Even before the awards season came to a close, you could probably already tell thatBaldur’s Gate 3would come out on top. Still, it’s only now that we’ve finally seen the Steam awards winners that we can see just how much better than every other game Larian’s epic fared.
It’s nearly impossible to tally just how many awards a game of this magnitude has won. I can’t even count all the smaller shows and outlets dishing out awards, let alone count all the awards that will inevitably fly under even Larian’s radars. But we gotta give it an honest try at counting the most important awards that this masterpiece of a game has claimed.
The Game Awards
And, despite an acceptance speech marred by a weird directorial decision that forced Swen Vincke, the game’s director, to wrap it up while attempting to honor developers who died during the development of the game, we cannot forget that it also wonGame of the Year.
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Steam Awards
Two awards will always look like too little for such a massive game — even if one is game of the year — but that’s likely because Steam’s internal awards policies only allow a game to leave the gauntlet with two awards max.
2024 DICE Awards
The DICE showcase sentBaldur’s Gate 3home with five awards, adding a notable series of accolades to its already hefty pile. Upon accepting the awards, director Michael Douse and head of production David Walgrave also took a moment to speak to thegrim state of industry layoffsand a quick dig at Embracer’sabsolutely bizarre commenton shareholder interest.
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And perhaps most importantly of all,BG3also won bigright here. Even though it didn’t win the overallGame of the Yearaward, which went toThe Legend Of Zelda:Tears Of The Kingdom, it won ourBest PC Gameof the Year award, and it also landed on the number-one spot of Eric Van Allen’sfavorite games of the year list.
Now all that is left to do is wait for several move awards shows, including the the GDC awards show in March, and theBAFTAs, which will take place on July 24, 2025.
