Astro Bot has won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024.
Team Asobi‘s game beat out Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Metaphor: ReFantazio to take home the top prize.
It also won three other awards during the show, for Best Game Direction, Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Family Game.
The full list of award winners was as follows:
Game of the Year
Best Game Direction
ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Narrative
Metaphor: ReFantanzio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best Art Direction
Best Score and Music
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Best Audio Design
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
Best Performance
Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Innovation in Accessibility
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
Games for Impact
Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
Best Ongoing Game
Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
Best Community Support
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian)
Best Independent Game
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Best Debut Indie Game
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Best Mobile Game
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Best VR/AR Game
Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj/Oculus Studios)
Best Action Game
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Best Action/Adventure Game
ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best RPG
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best Fighting Game
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
Best Family Game
ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)
Best Sports/Racing Game
EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
Best Multiplayer Game
Helldivers 2 (Arrow Game Studios/SIE)
Best Adaptation
Fallout (Bethesda/Kilter Films/Amazon MGM Studios)
Most Anticipated Game
Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)
Content Creator of the Year
CaseOh
Best Esports Game
League of Legends (Riot Games)