Winners Press Release
Baldur’s Gate III wins Game of the Year from NAVGTR®
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Hi-Fi RUSH win the most awards
Baltimore (February 27, 2024) / NAVGTR CORP. – The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit media organization of 1,141 media voters and 14,453 subscribers, has announced winners for its twenty-third annual awards program honoring video game design and programming.
The NAVGTR® Awards honor 54 competitive categories recognizing achievement in animation, art, character design, controls, game design, engineering, musical score, sound effects, writing, and more. Since its inception, the academy has recognized over 6,948 talented individuals.
Baldur’s Gate III earned highest honors as Game of the Year.
Every Game of the Year nominee won at least one award. Alan Wake 2 won for Graphics (Technical), Song (Original or Adapted), and Writing in a Drama. Baldur’s Gate III won for Original Dramatic Score (Franchise), Role Playing Game (Franchise), and Game of the Year. Dave the Diver won for Outstanding Simulation Game. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won for Engineering, Gameplay Design (Franchise), and Outstanding Adventure Game (Franchise).
Leading all winning games is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 with 7 awards.
With her win for Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Game, Laura Bailey now ties Troy Baker as NAVGTR’s most awarded voice performer. Both have won 3 awards.
On his fifth nomination, Yuri Lowenthal won for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
Number of Awards Won per Game
07 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
06 Hi-Fi RUSH
05 Final Fantasy XVI
04 Lies of P
03 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
03 Baldur’s Gate III
03 Alan Wake 2
02 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
02 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
02 MLB The Show 23
02 Humanity
02 Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
Number of Awards Won per Development Studio
07 Insomniac Games
06 Tango Gameworks
05 Square Enix
05 Nintendo EPD
04 Round 8 Studio
04 Neowiz
03 Remedy Entertainment
03 Larian Studios
02 Tha
02 Survios
02 Summerfall
02 San Diego Studio
02 Capcom
Number of Awards Won per Publisher
09 Sony Interactive Entertainment
06 Bethesda Softworks
05 Square Enix
05 Nintendo
04 Neowiz
03 Larian Studios
03 Epic Games
02 Survios
02 Humble Bundle
02 Enhance Experience
02 Capcom
Number of Awards Won per Individual
02 Swen Vincke
02 Sami Järvi
02 Masaaki Yamada
02 Jacinda Chew
02 Eiichiro Ishige
02 Doug Sheahan
Franchise History
Mario games have 32 awards.
The Final Fantasy series has 23 wins to date.
Zelda and Spider-Man games are now tied with 15 wins to date.
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance won for Original RPG in the first NAVGTR Awards.
Baldur’s Gate games have 4 wins to date.
Alan Wake games have 5 awards.
For a complete list of categories, nominees, and winners, please visit https://navgtr.org. Follow @navgtr on twitter.
Key Dates for NAVGTR® Awards
November 25, 2024 – Entries due
January 29, 2025 – Nominations announced
February 14, 2025 – Late deadline for engraving credits
March 12, 2025 – Winners announced
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About NAVGTR CORP.
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The general voting body of reviewers, journalists, analysts, content creators, and writers includes contributors for Bitmob, CBS Interactive, Destructoid, EGM Now, Game Informer, Game Trailers, GamesIndustry.biz, Gamespot, Gamezone, IGN, Kotaku, Machinima, Mashable, Massively, MSNBC, Polygon, Retroware, The Koalition, Ten Ton Hammer, and Venture Beat.
Additional varied outlets include CNN, Futurenet, GamesRadar, Los Angeles Times, Moody’s, NBC, Nintendo World Report, PC Gamer, San Jose Mercury-News, Twinfinite, USA Today, Wired News, and hundreds more.
