The 27th annual D.I.C.E. Awards took place yesterday. While it doesn’t have the mainstream flashiness of the Game Awards, D.I.C.E. is a more industry-focused (and arguably more prestigious) event that honors the best games and creators of the last year. It is hosted and judged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) along with votes from over 30,000 industry experts, developers, and studios.
Here’s the full list of award winners:
Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design – Baldur’s Gate 3
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction – Baldur’s Gate 3
Outstanding Achievement in Animation – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction – Alan Wake 2
Outstanding Achievement in Character – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Miles Morales
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Outstanding Achievement in Story – Baldur’s Gate 3
Outstanding Technical Achievement – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Action Game of the Year – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Adventure Game of the Year – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Family Game of the Year – Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Fighting Game of the Year – Street Fighter 6
Racing Game of the Year – Forza Motorsport
Role-Playing Game of the Year – Baldur’s Gate 3
Sports Game of the Year – MLB The Show 23
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year – Dune: Spice Wars
Online Game of the Year – Diablo IV
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement – Horizon: Call of the Mountain
Immersive Reality Game of the Year – Asgard’s Wrath 2
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game – Cocoon
Mobile Game of the Year – What the Car?