2017 GAME OF THE YEAR - Genre Awards

2017 Game of the Year - from media outlets

* Video Game Awards Only - The Video Game includes Console games,
PC games, Handheld games, and Indie games, but not Mac games, Kids games,
Free games, etc.

* Professional Awards Only - The Media include Sites, Magazines, Newspapers, Publications, Broadcastings, but not Blogs have a staff of one.

* All-Format GOTY Awards Only - But a single GOTY pick must be a single title, except for a tie.

* In release order.




2017 SHOOTER OF THE YEAR


Game-Debate Global Game Awards (UK) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Critical Hit (ZA) : Destiny 2

TechTudo (BR) : Destiny 2

WIRED UK Magazine (UK) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Gameblog (FR) : Prey

IGN (US) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

IGN Readers' Choice (US) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

VOXEL (BR) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

VOXEL Readers' Choice (BR) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

JeuxVideo-Live (FR) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

TechRadar (UK) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Attack of the Fanboy (US) : Destiny 2

GameCrate (CA) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

4Players (DE) : Prey

ActuGaming.net (FR) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

ActuGaming.net Readers' Choice (FR) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

3DJuegos (ES) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

3DJuegos Readers' Choice (ES) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Atomix.vg (MX) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

TheSixthAxis (UK) : Splatoon 2

Bleeding Cool (US) : PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Gamereactor Italia (IT) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

DualShockers (US) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Eurogamer.it Readers' Choice (IT) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Gamereactor PT (PT) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Gamereactor Nederlands (NL) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

PlayGround.ru (RU) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice (RU) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Gamekapocs Readers' Choice (HU) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Game Informer (US) : PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Game Informer Readers' Choice (US) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Everyeye.it (IT) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Everyeye.it Readers' Choice (IT) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

GameVicio Readers' Choice (BR) : Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Hardcore Gamer (US) : Call of Duty: WWII

VGChartz (UK) : Splatoon 2

New Game Network (CA) : Destiny 2

GameMAG (RU) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

SaudiGamer (SA) : Splatoon 2

GRY OnLine Readers' Choice (PL) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Play Legit Readers' Choice (US) : Splatoon 2

NeoGAF (US) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

ResetEra (US) : Splatoon 2

IlVideogioco (IT) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Игромания (RU) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Zing.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Mail.Ru Readers' Choice (RU) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

GameSoul Readers' Choice (IT) : Call of Duty: WWII

Merlin'in Kazanı Readers' Choice (TR) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

PlayDome Readers' Choice (HU) : PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PPE.pl Readers' Choice (PL) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Game Industry News Readers' Choice (US) : Call of Duty: WWII




2017 RPG OF THE YEAR


Game-Debate Global Game Awards (UK) : Persona 5

The Game Awards (US) : Persona 5

Critical Hit (ZA) : Persona 5

Areajugones (ES) : Divinity: Original Sin II

Fun & Serious Game Festival (ES) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

TechTudo (BR) : South Park: The Fractured but Whole

WIRED UK Magazine (UK) : Persona 5

Twinfinite (US) : Persona 5

MWEB GameZone (ZA) : South Park: The Fractured but Whole

Gameblog (FR) : Persona 5

IGN (US) : Persona 5

IGN Readers' Choice (US) : Persona 5

Cheat Code Central (US) : Persona 5

VOXEL (BR) : Persona 5

VOXEL Readers' Choice (BR) : Persona 5

JeuxVideo-Live (FR) : Persona 5

TechRadar (UK) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Attack of the Fanboy (US) : Persona 5

Stevivor (AU) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

GameCrate (CA) : Persona 5

Entertainment Buddha (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

4Players (DE) : Persona 5

ActuGaming.net (FR) : Persona 5

ActuGaming.net Readers' Choice (FR) : NieR: Automata

3DJuegos (ES) : Persona 5

3DJuegos Readers' Choice (ES) : Persona 5

Atomix.vg (MX) : Persona 5

TheSixthAxis (UK) : Persona 5

Bleeding Cool (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Gamereactor Italia (IT) : Horizon Zero Dawn

