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2024 Steam Awards Nominees Announced (store.steampowered.com)
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NomineesGame of the Year

  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
  • Balatro
  • Helldivers 2
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

VR Game of the Year

  • Metro Awakening VR
  • Davigo
  • Maestro
  • Blade and Sorcery
  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2

Labor of Love

  • Stardew Valley
  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Dota 2
  • No Man's Sky
  • Elden Ring

Best Game on Steam Deck

  • Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
  • Balatro
  • Hades 2
  • God of War: Ragnarok
  • Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Better with Friends

  • Palworld
  • Helldivers 2
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  • Sons of the Forest
  • Satisfactory

Outstanding Visual Style

  • Silent Hill 2
  • Neva
  • Nine Sols
  • Metaphor ReFantazio
  • Hades 2

Most Innovative Gameplay

  • Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
  • Balatro
  • Helldivers 2
  • Liar's Bar
  • Satisfactory

Best Game You Suck At

  • Black Myth Wukong
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
  • The Finals
  • Tekken 8

Best Soundtrack

  • Silent Hill 2
  • Red Dead Redemption
  • Fate Stay Night
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Frostpunk 2

Outstanding Story-Rich Game

  • Black Myth Wukong
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
  • Mouthwashing
  • Final Fantasy XVI

Sit Back and Relax

  • Tiny Glade
  • House Flipper 2
  • Farming Simulator 25
  • Webfishing
  • TCG Card Shop Simulator
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[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Balatro getting nominated for two separate GOTYs is wild (in a good sense)

[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't understand the appeal of this game. Played it for a couple of hours because it got hyped so much. What makes this game so fun for people?

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I mean, fun is subjective. For a lot of people Balatro strikes just the right spot between strategy and randomness, and is very replayable. It's perfectly okay if it's not your cup of tea, though.

[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

True. It's just that I usually like these kind of games. It's probably just me.