From Silent Hill 2 to Astro Bot: PlayStation 2024 Game Awards Is Here—Which Game Will Dominate?

As gaming fans gear up for The Game Awards, PlayStation has launched its own Game of the Year Awards for 2024, showcasing the year's standout titles.

Through the PlayStation Blog, players can vote in 19 unique categories to determine the winners, highlighting the games and studios that made 2024 a memorable year for PlayStation enthusiasts.

PlayStation Awards 2024: A Player-Centric Approach

This year, PlayStation is placing significant emphasis on community input. Players can vote for their favorites across a variety of categories, and in a unique twist, they can nominate games not included in the official list through the "Other" option. Winners will be awarded Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum trophies, mirroring the PlayStation trophy system, which resonates with the gaming audience.

Key Categories and Nominations

Best Art Direction

• LEGO Horizon Adventures

• Zenless Zone Zero

• Astro Bot

• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

• Silent Hill 2

• Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard

• Thank Goodness You're Here

• Metaphor: ReFantazio

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

• Neva

• Star Wars Outlaws

• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

• Pacific Drive

• Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

• Unicorn Overlord

Best Use of DualSense

• Stellar Blade

• Neva

• Animal Well

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

• NBA 2K25

• Pacific Drive

• Rise of the Rōnin

• Silent Hill 2

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

• Astro Bot

• Dave the Diver

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

• Helldivers 2

Best Story

• Silent Hill 2

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard

• Neva

• The Plucky Squire

• Granblue Fantasy: Relink

• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

• Stellar Blade

Best Accessibility Features

• Star Wars Outlaws

• The Last of Us Part II Remastered

• Astro Bot

• Hi-Fi Rush

• Silent Hill 2

• Plucky Squire

• Until Dawn

• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

• Tekken 8

• Caravan Sandwitch

Best Multiplayer Experience

• Palworld

• Foamstars

• Fortnite

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

• Sea of Thieves

• XDefiant

• Helldivers 2

• EA Sports UFC 5

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

• Valorant

• Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero

Best PS5 Game

• Fear the Spotlight

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

• Sonic X Shadow Generations

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard

• Persona 3 Reload

• Astro Bot

• Dragon's Dogma 2

• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

• LEGO Horizon Adventures

• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

• Sand Land

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

• Helldivers 2

• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

• Rise of the Rōnin

• Stellar Blade

• Pacific Drive

• Black Myth: Wukong

• Vampire Survivors

• Granblue Fantasy: Relink

• MLB The Show 24

• Metaphor: ReFantazio

• Balatro

• EA Sports College Football 25

• Zenless Zone Zero

• Tales of Kenzera: Zau

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

• Silent Hill 2

• Unicorn Overlord

Studio of the Year

• Game Science

• Fairgames

• Shift Up

• Bloober Team

• Arrowhead Games

• LocalThunk

• Team Asobi

• BioWare

• Bandai Namco

Most Anticipated Game of 2025 and Beyond

• Lunar Remastered Collection

• Monster Hunter Wilds

• Dynasty Warriors: Origins

• Judas

• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

• Phantom Blade Zero

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

• Sword of the Sea

• Marathon

• Hollow Knight: Silksong

• Ghost of Yōtei

• Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

• Assassin's Creed Shadows

• Borderlands 4

• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

• The Midnight Walk

• Marvel's Wolverine

Voting is open until December 13, 2024. To maintain fairness, the "Best PS5 Game" category is limited to titles released in 2024, excluding updated or re-released games.