The Game Awards 2024: How to Watch, Winners, Nominees and More
Game Awards is the show that crowns the best games of the year and also releases trailers for a slew of upcoming games. While it’s important to recognize the great games releasing in 2024, some people just want to see new games coming.
The Game Awards, hosted by Geoff Keighley, will take place on Thursday evening. Titles such as final fantasy 7 rebornAstro Bot , Black Myth: Wukong and Balatero will compete for multiple awards, including Game of the Year honors. Throughout the evening, there will also be trailers for some upcoming games, such as those that have already been leaked Mafia:Old Country.
We’ll update this story when the winners are announced, but here’s how to watch the Game Awards show.
When does the Game Awards start?
The Game Awards will begin on December 12 at 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT.
How do I watch the Game Awards?
The show will be at Multiple platformsincluding YouTube, Twitch, X, Facebook and TikTok. If you want to watch the event in 4K streaming, YouTube is your best choice for watching the event.
Which games won The Game Awards:
best game of the year
- Astro Bot (Asobi Team/SIE)
- Balatro（LocalThunk/Playstack）
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- “Elden Ring” Tree Shadow (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Reborn (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best game guide
- Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE) – Winner
- Balatro（LocalThunk/Playstack）
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- “Elden Ring” Tree Shadow (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Reborn (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best ongoing games
- Destiny 2 (Bungie/SIE)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE) – Winner
best narrative
- Final Fantasy VII Reborn (Square Enix)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
- Metaphor: ReFantanzio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega) – Winner
- Senua’s Legend: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
- “Silent Hill 2” (Bloober Team/Konami)
Best Indie Game
- Animal Well (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack) – Winner
- Lorelai and Laser Eyes (Simogo/Annapurna Interactive)
- Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
- UFO 50 (Mosmouth)
Best Mobile Games
- AFK Journey (FARLIGHT/Lilith Games)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack) – Winner
- Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (Creatures Inc/TPCI)
- Roaring Waves (Kuro Games)
- No Zen Zero Zone (miHoYo)
Best Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality
- Arizona Sunshine Remastered (Vertigo Games)
- Asgard’s Wrath 2 (Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios)
- Batman: Arkham Shadows (Camouflaj/Oculus Studios) – Winner
- Metal: Hellsingers VR (Lab 42/The Outsiders/Funcom)
- Subway Awakening (Vertigo Game)
best action games
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) – Winner
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Helldiver 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
- Stellar Blade (Upper Gear/SIE)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE) – Winner
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
- “Silent Hill 2” (Bloober Team/Konami)
- Star Wars Desperados (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo/Nintendo)
Best RPG
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 (Capcom)
- “Elden Ring” Tree Shadow (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Reborn (Square Enix)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega) – Winner
best fighting games
- Dragon Ball: Sparks fly! Zero (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco)
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rise (Arc System Works/Cygames)
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
- MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco) – Winner
Best Debut Indie Game
- Animal Well (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack) – Winner
- Lord of the Manor (Slavic Magic/Masked Horse)
- Pacific Avenue (Ironwood Studios/Kepler Interactive)
- Brave Squire (All Possible Futures/Devolver)
Best Family Games
- Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE) – Winner
- Princess Peach: It’s show time! (Good impression/Nintendo)
- Super Mario Party Extravaganza (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo/Nintendo)
- Brave Squire (All Possible Futures/Devolver)
Best Sports/Racing Game
- F1 24 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports) – Champion
- NBA 2K25 (Visual Concept/2K)
- Topspin 2K25 (Hangar 13/2K)
- “WWE 2K24” (Visual Concept/2K)
Best Simulation/Strategy Game
- Age of Mythology: Retelling (Edge of the World/Forgotten Empires/Xbox Game Studios)
- Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios) – Winner
- Kunitsujin: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
- Lord of the Manor (Slavic Magic/Masked Horse)
- Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware/Sega/Atlus)
Best Multiplayer Games
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrow Game Studios/SIE) – Winner
- Super Mario Party Extravaganza (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
most anticipated games
- “Death Stranding 2: On the Beach” (Kojima Productions/SIE)
- Sucker Punch Productions/SIE
- Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games) – Winner
- “Metroid 4: Beyond” (Retro Studios/Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
Best Art Direction
- Astro Bot (Asobi Team/SIE)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- “Elden Ring” Tree Shadow (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega) – Winner
- Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
Best soundtrack and music
- Astro Bot (Asobi Team/SIE)
- Final Fantasy VII Reborn (Square Enix) – Winner
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
- “Silent Hill 2” (Bloober Team/Konami)
- Stellar Blade (Upper Gear/SIE)
Best audio design
- Astro Bot (Asobi Team/SIE)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Final Fantasy VII Reborn (Square Enix)
- Senua’s Legend: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
- “Silent Hill 2” (Bloober Team/Konami)
best performance
- Brianna White, Final Fantasy VII Reborn
- Hannah Telle, “Life is Strange: Double Exposure”
- Humberly Gonzalez, “Star Wars: Desperados”
- Luke Roberts “Silent Hill 2”
- Melina Juergens, Senua’s Legend: Hellblade 2 – Winner
influence game
- Closer (Osmotic Studios/Skybound Games)
- Indika (Chimi/11-bit Studio)
- Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver) – Winner
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
- Senua’s Legend: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
- Kenzella’s Story: Zau (Surgent Studios/EA)
Best community support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian) – Winner
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldiver 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Accessible innovation
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
- Dragon Age: Veiled Guard (BioWare/EA)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft) – Winner
- Star Wars Desperados (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
Content Creator of the Year
- CaseOh – Winner
- ilojuan
- technology player
- typical player
- Second hand Pecola
Best esports games
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games) – Winner
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)
- Valorant (Riot Games)
Best eSports Athlete
- 33 – Granddaughter Shapira
- Alexibu – Alexi Verolainen
- Chovy——Jung Ji-hoon
- Faker – Lee Sang Hyuk – Winner
- ZyWoO – Mathieu Herbot
- ZmjjKk – Zheng Yongkang
Best eSports Team
- Bilibili Games (League of Legends)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- NAVI (Counter-Strike)
- T1 (League of Legends) – Winner
- Team Liquid(DOTA 2)
best fit
- Arcane (Riot/Fortiche/Netflix)
- Fallout (Bethesda/Kilter Films/Amazon MGM Studios) – Winner
- Knuckles (Sega/Paramount)
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Sega/Amazon MGM Studios)
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dynamics/Legendary/Netflix)
Players’ voices
- Black Myth: Wukong – Winner
- Elden’s Ring Shadow of the Tree
- Genshin Impact
- Howling waves
- No Zen Zone
This list is updated throughout the show…
