27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

The 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 27th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards ("Design Innovate Communicate Entertain"), an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2023. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and was part of the 2024 D.I.C.E. Summit. The ceremony took place on February 15, 2024, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Miller of Kinda Funny Games and Stella Chung returned as hosts for the ceremony. The nominees were announced on January 10, 2024.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 led the ceremony with the most nominations with nine, as well as the most wins with six. Baldur's Gate 3, developed and published by Larian Studios, won the top award for "Game of the Year" along with four other awards. Sony Interactive Entertainment was the most nominated publisher of the ceremony, and is tied with Nintendo and Electronic Arts for publishing the most nominated games; Sony ended up being the most award-winning publisher, as well as publishing the most award-winning games. Insomniac Games and Nintendo EPD are the most nominated developers, with Insomniac winning the most awards as a developer.

Koji Kondo, composer and sound designer from Nintendo who has worked on the Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Star Fox games, was inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

Game of the Year Awards

Game of the Year

Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Swen Vincke, David Walgrave‡
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games) – Sam Lake, Kyle Rowley, Joonas Tamminen
- Cocoon (Geometric Entertainment, Annapurna Interactive) – Jeppe Carlsen, Mads Engberg Hansen
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Bryan Intihar, Ryan Smith, Jeannette Lee
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD) – Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Eiji Aonuma

Online Game of the Year

Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment) – Joe Shely, Nick Rivera, Tiffany Wat‡
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Sledgehammer Games, Activision) – Greg Reisdorf, Zach Hodson, Adam Iscove, Matt Abbott, Mike Prestia, Robbie Elias, Ben Furneaux
- Omega Strikers (Odyssey Interactive) – Dax Andrus, Thomas Bourus, David Cupurro, Alex Huang, Jesse Li, Chris Shankland
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) – Yuta Kawamura, Takuya Ishibashi, Jumpei Nakajima, Mitsugu Ashida, Takayuki Nakayama, Ryuichi Shigerno
- The Finals (Embark Studios) – Gustav Tilleby

Mobile Game of the Year

What the Car? (Triband) – Tim Garbos, Lasse Astrup, Martin Donhal, Oscar Losada, Joachim Bruel Gerber‡
- Gubbins (Studio Folly) – Jessica Shupard, Darcy Smith
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink) – Tom Blind, Chelsea Howe, Andy Vella
- Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse) – David Jiang
- Terra Nil (Free Lives, Devolver Digital) – Sam Alfred, Jonathan Hau-Yoon, Marcelle Marais

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

Cocoon (Geometric Entertainment, Annapurna Interactive) – Jeppe Carlsen, Mads Engberg Hansen‡
- Dredge (Black Salt Games, Team17) – Alex Ritchie, Joel Mason, Nadia Thorne
- El Paso, Elsewhere (Strange Scaffold) – Xalavier Nelson Jr., Candace Hudert
- Thirsty Suitors (Outerloop Games, Annapurna Interactive) – Sunny Dube, Chandana Ekanayake
- Venba (Visai Games) – Abhi, Shahrin Khan

Immersive Reality Awards

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

Asgard's Wrath 2 (Sanzaru Games, Oculus Studios) – Bill Spence, Mat Kraemer, Evan Arnold‡
- Assassin's Creed Nexus VR (Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft) – David Votypka, Mark Russell, Olivier Palmieri, Philipp Sonnefeld
- Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games, Firesprite, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Jan-Bart van Beek, Alex Barnes, Stu Tilley
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice (Fast Travel Games) – Erik Odeldahl, Andrea Wästlund
- Vertigo 2 (Zulubo Productions) – Zach Tsiakalis-Brown

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games, Firesprite, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Tom Vernon, Pantelis Lekakis, Michiel van der Leeuw‡
- Asgard's Wrath 2 (Sanzaru Games, Oculus Studios) – Evan Arnold
- Assassin's Creed Nexus VR (Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft) – Andrew Davies, Clark Cibson, Bobby Stewart, Robert Hexter, Jack Couvela, Peter Grinbergs, Vincent Maury, Rodrigo Cano, Steven Proctor, Sam Bigos, Jonas de Maeseneer, Martin Strohacker
- Vertigo 2 (Zulubo Productions) – Zach Tsiakalis-Brown
- We Are One (Flat Head Studio, Fast Travel Games) – Philipp Sigl, Melanie Barti, Daniel Wiendl, Fabian Linzbauer, Christian Höll, Arnold Holler