DualShockers (US) : Persona 5

Gamereactor Deutschland (DE) : Divinity: Original Sin II

Eurogamer.it Readers' Choice (IT) : Persona 5

Gamereactor PT (PT) : Persona 5

Gamereactor Nederlands (NL) : Divinity: Original Sin II

PlayGround.ru (RU) : Divinity: Original Sin II

PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice (RU) : Divinity: Original Sin II

Varvat (SE) : Persona 5

Gamekapocs Readers' Choice (HU) : South Park: The Fractured but Whole

BILD Readers' Choice (DE) : South Park: The Fractured but Whole

Game Informer (US) : Persona 5

Game Informer Readers' Choice (US) : Persona 5

Alfa Beta Juega (ES) : NieR: Automata

The Gaming Ground (SE) : Persona 5

Everyeye.it (IT) : Persona 5

Everyeye.it Readers' Choice (IT) : Persona 5

GameVicio Readers' Choice (BR) : Nioh

Hardcore Gamer (US) : Persona 5

Jeux Capt Readers' Choice (FR) : Xenoblade Chronicles 2

VGChartz (UK) : Persona 5

New Game Network (CA) : Divinity: Original Sin II

GRY OnLine Readers' Choice (PL) : Divinity: Original Sin II

Play Legit Readers' Choice (US) : Persona 5

NeoGAF (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

ResetEra (US) : Persona 5

IlVideogioco (IT) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Игромания (RU) : Divinity: Original Sin II

Игромания Readers' Choice (RU) : Divinity: Original Sin II

Games.cz (CZ) : Divinity: Original Sin II

Games.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : Divinity: Original Sin II

Zing.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : Divinity: Original Sin II

Mail.Ru Readers' Choice (RU) : Divinity: Original Sin II

GameStar Hungary Readers' Choice (HU) : South Park: The Fractured but Whole

GameSoul Readers' Choice (IT) : Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

Merlin'in Kazanı Readers' Choice (TR) : Divinity: Original Sin II

PlayDome Readers' Choice (HU) : South Park: The Fractured but Whole

Hrej.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

PPE.pl Readers' Choice (PL) : Persona 5

AIAS - D.I.C.E. Awards (US) : NieR: Automata

Game Industry News Readers' Choice (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild




2017 ACTION / ADVENTURE OF THE YEAR


Game-Debate Global Game Awards (UK) :
Action - Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Adventure - Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

The Game Awards (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Critical Hit (ZA) : SteamWorld Dig 2

Areajugones (ES) :
Action - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Fun & Serious Game Festival (ES) :
Action - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

TechTudo (BR) : Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

WIRED UK Magazine (UK) : Action - NieR: Automata

MWEB GameZone (ZA) : Assassin's Creed Origins

Gameblog (FR) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

IGN (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

IGN Readers' Choice (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Cheat Code Central (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

VOXEL (BR) :
Action - Nioh
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

VOXEL Readers' Choice (BR) :
Action - Nioh
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

JeuxVideo-Live (FR) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Attack of the Fanboy (US) : Action - Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Stevivor (AU) : Assassin's Creed Origins

GameCrate (CA) : Action - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Entertainment Buddha (US) : Horizon Zero Dawn

4Players (DE) :
Action - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Adventure - What Remains of Edith Finch

ActuGaming.net (FR) :
Action - Assassin's Creed Origins
Adventure - Super Mario Odyssey

ActuGaming.net Readers' Choice (FR) :
Action - Assassin's Creed Origins
Adventure - Super Mario Odyssey

3DJuegos (ES) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

3DJuegos Readers' Choice (ES) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

TheSixthAxis (UK) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Bleeding Cool (US) : Horizon Zero Dawn

DualShockers (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Eurogamer.it Readers' Choice (IT) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Gamereactor Nederlands (NL) : Horizon Zero Dawn

