After a ceremony filled with big announcements, The Game Awards 2024 ended with Astro Bot taking home Game of the Year.
Aside from the biggest award of the night, the game also took home three other awards: Best Action / Adventure Game, Best Family Game, and Best Game Direction. Thanks to this, Astro Bot is officially the biggest winner of The Game Awards, with Balatro and Metaphor: ReFantazio right behind it at 3 awards each.
Meanwhile, here’s a rundown of all the winners at this year’s awards:
- Game of the Year – Astro Bot
- Best Game Direction – Astro Bot
- Best Narrative – Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Best Art Direction – Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Best Score and Music – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Best Audio Design – Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Best Performance – Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Games for Impact – Neva
- Best Independent Game – Balatro
- Best Debut Indie Game – Balatro
- Best Ongoing Game – Helldivers II
- Best Community Support – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best Mobile Game – Balatro
- Best VR / AR Game – Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Best Action Game – Black Myth: Wukong
- Best Action / Adventure Game – Astro Bot
- Best Role Playing Game – Metaphor:ReFantazio
- Best Fighting Game – Tekken 8
- Best Family Game – Astro Bot
- Best Sim / Strategy Game – Frostpunk 2
- Best Sports / Racing Game – EA Sports FC 25
- Best Multiplayer Game – Helldivers II
- Innovation in Accessibility – Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Best Adaptation – Fallout
- Most Anticipated Game – Grand Theft Auto VI
- Players’ Voice – Black Myth: Wukong
Astro Bot’s win came as a pleasant surprise for many given that it was up against some heavy hitters like Metaphor: ReFantazio and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. As always, there are varied reactions to Astro Bot’s win, though many are no doubt happy with the win given how great and inventive of a platformer it is.
With Astro Bot taking home GOTY, coupled with its critical and commercial success, we’re surely going to get more Astro titles in the future. Fingers crossed that they’re just as good as this one.