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December is the month of award reveals, and we nonetheless have a bit extra to undergo! Aside from our Steam Deck Sport Awards, Valve is internet hosting its personal Steam awards, and now, we will see precisely which nominees have been voted on by the neighborhood to point out up. With 11 totally different classes, together with one particular for the Steam Deck, listed below are all of the 2024 nominees:
Sport of the Yr:
Balatro
Black Fable: Wukong
Helldivers 2
S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. 2
Warhammer 40,000: House Marine 2
Greatest Sport on Steam Deck:
Balatro
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
God of Battle: Ragnarok
Hades 2
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Dealer
VR Sport of the Yr:
Blade and Sorcery
Davigo
5 Nights at Freddy’s: Assist Wished 2
Maestro
Metro Awakening VR
Labor of Love:
Baldur’s Gate 3
Dota 2
Elden Ring
No Man’s Sky
Stardew Valley
Higher With Pals:
Helldivers 2
Palworld
Passable
Sons of the Forest
Warhammer 40,000: House Marine 2
Excellent Visible Model:
Hades 2
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Neva
9 Sols
Silent Hill 2
Most Progressive Gameplay:
Balatro
Helldivers 2
Liar’s Bar
Passable
S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. 2
Greatest Sport You Suck At:
Black Fable: Wukong
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
Ghost of Tsushima
Tekken 8
The Finals
Greatest Soundtrack:
Destiny/keep Night time Remastered
Frostpunk 2
Horizon Forbidden West
Crimson Lifeless Redemption
Silent Hill 2
Excellent Story-Wealthy Sport:
Black Fable: Wukong
Last Fantasy 16
Ghost of Tsushima
Mouthwashing
S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. 2
Sit Again and Chill out:
Farming Simulator 25
Home Flipper 2
TCG Card Store Simulator
Tiny Glade
Webfishing
Earlier than I give my ideas, I simply wish to congratulate all of those video games. Each is a improbable expertise, and whereas all of us have our personal opinions on which video games we like higher, there is no doubt that each sport right here deserves a spot the place they’re.
Nevertheless, I’m shocked at this Sport of the Yr record. They’re all superior video games in their very own proper, however I’m stunned to see House Marine 2 there and Metaphor is nowhere to be seen. Identical with S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. 2, however that is principally because of the very buggy launch and never the precise high quality of the sport itself. Personally, I hope to see Balatro win.
No sport launched this 12 months has been constantly talked about and talked about like Balatro has. Certain, we had unimaginable gross sales for Black Fable, and S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. and House Marine 2 each revived their respective collection, however Balatro put a brand new spin on one thing that labored extraordinarily effectively and has been constantly the speak of the city. They had been even capable of take Minecraft off of the cell storefronts after they launched a cell port of the sport, which isn’t a straightforward feat.
I used to be additionally fairly stunned by the Steam Deck award nominees. Balatro, Hades 2, and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor make sense, however God of Battle: Ragnarok shouldn’t be the best sport to play on the Deck when it comes to efficiency. I used to be really fairly excited to see Rogue Dealer seem within the nominees, although, and I believe it is the proper match as a consequence of how lengthy the sport is and the way simple it’s to select up and put down.
As for the opposite nominees, seeing Mouthwashing seem within the Excellent Story-Wealthy Sport was a deal with, although I believe Metaphor ought to exchange Black Fable there. The whole lot else made lots of sense to me, and I’m extraordinarily comfortable to see so many wonderful video games getting acknowledged in numerous methods.
You’ll be able to take a look at the total record of nominees on the Steam web page for them.
What do you consider the record? Had been there any video games you suppose needs to be in these classes as an alternative? Tell us within the feedback!
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