28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

2024 video-game awards event

Date

February 13, 2025 (2025-02-13)

Venue

Aria Resort & Casino

Hosted by

Stella Chung, Greg Miller

Highlights

Most nominations

Astro Bot, Helldivers 2,
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (6)

Lifetime Achievement

Don James

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D.I.C.E. Awards

The 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards is the upcoming 28th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards ("Design Innovate Communicate Entertain"), an annual awards event that will honor the best games in the video game industry during 2024. The awards will be arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and will be part of the 2025 D.I.C.E. Summit. The ceremony will take place on February 13, 2025, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Miller of Kinda Funny Games and Stella Chung of IGN will return as hosts for the ceremony. The nominees were announced on January 10, 2024.

Don James, former executive of Nintendo of America, is to receive the Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Game of the Year Awards

Game of the Year Astro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Balatro (LocalThunk, PlayStack) Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks)	Online Game of the Year Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch, Activision) Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (Blizzard Entertainment) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Marvel Rivals (NetEase) Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment)
Mobile Game of the Year Balatro (LocalThunk, PlayStack) Halls of Torment (Chasing Carrots) Monument Valley 3 (ustwo, Netflix Games) Paper Trail (Newfangled Games) Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)	Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game Animal Well (Shared Memory, Bigmode) Balatro (LocalThunk, PlayStack) Grunn (Sokpop Collective) Indika (Odd-Meter, 11 Bit Studios) Mouthwashing (Wrong Organ, Critical Reflex)

Immersive Reality Awards

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios, 20th Century Games)
Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj, Oculus Studios)
Escaping Wonderland (Cortopia Studios, Beyond Frames Entertainment)
Skydance's Behemoth (Skydance Games)
Underdogs (One Hamsa)

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios, 20th Century Games)
Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj, Oculus Studios)
Skydance's Behemoth (Skydance Games)
Starship Home (Creature)
Underdogs (One Hamsa)

Craft Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor, Fellow Traveller Games) Animal Well (Shared Memory, Bigmode) Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo, Annapurna Interactive) Riven (Cyan Worlds) Thank Goodness You're Here! (Coal Supper, Panic Inc.)	Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Animal Well (Shared Memory, Bigmode) Astro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Balatro (LocalThunk, PlayStack) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Outstanding Achievement in Animation Astro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch, Activision) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) Neva (Nomada, Devolver Digital) Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment)	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) Lego Horizon Adventures (Guerilla Games, Studio Gobo, Sony Interactive Entertainment) The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures, Devolver Digital) Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Character Watcher, 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor, Fellow Traveller Games) Yuffie Kisaragi, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) Indika, Indika (Odd-Meter, 11 Bit Studios) Senua, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios)	Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Astro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Monument Valley 3 (ustwo, Netflix Games) Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios) Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft)
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Monument Valley 3 (ustwo, Netflix Games) Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios) Still Wakes the Deep (The Chinese Room, Secret Mode)	Outstanding Achievement in Story 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor, Fellow Traveller Games) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero, Atlus) Still Wakes the Deep (The Chinese Room, Secret Mode) Thank Goodness You're Here! (Coal Supper, Panic Inc.)
Outstanding Technical Achievement Astro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj, Oculus Studios) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios) Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment)

Genre Awards

Action Game of the Year Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj, Oculus Studios) Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch, Activision) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Stellar Blade (Shift Up, Sony Interactive Entertainment)	Adventure Game of the Year 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor, Fellow Traveller Games) Animal Well (Shared Memory, Bigmode) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo, Grezzo) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier)
Family Game of the Year Astro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) Cat Quest III (The Gentlebros, Kepler Interactive) Little Kitty, Big City (Double Dagger) The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures, Devolver Digital) Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube)	Fighting Game of the Year Blazing Strike (RareBreed Makes Games, Aksys Games) Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (Bandai Namco Entertainment) Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns (NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. Games) – Ed Boon, Graeme Bayless Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Entertainment) Underdogs (One Hamsa)
Racing Game of the Year F1 24 (Codemasters, Electronic Arts) MotoGP 24 (Milestone) Night-Runners Prologue (Planet Jem)	Role-Playing Game of the Year Dragon Age: Veilguard (BioWare, Electronic Arts) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco Entertainment) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Sega) Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero, Atlus)
Sports Game of the Year EA Sports College Football 25 (EA Tiburon, EA Sports) EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver, EA Romania, EA Sports) – John Shepherd, Adam Shaikh, Karim Versi MLB The Show 23 (SIE San Diego Studio, MLB Advanced Media) NBA 2K25 (Visual Concepts, 2K Games)	Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Balatro (LocalThunk, PlayStack) Caves of Qud (Freehold Games, Kitfox Games) Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios) Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments) Satisfactory (Coffee Stain Studios)

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement

Don James

References

^ "28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Revealed". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
^ "DICE Awards 2025 Nominations Revealed With Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones in the Lead". IGN. Retrieved 10 January 2025.

v t e D.I.C.E. Awards
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Game of the Year Mobile Online Independent Game Immersive Reality (Technical Achievement)
Craft Awards	Game Direction Game Design Animation Art Direction Character Original Music Composition Audio Design Story Technical
Genre Awards	Action Adventure Family Fighting Racing Role-Playing Sports Strategy/Simulation
Ceremonies	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Related	Cybermania '94

v t e D.I.C.E. Awards' Game of the Year
GoldenEye 007 (1997/1998) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998/1999) The Sims (1999/2000) Diablo II (2000) Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) Battlefield 1942 (2002) Call of Duty (2003) Half-Life 2 (2004) God of War (2005) Gears of War (2006) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) LittleBigPlanet (2008) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) Mass Effect 2 (2010) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) Journey (2012) The Last of Us (2013) Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) Fallout 4 (2015) Overwatch (2016) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) God of War (2018) Untitled Goose Game (2019) Hades (2020) It Takes Two (2021) Elden Ring (2022) Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

D.I.C.E. Awards' Game of the Year

GoldenEye 007 (1997/1998)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998/1999)
The Sims (1999/2000)
Diablo II (2000)
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
Battlefield 1942 (2002)
Call of Duty (2003)
Half-Life 2 (2004)
God of War (2005)
Gears of War (2006)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
LittleBigPlanet (2008)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)
Mass Effect 2 (2010)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
Journey (2012)
The Last of Us (2013)
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
Fallout 4 (2015)
Overwatch (2016)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
God of War (2018)
Untitled Goose Game (2019)
Hades (2020)
It Takes Two (2021)
Elden Ring (2022)
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

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