The 24th Game Developers Choice Awards was an award ceremony honoring outstanding achievements by game developers and video games released in 2023. The event took place on March 20, 2024, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California and was hosted by Alanah Pearce. It was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards.
Winners and nominees
Game of the Year Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) Dave the Diver (Mintrocket) Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team17) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Best Audio Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) Venba (Visai Games)
Best Debut Venba (Visai Games) Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) Dave the Diver (Mintrocket) Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team17) Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Design Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team17) Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Innovation Award The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) The Making of Karateka (Digital Eclipse)
Best Narrative Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) Venba (Visai Games)
Social Impact Award Venba (Visai Games) A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions) Assassin's Creed Mirage (Ubisoft Bordeaux/Ubisoft) Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital)
Best Technology The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games) Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
Best Visual Art Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games) Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Lifetime Achievement Award Yoko Shimomura, video game composer known for Final Fight, Street Fighter II, The King of Dragons, among others
Ambassador Award Fawzi Mesmar, creative director and game designer
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