PlayGround.ru (RU) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice (RU) : Assassin's Creed Origins

Varvat (SE) :
Action - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Adventure - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Gamekapocs Readers' Choice (HU) : Horizon Zero Dawn

BILD Readers' Choice (DE) : Assassin's Creed Origins

Game Informer (US) :
Action - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Adventure - What Remains of Edith Finch

Game Informer Readers' Choice (US) :
Action - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Adventure - Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

Alfa Beta Juega (ES) :
Action - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Gaming Ground (SE) :
Action - Yakuza 0
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Everyeye.it (IT) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Everyeye.it Readers' Choice (IT) :
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon Zero Dawn

GameVicio Readers' Choice (BR) :
Action - Horizon Zero Dawn
Adventure - Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

Hardcore Gamer (US) :
Action - NieR: Automata
Adventure - Night in the Woods

Jeux Capt Readers' Choice (FR) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

VGChartz (UK) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

New Game Network (CA) :
Action - Horizon Zero Dawn
Adventure - Night in the Woods

GameMAG (RU) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Sector (SK) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

GRY OnLine Readers' Choice (PL) :
Action - Assassin's Creed Origins
Adventure - Observer

Play Legit Readers' Choice (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

NeoGAF (US) :
Action - Yakuza 0
Adventure - Assassin's Creed Origins

ResetEra (US) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

IlVideogioco (IT) : Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Игромания (RU) : Adventure - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Игромания Readers' Choice (RU) : Adventure - Horizon Zero Dawn

Games.cz (CZ) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Games.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Zing.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Mail.Ru Readers' Choice (RU) : Action - Prey

GameStar Hungary Readers' Choice (HU) :
Adventure - Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

GameSoul Readers' Choice (IT) :
Action - Assassin's Creed Origins
Adventure - Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

Merlin'in Kazanı Readers' Choice (TR) :
Action - Assassin's Creed Origins
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

PlayDome Readers' Choice (HU) : Assassin's Creed Origins

Hrej.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : Adventure - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

PPE.pl Readers' Choice (PL) : Horizon Zero Dawn

AIAS - D.I.C.E. Awards (US) :
Action - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Adventure - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Game Industry News Readers' Choice (US) :
Adventure - Assassin's Creed Origins




2017 SPORTS OF THE YEAR


Game-Debate Global Game Awards (UK) : FIFA 18

The Game Awards (US) : Forza Motorsport 7

Critical Hit (ZA) : Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Areajugones (ES) : Forza Motorsport 7

