2024 Winners Press Release
Metaphor: ReFantazio wins Game of the Year from NAVGTR
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle ties for most awards
Baltimore (March 12, 2025) / NAVGTR CORP. – The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit media organization of 505 media voters and 14,453 subscribers, has announced winners for its twenty-fourth annual awards program honoring video game design and programming.
Some well-known developers to win this year include David Dedeine, Jens Andersson, SWERY, Tetsuya Nomura, Todd Howard, and Yoshinori Kitase. The NAVGTR® Awards honor work in 52 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 nominated over 7,146 talented individuals.
Game of the Year nominees won multiple awards. Black Myth: Wukong won for Character Design, Original Action Game, Animation (Technical), and Original or Adapted Song. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth won for Franchise Role Playing Game. Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom won for Control Design (2D). Metaphor: ReFantazio won for Art Direction (Fantasy), Costume Design, Game Design (New IP), Original Role Playing Game, Original Dramatic Score (New IP), and Game of the Year.
Tied for most wins are Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Metaphor: ReFantazio with 6 awards. MachineGames and Atlus tied for most awards as developer. Sega and Sony Interactive Entertainment tied for most awards as publisher.
With his fourth career win, Troy Baker (Indiana Jones) has broken his tie with Laura Bailey as NAVGTR’s most awarded voice performer.
Number of Awards Won per Game
06 Metaphor: ReFantazio
06 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
05 Astro Bot
04 Black Myth: Wukong
03 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
03 Helldivers 2
02 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
02 Alien: Rogue Incursion
Number of Awards Won per Development Studio
06 MachineGames
06 Atlus
05 Team ASOBI
04 Game Science
03 Ninja Theory
03 Arrowhead Game Studios
02 Survios
02 Ryu ga Gotoku Studio
02 Nintendo
Number of Awards Won per Publisher
08 Sony Interactive Entertainment
08 SEGA
06 Bethesda Softworks
05 Microsoft
04 Game Science
03 Nintendo
02 Survios
02 PlayStack
02 Electronic Arts
Number of Awards Won per Individual
02 Katsura Hashino
02 Jerk Gustafsson
02 Axel Torvenius
Franchise History
Princess Peach: Showtime brings the Mario universe to a grand total of 33 wins.
The Final Fantasy series has 24 wins to date.
The Legend of Zelda franchise has 16 wins.
Star Wars has 12 wins to date.
Silent Hill has 5 wins to date.
Hellblade games have won 5 awards since the first nomination in 2017.
Like a Dragon/Yakuza games have 3 wins since the first Yakuza nomination in 2006.
This year marks the first win for Indiana Jones; a Lego version was nominated in 2008.
Microsoft Flight Simulator has won 3 awards since the first nomination in 2003.
Tekken won its second award on its ninth nomination, including crossovers.
The F1 series won its first award this year on its ninth nomination.
For a complete list of categories, nominees, and winners, please visit https://navgtr.org. Follow @navgtr on twitter.
Key Dates for NAVGTR® Awards
November 24, 2025 – Entries due
January 28, 2026 – Nominations announced
February 14, 2026 – Late deadline for engraver credits
March 11, 2026 – Winners announced
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About NAVGTR CORP.
NAVGTR Corp.(TM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation devoted to promoting and recognizing game developers.
The general voting body of reviewers, journalists, analysts, content creators, and writers includes contributors for Destructoid, EGM Now, Game Rant, Gamers Temple, GamesIndustry.biz, Gamespot, IGN, Investor’s Business Daily, Kotaku, Mashable, Massively, MMORPG, MSNBC, Nintendo World Report, PC Gamer, Polygon, The Koalition, Ten Ton Hammer, Terminal Gamer, and Venture Beat.
Additional varied outlets include Austin American-Statesman, Chicago Sun-Times, CNN, COIN-OP TV, GamesRadar, Los Angeles Times, Moody’s, NBC, New York Times, NTN24, The Ottawa Citizen, San Jose Mercury-News, USA Today, The Vancouver Sun, Wired News, and hundreds more.