Craft Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Swen Vincke‡ Cocoon (Geometric Entertainment, Annapurna Interactive) – Jeppe Carlsen Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Bryan Intihar, Ryan Smith Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD) – Shiro Mouri The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD) – Hidemaro Fujibayashi	Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Nick Pechenin, Edouard Imbert, Farhang Namdar‡ Cocoon (Geometric Entertainment, Annapurna Interactive) – Jeppe Carlsen, Asger Kirkemann Strandby, Martin Fasterholdt Dave the Diver (Mintrocket) – Jaeho Hwang, Chanhee Woo Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD) – Koichi Hayashida, Masanobu Sato, Shiro Mouri The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD) – Hidemaro Fujibayashi
Outstanding Achievement in Animation Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Bobby Coddington, Danny Garnett‡ Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) – Ryouhei Sakai, Takaharu Aono, Hirotaka Sawada Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks) – Koichi Hatakeyama Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. Games) – Tony Zeffiro, Fredy Palma Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD) – Tatsuya Sakai, Takahiro Nishigaki	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games) – Janne Pulkkinen, Anssi Määttä, Nazareno Urbano, Damien Stempniewski, John Crossland, Johannes Richter, Ron Frölich, Antti Puomio‡ Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software, Warner Bros. Games) – Jeff Bunker, Mike Thompson, Tyler Lybbert Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Jacinda Chew, D. Carvalho Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts) – Nate Stephens, Chris Sutton Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios) – Istvan Pely
Outstanding Achievement in Character Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Portrayed by Nadji Jeter, Senior Narrative Director: Jon Paquette, Narrative Director: Ben Arfmann, Advanced Senior Writer: Lauren Mee‡ Saga Anderson, Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games) – Portrayed by Melanie Liburd, Lead Writer: Sam Lake, Lead Narrative Designer: Simon Wasselin, Lead Mission Designer: Anne-Marie Grönroos, Cinematics Lead: Mircea Purdea, Cinematic Animation Lead: Matias Leminen, Lead Narrative Animator: Kaj Lydecken, Principal Writer: Clay Murphy, Lead Character Artist: John Crossland, Performance Director: Hannah Price, Principal Narrative Designer: Molly Maloney, Live Action & Cinematics Director: Anssi Määttä Astarion, Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Portrayed by Neil Newbon, Writing Director: Adam Smith, Lead Writer: Chrystal Ding, Senior Writer: Stephen Rooney Karlach, Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Portrayed by Samantha Béart, Writing Director: Adam Smith, Lead Writer: Chrystal Ding, Senior Writer: Sarah Baylus Jala, Thirsty Suitors (Outerloop Games, Annapurna Interactive) – Portrayed by Farah Merani, Written by Meghna Jayanth, Nadie Sharmmas, Sunny Dube, Phillip Russell	Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – John Paesano, Scott Hanau, Keith Leary, Rob Goodson‡ Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games) – Petri Alanko, Richard Lapington Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment) – Ted Reedy, Leo Kaliski, Derek Duke Planet of Lana (Wishfully Studios, Thunderful Publishing) – Takeshi Furukawa Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts) – Stephen Barton, Gordy Haab, Nick Laviers, Steve Schnur, Alan Meyerson
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Paul Mudra, Jerry Berlongieri, Dwight Okahara‡ Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games) – Richard Lapington, Joshua Bell, Adam Butterworth, Kit Challis, Gulli Gunnarsoon, Thomas Holmes, Pauli Ondruska, Tazio Schiesari, Henry Scott, Ville Sorsa, Taneli Suoranta, Arthur Tisseront Cocoon (Geometric Entertainment, Annapurna Interactive) – Jakob Schmid Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks) – Shuichi Kobori, Makoto Yamaguchi Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts) – Nick von Kaenel, Collin Gregory Peck, Tom Jaine, Alex Barnhart, Oscar Coen, Nick Laviers, Harrison Deutsch, Ashton Faydenko, Kartika Dewi Luky, Tori Ano, Colin Andrew Grant, Andrew Karbowski	Outstanding Achievement in Story Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Adam Smith, Chrystal Ding‡ Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games) – Sam Lake, Simon Wasselin, Anne-Marie Grönroos, Mircea Purdea, Matias Leminen, Kaj Lydecken, Clay Murphy, Tyler Burton Smith, Molly Maloney, Anssi Määttä Dave the Diver (Mintrocket) – Jaeho Hwang Thirsty Suitors (Outerloop Games, Annapurna Interactive) – Meghna Jayanth, Chandana Ekanayake, Nadie Sharmmas, Phillip Russell Venba (Visai Games) – Abhi
Outstanding Technical Achievement Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Doug Sheahan, Mike Fitzgerald, Jess Scott‡ Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games) – Antti Kerminen, Anssi Hyytiäinen, Timo Sihvo, Riho Kroll, Tatu Aalto, Sami Hakkarainen Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software, Warner Bros. Games) – Rob Nelson, Jose Villeta, Jeff Gosztyla The Finals (Embark Studios) – Mikael Linderholm, Adrian Björkerud, Andreas Glad, Joakim Stigsson, Ludvig Kingfors, Måns Isaksson, Johannes Hirche, Michael Ewert, Niklas Börestam, Emilie Granqvist, Marcus Svensson, Robert Kihl, Hedvig Axelsson, Gabór Szaloki, Malte Hildingsson, Olof Strömqvist The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD) – Takuhiro Dohta

