Winners of the 2016 Vidya Gaem Awards
for biggest technical blunder
- 1st. No Man's Sky
- 2nd. Mighty No. 9
- 3rd. Mafia III
- 4th. Battleborn
- 5th. Street Fighter V
- 6th. Tom Clancy's The Division, 7th. The Last Guardian, 8th. Dishonored 2, 9th. Final Fantasy XV, 10th. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
for best art style wasted on a poor game
- 1st. Firewatch
- 2nd. Paper Mario: Color Splash
- 3rd. No Man's Sky
- 4th. The Witness
- 5th. Owlboy
- 6th. Abzû, 7th. Overwatch, 8th. The last Guardian, 9th. Darkest Dungeon, 10th. Final Fantasy XV
for best writing / story
- 1st. VA-11 HALL-A
- 2nd. Doom
- 3rd. Steins;Gate 0
- 4th. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
- 5th. Pokémon Sun and Moon
- 6th. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, 7th. Titanfall 2, 8th. Final Fantasy XV, 9th. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, 10th. Firewatch
for non-announced sequel we want to happen
- 1st. Half Life 3
- 2nd. FALLOUT NEW VEGAS 2
- 3rd. Metal Gear Rising 2
- 4th. Dragon's Dogma 2
- 5th. Devil May Cry 5
- 6th. Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2, 7th. Metroid Prime 4, 8th. F-Zero NX, 9th. Warcraft 4, 10th. The World Ends with You 2, 11th. Team Fortress 3
for best game released in 1996
- 1st. Super Mario 64 (N64)
- 2nd. Pokémon Red and Green (GB)
- 3rd. Quake (PC)
- 4th. Diablo (PC)
- 5th. Crash Bandicoot (PS1)
- 6th. Duke Nukem 3D (PC), 7th. Metal Slug (Neo-Geo), 8th. Resident Evil (PS1), 9th. Super Mario RPG (SNES), 10th. Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
for worst writing / story
- 1st. No Man's Sky
- 2nd. Battleborn
- 3rd. Watch_dogs 2
- 4th. Mafia III
- 5th. Overwatch
- 6th. Fire Emblem Fates, 7th. Final Fantasy XV, 8th. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, 9th. Zero Time Dilemma, 10th. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
for best visual aesthetics
- 1st. Darkest Dungeon
- 2nd. VA-11 HALL-A
- 3rd. Doom
- 4th. Furi
- 5th. Dark Souls III
- 6th. Hyper Light Drifter, 7th. Owlboy, 8th. Overwatch, 9th. Abzû, 10th. Final Fantasy XV
for worst character
- 1st. Lenni
- 2nd. The Entire Battleborn Cast
- 3rd. Beck
- 4th. Nadine Ross
- 5th. Marcus Holloway
- 6th. Frank West, 7th. Tracer, 8th. Mei, 9th. Delta, 10th. Noctis
for most pretentious indie game
- 1st. No Man's Sky
- 2nd. That Dragon, Cancer
- 3rd. The Witness
- 4th. Firewatch
- 5th. Inside
- 6th. Mighty No. 9, 7th. Pony Island, 8th. Abzû, 9th. Superhot, 10th. Owlboy
for best soundtrack
- 1st. Doom
- 2nd. VA-11 HALL-A
- 3rd. Dark Souls III
- 4th. Furi
- 5th. Pokémon Sun and Moon
- 6th. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, 7th. Final Fantasy XV, 8th. Let It Die, 9th. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, 10th. Kirby: Planet Robobot
for game coming out in 2017 we hope doesn't suck
- 1st. Nier: Automata
- 2nd. Cyberpunk 2077
- 3rd. Death Stranding
- 4th. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- 5th. Red Dead Redemption 2
- 6th. Persona 5, 7th. Nioh, 8th. Yooka-Laylee, 9th. Resident Evil 7, 10th. Gravity Rush 2
for best character
- 1st. Doom Slayer
- 2nd. Uncle Death
- 3rd. Jill
- 4th. Adam Jensen
- 5th. Lillie
- 6th. Agent 47, 7th. BT-7274, 8th. Noctis, 9th. Nathan Drake, 10th. Mei
for crimes against gaming
- 1st. No Man's Sky
- 2nd. SJWs
- 3rd. Konami
- 4th. Mighty No. 9
- 5th. Battleborn
- 6th. Bethesda, 7th. Nintendo, 8th. Ubisoft, 9th. Overwatch, 10th. Final Fantasy XV
for best implementation of an old franchise
- 1st. Doom
- 2nd. Another Metroid 2 Remake
- 3rd. Hitman
- 4th. Pokémon Sun and Moon
- 5th. XCOM 2
- 6th. Kirby: Planet Robobot, 7th. Shadow Warrior 2, 8th. Pokkén Tournament, 9th. Final Fantasy XV, 10th. Pokémon Go, 11th. Battlefield 1
for best new IP
- 1st. VA-11 HALL-A
- 2nd. Overwatch
- 3rd. Darkest Dungeon
- 4th. Stardew Valley
- 5th. Let It Die
- 6th. Furi, 7th. Planet Coaster, 8th. The Last Guardian, 9th. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, 10th. Owlboy
for worst developer
- 1st. Hello Games
- 2nd. Konami
- 3rd. Comcept
- 4th. Gearbox Software
- 5th. Bioware
- 6th. EA, 7th. Bethesda, 8th. Ubisoft, 9th. Nintendo, 10th. Digital Homicide, 11th. Blizzard
for worst early access game
- 1st. DayZ
- 2nd. Star Citizen
- 3rd. Overgrowth
- 4th. H1Z1
- 5th. ARK: Survival Evolved
- 6th. Rust, 7th. Cloud Meadow
for best action/adventure game
- 1st. Doom
- 2nd. Dark Souls III
- 3rd. Another Metroid 2 Remake
- 4th. Furi
- 5th. Let It Die
- 6th. Hyper Light Drifter, 7th. Kirby: Planet Robobot, 8th. Dishonored 2, 9th. Ratchet & Clank, 10th. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
