DICE Awards Winners Revealed–And The Goose Game Is On Top

The winners of the DICE Awards have been announced and it’s quite the assorted pot. From indie to triple-A and from sequels to new IPs, a little bit of received an accolade.

Control wins in terms of most awards–coming out on top in four categories: Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, Action Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition, and Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction.

That said, Remedy Entertainment’s game didn’t nab the coveted Game of the Year award. That went to Untitled Goose Game. House House’s absurd game about an annoying goose also won Outstanding Achievement in Character and Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game.

The full list of categories and their corresponding winners are listed below.

DICE Awards 2020

• Game of the Year – Untitled Goose Game
• Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction – Control
• Outstanding Achievement in Game Design – Baba Is You
• Portable Game of the Year – Sayonara Wild Hearts
• Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game – Untitled Goose Game
• Immersive Reality Game of the Year – Pistol Whip
• Immersive Reality Technical Achievement – Blood & Truth
• Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay – Apex Legends
• Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year – Fire Emblem: Three Houses
• Sports Game of the Year – FIFA 2020
• Role-Playing Game of the Year – The Outer Worlds
• Racing Game of the Year – Mario Kart Tour
• Fighting Game of the Year – Mortal Kombat 11
• Family Game of the Year – Super Mario Maker 2
• Adventure Game of the Year – Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• Action Game of the Year – Control
• Outstanding Technical Achievement – Death Stranding
• Outstanding Achievement in Story – Disco Elysium
• Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design – Death Stranding
• Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition – Control
• Outstanding Achievement in Character – Untitled Goose Game
• Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction – Control
• Outstanding Achievement in Animation – Luigi’s Mansion 3

If anything, the DICE Awards are another reminder that 2019 was a great year for games. Here at GameSpot, we gave Game of the Year 2019 to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. But across other outlets, the award was given to Disco Elysium, Outer Wilds, Control, and plenty of other games.