The BAFTA awards have officially wrapped and a part of the show was handing out awards to videogames. The big winner was undoubtedly the 2024 PlayStation exclusive Astro Bot, which took home five awards. I swear, one of them better have been an award for cuteness.
Ultimately, Astro Bot walked away with the trophies for Best Game, Game Design, Family, Audio Achievement and Animation. Not too shabby for a series that began life as a VR oddity and then became a tech demo for the PS5.
Astro Bot wasn’t the only game to win multiple awards though, as a surprising title managed to bag 3 awards. First-person horror game Still Wakes the Deep picked up three trophies. The biggest was for New IP, but it also also got Performer in a Leading Role (Alew Newman) and Performer in a Supporting Role (Karen Dunbar). I reviewed Still Wakes the Deep last year and really enjoyed it despite some fairly big issues, and the acting was indeed bloody fantastic.
As for the other awards, here’s the list of winners:
Neva – Artistic AchievementThank Goodness You’re Here – Best British GameBelatro – Best Debut GameVampire Survivors – Evolving GameYoko Shimomura – FellowshipTales of Kenzera: Zau – Game Beyond EntertainmentHelldivers 2 – MultiplayerHelldivers 2 – MusicMetaphor: Refantazio – NarrativeSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 – Technical Achievement
