24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

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The 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrate the best games of 2020, as voted by industry professionals.

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The 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards were streamed April 22, 2021 as a virtual event. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first year in the event's history that there was not an in-person awards ceremony. The show was hosted by Greg Miller, Jessica Chobot (Person), and Kahlief Adams and was streamed live online via IGN.

Personal Awards

No personal awards were given this year.

Game of the Year

===Hades=== Developer: Supergiant Games (Company) Publisher: Supergiant Games Runners-Up Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo (Company)) Final Fantasy VII Remake (Game) (Square Enix (Company)) Ghost of Tsushima (Game) (Sucker Punch (Company) / SIEA) The Last of Us Part II (Game) (Naughty Dog / SIEA)||

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

===Hades=== Developer: Supergiant Games (Company) Publisher: Supergiant Games Runners-Up Ghost of Tsushima (Game) (Sucker Punch (Company) / SIEA) Half-Life: Alyx (Valve Corporation (Company)) Kentucky Route Zero (Game) (Cardboard Computer (Company) / Annapurna Interactive (Company)) The Last of Us Part II (Game) (Naughty Dog / SIEA)||

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

===Hades=== Developer: Supergiant Games (Company) Publisher: Supergiant Games Runners-Up Ghost of Tsushima (Game) (Sucker Punch (Company) / SIEA Half-Life: Alyx (Valve Corporation (Company)) The Last of Us Part II (Game) (Naughty Dog / SIEA) Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games (Company) / SIEA)||

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

===The Last of Us Part II (Game)=== Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Final Fantasy VII Remake (Game) (Square Enix (Company)) Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games (Company) / SIEA) Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Game) (Moon Studios (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company)) Spiritfarer (Game) (Thunder Lotus Games (Company))||

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

===Ghost of Tsushima (Game)=== Developer: Sucker Punch (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Hades (Supergiant Games (Company)) The Last of Us Part II (Game) (Naughty Dog / SIEA) Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games (Company) / SIEA) Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Game) (Moon Studios (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company))||

Outstanding Achievement in Character

===Miles Morales (Character) in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales=== Developer: Insomniac Games (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Abby in The Last of Us Part II (Game) (Naughty Dog / SIEA) Eivor in Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft) Ellie in The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / SIEA) Zagreus (Character) in Hades (Supergiant Games (Company))||

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

===Ghost of Tsushima (Game)=== Developer: Sucker Punch (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Carrion (Game) (Phobia Game Studio (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Little Orpheus (Game) (Sumo Digital / The Chinese Room (Company)) Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Game) (Moon Studios (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company)) The Pathless (Game) (Giant Squid (Company) / Annapurna Interactive (Company))||

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

===Ghost of Tsushima (Game)=== Developer: Sucker Punch (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Dreams (Game) (Media Molecule (Company) / SIEA) The Last of Us Part II (Game) (Naughty Dog / SIEA) Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Game) (Moon Studios (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company)) Sackboy: A Big Adventure (Sumo Digital / SIEA)||

Outstanding Achievement in Story

===The Last of Us Part II (Game)=== Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Vanillaware / Sega (Company)) Ghost of Tsushima (Game) (Sucker Punch (Company) / SIEA) Hades (Supergiant Games (Company)) Kentucky Route Zero (Game) (Cardboard Computer (Company) / Annapurna Interactive (Company))||

Outstanding Technical Achievement

===Dreams (Game)=== Developer: Media Molecule (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Ghost of Tsushima (Game) (Sucker Punch (Company) / SIEA) The Last of Us Part II (Game) (Naughty Dog / SIEA) Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Velan Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company)) Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company))||

Action Game of the Year

===Hades=== Developer: Supergiant Games (Company) Publisher: Supergiant Games Runners-Up Doom Eternal (Game) (id Software (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company)) Half-Life: Alyx (Valve Corporation (Company)) Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games (Company) / SIEA) Nioh 2 (Game) (Team Ninja (Company) / SIEA)||

Adventure Game of the Year

===Ghost of Tsushima (Game)=== Developer: Sucker Punch (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft) Kentucky Route Zero (Game) (Cardboard Computer (Company) / Annapurna Interactive (Company)) The Last of Us Part II (Game) (Naughty Dog / SIEA) Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Game) (Moon Studios (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company))||

Family Game of the Year

===Animal Crossing: New Horizons=== Developer: Nintendo (Company) Publisher: Nintendo Runners-Up Astro's Playroom (Asobi Team / SIEA) Dreams (Game) (Media Molecule (Company) / SIEA) Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Sackboy: A Big Adventure (Sumo Digital / SIEA)||