Fun & Serious Game Festival (ES) : Forza Motorsport 7

TechTudo (BR) : FIFA 18

Twinfinite (US) : Forza Motorsport 7

MWEB GameZone (ZA) : FIFA 18

Gameblog (FR) : Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

Cheat Code Central (US) : Forza Motorsport 7

VOXEL (BR) : FIFA 18

VOXEL Readers' Choice (BR) : FIFA 18

JeuxVideo-Live (FR) : Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

TechRadar (UK) : Forza Motorsport 7

GAMES.CH (CH) : FIFA 18

Attack of the Fanboy (US) : MLB The Show 17

Stevivor (AU) : Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

GameCrate (CA) : FIFA 18

4Players (DE) : MLB The Show 17

ActuGaming.net (FR) : Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

ActuGaming.net Readers' Choice (FR) : Forza Motorsport 7

3DJuegos (ES) : FIFA 18

3DJuegos Readers' Choice (ES) : FIFA 18

Atomix.vg (MX) : Golf Story

TheSixthAxis (UK) : Madden NFL 18

Gamereactor Italia (IT) : FIFA 18

DualShockers (US) : Pyre

Gamereactor Deutschland (DE) : Gran Turismo Sport

Eurogamer.it Readers' Choice (IT) : Forza Motorsport 7

Gamereactor PT (PT) : FIFA 18

Gamereactor Nederlands (NL) : FIFA 18

PlayGround.ru (RU) : FIFA 18

PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice (RU) : FIFA 18

Gamekapocs Readers' Choice (HU) : FIFA 18

BILD Readers' Choice (DE) : FIFA 18

Game Informer (US) : NBA 2K18

Game Informer Readers' Choice (US) : FIFA 18

Alfa Beta Juega (ES) : Forza Motorsport 7

The Gaming Ground (SE) : FIFA 18

Everyeye.it (IT) : NBA 2K18

Everyeye.it Readers' Choice (IT) : NBA 2K18

GameVicio Readers' Choice (BR) : FIFA 18

Hardcore Gamer (US) : Golf Story

Jeux Capt Readers' Choice (FR) : Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

God is a Geek (UK) : Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

New Game Network (CA) : FIFA 18

GameMAG (RU) : Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

GRY OnLine Readers' Choice (PL) : FIFA 18

NeoGAF (US) : Rocket League

ResetEra (US) : Pyre

IlVideogioco (IT) : NBA 2K18

Игромания (RU) : Football Manager 2018

Games.cz (CZ) : Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

Games.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : FIFA 18

Mail.Ru Readers' Choice (RU) : FIFA 18

GameStar Hungary Readers' Choice (HU) : FIFA 18

GameSoul Readers' Choice (IT) : FIFA 18

Merlin'in Kazanı Readers' Choice (TR) : FIFA 18

PlayDome Readers' Choice (HU) : FIFA 18

Hrej.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : FIFA 18

PPE.pl Readers' Choice (PL) : Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

AIAS - D.I.C.E. Awards (US) : FIFA 18

Game Industry News Readers' Choice (US) : NASCAR Heat 2




2017 BEST GRAPHICS


Golden Joystick Awards (UK) : Visual Design - Cuphead

Game-Debate Global Game Awards (UK) : Cuphead

The Game Awards (US) : Art Direction - Cuphead

Areajugones (ES) : Artistic Design - Cuphead

Fun & Serious Game Festival (ES) : Artistic Design - Cuphead

Digitally Downloaded (AU) : Art Direction - Blue Reflection

Twinfinite (US) : Art Direction - Persona 5

MWEB GameZone (ZA) : Art Direction - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Gameblog (FR) : Horizon Zero Dawn

IGN (US) : Horizon Zero Dawn

IGN Readers' Choice (US) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Cheat Code Central (US) : Art - Cuphead

VOXEL (BR) : Art Direction - Cuphead

VOXEL Readers' Choice (BR) : Art Direction - Cuphead

Gamekult Readers' Choice (FR) : Cuphead

jeuxvideo.com (FR) :
Art Direction - Cuphead
Graphical Performance - Assassin's Creed Origins

JeuxVideo-Live (FR) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Metro - GameCentral (UK) : Cuphead

4Players (DE) :
Art Design - Cuphead
Technical - Horizon Zero Dawn

ActuGaming.net (FR) : Artistic - Cuphead

ActuGaming.net Readers' Choice (FR) : Artistic - Cuphead

Niubie Readers' Choice (ES) : Art - Cuphead

3DJuegos (ES) : Horizon Zero Dawn

3DJuegos Readers' Choice (ES) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Atomix.vg (MX) : Star Wars Battlefront II

Gamereactor España (ES) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Gamereactor Danmark (DK) : Horizon Zero Dawn

TheSixthAxis (UK) : Visual Design - Cuphead

DualShockers (US) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Eurogamer.it Readers' Choice (IT) : Artistic - Horizon Zero Dawn

PlayGround.ru (RU) : Horizon Zero Dawn

PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice (RU) : Assassin's Creed Origins

Alfa Beta Juega (ES) : Art Direction - Cuphead

The Gaming Ground (SE) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Everyeye.it (IT) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Everyeye.it Readers' Choice (IT) : Horizon Zero Dawn

GameVicio Readers' Choice (BR) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Hardcore Gamer (US) :
Artistic Design - Cuphead
Technical - Horizon Zero Dawn

