News - DICE Awards 2024: Indiana Jones leads the nominations

The DICE Awards 2024 are the gaming industry's next important awards - and Indiana Jones is a hot candidate for many titles.

The excellent Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was simply released too late in the year to be nominated for The Game Awards 2024 in December. The fact that it could have been enough to reach the top is now clear from the nominations for the DICE Awards 2024 - the next important awards ceremony in the games industry.

There, the action-adventure game from MachineGames was nominated for the title in a whopping six different categories. This means that the Bethesda work has just as many nominations as its well-known and busy competitors Astro Bot and Helldivers 2. All three titles are consequently also nominated for Game of the Year - alongside Balatro and Black Myth: Wukong as other competitors.

The award ceremony itself will take place as part of the 2025 DICE Summit on February 13, 2025 in Las Vegas. All nominations at a glance:

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

  • Astro Bot
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Neva
  • Warhammer 40.000: Space Marine 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Lego Horizon Adventures
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2

Outstanding Achievement in Character

  • 1000xResist - Watcher
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Yuffie Kisaragi
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones
  • Indicate - Indicate
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 - Senua

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

  • Astro Bot
  • Helldivers 2
  • Monument Valley 3
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
  • Star Wars Outlaws

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

  • Frostpunk 2
  • Helldivers 2
  • Monument Valley 3
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
  • Still Wakes the Deep

Outstanding Achievement in Story

  • 1000xResist
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Metaphor: ReFantasia
  • Still Wakes the Deep
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Outstanding Technical Achievement

  • Astro Bot
  • Batman: Arkham Shadow
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
  • Warhammer 40.000: Space Marine 2

Action Game of the Year

  • Batman: Arkham Shadow
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Helldivers 2
  • Stellar Blade

Adventure Game of the Year

  • 1000xResist
  • Animal Well
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Family Game of the Year

  • Astro Bot
  • Cat Quest III
  • Little Kitty, Big City
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree

Fighting Game of the Year

  • Blazing Strike
  • Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
  • Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns
  • Tekken 8
  • Underdogs

Racing Game of the Year

  • F1 24
  • MotoGP 24
  • Night-Runners Prologue

Role-Playing Game of the Year

  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor: ReFantasia

Sports Game of the Year

  • EA Sports College Football 25
  • EA Sports FC 25
  • MLB The Show 24
  • NBA 2K25

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

  • Balatro
  • Caves of Qud
  • Frostpunk 2
  • Tactical Breach Wizards
  • Satisfactory

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion
  • Batman: Arkham Shadow
  • Skydance’s Behemoth
  • Starship Home
  • Underdogs

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion
  • Batman: Arkham Shadow
  • Escaping Wonderland
  • Skydance’s Behemoth
  • Underdogs

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

  • Animal Well
  • Balatro
  • Shallow
  • Indicate
  • Mouthwashing

Mobile Game of the Year

  • Balatro
  • Halls of Torment
  • Monument Valley 3
  • Paper Trail
  • Wuthering Waves

Online Game of the Year

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred
  • Helldivers 2
  • Marvel Rivals
  • Warhammer 40.000: Space Marine 2

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

  • Animal Well
  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Helldivers 2
  • UFO 50

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

  • 1000xResist
  • Animal Well
  • Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
  • Riven
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Game of the Year

  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Helldivers 2
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

The year is over, all releases are behind us, so it's time for a conclusion: These games are the highlights of the Gameswelt editorial team.