Red Dead Redemption 2 was declared the game of the year 2020 at the Annual Steam Awards.
As the year comes to an end, Valve’s premium gaming distribution service, Steam, announced the winners of 10 categories at the Steam Awards 2020. Fans of Rockstar’s premiere wild west franchise have more to be proud of as Red Dead Redemption 2 was crowned as the game of the year 2020 after receiving maximum votes from Steam users.
Red Dead Redemption 2 wins the game of the year 2020 at the Steam awards, one year after moving to the distribution service. The game’s dramatic storyline also saw it winning the award for Outstanding Story-Rich Game, beating other popular contenders like Hades and DOOM eternal.
Steam Awards Winners and Nominees:
i. Game of the Year
Nominees: Hades, DOOM Eternal, Fall Guys, Death Stranding
Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2
ii. VR Game of the Year
Nominees: Phasmophobia, The Room VR: A Dark Matter, Thief Simulator VR, Star Wars Squadrons
Winner: Half-Life: Alyx
iii. Labor of Love Award
Nominees: Among Us, Terraria, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, No Man’s Sky
Winner: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
iv. Better With Friends
Nominees: Sea of Thieves, Borderlands 3, Deep Rock Galactic, Risk of Rain 2
Winner: Fall Guys
v. Most Innovative Gameplay
Nominees: Control, Superliminal, Noita, Teardown
Winner: Death Stranding
vi. Outstanding Story-Rich Game
Nominees: Detroit: Become Human, Mafia Definitive Edition, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn
Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2
vii. Best Game You Suck At
Nominees: Crusader Kings 3, Ghostrunner, FIFA 21, GTFO
Winner: Apex Legends
viii. Outstanding Visual Style
Nominees: Battlefield 5, There is No Game, Marvel’s Avengers, Black Mesa
Winner: Ori and the Will of the Wisps
ix. Best Soundtrack
Nominees: Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Helltaker, Need for Speed Heat, Persona 4 Golden
Winner: DOOM Eternal
x. Sit Back and Relax
Nominees: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Satisfactory, Untitled Goose Game, Factorio
Winner: The Sims 4
2. About Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2, prequel to 2010’s Red Dead Redemption, is an action-adventure game produced and released by Rockstar Games in 2018. The story, set in 1899, follows outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the Van der Linde gang.
Red Dead Redemption 2 portrays the Wild West, while being set in the fictional Western and Southern United States.
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