The Steam Awards
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Vote for the 2023 Steam Award nominees during the Winter Sale starting on December 21st at 10am Pacific.

Game of the Year Award - Baldur’s Gate 3

VR Game of the Year Award - Labyrinthine

Labor of Love Award - Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Game on Steam Deck Award - Hogwarts Legacy

Better With Friends Award - Lethal Company

Outstanding Visual Style Award - Atomic Heart

Most Innovative Gameplay Award - Starfield

Best Game You Suck At Award - SIFU

Best Soundtrack Award - The Last of Us Part I

Outstanding Story-Rich Game Award - Baldur’s Gate 3

Sit Back and Relax Award - Dave the Diver

  • @RxBrad@lemmy.todayEnglish
    151•11 months ago

    “Labor of Love”…

    Because of all that new RDR2 content that keeps rolling out…

    • @phoneymouse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36•11 months ago

      Why was Cyberpunk not even a finalist? They released a massive update this year and have pretty much fixed the game and added lots of new content through the DLC.

      • Cowbee [he/him]English
        25•11 months ago

        Cyberpunk legitimately turned itself around and won back the public after a disastrous launch, just like NMS did.

        • @PlatinumSf@pawb.socialEnglish
          1•11 months ago

          It’s a massive game that was absolutely a labor of love, but it’s Rockstar we’re talking about here. They turn love into microtx and milk it till it’s dry. Then it’s to the meat packing facilities for a little mobile/console porting so it’s innards can be broken up to be resold 😂. No real fault to the devs, art team, and story team that absolutely did put love into the game though.

          • @RxBrad@lemmy.todayEnglish
            13•11 months ago

            That’s not what this award is. This is the “old game that continues to get lots of new content” award. RDR2 hasn’t had new content since 2022.

            This game has been out for a while. The team is well past the debut of their creative baby, but being the good parents they are, these devs continue to nurture and support their creation. This game, to this day, is still getting new content after all these years.

              • @RxBrad@lemmy.todayEnglish
                1•11 months ago

                “Read what I’m actually voting on / clicking on / agreeing to / etc?!? Never!”

                Phishing scammers thank you for your service.

                • @Blackmist@feddit.ukEnglish
                  1•11 months ago

                  Rule #1 of any UI design is “Nobody reads anything”

                  Just rename the award. Best Ongoing Development? Best Live Service Experience?

          • @WarmSoda@lemm.eeEnglish
            2•11 months ago

            Yeah that was basically my original comment too, but I realized that’s not what the award is actually for.