The awards keep coming for Astro Bot. The highly successful 2024 hit from Team Asobi has secured another GOTY award at last nights 28th DICE Awards - sometimes referred to as the video games industry equivalent of the Academy Awards (Oscars).
The title beat out competition from other leading 2024 titles – Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - to take the highest award. Astro Bot also took home the awards for Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Outstanding Technical Achievement, Family Game of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Game Design.
The Winners
There was a wide-range of winning titles for the various categories, with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Helldivers 2 and Balatro all taking home multiple gongs. A full list of winners can be found on the DICE website, with winners including:
- Game of the Year: Astro Bot
- Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Astro Bot
- Outstanding Technical Achievement: Astro Bot
- Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Balatro
- Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game: Balatro
- Mobile Game of the Year: Balatro
- Outstanding Achievement in Character: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones
- Outstanding Achievement in Story: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Adventure Game of the Year: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design: Helldivers 2
- Action Game of the Year: Helldivers 2
- Online Game of the Year: Helldivers 2
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Black Myth: Wukong
- Fighting Game of the Year: TEKKEN 8
- Racing Game of the Year: F1 24
- Role-Playing Game of the Year: Metaphor: Refantazio
- Immersive Reality Game of the Year: Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Animal Well
Astro Bot has been a stellar hit for Sony, the title that celebrates 25 year of PlayStation history continues to delight fans with regular new free content, including five new levels just this week.
Have you secured the Platinum trophy for Astro Bot yet? Was it your 2024 surprise GOTY? Let us know in the comments!