Complete List of Winners
Game of the Year
Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate III – WINNER
Dave the Diver
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Animation, Artistic
Hi-Fi RUSH – WINNER
High On Life: High On Knife
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Party Animals
Street Fighter 6
Animation, Technical
Diablo IV
Final Fantasy XVI
Immortals of Aveum
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – WINNER
Party Animals
Art Direction, Contemporary
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Cocoon
Dave the Diver
Dordogne
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – WINNER
Season: A Letter to the Future
Art Direction, Fantasy
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
Honkai: Star Rail
Immortals of Aveum – WINNER
Lords of the Fallen
Octopath Traveler 2
Art Direction, Period Influence
Atomic Heart
Lies of P – WINNER
Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Starfield
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Camera Direction in a Game Engine
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – WINNER
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Character Design
Hi-Fi RUSH
High On Life: High On Knife
Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – WINNER
Tchia
Control Design, 2D or Limited 3D
Cocoon
Dave the Diver
Humanity
Pizza Tower
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate – WINNER
Control Design, 3D
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Hogwarts Legacy
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – WINNER
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Control Design, VR
Another Fisherman’s Tale
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition – WINNER
Dungeons of Eternity
Synapse
Undead Citadel
Control Precision
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder – WINNER
Street Fighter 6
Costume Design
Baldur’s Gate III
Final Fantasy XVI – WINNER
Hogwarts Legacy
Immortals of Aveum
Lies of P
Direction in a Game Cinema
Diablo IV
Final Fantasy XVI – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
One Piece Odyssey
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Direction in Virtual Reality
The 7th Guest VR
Asgard’s Wrath 2 – WINNER
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
Per Aspera VR
Vertigo 2
Engineering
Humanity
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Starfield
Terra Nil
Gameplay Design, Franchise
Aliens: Dark Descent
Baldur’s Gate III
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – WINNER
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Gameplay Design, New IP
Dave the Diver
Hi-Fi RUSH – WINNER
Immortals of Aveum
LEGO 2K Drive
Sea of Stars
Typecast
Game, Classic Revival
Dead Space
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Metroid Prime Remastered
Resident Evil 4 – WINNER
Super Mario RPG
Game, Franchise Action
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Blasphemous 2
Lords of the Fallen
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – WINNER
Remnant II
Game, Franchise Adventure
Final Fantasy XVI
Hogwarts Legacy
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – WINNER
Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
Game, Franchise Family
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Spongebob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake
Super Mario Bros. Wonder – WINNER
Game, Franchise Role Playing
Baldur’s Gate III – WINNER
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Darkest Dungeon II
The Elder Scrolls Online
Octopath Traveler 2
Game, Original Action
Atomic Heart – WINNER
Exoprimal
Meet Your Maker
Mr. Sun’s Hatbox
Pizza Tower
Game, Original Adventure
Homebody
Lies of P – WINNER
Planet of Lana
Season: A Letter to the Future
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
Game, Original Family
