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The 2023 Vidya Gaem Awards are out!
Twitch VOD with Live Chat
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/v/GA Premiere trailers
We continue our annual tradition of featuring game trailers made by independent game developers, particularly those from the /agdg/ - Ameteur Game Dev General threads on /vg/. This started in the 2017 Vidya Gaem Awards and it's been great to see all these developers who have gone on to finish their game. You can find each one below:


You can also find a list of all /v/GA Premiere games listed on Steam here.

The winners this year
Here are the winners of the 2023 Vidya Gaem Awards (top 5 summary).

Least Worst Award for least worst game of the year
#1 Baldur's Gate 3
#2 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#3 Pizza Tower
#4 Hi-Fi Rush
#5 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Most Hated Award
#1 Forspoken
#2 Starfield
#3 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
#4 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
#5 Redfall

Haptic Feedback Award for best gameplay
#1 Pizza Tower
#2 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#3 Hi-Fi Rush
#4 Baldur's Gate 3
#5 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Press X to Win the Award for worst gameplay
#1 Starfield
#2 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
#3 Goodbye Volcano High
#4 Forspoken
#5 Redfall

Finnegan's Quake Award for best writing
#1 Baldur's Gate 3
#2 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#3 Slay the Princess
#4 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
#5 Hi-Fi Rush

Pottery Award for worst writing
#1 Forspoken
#2 Starfield
#3 Goodbye Volcano High
#4 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
#5 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

A E S T H E T I C S Award for best visual aesthetics
#1 Hi-Fi Rush
#2 Pizza Tower
#3 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
#4 World of Horror
#5 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

Crapstraction Award for worst visual aesthetics
#1 Starfield
#2 Skull Island: Rise of Kong
#3 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
#4 Forspoken
#5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Kevin Conroy Award for Best Character
#1 Peppino Spaghetti
#2 Kazuma Kiryu
#3 Leon S. Kennedy
#4 Chai
#5 V.IV Rusty

Scrappy Doo Award for worst character
#1 Frey Holland
#2 Mary Jane Watson
#3 Miles Morales
#4 Sarah Morgan
#5 Fang

Hate Machine Award for crimes against gaming
#1 Unity
#2 SJWs
#3 Microtransactions / Gacha
#4 Activision-Blizzard
#5 Starfield

Redemption Arc Award for biggest redemption in gaming
#1 Tango Gameworks / Hi-Fi Rush
#2 Nobody
#3 Teyon / RoboCop: Rogue City
#4 Cyberpunk 2077
#5 SEGA

Plot and Backstory Award for best representation of women
#1 Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
#2 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
#3 Baldur's Gate 3
#4 Slay the Princess
#5 Resident Evil 4 Remake

Ricardo Milos Award for best representation of men
#1 Pizza Tower
#2 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#3 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
#4 RoboCop: Rogue City
#5 Resident Evil 4 Remake

Kamige Award for best eroge
#1 Rance IX
#2 Violated Princess
#3 FlipWitch - Forbidden Sex Hex
#4 Udonge in Interspecies Cave
#5 Princess & Conquest

Rhythm Heaven Award for best soundtrack
#1 Pizza Tower
#2 Hi-Fi Rush
#3 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
#4 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#5 Super Mario RPG Remake

Hindenburg Award for biggest technical blunder
#1 Starfield
#2 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
#3 The Day Before
#4 Redfall
#5 Skull Island: Rise of Kong

New Challenger Award for best new IP
#1 Pizza Tower
#2 Hi-Fi Rush
#3 World of Horror
#4 Lies of P
#5 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

IP Twist Award for best new implementation of an old franchise
#1 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#2 RoboCop: Rogue City
#3 Baldur's Gate 3
#4 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
#5 System Shock Remake

PXIXILS ARE XIRT Award for most pretentious indie game
#1 Goodbye Volcano High
#2 Venba
#3 Tchia
#4 Thirsty Suitors
#5 Cocoon

Guilty Pleasure Award for the game I like but /v/ hates
#1 Counter-Strike 2
#2 Dave the Diver
#3 Sonic Superstars
#4 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
#5 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Diamond in the Rough Award for best game nobody played
#1 Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
#2 Tevi
#3 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
#4 Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
#5 Sonic Dream Team

/vr/ Award for best game of 1993
#1 Doom
#2 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
#3 Secret of Mana
#4 Kirby's Adventure
#5 Myst

WarioWare Award for best game of 2003
#1 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
#2 Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
#3 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
#4 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
#5 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Blue Checkmark Award for most pointless controversy
#1 Hogwarts Legacy
#2 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
#3 Starfield Pronouns
#4 Baldur's Gate Bear Sex
#5 Princess Peach Boxart Change

Analytics Button Award for most blatantly promoted video game product
#1 Starfield
#2 Genshin Impact
#3 Honkai: Star Rail
#4 Diablo IV
#5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Hyperbole Award for best trailer
#1 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#2 Dragon's Dogma 2
#3 Grand Theft Auto VI
#4 Hi-Fi Rush
#5 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Don Miguel Award for best RPG Maker game of all time
#1 Yume Nikki
#2 LISA: The Painful
#3 Black Souls 2
#4 OFF
#5 Fear & Hunger

Silicon Valley Bank Award for most notorious layoffs
#1 Unity
#2 Activision-Blizzard
#3 Microsoft
#4 Embracer Group
#5 The Escapist

1CC Award for best SHMUP of all time
#1 Ikaruga
#2 Gradius
#3 Touhou 6: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
#4 Touhou 8: Imperishable Night
#5 Space Invaders

Sega Saturn Award for worst E3 presentation of all time
#1 Microsoft (2013)
#2 Sony (2006)
#3 Microsoft (2010)
#4 Take-Two (2021)
#5 Nintendo (2008)

Please Be Real Award for unannounced game we wish was real
#1 Our first-ever tie, between Half-Life 3 and Metal Gear Rising 2
#3 Portal 3
#4 God Hand 2
#5 Team Fortress 3

Friday Night Frights Award for scariest game of 2023
#1 World of Horror
#2 Amnesia: The Bunker
#3 Dead Space Remake
#4 Resident Evil 4 Remake
#5 Dredge

Re-Bastard Award for best remaster/remake of 2023
#1 System Shock Remake
#2 Resident Evil 4 Remake
#3 Metroid Prime Remastered
#4 Super Mario RPG
#5 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Recursive Award Award for best glitch/exploit of all time
#1 Rocket Jumping
#2 Bunnyhopping
#3 Backwards Long Jump
#4 MISSINGNO.
#5 Combos/Animation Cancelling

"Cluck Like a Chicken!" Award for worst voice acting of all time
#1 Forspoken
#2 Hunt Down The Freeman
#3 Link: The Faces of Evil & Zelda: Wand of Gamelon
#4 NBA 2K15
#5 Chaos Wars

PLEASE STOP Award for worst ongoing game
#1 Overwatch 2 (2023)
#2 World of Warcraft (2004)
#3 League of Legends (2009)
#4 Genshin Impact (2020)
#5 Destiny 2 (2017)

Prove Me Wrong Award for least anticipated game of 2024
#1 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
#2 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
#3 Destiny 2: The Final Shape
#4 Skull and Bones
#5 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

Please Be Good Award for most anticipated game of 2024 and beyond
#1 Dragon's Dogma 2
#2 Metroid Prime 4
#3 Hollow Knight: Silksong
#4 Jet Set Radio
#5 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl




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