Summary
- Valve revealed all 11 Steam Awards 2024 winners, which were chosen by the community.
- Black Myth: Wukong led with three award wins, including Game of the Year.
- Discounts on some of the winning games are available during the Steam Winter Sale.
Valve has revealed the full list of Steam Awards 2024 winners, which were determined entirely through community voting on Steam. There were 11 award categories for the Steam Awards this year, and some of the award winners include Steam games that are discounted during the Steam Winter Sale.
Similarly to The Game Awards 2024's Players Voice award, gamers voted for their favorite games to win top accolades from the Steam Awards 2024. Voting was open across 11 distinct award categories, including the coveted Game of the Year award, from December 19 to December 31 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Steam users who voted also received exclusive Steam Awards-themed chat stickers while waiting for the award winners to be revealed.

Steam Reveals Its Best Games of 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, Steam celebrates a remarkable year with its annual 'Best of Steam' list, highlighting the most successful games.
Before 2024 came to a close, Valve updated its official page for Steam Awards 2024 on December 31 to reveal the 11 award winners. Black Myth: Wukong received the highest honors as the Steam Awards 2024 Game of the Year winner, while Metro Awakening was named the VR Game of the Year winner. Black Myth: Wukong also won the Best Game You Suck At and Outstanding Story-Rich Game awards, making it the top Steam Awards winner this year with three awards. FromSoftware's ever-popular Elden Ring won the Labor of Love award, as fans determined the game received exceptional post-launch support this year with the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. PlayStation's God of War Ragnarok won the Best Game on Steam Deck award, and Arrowhead Game Studios' Helldivers 2 won the Better With Friends award, which is the second award PlayStation has received.
Valve Reveals All 11 Steam Awards 2024 Winners
- Game of the Year: Black Myth: Wukong
- VR Game of the Year: Metro Awakening
- Best Game You Suck At: Black Myth: Wukong
- Outstanding Story-Rich Game: Black Myth: Wukong
- Labor of Love: Elden Ring
- Best Game on Steam Deck: God of War Ragnarok
- Better With Friends: Helldivers 2
- Outstanding Visual Style: Silent Hill 2
- Most Innovative Gameplay: Liar's Bar
- Best Soundtrack: Red Dead Redemption
- Sit Back and Relax: Farming Simulator 25
Konami and Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 took home the Outstanding Visual Style award, and Curve Animation's early access multiplayer game Liar's Bar won the Most Innovative Gameplay award. 14 years after the game's original release, Red Dead Redemption launched on Steam this past October and won the Best Soundtrack award from Steam Awards 2024. Giants Software's Farming Simulator 25 won the Sit Back and Relax award, completing the list of award winners for Steam Awards this year.
Gamers still have time to save money and catch up on some of the winning titles from Steam Awards 2024 during the Steam Winter Sale, which ends on January 2, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. PST. Out of the 11 award winners, Elden Ring has the biggest discount at 40% off, bringing the game's price down to $35.99. God of War Ragnarok, Helldivers 2, Silent Hill 2, and Red Dead Redemption are also 20% off. The sale is a great opportunity for fans to enjoy some of the best games from 2024 before many of 2025's most anticipated games are released.
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