2024 Vidya Game Awards
Least Worst Award
for least worst game of the year
Balatro
LocalThunk
#1 Balatro
#2 Unicorn Overlord
#3 Helldivers II
#4 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
#5 Metaphor: ReFantazio
#6 Astro Bot
#7 Stellar Blade
#8 UFO 50
#9 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
#10 Black Myth: Wukong
#11 Nine Sols
#12 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Most Hated Award
for most hated game of the year
Concord
Firewalk Studios
#1 Concord
#2 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#3 Dustborn
#4 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
#5 Star Wars Outlaws
#6 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
#7 Skull and Bones
#8 Unknown 9: Awakening
#9 Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
#10 Dragon's Dogma 2
#11 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#12 Black Myth: Wukong
Haptic Feedback Award
for best gameplay
Balatro
LocalThunk
#1 Balatro
#2 Helldivers II
#3 Astro Bot
#4 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
#5 Unicorn Overlord
#6 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
#7 UFO 50
#8 Nine Sols
#9 Stellar Blade
#10 Metaphor: ReFantazio
#11 Black Myth: Wukong
#12 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Press X To Win The Award
for worst gameplay
Dustborn
Red Thread Games
#1 Dustborn
#2 Concord
#3 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
#4 Star Wars Outlaws
#5 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#6 Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
#7 Skull And Bones
#8 Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
#9 Zenless Zone Zero
#10 MultiVersus
#11 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#12 Dragon's Dogma 2
Radirgy Award
for best visual aesthetics
Unicorn Overlord
Vanillaware
#1 Unicorn Overlord
#2 Metaphor: ReFantazio
#3 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
#4 Persona 3 Reload
#5 Nine Sols
#6 Balatro
#7 Stellar Blade
#8 Astro Bot
#9 Black Myth: Wukong
#10 Zenless Zone Zero
#11 ANTONBLAST
#12 Marvel Rivals
Assthetics Award
for worst visual aesthetics
Concord
Firewalk Studios
#1 Concord
#2 Funko Fusion
#3 Dustborn
#4 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#5 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
#6 Star Wars Outlaws
#7 South Park: Snow Day!
#8 Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
#9 Penny's Big Breakaway
#10 Unknown 9: Awakening
#11 ANTONBLAST
#12 Metaphor: ReFantazio
Carlito Award
for best character
Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic x Shadow Generations
#1 Shadow the Hedgehog
#2 Ichiban Kasuga
#3 Luigi
#4 Captain Titus
#5 Kazuma Kiryu
#6 Eve
#7 Jimbo
#8 James Sunderland
#9 Yi
#10 Astro Bot
#11 Olivia Halford
#12 Bazz
The Hateful Eight Award
for worst character
Taash
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#1 Taash
#2 The entire cast of Dustborn
#3 The entire cast of Concord
#4 The entire cast of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
#5 Wuk Lamat
#6 Kay Vess
#7 Vivian
#8 Jimmy
Hate Machine Award
for crimes against gaming
DEI
"GO WOKE GO BROKE"
#1 DEI
#2 Sweet Baby Inc.
#3 SJWs
#4 Gacha
#5 Microtransactions
#6 Ubisoft
#7 Dustborn
#8 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#9 Concord
#10 Sony
#11 Unreal Engine
#12 Microsoft
#13 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
#14 China
#15 The Game Awards
#16 Nintendo
Vocal Minority Award
for worst fanbase
Reddit
#1 Reddit
#2 /v/
#3 Sony
#4 Nintendo
#5 Genshin Impact
#6 Pokemon
#7 Undertale
#8 Sonic the Hedgehog
#9 Super Smash Bros.
#10 Mouthwashing
#11 Friday Night Funkin'
#12 Final Fantasy XIV
Leading Madames Award
for best representation of women
Stellar Blade
SHIFT UP
#1 Stellar Blade
#2 Unicorn Overlord
#3 Marvel Rivals
#4 MiSide
#5 Zenless Zone Zero
#6 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#7 Metaphor: ReFantazio
#8 Persona 3 Reload
#9 Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium
#10 Tekken 8
#11 I Wani Hug that Gator!
#12 Infinity Nikki
Dude Ranch Award
for best representation of men
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Saber Interactive
#1 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
#2 Helldivers II
#3 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
#4 Tekken 8
#5 Sonic X Shadow Generations
#6 Marvel Rivals
#7 Silent Hill 2
#8 Metaphor: ReFantazio
#9 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#10 Black Myth: Wukong
#11 Mouthwashing
#12 ANTONBLAST
Kamige Award
for best eroge
Fate/stay night
TYPE-MOON, fuzz Inc.