for best trailer
- 1st. Death Stranding
- 2nd. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- 3rd. Persona 5
- 4th. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- 5th. Overwatch
- 6th. Resident Evil 7, 7th. Final Fantasy XV, 8th. Dawn of War 3, 9th. Pokemon Sun and Moon, 10th. Battlefield 1, 11th. No Man's Sky
for best strategy game
- 1st. XCOM 2
- 2nd. Darkest Dungeon
- 3rd. Civilization VI
- 4th. Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
- 5th. Total War: WARHAMMER
- 6th. Stellaris, 7th. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, 8th. Hearts of Iron IV, 9th. The Banner Saga 2, 10th. Battlefleet Gothic: Armada
for best shooter game
- 1st. Doom
- 2nd. Titanfall 2
- 3rd. Overwatch
- 4th. Superhot
- 5th. Shadow Warrior 2
- 6th. Killing Floor 2, 7th. Battlefield 1, 8th. Gears of War 4, 9th. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
for best RPG
- 1st. Dark Souls III
- 2nd. Darkest Dungeon
- 3rd. Pokémon Sun and Moon
- 4th. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
- 5th. Rance VI: The Collapse of Zeth
- 6th. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, 7th. Final Fantasy XV, 8th. Fire Emblem Fates, 9th. Megadimension Neptunia VII, 10th. Tyranny, 11th. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
for most hated game of the year
- 1st. No Man's Sky
- 2nd. Mighty No. 9
- 3rd. Battleborn
- 4th. Metroid Prime: Federation Force
- 5th. Mafia III
- 6th. Paper Mario: Color Splash, 7th. Overwatch, 8th. Battlefield 1, 9th. Street Fighter V, 10th. Final Fantasy XV
for least worst game of the year
- 1st. Doom
- 2nd. Dark Souls III
- 3rd. VA-11 HALL-A
- 4th. Pokémon Sun and Moon
- 5th. Titanfall 2
- 6th. XCOM 2, 7th. Stardew Valley, 8th. Hitman, 9th. Overwatch, 10th. Furi, 11th. Final Fantasy XV
for the most damage one individual or company has done to gaming through its history
- 1st. SJWs
- 2nd. Sean Murray
- 3rd. EA
- 4th. Konami
- 5th. Randy Pitchford
- 6th. Bethesda, 7th. Ubisoft, 8th. Blizzard, 9th. Keiji Inafune, 10th. valve, 11th. Nintendo
for best representation of women
- 1st. Dead or Alive Xtreme 3
- 2nd. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
- 3rd. Honey Select
- 4th. VA-11 HALL-A
- 5th. Overwatch
- 6th. Pokémon Sun and Moon, 7th. Street Fighter V, 8th. Final Fantasy XV, 9th. Megadimension Neptunia VII, 10th. Dishonored 2
for the best game only you played
- 1st. Rabi-Ribi
- 2nd. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
- 3rd. Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
- 4th. Clustertruck
- 5th. This Is The Police
- 6th. Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, 7th. Grow Up, 8th. Project X Zone 2, 9th. Thumper, 10th. Brigador, 11th. Obduction, 12th. The Deadly Tower of Monsters
for best representation of men
- 1st. Doom
- 2nd. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven
- 3rd. Final Fantasy XV
- 4th. Rance VI -The Collapse of Zeth-
- 5th. Overwatch
- 6th. Street Fighter V, 7th. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, 8th. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, 9th. Gears of War 4
for best game made by a non-english speaking dev
- 1st. Dark Souls III
- 2nd. VA-11 HALL-A
- 3rd. Let It Die
- 4th. Furi
- 5th. Rance VI -The Collapse of Zeth-
- 6th. Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, 7th. Final Fantasy XV, 8th. The Last Guardian
for best racing game
- 1st. Forza Horizon 3
- 2nd. Absolute Drift
- 3rd. Redout
- 4th. TrackMania Turbo
- 5th. Carmageddon: Max Damage
- 6th. F1 2016
For best song in the /v/ musical
- 1st. Don't Shitpost, I'm Scared
- 2nd. At Least You're not Anthony Burch
- 3rd. No Games Inc.
- 4th. Attack on Bethesda
- 5th. DMCA
- 6th. .jpg (An Hero), 7th. No Man's Song, 8th. Beyond pc, 9th. PU Oddity, 10th. Consolero, 11th. I've Got a Little List, 12th. Flop John B, 13th. Ultimate Control
for best fighting game
- 1st. Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator
- 2nd. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven
- 3rd. BlazBlue: Central Fiction
- 4th. The King of Fighters XIV
- 5th. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
- 6th. Street Fighter V, 7th. Pokkén Tournament, 8th. Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code, 9th. Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel, 10th. WWE 2K17
Detailed Results
The results shown above are the same as those shown during the show and are based only on the votes from /v/. For more details, including vote counts and votes that we filtered out, see the detailed results and pairwise comparison pages.