Genre Awards

Action Game of the Year Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Bryan Intihar, Ryan Smith, Jeannette Lee‡ Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco Entertainment) – Masaru Yamamura, Shohei Shimokobe, Yasunori Ogura Dead Space (Motive Studios, Electronic Arts) – Roman Campos-Oriola, Eric Baptizat, Phillippe Ducharme Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks) – John Johanas, Shinji Mikami Remnant II (Gunfire Games, Gearbox Publishing) – Ben Gabbard, David Adams	Adventure Game of the Year The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD) – Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Eiji Aonuma‡ Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games) – Sam Lake, Kyle Rowley, Joonas Tamminen Cocoon (Geometric Entertainment, Annapurna Interactive) – Mads Engberg Hansen, Jeppe Carlsen Dave the Diver (Mintrocket) – Jaeho Hwang, Chanhee Woo, Bosung Seo Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts) – Stig Asmussen, Jason de Heras, Jeff Magers
Family Game of the Year Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD) – Shiro Mouri, Takashi Tezuka‡ Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios, Disney Electronic Content) – Aj Grand-Scrutton, Grant Allen, Ben Waring Fae Farm (Phoenix Labs) – Kate De Sousa, Isaac Epp, Ed Tam Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink) – Tom Blind, Chelsea Howe, Andy Vella Midnight Girl (Italic) – Thomas Ryder, Camilla Pedersen	Fighting Game of the Year Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) – Takayuki Nakayama, Shuhei Matsumoto, Kansuke Sakurai, Kaname Fujioka‡ Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works, Cygames) – Tetsuya Fukuhara, Kazuya Tsuchiya Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. Games) – Ed Boon, Graeme Bayless Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Fair Play Labs, GameMill Entertainment) – Diego Rodriguez, Sergio Chacón Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio, Pqube) – Jonathan Silva, Anderson Halfeld
Racing Game of the Year Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios, Xbox Game Studios) – Chris Esaki, Andy Beaudoin, Kyle Emtman, Srirekha Matety, Brian Yu‡ F-Zero 99 (Nintendo Software Technology) – Chris Polney, Shinya Saito, Takao Nakano, Takeshi Hayakawa Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone) – Michele Caletti, Domenico Celenza Lego 2K Drive (Visual Concepts, 2K) – Brian Silva, David Msika, Steve Ranck	Role-Playing Game of the Year Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Swen Vincke, David Walgrave‡ Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red) – Maciej Włodarkiewicz, Igor Sarzyński, Gabriel Amatangelo Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment) – Rod Fergusson, Gavian Whishaw, Joe Shely Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) – Naoki Yoshida, Hiroshi Takai Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios) – Todd Howard, Angela Browder, Timothy Lamb
Sports Game of the Year MLB The Show 23 (SIE San Diego Studio, MLB Advanced Media) – Steve Merka, Jason Villa, Chris Cutliff, Chris Gill‡ EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver, EA Romania, EA Sports) – John Shepherd, Adam Shaikh, Karim Versi WWE 2K23 (Visual Concepts, 2K) – Greg Thomas, Lynell Jinks, Colin O'Hara	Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Dune: Spice Wars (Shiro Games, Funcom) – Sebastien Vidal‡ Against the Storm (Eremite Games, Hooded Horse) – Michał Ogłoziński, Aron Pietroń Cobalt Core (Rocket Rat Games, Brace Yourself Games) – John Guerra, Ben Driscoll The Last Spell (Ishtar Games, The Arcade Crew) – Matthieu Richez, Benjamin Coquelle Wartales (Shiro Games) – Nicolas Cannasse