#1 Fate/stay night
#2 Monster Girl Quest Paradox Part 3
#3 Winter Memories
#4 Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy
#5 Working Sakuya
#6 Aurelia
#7 Kaiju Princess 2
#8 Himegashima Island
#9 Yarimono
#10 Galzoo Island
#11 Enishia and the Binding Brand
#12 Ghosts and Japes
Audiosurf 2 Award
for best soundtrack
Persona 3 Reload
Listen to the soundtrack here
#1 Persona 3 Reload
#2 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
#3 Metaphor: ReFantazio
#4 Sonic X Shadow Generations
#5 Balatro
#6 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#7 Silent Hill 2
#8 Helldivers II
#9 Stellar Blade
#10 Astro Bot
#11 Tekken 8
#12 ANTONBLAST
Blood Meridian Award
for best writing / story
Unicorn Overlord
Vanillaware
#1 Unicorn Overlord
#2 Metaphor: ReFantazio
#3 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
#4 Mouthwashing
#5 Silent Hill 2
#6 Nine Sols
#7 I Wani Hug that Gator!
#8 Fate/stay night
#9 Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
#10 Thank Goodness You're Here!
#11 Black Myth: Wukong
#12 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Chamber Pot Award
for worst writing / story
Dustborn
Red Thread Games
#1 Dustborn
#2 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#3 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
#4 Concord
#5 Star Wars Outlaws
#6 Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
#7 Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
#8 Unknown 9: Awakening
#9 Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
#10 Homeworld 3
#11 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#12 Dragon's Dogma 2
Seal of Quality Award
for biggest technical blunder
Concord
Firewalk Studios
#1 Concord
#2 Star Wars Outlaws
#3 Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm
#4 Skull and Bones
#5 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
#6 Dragon's Dogma 2
#7 Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
#8 Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
#9 Unknown 9: Awakening
#10 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
#11 MultiVersus
#12 Helldivers II
New Challenger Award
for best new IP
Balatro
LocalThunk
#1 Balatro
#2 Unicorn Overlord
#3 Stellar Blade
#4 Metaphor: ReFantazio
#5 UFO 50
#6 Nine Sols
#7 Black Myth: Wukong
#8 Crow Country
#9 I Wani Hug that Gator!
#10 Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess
#11 Zenless Zone Zero
#12 Concord
IP Twist Award
for best implementation of an old franchise
Helldivers II
Arrowhead Game Studios
#1 Helldivers II
#2 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
#3 Metal Slug Tactics
#4 Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
#5 Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
#6 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
#7 Silent Hill 2
#8 Mario & Luigi: Brothership
#9 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
#10 Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
#11 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
#12 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Pixels Are Art XII
for most pretentious indie game
Dustborn
Red Thread Games
#1 Dustborn
#2 YIIK I.V
#3 Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
#4 Mouthwashing
#5 Indika
#6 Clickolding
#7 Webfishing
#8 Neva
#9 Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
#10 Animal Well
#11 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
#12 Balatro
The Little Game That Could Award
for best game nobody played
Visions of Mana
Ouka Studios, Square Enix Creative Business Unit IV
#1 Visions of Mana
#2 Satisfactory
#3 Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers
#4 Rabbit and Steel
#5 Rise of the Rōnin
#6 Make a Good Mega Man Level 3
#7 The Rise of the Golden Idol
#8 Slitterhead
#9 Bakeru
#10 Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
#11 Devil Blade Reboot
#12 DEAD MAN'S HAND: Card Roulette Action
#13 Ufouria: The Saga 2
/vr/ Award
for best game of 1994
Doom II
id Software
#1 Doom II
#2 Super Metroid
#3 Donkey Kong Country
#4 System Shock
#5 Mega Man X
#6 Final Fantasy VI (formerly III)
#7 Sonic 3 & Knuckles
#8 Super Street Fighter II Turbo
#9 X-COM: UFO Defense
#10 Daytona USA
#11 Earthworm Jim
#12 Donkey Kong (Game Boy)
Boomerang Award
for best game of 2004
Half-Life 2
Valve Corporation
#1 Half-Life 2
#2 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
#3 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
#4 Cave Story
#5 Halo 2
#6 Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
#7 Katamari Damacy
#8 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
#9 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
#10 Unreal Tournament 2004
#11 World of Warcraft
#12 Pikmin 2
"Buy an ad" Award
for most blatantly promoted game
Genshin Impact
HoYoverse
#1 Genshin Impact
#2 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#3 Zenless Zone Zero
#4 Black Myth: Wukong
#5 Concord
#6 Marvel Rivals
#7 Palworld
#8 Astro Bot
#9 Star Wars: Outlaws
#10 Stellar Blade
#11 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#12 Balatro
Prove Me Wrong Award
for least anticipated game of 2025 and beyond
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Ubisoft Québec
#1 Assassin's Creed Shadows
#2 Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
#3 Borderlands 4
#4 Avowed
#5 The Outer Worlds 2
#6 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
#7 Turok: Origins
#8 The Witcher IV
#9 Pokemon Legends Z-A
#10 Civilization VII
#11 Grand Theft Auto VI
#12 Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Please Be Good Award
for game coming out in 2025 and beyond that we hope doesn't suck
Okami Sequel
Clovers, Capcom
#1 Okami Sequel
#2 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
#3 Hollow Knight: Silksong
#4 Doom: The Dark Ages
#5 Monster Hunter Wilds
#6 Grand Theft Auto VI
#7 Elden Ring: Nightreign
#8 Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
#9 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
#10 The Witcher IV
#11 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
#12 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Blue Checkmark Award
for most pointless controversy
Stellar Blade (Everything)
Shift Up
#1 Stellar Blade (Everything)
#2 Mouthwashing fan art
#3 Palworld Lawsuit
#4 Sweet Baby Inc. detected
#5 Black Myth: Wukong (Everything)
#6 Yellow Paint
#7 AI
#8 The Witcher IV (Ciri)
#9 Concord (Everything)
#10 Sweet Baby Inc.
