Continuing its momentum from The Game Awards, Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 won “Game of the Year” at last night’s DICE Awards. Unsurprisingly, the expansive RPG also won “Role-Playing Game of the Year”, as well as “Outstanding Achievement in Story”, “Outstanding Achievement in Game Design”, and “Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction”.
With five total awards, Baldur’s Gate 3 had a good night, but Spider-Man 2 doesn’t just do whatever a spider can, it also won six statuettes for Insomniac Games. The wallcrawler’s third Sony-published PlayStation outing collected “Action Game of the Year”, “Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition”, “Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design”, “Outstanding Achievement in Animation”, “Outstanding Technical Achievement”, and “Outstanding Achievement in Character” for Miles Morales.
More than a dozen other titles also claimed victory at this year’s DICE Awards, including Cocoon (“Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game”), Diablo IV (“Online Game of the Year”), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (“Adventure Game of the Year”), and Street Fighter 6 (“Fighting Game of the Year”).
Finally, Nintendo’s Koji Kondo took the stage last night as the latest recipient of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’s “Hall of Fame” award. It was a fitting tribute to the composer, especially on the same night that Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which he worked on as Sound Director, won the statuette for “Family Game of the Year”.
The 2023-2024 DICE Awards, which were hosted by Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller and IGN’s Stella Chung, was a fantastic showcase for the developers that made 2023 such a great year for games. You can watch the full ceremony, as well as view a list of every winner and nominee, after the break.
Game of the Year
- WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Alan Wake II
- Cocoon
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Spider-Man 2
Mobile Game of the Year
- WINNER: What the Car?
- Gubbins
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Terra Nil
Online Game of the Year
- WINNER: Diablo IV
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
- The Finals
- Omega Strikers
- Street Fighter 6
Action Game of the Year
- WINNER: Spider-Man 2
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Dead Space
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Remnant II
Adventure Game of the Year
- WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Alan Wake II
- Cocoon
- Dave the Diver
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Family Game of the Year
- WINNER: Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Disney Illusion Island
- Fae Farm
- Hello Kitty Adventure Island
- Midnight Girl
Fighting Game of the Year
- WINNER: Street Fighter 6
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
- Pocket Bravery
Racing Game of the Year
- WINNER: Forza Motorsport
- F-Zero 99
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
- Lego 2K Drive
Role-Playing Game of the Year
- WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Diablo IV
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Starfield
Sports Game of the Year
- WINNER: MLB The Show 23
- EA Sports FC 24
- WWE 2K23
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- WINNER: Dune: Spice Wars
- Against the Storm
- Cobalt Core
- The Last Spell
- Wartales
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
- WINNER: Cocoon
- Dredge
- El Paso, Elsewhere
- Thirsty Suitors
- Venba
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- WINNER: Miles Morales – Spider-Man 2
- Saga Anderson – Alan Wake II
- Astarion – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Karlach – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Jala – Thirsty Suitors
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cocoon
- Dave the Diver
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cocoon
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Spider-Man 2
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- WINNER: Spider-Man 2
- Alan Wake II
- Diablo IV
- Planet of Lana
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
- WINNER: Spider-Man 2
- Alan Wake II
- Cocoon
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Alan Wake II
- Dave the Diver
- Thirsty Suitors
- Venba
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- WINNER: Spider-Man 2
- Alan Wake II
- The Finals
- Hogwarts Legacy
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- WINNER: Spider-Man 2
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- WINNER: Alan Wake II
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Spider-Man 2
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Starfield
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
- WINNER: Horizon: Call of the Mountain
- Asgard’s Wrath 2
- Assassin’s Creed: Nexus
- Vertigo 2
- We Are One
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- WINNER: Asgard’s Wrath 2
- Assassin’s Creed: Nexus
- Horizon: Call of the Mountain
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice
- Vertigo 2
Hall of Fame
- WINNER: Koji Kondo