Astro Bot has won another Game of the Year award

by Pelican Press
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Astro Bot has won another Game of the Year award

Astro Bot has added to its Game of the Year haul, this time at the 14th annual New York Game Awards.

The event, which took place on Tuesday night, saw Astro Bot taking home three awards for Game of the Year, Best Music and Best Kids Game.

Remedy‘s Sam Lake was the recipient of the Andrew Yoon Legend Award to “recognize people and organizations that exhibited a significant, sustained body of work that shows exceptional artistic achievement and innovation”.

The award is named for Andrew Yoon, a founding member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle. Past award recipients include Neil Druckmann, Reggie Fils-Aimé, Phil Spencer, Tim Schafer, Jerry Lawson, Jade Raymond, Hideo Kojima, and other industry veterans.

Astro Bot also won Game of the Year at The Game Awards and was awarded VGC’s Game of the Year award.

The full list of winners are as follows:

The 14th Annual New York Game Awards Winners

Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year

Astro Bot

Off-Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
UFO 50

Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game
Metaphor: ReFantazio

Statue of Liberty Award for Best World

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
Astro Bot

Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
Troy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game
Batman: Arkham Shadow

Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game
Astro Bot

A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
Zenless Zone Zero

Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake
Silent Hill 2

Chumley’s Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem
Mouthwashing

NYC GWB Award for Best DLC
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism
Simone De Rochefort & Clayton Ashley

Andrew Yoon Legend Award Recipient
Sam Lake