#11 DEI
#12 Assassin's Creed Shadows
Deja Vu Award
For Milking your Cashcow Dry
The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Naughty Dog
#1 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
#2 Fortnite
#3 Genshin Impact
#4 League of Legends
#5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
#6 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
#7 Star Wars Outlaws
#8 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#9 Zenless Zone Zero
#10 Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
#11 Marvel Rivals
#12 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
My Son Award
for biggest disappointment
Dragon's Dogma 2
Capcom
#1 Dragon's Dogma 2
#2 Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
#3 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
#4 Dragon Age: The Veilguard
#5 Homeworld 3
#6 Skull and Bones
#7 Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
#8 Mario & Luigi: Brothership
#9 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#10 Concord
#11 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
#12 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
/emugen/ Award
for best emulation software
Dolphin
Dolphin Emulator Project
#1 Dolphin
#2 PCSX2
#3 Proton
#4 PPSSPP
#5 DuckStation
#6 RPCS3
#7 RetroArch
#8 Yuzu
#9 Ryujinx
#10 Snes9x
#11 MAME
#12 ZSNES
The Award With No Name
for best western game of all time
Fallout: New Vegas
Obsidian Entertainment
#1 Fallout: New Vegas
#2 God Hand
#3 Red Dead Redemption
#4 Red Dead Redemption 2
#5 The Oregon Trail
#6 Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
#7 Wild ARMs
#8 The Town with No Name
#9 Fistful Of Frags
#10 Sunset Riders
#11 Gun
#12 Wild Guns
Why Award
for most pointless remake
The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Naughty Dog
#1 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
#2 Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
#3 Until Dawn
#4 Braid Anniversary Edition
#5 Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
#6 Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
#7 Silent Hill 2
#8 Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
#9 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#10 Mario vs. Donkey Kong
#11 Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
#12 Persona 3 Reload
F2P Award
For Best Free to Play/Freeware Game of All Time
Cave Story
Studio Pixel (Download)
#1 Cave Story
#2 Dwarf Fortress
#3 Katawa Shoujo
#4 Yume Nikki
#5 Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
#6 Helltaker
#7 RuneScape
#8 Path of Exile
#9 Sonic Robo Blast 2 Kart
#10 Dota 2
#11 Warframe
#12 Marvel Rivals
Gone too Soon Award
For a Game You Loved That You Cannot Officially Play Anymore
Unreal Tournament
Epic Games
#1 Unreal Tournament
#2 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
#3 Tribes: Ascend
#4 LittleBigPlanet
#5 Club Penguin
#6 Battlefield 2142
#7 Transformers: Devastation
#8 Star Wars Galaxies
#9 Driver: San Francisco
#10 Overwatch
#11 Battlefield Heroes
#12 Concord
Least Worst of Most Hated Award
For Least Worst Game to win the Most Hated Award
Undertale
Toby Fox
#1 Undertale
#2 No Man's Sky
#3 Mass Effect 3
#4 Star Wars Battlefront II
#5 YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG
#6 Dragon Age II
#7 Fallout 76
#8 Dragon Age: Inquisition
#9 The Last of Us Part II
#10 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition
#11 Gone Home
#12 Forspoken
#13 Saints Row (2022)
Untaken Meds Award
For Weirdest Game of All Time
Seaman
Vivarium
#1 Seaman
#2 Cruelty Squad
#3 LSD: Dream Emulator
#4 Yume Nikki
#5 Hylics
#6 Katamari Damacy
#7 Pepsiman
#8 Pathologic
#9 Space Funeral
#10 Harvester
#11 Incredible Crisis
#12 Panic!
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