Complete List of Winners
Animation, Artistic
Harold Halibut – WINNER
Neva
The Plucky Squire
Princess Peach: Showtime
Stellar Blade
Animation, Technical
Black Myth: Wukong – WINNER
Helldivers 2
Indika
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Art Direction, Contemporary
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2 – WINNER
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
The Outlast Trials
The Plucky Squire
Art Direction, Fantasy
Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER
Outcast: A New Beginning
Star Wars Outlaws
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Art Direction, Period Influence
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Harold Halibut
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – WINNER
News Tower
Stellar Blade
Camera Direction in a Game Engine
Astro Bot – WINNER
Black Myth: Wukong
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Princess Peach: Showtime
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Character Design
Black Myth: Wukong – WINNER
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Outcast: A New Beginning
Stellar Blade
Control Design, 2D or Limited 3D/VR
Death Game Hotel
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – WINNER
Monument Valley 3
The Plucky Squire
VR Legs
Control Design, 3D
Astro Bot – WINNER
Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers 2
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Control Precision
Astro Bot – WINNER
Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Tekken 8
Costume Design
Black Myth: Wukong
Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER
Stellar Blade
Tekken 8
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Direction in a Game Cinema
Black Myth: Wukong
Harold Halibut
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – WINNER
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Squirrel with a Gun
Direction in Virtual Reality
Alien: Rogue Incursion – WINNER
Brazen Blaze
Death Game Hotel
The Exit 8 VR
Tomb Explorer VR
Engineering
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Monument Valley 3
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition – WINNER
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Gameplay Design, Franchise
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – WINNER
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Gameplay Design, New IP
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Harold Halibut
Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER
The Plucky Squire
Game of the Year
Black Myth: Wukong
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Game, Classic Revival
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
Luigi’s Mansion 2
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Riven
Silent Hill 2 – WINNER
Game, Franchise Action
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – WINNER
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Game, Franchise Adventure
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – WINNER
Star Wars Outlaws
Tintin Reporter: Cigars of the Pharoah
Game, Franchise Family
Astro Bot – WINNER
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
Princess Peach: Showtime
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Game, Franchise Role Playing
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – WINNER
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Game, Original Action
Black Myth: Wukong – WINNER
Minishoot’ Adventures
Nine Sols
Stellar Blade
XDefiant
Game, Original Adventure
Death Game Hotel – WINNER
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus
Still Wakes the Deep
Game, Original Family
All You Need is Help
Harold Halibut
The Plucky Squire – WINNER
Game, Original Role Playing
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER
Sand Land
Unicorn Overlord
Game, Fighting
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
Tekken 8 – WINNER
Underdogs
Undisputed
WWE 2K24
Game, Puzzle
Animal Well
Balatro – WINNER
Islands of Insight
Monument Valley 3
The Rise of the Golden Idol
Game, Racing
EXOcars
F1 24 – WINNER
MudRunner VR
Game, Rhythm
Aaero 2
Band Space
Maestro – WINNER
Songs of the HMong
Game, Simulation
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 – WINNER
News Tower
Game, Special Class
1000xResist
Caves of Qud
DOS – Steve Pardo
Infinity Nikki – WINNER
Squirrel with a Gun
Game, Sports
College Football 25 – WINNER
MLB The Show 24
NBA 2K25
Game, Strategy
Age of Mythology: Retold – WINNER
Frostpunk 2
Tactical Breach Wizards
Graphics, Technical
Astro Bot – WINNER
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
Stellar Blade
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Lighting/Texturing
Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Indika
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – WINNER
Original Dramatic Score, Franchise
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – WINNER
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Star Wars Outlaws
Original Dramatic Score, New IP
Black Myth: Wukong
Metaphor: ReFantazio – WINNER
Neva
Pixel Noir
Rise of the Ronin
Stellar Blade
Original Light Mix Score, Franchise
Aaero 2
Alone in the Dark
Monument Valley 3
The Oregon Trail
Princess Peach: Showtime – WINNER
Original Light Mix Score, New IP
Go-Go Town!
