The Steam Awards 2024 Nominees Announced

Steam Awards

The end of the year is upon us and as always that means a series of end-of-year awards and community events. The PC marketplace Steam has announced its own slate of nominees for The Steam Awards, its annual community-voted event. And as a special treat, voting can earn you a special Steam sticker for each of the 11 categories.

The categories range from the usual like Game of the Year and VR Game of the Year, to awarding continued support with the Labor of Love award, to recognizing chill vibes with the Sit Back and Relax award. Frontrunners in this year's awards include Black Myth Wukong, Balatro, Helldivers 2, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, with three nominations each.

Check out all the nominations below, and be sure to vote for your favorites on the Steam Awards page from December 19-31.

For even more of the year's best games, be sure to check out our picks for the Best PC Games of 2024, along with our own Game of the Year winner, Metaphor ReFantazio.

Game 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