Fighting Game of the Year

===Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate=== Developer: NetherRealm Studios (Company) Publisher: WB Games (Company) Runners-Up EA Sports UFC 4 (Game) (EA Vancouver (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) Granblue Fantasy: Versus (Arc System Works / XSEED Games (Company)) Them's Fightin' Herds (Mane6 (Company) / Humble Games (Company))||

Racing Game of the Year

===Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit=== Developer: Velan Studios (Company) Publisher: Nintendo (Company) Runners-Up Dirt 5 (Game) (Codemasters (Company)) F1 2020 (Game) (Codemasters)||

Role-Playing Game of the Year

===Final Fantasy VII Remake (Game)=== Developer: Square Enix (Company) Publisher: Square Enix Runners-Up Cyberpunk 2077 (Game) (CD Projekt Red (Company) / CD Projekt) Persona 5 Royal (Game) (P Studio (Company) / Sega (Company)) Wasteland 3 (Game) (inXile Entertainment / Deep Silver (Company)) Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Ryu ga Gotoku Studio (Company) / Sega)||

Sports Game of the Year

===Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2=== Developer: Vicarious Visions Publisher: Activision (Company) Runners-Up FIFA 21 (Game) (EA Vancouver (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) MLB The Show 20 (Game) (SIE Studios San Diego / SIEA) NBA 2K21 (Game) (Visual Concepts (Company) / 2K Games (Company)) PGA Tour 2K21 (Game) (HB Studios (Company) / 2K Games (Company))||

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

===Microsoft Flight Simulator=== Developer: Asobo Studio (Company) Publisher: Xbox Game Studios (Company) Runners-Up Crusader Kings III (Game) (Paradox Development Studio (Company) / Paradox Interactive) Desperados III (Game) (Mimimi Productions (Company) / THQ Nordic (Company)) Monster Train (Game) (Shiny Shoe (Company) / Good Shepherd Entertainment (Company)) Per Aspera (Game) (Tlön Industries / Raw Fury (Company))||

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

===Half-Life: Alyx=== Developer: Valve Corporation (Company) Publisher: Valve Corporation Runners-Up Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Velan Studios (Company) / Nintendo (Company)) Museum of Other Realities (MOR Museum) Paper Beast (Game) (Pixel Reef (Company) / Plug in Digital (Company)) Tempest (Tender Claws Studio)||

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

===Half-Life: Alyx=== Developer: Valve Corporation (Company) Publisher: Valve Corporation Runners-Up Down the Rabbit Hole (Game) (Cortopia Studios (Company)) Paper Beast (Game) (Pixel Reef (Company) / Plug in Digital (Company)) The Room VR: A Dark Matter (Fireproof Games (Company)) The Walking Dead: Saints andamp;amp;amp;amp; Sinners (Skydance Interactive (Company))||

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

===Hades=== Developer: Supergiant Games (Company) Publisher: Supergiant Games Runners-Up Coffee Talk (Game) (Toge Productions (Company) / Chorus Worldwide Games (Company)) If Found... (Dreamfeel (Company) / Annapurna Interactive (Company)) Kentucky Route Zero (Game) (Cardboard Computer (Company) / Annapurna Interactive) Noita (Game) (Nolla Games (Company))||

Mobile Game of the Year

===Legends of Runeterra (Game)=== Developer: Riot Games (Company) Publisher: Riot Games Runners-Up HoloVista (Aconite) Little Orpheus (Game) (Sumo Digital / The Chinese Room (Company)) Song of Bloom South of the Circle (Game) (State of Play (Company) / Apple)||

Online Game of the Year

===Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout=== Developer: Mediatonic (Company) Publisher: Devolver Digital (Company) Runners-Up Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo (Company)) Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War (Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company)) Ghost of Tsushima (Game) (Sucker Punch (Company) / SIEA) Tetris Effect Connected (Monstars & Resonair (Company) / Enhance (Company))||

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• Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Game)
• Dreams (Game)
• Fall Guys (Game)
• Final Fantasy VII Remake (Game)
• Ghost of Tsushima (Game)
• Hades (Game)
• Half-Life: Alyx (Game)
• Legends of Runeterra (Game)
• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Game)
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Game)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Game)
• Mortal Kombat 11 (Game)
• The Last of Us Part II (Game)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 (Game)

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24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

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DICE Awards 2021,D.I.C.E. Awards 2021,Twenty-Fourth Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

Games

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Game)
• Dreams (Game)
• Fall Guys (Game)
• Final Fantasy VII Remake (Game)
• Ghost of Tsushima (Game)
• Hades (Game)
• Half-Life: Alyx (Game)
• Legends of Runeterra (Game)
• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Game)
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Game)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Game)
• Mortal Kombat 11 (Game)
• The Last of Us Part II (Game)
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 (Game)
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