In a totally unsurprising turn of events, Valve’s VR most recent title Half Life: Alyx was awarded Best VR/AR Game at yesterday’s Game Awards 2020.
Half-Life: Alyx was also nominated for three other awards - Best Audio Design, Best Game Direction, and Best Action Game. But the former two awards went to Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 2, whilst the Best Action Game title was bestowed upon Supergiant’s Hades.
Half-Life: Alyx beat Iron Man VR, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, and the somewhat disappointing (at least according to user reviews) Star Wars: Squadrons, all of which were also nominated for Best VR/AR Game.
Media Molecule’s Dreams was also up there in the list, which is particularly interesting given that it’s not strictly a game itself, but rather a game creation platform. It’s still not surprising that it got some recognition though, seeing as how it, too, has been hugely successful since its release in February this year.
