The awards season for video games is upon us, and now it's our turn to let you know what we think about 2018 in gaming. Below, you'll find the 2017 TechRaptor Awards Nominees across each category, as well as links to each of the reviews we published for them.
Much has been said and will continue to be said on what are some of the best years in gaming history, and there's no doubt that 2018 will be thrown into that discussion. Maybe it doesn't have quite enough behind it to compete with the likes of 1998 or 2007, but 2018 is a very solid year nonetheless.
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Nominees were submitted by and the voted on by staff to settle on what you see below.
Best Multiplayer Nominees (For exceptional multiplayer gameplay and design)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- Monster Hunter: World
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Find out who won Best Multiplayer Game of 2018
Best Writing Nominees (For outstanding storytelling, worldbuilding, and character creation)
Find out who won Best Game Writing of 2018
Best Soundtrack Nominees (For outstanding overall score)
Find out who won Best Game Soundtrack of 2018
Best Visuals Nominees (For outstanding, cohesive aesthetic)
Find out who won Best Game Visuals of 2018
Best Expansion/DLC Nominees (The best piece of additional content to an existing game)
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition
- Hollow Knight: Godmaster
- No Man's Sky NEXT
- Prey - Mooncrash
Find out who won Best Game Expansion/DLC of 2018
Best Evolving Game Nominees (For outstanding continued development on an existing game)
Find out who won Best Evolving Game of 2018
Indie Game of the Year Nominees (For outstanding creative and technical design from outside a large studio)
- The Banner Saga 3
- Celeste
- Dead Cells
- Frostpunk
- Into the Breach
- Lamplight City
- The Messenger
- Moonlighter
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Yoku's Island Express
Find out the 2018 Indie Game of the Year Winner
Board Game of the Year Nominees (For outstanding tabletop game design)
Find out the Best Board Game of 2018
Game of the Year Nominees (The best game of the year, whose sum of its parts is greater than any other)
- Dead Cells
- Forza Horizon 4
- God of War
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Monster Hunter: World
- Octopath Traveler
- Phantom Doctrine
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Find out who won 2018 Game of the Year
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