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It's that time of the year! The time to celebrate games we've all enjoyed.
Just as in 2022 (our 2022 thread), Steam allows every user to nominate games you've played (but actually playing the nominated game is not a hard requirement) for 100%-community-driven awards. Take note that the majority of nominations are only for games released in 2023.
Share your nominations. I'll start.
My choices for the Game of the Year and Outstanding Story-Rich Game awards should not be surprises for you. Baldur's Gate 3 should claim them this year, especially since Alan Wake 2, Zelda, and Spider-Man 2 haven't been released on Steam.
BG3 and Stray Gods were tied for the Best Soundtrack award, I picked Stray Gods ofc. Not every year we get a musical, but a game.
The Labor of Love award should go to CDPR in my opinion. I wanted to nominate Cyberpunk 2077, but for some reason Steam didn't allow that, instead offering to nominate The Witcher 3, which received an amazing update this year. I had fun coming back to Velen.
The Better with Friends award was a difficult choice, but I went for Diablo 4 because I can imagine playing this game with a friend for a long time, just as I did in Diablo 2. Too bad the game is very expensive, even with a sale, and doesn't provide a free copy for a friend.
The Outstanding Visual Style award was probably an even more difficult choice for me. Cocoon has amazing visuals, the art style is distinct and memorable. But I can't pass up nominating Hogwarts Legacy. It's just marvelous how close artists and designers of Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, and the Forbidden Forest stayed to the original books and movies. Due to obvious political reasons, the game wasn't chosen as an option for The Game Awards, even for its art, but on Steam it has a better chance of being nominated.
However, I couldn't just leave Cocoon without any nomination, that's why it's here for The Most Innovative Gameplay.
I picked Dwarf Fortress for The Best Game I Suck at award, simply because I usually suck at playing it. And it's great to support old-school indie devs. I couldn't pick the Upveaval by @Alex Leone as the game hasn't been released yet.
And for the Sit Back and Relax award, I had so many choices. Turned out, for the majority of this year, I played either BG3 or cozy games. Roots of Pacha was a strong consideration. But I voted for Let's School.
Just as in 2022 (our 2022 thread), Steam allows every user to nominate games you've played (but actually playing the nominated game is not a hard requirement) for 100%-community-driven awards. Take note that the majority of nominations are only for games released in 2023.
Share your nominations. I'll start.
My choices for the Game of the Year and Outstanding Story-Rich Game awards should not be surprises for you. Baldur's Gate 3 should claim them this year, especially since Alan Wake 2, Zelda, and Spider-Man 2 haven't been released on Steam.
BG3 and Stray Gods were tied for the Best Soundtrack award, I picked Stray Gods ofc. Not every year we get a musical, but a game.
The Labor of Love award should go to CDPR in my opinion. I wanted to nominate Cyberpunk 2077, but for some reason Steam didn't allow that, instead offering to nominate The Witcher 3, which received an amazing update this year. I had fun coming back to Velen.
The Better with Friends award was a difficult choice, but I went for Diablo 4 because I can imagine playing this game with a friend for a long time, just as I did in Diablo 2. Too bad the game is very expensive, even with a sale, and doesn't provide a free copy for a friend.
The Outstanding Visual Style award was probably an even more difficult choice for me. Cocoon has amazing visuals, the art style is distinct and memorable. But I can't pass up nominating Hogwarts Legacy. It's just marvelous how close artists and designers of Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, and the Forbidden Forest stayed to the original books and movies. Due to obvious political reasons, the game wasn't chosen as an option for The Game Awards, even for its art, but on Steam it has a better chance of being nominated.
However, I couldn't just leave Cocoon without any nomination, that's why it's here for The Most Innovative Gameplay.
I picked Dwarf Fortress for The Best Game I Suck at award, simply because I usually suck at playing it. And it's great to support old-school indie devs. I couldn't pick the Upveaval by @Alex Leone as the game hasn't been released yet.
And for the Sit Back and Relax award, I had so many choices. Turned out, for the majority of this year, I played either BG3 or cozy games. Roots of Pacha was a strong consideration. But I voted for Let's School.
