Valve presented all 11 nominations for The Steam Awards ceremony, including: "Game of the Year", "Best Story", "Best Soundtrack" and others

By: Vladyslav Nuzhnov | 22.12.2022, 19:07

Starting from December 22 at 14:00 (EDT) or 11:00 (PDT) until January 3, gamers on Steam will start voting for the best games at The Steam Awards, where there are 11 categories. So it's time to take a look at each of them.

Here's What We Know

For each nomination, Valve presented 5 games that will fight for the victory.

Let's start with the main one,

Game of the Year:

  • Dying Light 2
  • Elden Ring
  • Stray
  • God of War
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

VR Game of the Year:

  • BONELAB
  • Hitman 3
  • Green Hell VR
  • Among Us VR
  • Inside the Backrooms

Labor of Love:

  • Dota 2
  • Project Zomboid
  • No Man's Sky
  • Deep Rock Galactic
  • Cyberpunk 2077

Better with Friends:

  • Raft
  • Ready or Not
  • Monster Hunter Rise
  • MultiVersus
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Outstanding Visual Style:

  • Scorn
  • Bendy and the Dark Revival
  • Cult of the Lamb
  • Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  • Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Most Innovative Gameplay:

  • Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
  • Teardown
  • Stray
  • Neon White
  • Dome Keeper

Best Game You Suck At:

  • GTFO
  • Elden Ring
  • FIFA 23
  • Victoria 3
  • Total War: WARHAMMER III

Best Soundtrack:

  • Metal: Hellsinger
  • Sonic Frontiers
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
  • Persona 5 Royal
  • Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+

Outstanding Story-Rich Game:

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • God of War
  • Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
  • The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
  • Marvel's Spider-Man: Remastered

Sit Back and Relax:

  • LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  • PowerWash Simulator
  • Disney Dreamlight Valley
  • Dorfromantik
  • Slime Rancher 2

Best Game On the Go:

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
  • Vampire Survivors
  • Death Stranding Director's Cut
  • Brotato
  • Marvel Snap

Flashback

Along with this, the Winter Host will also start on Steam on December 22 at 14:00 (EDT) or 11:00 (PDT). So gamers will also have to get their wallet out after they vote for the best games.

Source: steam