The Game Awards 2024 winners, announcements & trailers

The Game Awards 2024 is one of the biggest events of the year, with industry professionals being honored for their efforts in bringing us the very best gaming experiences. As each award is handed out tonight and as every trailer is revealed, you’ll find that information below, updated in real-time until the show is over. So without further ado, let’s dig into the winners, trailers, and announcements.

The Game Awards 2024 Nominees & Winners

The main reason for this show is to recognize the games, developers, teams, and people responsible for bringing us the content we’ve consumed this year. Below is each of the categories including all nominees and the winners. While we wait, make sure you check out the winners and announcements from The Game Awards 2023.

Game of the Year Winner: Astro Bot

Nominees:

Astro Bot
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Metaphor ReFantazio

Best Action Game Winner: Black Myth: Wukong

Nominees:

Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
Stellar Blade
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best Action/Adventure Game Winner: Astro Bot

Nominees:

Astro Bot
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Silent Hill 2
Star Wars Outlaws
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Most Anticipated Game Winner: Grand Theft Auto VI

Nominees:

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Grand Theft Auto 6
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Monster Hunter Wilds

Best Adaptation Winner: Fallout

Nominees:

Arcane: League of Legends
Fallout
Knuckles
Like a Dragon: Yakuza
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Best Art Direction Winner: Metaphor: ReFantazio

Nominees:

Astro Bot
Black Myth: Wukong
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Metaphor ReFantazio
Neva

Best Audio Design Winner: Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Nominees:

Astro Bot
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
Silent Hill 2

Best Community Support Winner: Baldur's Gate 3

Nominees:

Baldur's Gate 3
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Man's Sky

Content Creator of the Year Winner: CaseOh

Nominees:

CaseOh
IlloJuan
Techno Gamerz
Typical Gamer
Usada Pekora

Best Debut Indie Game Winner: Balatro

Nominees:

Animal Well
Balatro
Manor Lords
Pacific Drive
The Plucky Squire

Best Esports Game Winner: League of Legends

Nominees:

Counter-Strike 2
Dota 2
League of Legends
Mobile Legends Bang Bang
Valorant

Best Esports Athlete Winner: Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok

Nominees:

Neta "33" Shapira (Tundra Esports, Dota 2)
Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen (Natus Vincere, Counter-Strike 2)
Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon (Gen.G, League of Legends)
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (T1, League of Legends)
Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike 2)
Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang (EDward Gaming, Valorant)

Best Esports Team Winner: T1

Nominees:

Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
G (League of Legends)
Natus Vincere (Counter-Strike 2)
T1 (League of Legends)
Team Liquid (Dota 2)

Best Family Game Winner: Astro Bot

Nominees:

Astro Bot
Prince Peach: Showtime!
Super Mario Party Jamboree
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
The Plucky Squire

Best Fighting Game Winner: Tekken 8

Nominees:

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Marvel Vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
Multiversus
Tekken 8

Best Game Direction Winner: Astro Bot

Nominees:

Astro Bot
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Metaphor ReFantazio

Games for Impact Winner: Neva

Nominees:

Closer the Distance
Indika
Neva
Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Best Indie Game Winner: Balatro

Nominees:

Animal Well
Balatro
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Neva
UFO 50

Innovation in Accessibility Winner: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Nominees:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Diablo 4
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Star Wars Outlaws

Best Mobile Game Winner: Balatro

Nominees:

AFK Journey
Balatro
Pokemon TCG Pocket
Wuthering Waves
Zenless Zone Zero

Player's Voice Winner: Black Myth: Wukong

Nominees:

Black Myth: Wukong
Genshin Impact
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Wuthering Waves
Zenless Zone Zero

Best Multiplayer Game Winner: Helldivers 2

Nominees:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Tekken 8
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best Narrative Winner: Metaphor ReFantazio

Nominees:

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Metaphor ReFantazio
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
Silent Hill 2

Best Ongoing Game Winner: Helldivers 2

Nominees:

Destiny 2
Diablo 4
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite
Helldivers 2

Best Performance Winner: Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Nominees:

Briana White as Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Hannah Telle as Max Caufield in Life is Strange: Double Exposure
Humberly Gonzalez as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2
Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Best Role-Playing Game Winner: Metaphor: ReFantazio

Nominees:

Dragon's Dogma 2
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Metaphor ReFantazio

Best Score and Music Winner: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Nominees:

Astro Bot
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Metaphor ReFantazio
Silent Hill 2
Stellar Blade

Best Sports/Racing Game Winner: EA Sports FC 25

Nominees:

F1 24
EA Sports FC 25
NBA 2K25
TopSpin 2K25
WWE 2K24

Best Strategy/Sim Game Winner: Frostpunk 2

Nominees:

Age of Mythology: Retold
Frostpunk 2
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Manor Lords
Unicorn Overlord

Best VR/AR Game Winner: Batman: Arkham Shadow

Nominees:

Arizona Sunshine Remake
Asgard's Wrath 2
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Metal Hellsinger VR
Metro Awakening VR

The Game Awards 2024 announcements

The Game Awards 2024 might focus on handing out awards, but it’s also packed full of video game news. Below is a look at some of the major announcements from the night, including a breakdown of important information you need to know about these upcoming games.

The Game Awards 2024 trailer

Finally, here is every single trailer for every single game that was revealed at The Game Awards 2024.

Ninja Gaiden Ragebound

One Move Away

Slay the Spire 2

Dave the Diver: In the Jungle

Thick as Thieves

Shadow Labyrinth

Steel Paws

Tales of the Shire

Stalcraft Operations

Midnight Murder Club

Kyora

Rematch

Solasta 2

The Witcher 4

Elden Ring: Nightreign

Final Fantasy Rebirth to PC

Untitled Project by Ico creator

The Outer Worlds 2

Split Fiction

FragPunk

Killing Floor 3

Steel Hunters

Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2

Borderlands 4

Clive Rosfield comes to Tekken 8

Splitgate 2

Virtua Fighter

Project Century

Turok Origins

Helldivers 2: Omens of Tyranny: new aliens, vehicles & more

Warframe 1999

Palworld Feybreak

Onimushi: Way of the Sword

The First Berserker: Khazan

Arad Dungeon & Fighter

Dying Light: The Beast

Hunt: Showdown 1896 - Post Malone Murder Circus

Fortnite Ballistic

Stage Fright

Game of Thrones Kingsroad

Screamer

Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on PC

Double Dragon Revive

Den of Wolves

Zenless Zone Zero

Honkai: Star Rail

Sonic Racing Cross Worlds

Mafia The Old Country

Dispatch

Okami Sequel

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

That’s everything shown at The Game Awards 2024, from the winners of all the cateogories and the other nominees in the running to every trailer that was shown. Stay right where you are, because the fun isn’t over, as we have our Shacknews Awards 2024 coming up soon.