GameGrin (UK) : Persona 5

Jeux Capt Readers' Choice (FR) : Horizon Zero Dawn

VGChartz (UK) : Art Direction - Cuphead

God is a Geek (UK) : Horizon Zero Dawn

New Game Network (CA) :
Art - Cuphead
Technical - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

GameMAG (RU) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Sector (SK) : Star Wars Battlefront II

VideoGames24 Readers' Choice (GR) : Horizon Zero Dawn

SaudiGamer (SA) : Cuphead

Play Legit Readers' Choice (US) : Cuphead

Игромания (RU) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Merlin'in Kazanı Readers' Choice (TR) : Artistic Design - Cuphead

Hrej.cz (CZ) : Horizon Zero Dawn

IGN Black Beta Select Awards (AU) : Cuphead

PPE.pl Readers' Choice (PL) : Artistic - Horizon Zero Dawn

AIAS - D.I.C.E. Awards (US) :
Animation - Cuphead
Art Direction - Cuphead

NAVGTR Awards (US) : Technical - Horizon Zero Dawn

Italian Video Game Awards (IT) : Art Direction - Cuphead

SXSW Gaming Awards (US) :
Animation - Cuphead
Art - Cuphead
Visual Achievement - Horizon Zero Dawn

Game Developers Choice Awards (US) : Visual Art - Cuphead

BAFTA Awards (UK) : Artistic - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice




2017 BEST STORY


Golden Joystick Awards (UK) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Game-Debate Global Game Awards (UK) : Torment: Tides of Numenera

The Game Awards (US) : What Remains of Edith Finch

Areajugones (ES) : NieR: Automata

Fun & Serious Game Festival (ES) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Digitally Downloaded (AU) : NieR: Automata

Twinfinite (US) : NieR: Automata

Gameblog (FR) : What Remains of Edith Finch

IGN (US) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

IGN Readers' Choice (US) : Doki Doki Literature Club!

Cheat Code Central (US) : NieR: Automata

VOXEL (BR) : Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

VOXEL Readers' Choice (BR) : Horizon Zero Dawn

jeuxvideo.com (FR) : What Remains of Edith Finch

JeuxVideo-Live (FR) : NieR: Automata

TechRadar (UK) : Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Metro - GameCentral (UK) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Entertainment Buddha (US) : What Remains of Edith Finch

4Players (DE) : NieR: Automata

ActuGaming.net (FR) : NieR: Automata

ActuGaming.net Readers' Choice (FR) : NieR: Automata

3DJuegos (ES) : What Remains of Edith Finch

3DJuegos Readers' Choice (ES) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Atomix.vg (MX) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Gamereactor España (ES) : What Remains of Edith Finch

Gamereactor Danmark (DK) : NieR: Automata

TheSixthAxis (UK) : NieR: Automata

Bleeding Cool (US) : The Evil Within 2

Gamereactor Italia (IT) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

DualShockers (US) : Persona 5

Eurogamer.it Readers' Choice (IT) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Gamereactor PT (PT) : What Remains of Edith Finch

PlayGround.ru (RU) : Prey

PlayGround.ru Readers' Choice (RU) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Gamesource (IT) : Persona 5

Alfa Beta Juega (ES) : Horizon Zero Dawn

The Gaming Ground (SE) : Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Everyeye.it (IT) : NieR: Automata

Everyeye.it Readers' Choice (IT) : NieR: Automata

GameVicio Readers' Choice (BR) : Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Hardcore Gamer (US) : NieR: Automata

GameGrin (UK) : What Remains of Edith Finch

Jeux Capt Readers' Choice (FR) : The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

VGChartz (UK) : Horizon Zero Dawn

God is a Geek (UK) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

New Game Network (CA) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

GameMAG (RU) : Torment: Tides of Numenera

SaudiGamer (SA) : NieR: Automata

MonsterVine (US) : Persona 5

The New York Videogame Awards (US) : Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Games.cz (CZ) : NieR: Automata

