Community Choice: Empowering Fans to Pick the Year's Top Game

This overview explains a unique part of the awards where the gaming community takes the lead in selecting a standout title. It highlights a process that relies on public votes rather than decisions made exclusively by industry experts.

Even though many choices during the event come from media and professional figures, one special category is devoted solely to personal opinions. The community is invited to support the game they believe truly defined this year’s experience.

At this stage, a set of 30 games has been announced. Fans have the opportunity to choose their top 10 favorites from the selection. Those receiving the most votes will move forward to a second stage where the list will be narrowed down even further.

The games that earned a nomination are indicated below:

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Visitors are encouraged to participate actively by selecting the games that made the strongest impression on them throughout the year.