Last month on Steam announced the Steam Autumn Sale featuring quite a number of exciting game offerings, as well as a comeback Steam Awards 2022 this. A fan-voted award with no-nonsense categories like “Mom’s Spaghetti” and “Whoooaaa, Dude!” The nomination process is wide open for you to choose the category you like. The Steam Awards 2022 has finally announced the nominations for the winning game in each category. Anyone? Here he is:
Voting starts tomorrow at 1AM WIB, which is a good sign too because there will likely be a Steam Winter Sale starting tomorrow as well. Here I help convert it to Western Indonesia time.
22 December 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Choices Matter” Award[/highlight] – Games are all about agents, and this award goes to games that have them in spades. Maybe because there are 31 ways you can breach the den of criminals. There may be dozens of potential partners to build a romantic future with. Or maybe you always say “Where oh where should I plant the radish?” In all three scenarios there is a common bond: the choice is always yours.
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm
- The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
- Dishonored 2
23 December 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Mom’s Spaghetti” Award[/highlight] – There are games that excite you. There are games that make you happy. Then there are games that are so intense that they elicit physical reactions. We’re talking weak knees. We’re talking sweaty palms. We’re talking about accidents caused by fear. We’re talking to your friend who reminds you to breathe. We’re talking about mom’s spaghetti.
- PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
- Outlast 2
- RESIDENT EVIL 7
- The Evil Within 2
- Aliens: Isolation
24 December 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Labor of Love” Award[/highlight] – This game has been out for a while. The team went through the release of their first creative baby, but being such great parents, the devs continue to nurture and support their creation. This game, to this day, is still getting new content after all these years.
- Team Fortress 2
- Warframes
- Titan Quest Anniversary Edition
- Path of Exile
- Crusader Kings II
December 25 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Suspension of Disbelief” Award[/highlight] – Let’s be honest: games can have some really ridiculous elements in them… from action-driven stories, to items needed to conquer obstacles, to even the protagonists themselves. This credit goes to a game that has a key component that, when explained out of context, seems downright crazy, but when playing the game doesn’t even get you on the bat, because at the time it made a lot of sense.
- Saints Row IV
- Goat Simulator
- South Park the Fractured But Whole
- Rocket League
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
26 December 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “The World Is Grim Enough Let’s Just All Get Along” Award[/highlight] – Games are fun and entertaining for us, giving us much needed respite from the suffering and lows of our lives… and to be honest, for a lot of people, it’s pretty rough. 2022. That is why SASC has chosen to celebrate a game that does not involve combat or conflict.
- Stardew Valley
- Cities: Skylines
- Slime Rancher
- ABZU
- To the Moon
27 December 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “No Apologies” Award[/highlight] – This award is for the game you love unconditionally. Are there some errors? Maybe. Don’t other people understand your love for it? Certain. But make no mistake. No errors here. Just fun
- Rust
- Mount & Blade: Warband
- HuniePop
- Gothic II: Gold Edition
- The Witcher: Enhanced Edition (The Witcher 1)
28 December 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Defies Description” Award[/highlight] – This game is like… well actually it’s more like… a combination picture than… ya know what, I can’t describe it, just play it.
- Garry’s Mod
- The Stanley Parable
- Pony Island
- Antichamber
- Doki Doki Literature Club
29 December 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Cry Havoc And Let Slip The Dogs of War” Award[/highlight] – Bard said it in his best. This game doesn’t always offer the biggest blast… it offers something better. Potency. Potential becomes a raging force of nature. Or not. Who knows. You are an agent of chaos and no one will tell you what to do.
- Just Cause 3
- Total War: Warhammer II
- Broforce
- Red Faction: Guerilla Steam Edition
- Middle-earth: Shadow of War
December 30 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Haunts My Dreams” Award[/highlight] – This award is a bit of a misnomer, because this game doesn’t just haunt your dreams. It consumes your mind every waking moment of the day. This game doesn’t demand your time. You give it voluntarily.
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Dark Souls III
- Factorio
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
31 December 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Soul of Vitruvius” Award[/highlight] – The Vitruvian Man is Leonardo’s celebration of the ideal. And in that spirit, SASC looks to celebrate the game with the most likable characters. Be human, alien, anthropomorphic cat people, or even a piece of the crop.
- NieR: Automata
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- I am Bread
- Bayonetta
January 1 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Whoooaaaaaaa, Dude! 2.0” Awards[/highlight] – The academy wasn’t clear enough in last year’s award description. Let’s try this again. This award is for “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” from the video game.
- Miami Hotlines
- Luna
- Antichamber
- CPU Invaders
- The Evil Within 2
2 January 1 AM WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Best Soundtrack” Award[/highlight] – There are few things that can improve a game better than music. The right tune can set the tone for every aspect of gameplay, from simple exploration to climate boss fights. This credit is for a soundtrack that captures the essence of their game so perfectly that it effortlessly immerses players into the world of the game.
- Nier: Automata
- Crypt of the Necrodancer
- Undertale
- Cuphead
- Transistor
January 3 1 am WIB
[highlight color=”yellow”]The “Even Better Than I Expected” Award[/highlight] – We’ve all been there. You get really excited for the game, you pre-order, and you anxiously wait for the download moment. Then you finally play it. How do you feel now? If the answer is “Beyond words because even I, a conductor on a hype train, was blown away by how good this thing is” then you have found the perfect candidate for this award.
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Cuphead
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Hollow Knight
- Sonic Mania
VOTING RULES
Every day, from January 22 to 3, starting at 1AM WIB, a new category will be available for voting. Each category will only be open to voting for 24 hours before moving on to the next one, so make sure to check every day to vote! The 2022 Steam Award Winners will be announced on January 4th, WIB.
Have you decided your game of choice? Don’t forget to cast your vote on Steam starting on December 22, 2022 tomorrow!
