Every game on The Game Awards 2024's Best Indie nominee list is deserving of the win, but just one game can take home the coveted Game Awards trophy.

What’s in pole position for gaming’s top prize? Let’s make some predictions

The Game Awards’ Game of the Year (GOTY) category is highly-contested year after year, and 2024 is no exception. With the list of nominated games being limited to a mere six titles, plenty of games didn’t have a chance to vie for the coveted GOTY trophy – but there are a few massive snubs we can’t help but puzzle at this year.

This week Geoff Keighley graced our phones and laptops to reveal which games will compete for honors at this year’s Game Awards. Games like Astro Bot and Black Myth: Wukong were among those earning several nods,

Publisher Playstack wasn’t able to comment on sales numbers, but told Polygon via email that Balatro ’s daily active players are seeing a “significant spike” since the news broke. “It’s been lovely to see the conversations happening around the game and we’re honestly just happy to be part of it all!” a rep said.

The Game Awards announced its nominees for Game of the Year 2024 in a livestream Monday. This year’s race for GOTY hasn’t had an obvious frontrunner thus far, making the announcement one of the bigger surprises in the show’s 10-year history.