Dordogne
LEGO 2K Drive
Mr. Run and Jump
Party Animals – WINNER
Tchia
Game, Original Role Playing
Honkai: Star Rail
Sea of Stars – WINNER
Starfield
Game, Fighting
AEW: Fight Forever
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons
Mortal Kombat I
Street Fighter 6 – WINNER
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
Game, Puzzle
Chants of Sennaar
Cocoon
Humanity – WINNER
Jusant
Viewfinder
Game, Racing
Disney Speedstorm
Forza Motorsport
LEGO 2K Drive – WINNER
Monster Energy Supercross 6
TT Isle of Man: Rise on the Edge 3
Game, Rhythm
Goodbye Volcano High
Hi-Fi RUSH – WINNER
Rytmos
Game, Simulation
Cities: Skylines II
Dave the Diver – WINNER
Dredge
Terra Nil
Train Sim World 4
Game, Special Class
Connections
Deliver Us Mars
Humanity – WINNER
Laya’s Horizon
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Game, Sports
Blood Bowl III
Football Manager 2024
MLB The Show 23 – WINNER
NBA 2K24
Tape to Tape
Game, Strategy
Aliens: Dark Descent
Jagged Alliance 3
Last Train Home – WINNER
Pikmin 4
Wargroove 2
Graphics, Technical
Alan Wake 2 – WINNER
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Final Fantasy XVI
Hogwarts Legacy
Immortals of Aveum
Lighting/Texturing
Final Fantasy XVI – WINNER
Immortals of Aveum
Lords of the Fallen
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Octopath Traveler 2
Original Dramatic Score, Franchise
Baldur’s Gate III – WINNER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Return to Empire: S6
Total War: Pharaoh
Original Dramatic Score, New IP
Immortals of Aveum
Last Train Home
Layers of Fear
Lies of P – WINNER
Starfield
Original Light Mix Score, Franchise
Call of Duty: Mobile – Season 2 Heavy Metal
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Metal Slug: Awakening – WINNER
Octopath Traveler 2
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
Original Light Mix Score, New IP
Atomic Heart
Hi-Fi RUSH – WINNER
LEGO 2K Drive
Planet of Lana
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
Tchia
Performance in a Comedy, Lead
High On Life: High On Knife – Gabourey Sidibe as “Mux”
High On Life: High On Knife – Sarah Sherman as “Harper”
High On Life: High On Knife – Michael Cusack as “Knifey”
One Piece Odyssey – Mayumi Tanaka as “Luffy”
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Laura Bailey as “Grace” – WINNER
Performance in a Comedy, Supporting
One Piece Odyssey – Yuriko Yamaguchi as “Nico Robin”
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals – Joe Bianco as “Jacob” – WINNER
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Janina Gavankar as “Freddie”
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as “Persephone”
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Felicia Day as “Athena”
Performance in a Drama, Lead
Deliver Us Mars – Ellise Chappell as “Kathy Johanson”
Forspoken – Ella Balinska as “Frey Holland”
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Yuri Lowenthal as “Peter Parker” – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Nadji Jeter as “Miles Morales”
Wanted: Dead – Fee Marie Zimmermann as “Hannah Stone”
Performance in a Drama, Supporting
Baldur’s Gate III – Neil Newbon as “Astarion”
Final Fantasy XVI – Ralph Ineson as “Cid” – WINNER
Forspoken – Debra Wilson as “Bellette Krau”
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Jim Pirri as “Kraven the Hunter”
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – Tony Amendola as “Eno Cordova”
Song Collection
Atomic Heart
Chants of Sennaar
Hi-Fi RUSH – WINNER
MLB The Show 23
Venba
Song, Original or Adapted
Alan Wake 2 – Herald of Darkness – WINNER
Atomic Heart – Zvyozdnoe Leto (Geoffrey Day Remix)
Layers of Fear – You Are My Sunshine
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – SWING by EARTHGANG ft Benji
Planet of Lana – Horizons
QQSpeed – Gu Huo
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Adrift
