Hades has continued its sweep of gaming awards ceremonies, after winning in five categories at the 24th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, including Game of the Year.The awards also saw a number of wins for PlayStation exclusives, with Ghost of Tsushima taking home four awards, The Last of Us Part 2 taking two, and Dreams and Spider-Man: Miles Morales each earning one.
It’s been a huge year for Hades, the fan-favourite game from Supergiant, which has taken home game of the year awards from IGN, BAFTA, SXSW, The Gayming Awards, and is up for the category in the Game Developers Choice awards.
You can check out the full list of categories and winners below. Winners are marked in red.
Game of the Year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades – WINNER
- The Last of Us Part II
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades – WINNER
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- The Last of Us Part II
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades – WINNER
- Half-Life: Alyx
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Action Game of the Year
- Doom Eternal
- Hades – WINNER
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Nioh 2
Adventure Game of the Year
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Ghost of Tsushima – WINNER
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- The Last of Us Part II
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Family Game of the Year
Fighting Game of the Year
- EA Sports UFC 4
- Granblue Fantasy Versus
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate – WINNER
- Them’s Fightin’ Herds
Racing Game of the Year
- Dirt 5
- F1 2020
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – WINNER
Role-Playing Game of the Year
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – WINNER
- Persona 5 Royal
- Wasteland 3
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Sports Game of the Year
- EA Sports FIFA 21
- MLB The Show 20
- NBA 2K21
- PGA Tour 2K21
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 – WINNER
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Crusader Kings III
- Desperados III
- Microsoft Flight Simulator – WINNER
- Monster Train
- Per Aspera
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- Down the Rabbit Hole
- Half-Life: Alyx – WINNER
- Paper Beast
- The Room VR: Dark Matter
- The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners
Mobile Game of the Year
- HoloVista
- Legends of Runeterra – WINNER
- Little Orpheus
- Song of Bloom
- South of the Circle
Online Game of the Year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – WINNER
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Tetris Effect: Connected
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- The Last of Us Part II – WINNER
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Spiritfarer
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Ghost of Tsushima – WINNER
- Hades
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Eivor, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Zagreus, Hades
- Abby, The Last of Us Part II
- Ellie, The Last of Us Part II
- Miles, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – WINNER
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- Carrion
- Ghost of Tsushima – WINNER
- Little Orpheus
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- The Pathless
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
- Dreams
- Ghost of Tsushima – WINNER
- The Last of Us Part II
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- The Last of Us Part II – WINNER
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- Dreams – WINNER
- Ghost of Tsushima
- The Last of Us Part II
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
- Half-Life: Alyx – WINNER
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
- Museum of Other Realities
- Paper Beast
- Tempest
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
- Coffee Talk
- Hades – WINNER
- If Found…
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- Noita
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