Steam Awards nominations open to the community

[Jan]

Nominate your favourite games for the Steam Awards

Steam has announced that for the first time its community will decide on the nominees for its awards.

[Jan]

I've added some of my nominations to the article. I thought it might be fun to do here in the thread. Which games do you plan on nominating (or which would nominate if you could, since not everything is on Steam)?

Test of Time
As much as I want to be edgy, the original Half-Life probably aged the best of all the old games I loved.

I’m Not Crying, There’s Something In My Eye
Life Is Strange / The Witcher 3

Just 5 More Minutes
Diablo 3 / Borderlands 2 during MyGame

Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!
BioShock Infinite

Villain Most In Need Of A Hug
Doom - Spider Mastermind just needs a hug

Game Within A Game
Gwent (Witcher 3) / Doom

I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award
Warhammer 40k: Vermintide

Best Use Of A Farm Animal
Worms (Donkey, Sheep)

We Didn’t Think Of Everything
Genital Jousting (WTF is this?!)
System Crash (card games without microtransactions)
Phase Edge (GIANT SHOUTY TEXT!)
STASIS (horror that actually horrifies - no jump scares here)

[DieGrootHammer]

Here are my current selections in each category. Was actually really difficult to choose each game.

Test of Time
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, because of reasons

I’m Not Crying, There’s Something In My Eye
Papo & Yo, especially if you understand the metaphoric nature of the game and what it actually represents

Just 5 More Minutes
Sid Meier's Civilization V, the ultimate time sink of a game

Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!
BioShock, that twist, yo

Villain Most In Need Of A Hug
Borderlands 2, Handsome Jack just wanna be loved, aggashame

Game Within A Game
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, I hate Gwent, but I cannot deny it's impact on the world. It's a really impressive achievement

I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award
Factorio, I got this while if was still in alpha, saw it being played by a YouTuber, way before it's Steam release.

Best Use Of A Farm Animal
Stardew Valley, those cows are adorable!!

We Didn’t Think Of Everything
My Award is called the "Out Of This World" Award, and it goes to Kerbal Space Program, because it's literally about getting out of this world, and it's just out of this world amazing. I'll stop saying that now.

[Solitude]

Test of Time
Audiosurf. Why it's only the most addictive game ever. Unfortunately Audiosurf 2 just never felt as good as the original.

I’m Not Crying, There’s Something In My Eye
The Walking Dead. It had such an impact on me that I played it twice.

Just 5 More Minutes
Sid Meier's Civilization® IV. More so than Civ 5 unfortunately.

Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!
Bioshock Infinite. One of the best games I ever played. It blew my mind and left me wanting more.

Villain Most In Need Of A Hug
Sif, the Great Grey Wolf in Dark Souls. It's quite sad when you think about it poor Sif.

Game Within A Game
GTA V. I was so surprised when I could play tennis in it.

I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award
Downfall. Okay um it hasn't become hugely popular but it's amazing.

Best Use Of A Farm Animal
Dark Souls 2. The little annoying pigs.

We Didn’t Think Of Everything
Hmm will have to think about this one for a bit.

[The Joker]

Test of Time
Portal

I’m Not Crying, There’s Something In My Eye
The Witcher 3

Just 5 More Minutes
Ark Survival Evolved.

Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!
Doom

Villain Most In Need Of A Hug
Alien Isolation

Game Within A Game
Dying Light

I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award
Dark Souls

Best Use Of A Farm Animal
Goat Simulator

We Didn’t Think Of Everything
Huniepop...Best 1st date you'll ever have

[Jan]

Villain Most In Need Of A Hug
Alien Isolation

[Xiphan]

My selection:



Ha, I also picked SS2 before I even saw the article! Otherwise I had a tough time selecting some of these, particularly the villain award because I couldn't think of anything. So I jokingly thought, “Reapers could sure use a hug!”

[BeoTeK]

The “Test of Time” Award
DOOM

The “I'm Not Crying, There's Something In My Eye” Award
Assetto Corsa

The “Just 5 More Minutes” Award
DiRT Rally

The “Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!” Award
DARK SOULS™ III

The “Villain Most In Need Of A Hug” Award
Killing Floor 2

The “Game Within A Game” Award
Planet Coaster

The “I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award” Award
Battlerite

The “Best Use Of A Farm Animal” Award
The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt

The “Time Waster” Award
Tom Clancy’s The Division™

[Wyvern]

Test of Time
Borderlands 2

I’m Not Crying, There’s Something In My Eye
Life is Strange

Just 5 More Minutes
Hero Siege

Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!
Bioshock Infinite

Villain Most In Need Of A Hug
Mass Effect

Game Within A Game
Starbound

I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award
Warframe

Best Use Of A Farm Animal
Goat Sim

We Didn’t Think Of Everything
Among the sleep - Scariest game ever

[Glordit]

We Didn’t Think Of Everything
This game is in need of a sequel - Half Life 2 Episode 2