Welcome to the sixth BLAEO Game Awards!
We can’t pick the best games of 2023 without your help so please nominate your favourite games released in 2023* and make sure to return between December 23 and 31 to vote for your absolute favourites. Let’s see which games were most loved by the BLAEO community!
The timeline for this event is as follows:
12 November - 22 December: Nomination phase
23 December - 31 December: Voting phase
31 December: The winners are announced
These are the proposed categories:
- Game of the Year
- Choices Matter
- Best Story
- Best Co-op/Multiplayer Game
- Best Free to Play Game
- Most Value for Money
- Best Game Under $20
- Best Addition to an Existing Series
- Most Addictive Game
- Prettiest Game
- Best Soundtrack
- Best DLC
- Best Early Access Game
- Best Underdog/Hidden Gem
- Best Character
- Best Console Exclusive
- Best Mobile Game
- Best Remaster/Remake/Port
Nomination Phase
To nominate your favourite game(s) simply respond to the category comment(s) with a list of games you want to nominate in that category. Only nominations posted under the relevant category comments will count. You can add your thoughts on the games in these posts or create a separate comment to tell us more about the games you’ve played (just make sure that you also post your nominations under the relevant categories).
Please include games even if they have already been mentioned by other users. We might not be able to include every proposed game in the final vote and seeing how popular the games are will make it easier for us to make the final selection.
In a similar way we might not include all the categories in the final vote if there’s an obvious lack of interest/proposed games.
Guidelines for nominating games:
- * Only games released for the first time between 1 December 2022 and 30 November 2023 can be nominated.
- Remasters/remakes/ports can only be nominated in the "Best Remake/Remaster/Port" category. (For example: Resident Evil 4 and System Shock can only be nominated in this category.)
- Best DLC category: the DLC needs to have been released between 1 December 2022 and 30 November 2023 but the game can be older.
- Best Early Access Game category: added to EA *or* left EA between 1 December 2022 and 30 November 2023.
- Games that are still in Early Access can only be nominated in the Best Early Access Game category.
CHOICES MATTER NOMINATIONS
Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3
BG3
The outer worlds: Spacers Choice Edition
My Time at Sandrock
Dear Monster
World of Horror
Baldur’s Gate 3
The outer worlds: Spacers Choice Edition
Baldur’s Gate 3
Lords of the Fallen
Repella Fella
BEST STORY NOMINATIONS
Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3
BG3
Tears of the kingdom
The outer worlds: Spacers Choice
Fall of porcupine
Dear Monster
Hogwarts Legacy
American Arcadia
American Arcadia
Dark Envoy
Season: A Letter to the Future
Slay The Princess
Slay The Princess
Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Slay The Princess
The Talos Principle 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
High On Life
Hogwarts Legacy
Repella Fella
Stasis Bone Totem
BEST CO-OP/MULTIPLAYER GAME NOMINATIONS
Trine 5
Baldur’s Gate 3
Remnant II
Mario Wonder
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
My Time at Sandrock
KarmaZoo
Street Fighter 6
Mortal Kombat 1
Kirby`s Return to Dreamland
Pizza Possum!
Trine 5
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Pizza Possum
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Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
Lords of the Fallen
Remnant II
Roboquest
Voidigo
BEST FREE TO PLAY GAME NOMINATIONS
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Counter-Strike 2
WooLoop
Baldur’s Gate 3?
Baldur’s Gate 3!
I commissioned some bees 0
HoloCure - Save the Fans!
Please, thank you!
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Please read the guidelines.
HoloCure - Save the Fans!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Honkai: Star Rail
Haven’t played this, but just recently got hinted about it and it did look good.
Unsorted Horror
MOST VALUE FOR MONEY NOMINATIONS
Baldur’s Gate 3
Dwarf Fortress
Baldur’s Gate 3
BG3
Mario Wonder
Pikmin 4
Remnant II
My Time at Sandrock
Dear Monster
Hogwarts Legacy
Tears of the Kingdom
Starfield
Luck Be A Landlord
Sticky Business
My Time at Sandrock
The Talos Principle 2
High On Life
Lords of the Fallen
LUNACID
Starfield
Wall World
BEST GAME UNDER $20 NOMINATIONS
Chants of Sennaar
En Garde!
