For those who don’t use Steam but would still be interested, the submissions are specifically from 2024, and catagories are:

  • Game of the year
  • VR game of the year
  • Labour of Love for an old game that the devs have maintained well
  • Best Game on Steam Deck
  • Better with Friends for the best multiplayer game
  • Outstanding Visual Style
  • Most innovative gameplay
  • Best Game You Suck At for a difficult game
  • Best Soundtrack
  • Outstanding Story Rich Game
  • Sit Back and Relax for a chill game

Extra points for expanding on why you picked the games you did.

  • inlandempireEnglish
    2·
    6 hours ago

    Game of the Year : not sure yet what to pick

    VR Game of the Year : Metro Awakening, I don’t have a headset but it looks like a great adaptation in the Metro franchise

    Labor of Love : Deep Rock Galactic, this time for sure they’ll win 🤡

    Best Game on Steam Deck : Deep Rock Galactic Survivor

    Better With Friends : Helldivers 2

    Outstanding Visual Style : not sure yet

    Most Innovative Gameplay : not sure yet

    Best Game You Suck At : Balatro

    Best Sountrack : not sure yet

    Outstanding Story Rich Game : not sure yet

    Sit Back and Relax : Tiny Glade

  • SlamWich@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 day ago

    The Finals - incredibly innovative gameplay for an FPS and a soundtrack that slaps. Also, Soulstone Survivors for Labor of Love

  • PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    Personally, the only games I’ve found that Im esspecially comfortable to “lock-in” are:

    Factorio for Labour of Love, as its an absolute gem of a game that has continued to receive significant improvements even after launch and not even all bundled in to the (itself amazing) expansion. I also considered Stardew Valley or Dota, both of which are great for this, but Factorio really deserves it for Space Age and the updates that have come with it.

    Balatro for Best Game on Steam Deck, for its addicting, fun gameplay, good for longer sessions or pick-up and put-down play.

    Tactical Breach Wizards for Outstanding Visual Style. There are other games that might have pulled off their themes better, but the mix of military and magical is so cool and charming and unique, that its my absolute favorite right now.

    And Balatro again for Sit Back and Relax, for the same reasons I gave for Steam Deck, and just how chill it can be once you’ve learned the basics.