The 2024 Steam Awards winners – gaming community chose the best games in 11 different categories
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Although we already welcomed 2025, we took a moment to look back at the best games of 2024, which were chosen by players on Steam. The results were revealed on December 31 and showed the titles which received the most votes across 11 distinct categories. Here are the winners of the 2024 Steam Awards.
Game of the Year Award
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (GSC Game World/GSC Game World (worldwide), SEGA (Japan), 4divinity (China and South East Asia))
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
HELLDIVERS 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/PlayStation Publishing LLC)
VR Game of the Year Award
Metro Awakening (Vertigo Games)
Blade and Sorcery (WarpFrog)
DAVIGO: VR vs. PC (Davigo Studio)
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 (Steel Wool Studios/ScottGames)
Maestro (Double Jack)
Labor of Love Award
ELDEN RING (FromSoftware, Inc./FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Dota 2 (Valve)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Best Game on Steam Deck Award
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Jetpack Interactive/PlayStation Publishing LLC)
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Owlcat Games)
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (Funday Games/Ghost Ship Publishing)
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Better With Friends Award
HELLDIVERS 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/PlayStation Publishing LLC)
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