Astro Bot wins big at The Game Awards 2024: full list of winners and highlights

Sony’s Astro Bot emerged as the standout winner at The Game Awards 2024, clinching the coveted Game of the Year title alongside three other awards: Best Game Direction, Best Family Game, and Best Action/Adventure Game.

The PS5-exclusive platformer by Team Asobi outshone competitors like Metaphor: ReFantazio, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree to claim the top prize.

Metaphor: ReFantazio, an RPG by Atlus, secured three major awards for Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and Best RPG. Meanwhile, indie sensation Balatro, a poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder, received accolades for Best Independent Game, Best Debut Indie Game, and Best Mobile Game.

Although Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth led the nominations alongside Astro Bot with seven nods, it won just one category, taking home the award for Best Score and Music. Other highlights included Black Myth: Wukong winning Best Action Game and Tekken 8 dominating the Best Fighting Game category. Sony’s Helldivers 2 also made a mark, winning Best Ongoing Game and Best Multiplayer Game.

Held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024, the event was hosted by Geoff Keighley and featured appearances from gaming icons like Hideo Kojima and Todd Howard. Celebrities such as Harrison Ford, Aaron Paul, and Snoop Dogg also graced the stage, with Snoop performing during the event.

The ceremony unveiled several major game announcements, including Naughty Dog’s next sci-fi action title, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and FromSoftware’s surprise reveal of Elden Ring: Nightreign, a standalone co-op game slated for 2025.

Full list of winners at The Game Awards 2024

Game of the Year

Winner: Astro Bot (Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Game Direction

Winner: Astro Bot (Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Narrative

Winner: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)

Best Art Direction

Winner: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)

Best Score and Music

Winner: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (Square Enix)

Best Audio Design

Winner: Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory/ Xbox Game Studios)

Best Performance

Winner: Melina Juergens (Senua's Saga: Hellblade II)

Innovation in Accessibility

Winner: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/ Ubisoft)

Games for Impact

Winner: Neva (Nomada Studio/ Devolver)

Best Ongoing Game

Winner: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/ SIE)

Best Independent Game

Winner: Balatro (Local Thunk/ Playstack)

Best Debut Indie Game

Winner: Balatro (Local Thunk/ Playstack)

Best Mobile Game

Winner: Balatro (Local Thunk/ Playstack)

Best VR/ AR Game

Winner: Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj/ Oculus Studios)

Best Action Game

Winner: Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)

Best Action/Adventure Game

Winner: Astro Bot (Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best RPG

Winner: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)

Best Fighting Game

Winner: Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)

Best Family Game

Winner: Astro Bot (Team Asobi/ Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Sim/Strategy Game

Winner: Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)

Best Sports/Racing Game

Winner: EA Sports FC 25 (EA Sports)

Best Multiplayer Game

Winner: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/ SIE)

Best Adaptation

Winner: Fallout (Bethesda/ Kilter Films/ Amazon MGM Studios)

Most Anticipated Game

Winner: Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)

Content Creator of the Year

Winner: CaseOh

Best Esports Game

Winner: League of Legends (Riot Games)

Best Esports Athlete

Winner: Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok)

Best Esports Team

Winner: T1 (League of Legends)