Special Awards

Hall of Fame

Koji Kondo

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple nominations

Games that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Game
9	Marvel's Spider-Man 2
8	Alan Wake 2
7	Baldur's Gate 3
6	Cocoon
5	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
4	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4	Super Mario Bros. Wonder
3	Dave the Diver
	Diablo IV
	Hi-Fi Rush
	Thirsty Suitors
2	Asgard's Wrath 2
	Assassin's Creed Nexus VR
	Final Fantasy XVI
	The Finals
	Hello Kitty Island Adventure
	Hogwarts Legacy
	Horizon Call of the Mountain
	Mortal Kombat 1
	Starfield
	Street Fighter 6
	Venba
	Vertigo 2

Nominations by company
Nominations	Games	Company
12	3	Sony Interactive Entertainment
10	3	Nintendo
9	2	Annapurna Interactive
9	1	Insomniac Games
8		Epic Games
8		Remedy Entertainment
7		Larian Studios
6	3	Electronic Arts
6	1	Geometric Entertainment
5	2	Bethesda Softworks
4	2	Warner Bros. Games
4	1	Respawn Entertainment
3		Blizzard Entertainment
		Mintrocket
		Outerloop Games
		Tango Gameworks
2	2	2K
		Fast Travel Games
		Shiro Games
	1	Avalanche Software
		Capcom
		Embark Studios
		Firesprite
		Guerrilla Games
		NetherRealm Studios
		Oculus Studios
		Red Storm Entertainment
		Sanzaru Games
		Square Enix
		Sunblink
		Ubisoft
		Vesai Games
		Zulubo Productions

Multiple awards

Games that received multiple awards
Awards	Game
6	Marvel's Spider-Man 2
5	Baldur's Gate 3

Awards by company
Awards	Games	Company
8	3	Sony Interactive Entertainment
6	1	Insomniac Games
5	1	Larian Studios
2	2	Nintendo

References

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^ "Spider-Man 2 Leads DICE Awards With Nine Nominations". IGN. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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v t e D.I.C.E. Awards
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Game of the Year Mobile Online Independent Game Immersive Reality (Technical Achievement)
Craft Awards	Game Direction Game Design Animation Art Direction Character Original Music Composition Audio Design Story Technical
Genre Awards	Action Adventure Family Fighting Racing Role-Playing Sports Strategy/Simulation
Ceremonies	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Related	Cybermania '94

v t e D.I.C.E. Awards' Game of the Year
GoldenEye 007 (1997/1998) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998/1999) The Sims (1999/2000) Diablo II (2000) Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) Battlefield 1942 (2002) Call of Duty (2003) Half-Life 2 (2004) God of War (2005) Gears of War (2006) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) LittleBigPlanet (2008) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) Mass Effect 2 (2010) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) Journey (2012) The Last of Us (2013) Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) Fallout 4 (2015) Overwatch (2016) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) God of War (2018) Untitled Goose Game (2019) Hades (2020) It Takes Two (2021) Elden Ring (2022) Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

D.I.C.E. Awards' Game of the Year

GoldenEye 007 (1997/1998)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998/1999)
The Sims (1999/2000)
Diablo II (2000)
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
Battlefield 1942 (2002)
Call of Duty (2003)
Half-Life 2 (2004)
God of War (2005)
Gears of War (2006)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
LittleBigPlanet (2008)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)
Mass Effect 2 (2010)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
Journey (2012)
The Last of Us (2013)
Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)
Fallout 4 (2015)
Overwatch (2016)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
God of War (2018)
Untitled Goose Game (2019)
Hades (2020)
It Takes Two (2021)
Elden Ring (2022)
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

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