Hauntii
The Rise of the Golden Idol – WINNER
Shadows over Loathing
Songs of the HMong
Sorelle
Performance in a Comedy, Lead
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – Kazuhiro Nakaya as “Ichiban Kasuga” – WINNER
Sand Land – Mutsumi Tamura as “Beelzebub”
Thank Goodness You’re Here! – Matt Berry as “Various”
Performance in a Comedy, Supporting
Escaping Wonderland – Jason Anthony as “Various”
Escaping Wonderland – Joe Gaudet as “Various”
Helldivers 2 – Craig Lee Thomas as “Super Earth Spokesperson” – WINNER
Sand Land – Chô as “Thief”
Thank Goodness You’re Here! – Jon Blyth as “Various”
Performance in a Drama, Lead
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Troy Baker as “Indiana Jones” – WINNER
Silent Hill 2 – Luke Roberts as “James Sunderland”
Star Wars Outlaws – Humberly González as “Kay Vess”
Still Wakes the Deep – Alec Newman as “Caz McLeary”
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Clive Standen as “Lieutenant Demetrian Titus”
Performance in a Drama, Supporting
Black Myth: Wukong – Megan Richards as “The Second Sister”
Black Myth: Wukong – Arina Li as “Rakshasi”
Black Myth: Wukong – Andrew Koji as “Erlang”
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Alessandra Mastronardi as “Gina” – WINNER
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Marios Gavrilis as “Emmerich”
Silent Hill 2 – Salóme Gunnarsdóttir as “Mary”
Song, Original or Adapted
Black Myth: Wukong – I See – WINNER
Black Myth: Wukong – Listen Not
Delta Force – Dawn
Honor of Kings: Misty Marshes – To Be Continued
MLB The Show 24 – Dancer
MLB The Show 24 – La Canción Feliz del Disco (featuring Milo j)
Sound Editing in a Game Cinema
Alone in the Dark
Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers 2
Lego Horizon Adventures
Star Wars Outlaws – WINNER
Sound Effects
Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers 2 – WINNER
Lego Horizon Adventures
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Sound Mixing in Virtual Reality
Alien: Rogue Incursion – WINNER
Band Space
Maestro
Mixture VR
Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire
Use of Sound, Franchise
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – WINNER
Helldivers 2
Lego Horizon Adventures
The Outlast Trials
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Use of Sound, New IP
Harold Halibut
Mullet Madjack
Neva
Still Wakes the Deep – WINNER
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Writing in a Comedy
Helldivers 2
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
The Plucky Squire
Shadows over Loathing
Thank Goodness You’re Here! – WINNER
Writing in a Drama
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Black Myth: Wukong
Indika
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – WINNER
Number of Awards Won
By Game
06 Metaphor: ReFantazio
06 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
05 Astro Bot
04 Black Myth: Wukong
03 Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
03 Helldivers 2
02 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
02 Alien: Rogue Incursion
By Developer
06 MachineGames
06 Atlus
05 Team ASOBI
04 Game Science
03 Ninja Theory
03 Arrowhead Game Studios
02 Survios
02 Ryu ga Gotoku Studio
02 Nintendo
By Publisher
08 SEGA
08 Sony Interactive Entertainment
06 Bethesda Softworks
05 Microsoft
04 Game Science
03 Nintendo
02 Survios
02 PlayStack
02 Electronic Arts
Persons with Multiple Wins
02 Katsura Hashino
02 Jerk Gustafsson
02 Axel Torvenius
All Individual Credits (per nomination)
Akira Ishii
Alessandra Mastronardi
Alex Bolle
Andrew Yoder
Axel Torvenius
Axel Torvenius
Ben Haumiller
Bianca Salinas
Chris Dang
Craig Lee Thomas
Daisuke Fukagawa
Damien Cuzacq
Dan Attwell
Dave Smith
David Dedeine
Eisuke Fujinawa
Eugene Elkin
Ezekiel Virant
Felix Fritzell
Feng Ji
Francesco Del Pia
Fumiya Furukawa
Gordy Haab
Gustaf Ekelund
Harry Nixon
Harvey Scott
Hidetomo Saito
Hideyuki Uchida
Hirokazu Yamaguchi
Ilja Burzev
Itsuki Matsueda
Jae Lake
James Carbutt
James Turner
Jens Andersson
Jerk Gustafsson
Jerk Gustafsson
Joe White
John Jennings
Jonathan Biddle
Jun Maruyama
Kardelen Babal
Katsura Hashino
Katsura Hashino
Kazuhiro Nakaya
Kazuma Koda
Kio Inose
Korechika Tamura
Kouhei Ikeda
Lara Derham
Martin Weissberg
Masahito Muta
Masaru Arai
Masatoshi Tokuoka
Mattias Astenvald
Naoki Hamaguchi
Nicolas Doucet
Nobuo Hosoyama
Paul Alexander
Rahni Tucker
Rio Oguma
Shigenori Soejima
Shintaro Imai
Shoji Meguro
Shun Yamashita
Simon Koudriavtsev
Soshiro Hokkai
SWERY
Taichi Tada
Tate Mosesian
Tetsuya Nomura
Tim Schulman
Todd Howard
Tore Wesolowski
Toshitake Tsuchikura
Troy Baker
Veronika Davies
Will Todd
Yasuhiro Fujii
Yoshinori Kitase
Yuichirō Tanaka
Yuki Minami
Zhai Jinyan