Valve has announced the winners of the Steam Awards 2022the prizes awarded by the platform community to last year’s most deserving titles. Elder Ring was awarded the prize as Game of the Year, as well as the imaginative “Best game where you suck”. Stray, on the other hand, receives the prize for the title with the most innovative gameplay.
Below is the complete list of nominees and winners (in bold) of the Steam Awards 2022:
Game of the year
Dying Light 2
Elder Ring
Stray
God of War (2018)
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
VR Game of the Year
BONELAB
Hitman 3
Green Hell VR
Among Us VR
Inside the Backrooms
Act of Love (best post-launch support)
DOTA 2
Project Zomboid
No Man’s Sky
Deep Rock Galactic
Cyberpunk 2077
Better Together (Best Multiplayer Title)
Raft
Ready or Not
Monster Hunter Rise
MultiVersus
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Best graphic style
Scorn
Bendy and the Dark Revival
Cult of the Lamb
Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales
Kena and the Bridge of Spirts
More innovative gameplay
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Teardown
Stray
Neon White
Dome Keeper
Best game you suck at
GTFO Victory 3 Total War: Warhammer III
Elder Ring
FIFA 23
Best Soundtrack
Metal Hellsinger
Sonic Frontiers
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Persona 5 Royale
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+
Best Deep Story Game
A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War (2018)
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Deserved Relaxation (more relaxing games)
Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Power Warsh Simulator
Disney Dreamlight Valley
Dorf Romantik
Slime Rancher 2
Best portable game
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Vampire Survivors
Death Stranding Director’s Cut
Marvel Snap Sprout
Elden Ring has therefore won yet another GOTY: at the moment it is the game that has won the most ever, beating The Last of Us Part 2.