Games.cz Readers' Choice (CZ) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Mail.Ru Readers' Choice (RU) : Life Is Strange: Before the Storm

Игромания Readers' Choice (RU) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Merlin'in Kazanı Readers' Choice (TR) : Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Hrej.cz (CZ) : NieR: Automata

IGN Black Beta Select Awards (AU) : Horizon Zero Dawn

PPE.pl Readers' Choice (PL) : Horizon Zero Dawn

AIAS - D.I.C.E. Awards (US) : Horizon Zero Dawn

Italian Video Game Awards (IT) : Prey

SXSW Gaming Awards (US) : What Remains of Edith Finch

Game Developers Choice Awards (US) : What Remains of Edith Finch

BAFTA Awards (UK) : Night in the Woods

Game Industry News Readers' Choice (US) : Attentat 1942




Previous Page - 2017 GAME OF THE YEAR

Ancient Beast updated and the Deceiver

Ancient Beast 0.3 is here (blog post, forum announcement)! This gorgeously drawn game makes another step towards the vision of its developers.

Heya! It’s been too long since the last release, about 3 years; long time indeed.
We’ve finally repaired the prototype and added several new playable creatures, along with more features,
goodies and bug fixes, not to mention that all the old units have been pretty much revamped.
A ton of work, but it was totally worth it!

Ancient Beast is a player vs player turn based strategy game played online where you command all manner of creatures (3D printed! Beware the power of playing God!) in a battle for supremacy amongst the ruins of the apocolypse. Or something like that. Sounds fun. :)

Ancient Beast 0.3

Deceiver (formerly "The Yearning") has been rebranded in its latest update. GPL licensed code is available on github, and there's a steady history of updates going back 2 years, but the assets remain copyright of the developer.

So is it Free Software? Purists would justifiably say no. For example, no OS (Linux, BSD etc) distribution could include it without the developer's express consent. I can see the reasons for going down this path as the developer is now approaching publishers, and having anybody able to take his game and publish it externally would be an issue of contention. Which brings us back to an old topic of discussion - is it possible to monetize a Free Software game project without compromising on the licensing of any part of it?

Deceiver rain experiments

Some would say such a game shouldn't even appear on this blog, but given the relative inactivity of the blog you'll have to indulge me this once for discussion purposes if nothing else!

Fully Open Source 3D Killer Rabbit | Lugaru HD 1.1

Lugaru HD, aka OSS Lugaru, is now fully freely licensed. November 30th, 2016, the license was changed to state that all Wolfire assets are CC-BY-SA 3.0 licensed.

Two weeks later, version 1.1 was released. My favorite change: modern screen resolutions (e.g. 1080p) are now supported!

1.1 Highlights
- Multiple campaigns support, making it easier to install and play mods!
- These Lugaru mods are included by default as alternative to the Turner official campaign:
-- Temple, by Silb
-- Empire, by Jendraz
-- The Seven Tasks, by Philtron R. (albeit with some engine-related issues)
- All assets (animations, textures, models, maps, sounds, etc.) of Lugaru HD by Wolfire are under a free and open source license (CC-BY-SA 3.0)!
- Window and input management ported from SDL 1.2 to SDL 2.0, improving the support for modern screen resolutions and fullscreen mode, as well as better input handling.

The bunny melee fighting game is hard to learn but once you figure out the controls, you can sear through the missions rather quickly. Just don't play on anything but easy as a first-time player!

Lugaru is a fast-paced meele fighting and 3d platforming action game developed by Wolfire, the company that brought us Humble Bundle and perfectioned open development.

Linux, macOS and Windows versions (an source code of course) are available for download.

Hexoshi - inspired by Metroid

Hexoshi (forum thread) is a libre game generally inspired by the Metroid series, notably the older versions.

It is seeking funding using CrowdSupply for a budget of at least $1100 to achieve "Milestone 1" which involves fleshing out the first world of the game, including new enemies, player abilities, and 30-40 rooms, and the graphics for it all (which seems to be the bulk of the funding requirement).