mintrocket)
Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Viewfinder (Unhappy Owl Studios / Thunderful Publishing)
Honorable Mentions: BattleBit Remastered (SgtOkiDoki, Vilaskis, and TheLiquidHorse / SgtOkiDoki),
Get together Animals (Recreate Video games / Supply Expertise), Pizza Tower (Tour De Pizza), Planet of Lana
(Wishfully Studios / Thunderful), Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Summerfall Studios / Humble
Video games)
BEST DESIGN
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: Dave the Diver (Mintrocket), Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio), Avenue Fighter 6 (Capcom), Tremendous Mario Bros. Surprise (Nintendo)
INNOVATION AWARD
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
The Making of Karateka (Digital Eclipse)
Honorable Mentions: Dave the Diver (Mintrocket), Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17), Marvel’s
Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure), Starfield (Bethesda Recreation Studios /
Bethesda Softworks), Viewfinder (Unhappy Owl Studios / Thunderful Publishing)
BEST NARRATIVE
Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Honorable Mentions: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt), Dredge (Black Salt Video games /
Team17), Goodbye Volcano Excessive (KO_OP), Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (Guerrilla Video games /
Sony Interactive Leisure), Starfield (Bethesda Recreation Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
A Area for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio / Toge Productions)
Murderer’s Creed Mirage (Ubisoft Bordeaux / Ubisoft)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Terra Nil (Free Lives / Devolver Digital)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Honorable Mentions: Goodbye Volcano Excessive (KO_OP), Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
(Guerrilla Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure), Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony
Interactive Leisure), Tchia (Awaceb / Kepler Interactive), Thirsty Suitors (Outerloop Video games /
Annapurna Interactive)
BEST TECHNOLOGY
Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
Starfield (Bethesda Recreation Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive), Cyberpunk 2077:
Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt), Diablo IV (Blizzard Leisure), Closing Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix),
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (Guerrilla Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
BEST VISUAL ART
Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Closing Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: Diablo IV (Blizzard Leisure), Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17),
Lies of P (Neowiz Video games and Round8 Studio / Neowiz Video games), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio), Tremendous
Mario Bros. Surprise (Nintendo)
GAME OF THE YEAR
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Dave the Diver (Mintrocket)
Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games), Diablo IV (Blizzard
Leisure), Closing Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio), Starfield (Bethesda
Recreation Studios / Bethesda Softworks), Tremendous Mario Bros. Surprise (Nintendo)
Kat Bailey is IGN’s Information Director in addition to co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Ship her a DM at @the_katbot.