Sound Editing in a Game Cinema
Diablo IV
Final Fantasy XVI – WINNER
Honkai: Star Rail
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Sound Effects
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
Cocoon
Lies of P – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Starfield
Tchia
Sound Mixing in Virtual Reality
Arizona Sunshine 2
Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition – WINNER
Hello Neighbor VR: Search and Rescue
The Light Brigade
Per Aspera VR
Use of Sound, Franchise
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
Deliver Us Mars
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
MLB The Show 23 – WINNER
Total War: Pharaoh
Use of Sound, New IP
Cocoon
Hi-Fi RUSH – WINNER
Planet of Lana
Starfield
Tchia
Writing in a Comedy
High On Life: High On Knife
Killer Frequency
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – WINNER
Super Mario RPG
Writing in a Drama
Alan Wake 2 – WINNER
Goodbye Volcano High
Layers of Fear
Lies of P
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Number of Awards Won
By Game
07 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
06 Hi-Fi RUSH
05 Final Fantasy XVI
04 Lies of P
03 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
03 Baldur’s Gate III
03 Alan Wake 2
02 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
02 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
02 MLB The Show 23
02 Humanity
02 Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
By Developer
07 Insomniac Games
06 Tango Gameworks
05 Square Enix
05 Nintendo EPD
04 Round 8 Studio
04 Neowiz
03 Remedy Entertainment
03 Larian Studios
02 Tha
02 Survios
02 Summerfall
02 San Diego Studio
02 Capcom
By Publisher
09 Sony Interactive Entertainment
06 Bethesda Softworks
05 Square Enix
05 Nintendo
04 Neowiz
03 Larian Studios
03 Epic Games
02 Survios
02 Humble Bundle
02 Enhance Experience
02 Capcom
Persons with Multiple Wins
02 Swen Vincke
02 Sami Järvi
02 Masaaki Yamada
02 Jacinda Chew
02 Eiichiro Ishige
02 Doug Sheahan
All Individual Credits (per nomination)
Akihito Toda
Akira Furukawa
Alan Weider
Andrzej Zamoyski
Antti Kerminen
Austin Wintory
Ayaki Miyagi
Borislav Slavov
Bryan Intihar
Chanhee Woo
Chika Amemiya
Chris Cutliff
Christopher Parker
Dai Takasuka
Daiki Ito
Danny Garnett
Dave Bogan
David Msika
David Nzario
Dong-hoon Lee
Dong-sub Park
Doug Sheahan
Doug Sheahan
Dustin Brown
Eiichiro Ishige
Eiichiro Ishige
Erin Holmes
Fumiya Obata
Haruya Uematsu
Hidehiro Goda
Hidemaro Fujibayashi
Hiromi Takahashi
Hiroshi Ando
Hiroshi Umemiya
HokWai Ng
Hy-eon Kim
Ian Fielding
Jacinda Chew
Jacinda Chew
James Treichler
Jason Villa
Jeannett Lee
Ji-won Choi
Joe Bianco
Johannes Richter
Jonghoon Park
Jordan Amaro
Jordan Delgado
Jun Yoshioka
Jung-hoo Oh
Junshi Jodai
Kateřina Urbanová
Kazuhide Kawamura
Kazuhiro Hosoi
Kazunori Kadoi
Kazunori Maejima
Kazutoyo Maehiro
Kazuya Takahashi
Keiichiro Omura
Kengo Yuasa
Kenta Takiguchi
Kevin Michael Johnson
Ki-beom Kim
Kohei Sato
Koichi Hatakeyama
Kotaro Hiromatsu
Kousuke Kobayashi
Kwang-seok Oh
Laura Bailey
Leetal Cohen
Makoto Fujisaki
Makoto Yamaguchi
Makoto Yodawara
Marcus Efting
Mari Shirakawa
Marko Saaresto
Masaaki Yamada
Masaaki Yamada
Masako Saito
Masatoshi Yanagi
Maya Katsurashima
Montaigne
Naoki Mori
Naoto Murakami
Naoya Yamamoto
Oleg Gorodishenin
Patrick OCallahan
Q Wang
Ralph Ineson
Ramone Russell
Reo Uratani
Robert Bagratuni
Ryan Goff
Ryan Smith
Ryuju Maeno
Ryusuke Niitani
Saburo Tateno
Saina Omatsu
Sami Järvi
Sami Järvi
Saori Kometani
Scott Edgar
Shinichiro Biwasaka
Shiro Mouri
Shuichi Kobori
Simon Hall
Steven Gates
Swen Vincke
Swen Vincke
Takafumi Okawa
Takafumi Uechi
Takahito Sekimoto
Takuya Nakamura
Tetsuya Yamaura
Thierry Boulanger
Tomo Fujiwara
Tomo Oyama
Toshikazu Onodera
Toshikazu Tsuruoka
Yasutaka Takeuchi
Yohei Fujino
Yuka Ogaki
Yuki Nakamura
Yuma Hashimoto
Yuri Kurihara
Yuri Lowenthal
Yuumi Shiraki