Steam Awards 2025 voting begins

With the Golden Joystick Awards concluded and The Game Awards candidates announced, the annual awards season is in full swing. The Steam Awards 2025 have officially opened for nominations, giving PC players the chance to champion their favourite titles across 11 categories.

Finalists will be revealed on December 18th, coinciding with the launch of the Steam Winter Sale. The final winners of the 11 public-voted categories will be announced before the sale concludes, on January 3rd at 18:00 BST.

The Steam Awards nomination process is currently active for all 11 categories: Game of the Year, VR Game of the Year, Best Game You Suck At, Best Game on Steam Deck, Labor of Love, Better With Friends, Outstanding Visual Style, Most Innovative Gameplay, Best Soundtrack, Outstanding Story-Rich Game, and Sit Back and Relax.

All categories work the same (any game released this year on Steam can be nominated), except for Labor of Love, which is for older games (released at least a year ago) still receiving significant developer support. All titles released before last year's Autumn Steam Sale are eligible, except previous winners such as Warframe, Grand Theft Auto V, Counter-Strike 2, Terraria, Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Elden Ring.

To participate in the nominations, users must have a non-limited Steam account that has spent at least $5 in the store. Those who participate will receive a Steam Badge that can be leveled up by completing tasks such as nominating a game for every category, playing a nominated title, and writing or updating a review for a nominated game. Each level achieved awards an additional 25 XP.

KitGuru says: Have you already voted for this year's Steam Awards? What games are your nominees?

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