Valve has announced the nominees for The Steam Awards 2024. The list of finalists includes games nominated by Steam users. The games that received the most nominations were Black Myth: Wukong, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Balatro, and Helldivers 2.
Valve reminds us that games can only be nominated for two categories — Game of the Year/VR Game of the Year and one other — but the list of Steam Awards 2024 finalists (repeatedly) breaks that rule. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Black Myth: Wukong, Balatro, and Helldivers 2 are nominated in three categories (Game of the Year and two others), while Hades II, the Silent Hill 2 remake, and Satisfactory are nominated in two (outside of Game of the Year).
Game of the Year
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- Black Myth: Wukong
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.2: Heart of Chornobyl
- Balatro
- Helldivers 2
VR Game of the Year
- Blade and Sorcery
- DAVIGO: VR vs. PC
- Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2
- Metro Awakening
- Maestro
«Favorite Child»
- Dota 2
- No Man’s Sky
- Stardew Valley
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Elden Ring
Best Steam Deck Game
- Hades II
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
- God of War Ragnarök
- Balatro
Best Soundtrack
- Frostpunk 2
- Silent Hill 2
- Fate/stay night REMASTERED
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Red Dead Redemption
Best Game with an Outstanding Story
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Mouthwashing
- Final Fantasy XVI
Voting for the best game in each category will start on December 19, and the results will be announced on December 31.