KarmaZoo
Sticky Business
Nordic Ashes
Halls of Torment
Sticky Business
Luck Be A Landlord
Bounty of One
Kill The Crows
KarmaZoo
Chants of Sennaar
Bounty of One
Kill The Crows
Pizza Tower
Black Skylands
HROT
LUNACID
STASIS: BONE TOTEM
Voidigo
BEST ADDITION TO AN EXISTING SERIES NOMINATIONS
Baldur’s Gate 3
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
OXENFREE II: Lost Signals, Alan Wake 2
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
The Talos Principle 2
BG3
Alan Wake 2
Mario Wonder
Tears of the kingdom
Pikmin 4
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Alan Wake 2
Dead Island 2
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Alan Wake 2
My Time at Sandrock
Resident Evil 4: Remake
Alan Wake 2
Dungeon Village 2
Pinball FX
Oxenfree II, Kona II Brume, Coffee Talk 2
The Talos Principle 2
The Talos Principle 2
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
The Talos Principle 2
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Lords of the Fallen
STASIS: BONE TOTEM
MOST ADDICTIVE GAME NOMINATIONS
Baldur’s Gate 3
My Time at Sandrock, Dredge
Dwarf Fortress
Dave the Diver
Baldur’s Gate 3
BG3
Pikmin 4
Mario Wonder
Nordic Ashes
Halls of Torment
Hogwarts Legacy
Forever Skies (maybe doesn’t count bc EA?)
if it doesn’t count:
Dear Monster
Mortal Kombat 1
Luck Be A Landlord
Kill The Crows
Killbug
Voidigo
Dave the Diver, Roots of Pacha
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Boneraiser Minions
Papa’s Freezeria Deluxe
Lords of the Fallen
LUNACID
Roboquest
Starfield
Voidigo
PRETTIEST GAME NOMINATIONS
Planet of Lana, Hogwarts Legacy, COCOON, Jusant, Alan Wake 2
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Sea of Stars
Alan Wake 2
BG3
Hogwarts Legacy
Alan Wake 2
Tears of the kingdom
Mario Wonder
Pikmin 4
Sea of Stars
Alan Wake 2
Hogwarts Legacy
Dear Monster
(Forever Skies, hands down, but EA)
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Sea of Stars
Hogwarts Legacy
Season: A Letter to the Future
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Thank you!
Chants of Sennaar
Jusant
Planet of Lana
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
High On Life
Hogwarts Legacy
Lords of the Fallen
Starfield
BEST SOUNDTRACK NOMINATIONS
Hi-Fi Rush
Sea of Stars
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Sea of Stars
Laika: Aged Through Blood (really - check it on you tube or spotify)
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
Street Fighter 6
Hogwarts Legacy
Dark Envoy
Spin Rhythm XD
Hi-Fi Rush
Melatonin
Thanks!
Alan Wake 2
I am a little upset - Warhammer 40k Dark Tide not mentioned
It came out last year
Persona 5 Tactica
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Hi-Fi Rush
Pizza Tower
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Hi-Fi Rush
Dread Templar
DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION
Hogwarts Legacy
Roboquest
Starfield
BEST DLC NOMINATIONS
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Golden Idol Mysteries: The Spider of Lanka (The Case of the Golden Idol)
Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire (The Case of the Golden Idol)
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - West Balkans
I am not biased or anything, tho I hate what they did to the Slovenian border
Phantom Liberty
Mario Kart 8 Booster course
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - West Balkans
Cyberpunk 2077. Phantom Liberty
Pinball FX - Crypt of the NecroDancer Pinball
Pinball FX - Garfield Pinball
Pinball FX - Peanuts’ Snoopy Pinball
PowerWash Simulator - SpongeBob SquarePants Special Pack
The Spider of Lanka (The Case of the Golden Idol)
The Lemurian Vampire (The Case of the Golden Idol)
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Vampire Survivors: Tides of the Foscari
Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell
Vampire Survivors: Tides of the Foscari
BEST EARLY ACCESS GAME NOMINATIONS
My Time at Sandrock
My Time at Sandrock
Thronefall
BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Coral Island
Nordic Ashes
Halls of Torment
Forever Skies
Shadows of Doubt
Luck Be A Landlord
The Break-In
Starship Troopers Extermination
Thank you!
