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Steam Awards 2021 nominations have been revealed

JazzyK

Dec 21, 2021

Steam Awards 2021 nominations have been revealed

Tomorrow starts Steam Winter Sale, and with discounts and voting for the best games on Steam. In recent weeks, Steam users have nominated games in eight categories, and Valve has gently steered them toward games that came out during 2021.

Namely, in previous editions of the Steam Awards, people mostly nominated the same (old) things. The Witcher 3 has famously been nominated for Steam Awards for a total of four years in the five years since its launch, most recently in 2020 - without the game receiving any updates or official additions. This time Witcher is not on the list, and most of the nominated games appeared during 2021.

However, there are several controversial nominations. For example, for the game with the best story, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition was nominated, while the excellent Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy was left without a nomination. Is it fair for a remastered collection of games over ten years old to win the championship over one current game? According to Valve's criteria, nothing is in dispute here.

In any case, here are the nominations by category:

A product of love

Apex Legends
Dota 2
No Man’s Sky
Rust
Terraria

It's better with friends

Back 4 Blood
Crab Game
Halo Infinite
It Takes Two
Valheim

The most innovative gameplay

Deathloop
Inscryption
Loop Hero
Moncage
Twelve Minutes

An extraordinary story

Cyberpunk 2077
Days Gone
Life is Strange: True Colors
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
Resident Evil Village

The best game we're bad at

Age of Empires IV
Battlefield 2042
Naraka: Bladepoint
NiOh 2: The Complete Edition
World War Z: Aftermath

Excellent visual style

Bright Memory: Infinite
Forza Horizon 5
Little Nightmares II
Psychonauts 2
Subnautica: Below Zero

The best Soundtrack

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles
Guilty Gear: Strive
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…
Persona 5 Strikers

For relaxation

Farming Simulator 22
Dorfromantik
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
Townscaper
Unpacking

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