2017 TechRaptor Awards Nominees and Readers' Choice Vote

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.

It's the time of year for every publication to bring out arbitrary lists and attempt to whittle down the hundreds of games released this year to the "best." Now it's our turn, where you will find the awards categories and nominees for each award. We want to get you in on the action too of course, so the Readers' Choice vote has returned again.

You can vote along with staff to choose the Readers' Choice winner of each category from our nominees.UPDATED: Reader's Choice Voting is now closed. Thanks to all who participated!

Staff submitted nominations for each category, which were then voted on by the entire staff to give us the final nominees you see below.

Best Multiplayer Nominees (For exceptional multiplayer gameplay and design)

[Best Multiplayer Game of 2017 Results]

• Cuphead
• Divinity: Original Sin II
• Injustice 2
• Snipperclips
• Splatoon 2

Best Writing Nominees (For outstanding storytelling, worldbuilding, and character creation)

[Best Game Writing of 2017 Results]

• Divinity: Original Sin II
• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Night in the Woods
• Persona 5

Best Soundtrack Nominees (For outstanding overall score)

[Best Game Soundtrack 2017 Results]

• Cuphead
• NieR: Automata
• Persona 5
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best Visuals Nominees (For outstanding cohesive aesthetic)

[Best Gaming Visuals 2017 Results]

• Cuphead
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Persona 5
• Star Wars Battlefront II
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best Expansion/DLC Nominees (The best piece of additional content to an existing game)

[Best Expansion/DLC of 2017 Results]

• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
• Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds
• Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
• XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Indie Game of the Year (Outstanding creative and technical design from outside a large studio)

[Indie Game of the Year 2017 Results]

• Battle Chef Brigade
• Cuphead
• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• Hollow Knight
• Little Nightmares
• Night in the Woods
• Pyre
• SteamWorld Dig 2
• What Remains of Edith Finch
• Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

Board Game of the Year Nominees (For outstanding design in tabletop gaming)

[Board Game of the Year 2017 Results]

• Assault of the Giants
• Gloomhaven
• Nemo's War
• Quests of Valeria
• The Expanse

Game of the Year Nominees (The best game of the year, whose sum of its parts are greater than any other)

[Game of the Year 2017 Results]

• Cuphead
• Divinity: Original Sin II
• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• NieR: Automata
• Night in the Woods
• Persona 5
• Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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Interested in more of our winners over the years? Check out the TechRaptor Gaming Awards Page!