Starship Troopers Extermination
Forever Skies
Shadows of Doubt
Lethal Company
Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
Black Skylands
LUNACID
Roboquest
Voidigo
BEST UNDERDOG/HIDDEN GEM NOMINATIONS
Dredge
Ravenlok, Venba
The Last Spell
Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
Chained Echoes
Chants of Sennaar
Dredge
Miasma Chronicles
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Chants of Sennaar
Storyteller
En Garde!
Jusant
Tchia
SANABI
Patch Quest
Dredge
Dredge
Nordic Ashes
Halls of Torment
Dear Monster
KarmaZoo
Sticky Business
A Tiny Sticker Tale
Sticky Business
Kill The Crows
Forest Fire
Moonring
Thank you
Dredge, Venba
Dredge
Black Skylands
LUNACID
Repella Fella
STASIS: BONE TOTEM
Voidigo
BEST CHARACTER NOMINATIONS
Karlach (Baldur’s Gate 3)
Astarion (Baldur’s Gate 3)
Astarion - Baldur’s Gate 3
Leon S. Kennedy - Resident Evil 4 Remake
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Hikmat (Dear Monster)
Merrin (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
Poppy Sweeting (Hogwarts Legacy)
Garl - Sea of Stars
Astarion - BG3
Volo - BG3
Withers - BG3 (lol)
Astarion - Baldur’s Gate 3
Leon S. Kennedy - Resident Evil 4 Remake
Vasco (Starfield)
Lezduit (High On Life)
Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil 4 Remake)
Herbology Professor Mirabel Garlick (Hogwarts Legacy)
Main Character Repella Fella (Repella Fella)
BEST CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE NOMINATIONS
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Spider-Man 2
Mario Wonder
Pikmin 4
Tears of the Kingdom
Tears of the Kingdom
Tears of the Kingdom
Kirby’s Return to Dreamland
Zelda TotK
Pikmin 4
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
BEST MOBILE GAME NOMINATIONS
Love Live! School idol festival 2 MIRACLE LIVE! (Global version haven’t released yet, might remove if it isn’t released before voting.)
Apparently it won’t be released in 2023 so please discard this reply. I had hopes though.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Thank you
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Honkai: Star Rail
BEST REMASTER/REMAKE/PORT NOMINATIONS
Super Mario RPG
Like a Dragon: Ishin!
System Shock
Stronghold: Definitive Edition
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil 4
System Shock
Pikmin 1 and 2
Metroid Prime Remastered
Resident Evil 4
Live A Live
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
We Love Katamari Reroll+
Dragon Quest Treasures
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Dead Space
System Shock
Super Mario RPG
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
System Shock
Live A Live
Super Mario RPG
System Shock
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
System Shock
and just a side note Savant Ascent Remix
inb4 Baldur’s Gate 3.
GAME OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS
Baldur’s Gate 3
Baldur’s Gate 3
BG3
Hi-fi Rush
Pizza Tower
Hogwarts Legacy
Dredge
Sea of Stars
En Garde!
Tears of the kingdom
Pikmin 4
Coral Island
Mario Wonder
BG3, ofc
Remnant II
Baldurs Gate 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Resident Evil 4: Remake
Starfield
Baldur’s Gate 3
Tears of the Kingdom
Starfield
Lil Gator Game
Season: A Letter to the Future
Hi-Fi Rush
Sticky Business
Baldur’s Gate 3
Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Zelda TotK
The Talos Principle 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Haven’t played AWII or BG3, but have heard good both of them.
Alan Wake II
Baldur’s Gate 3
Hogwarts Legacy
Lords of the Fallen