Untitled Goose Game wins Game of the Year at this year's DICE Awards

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Untitled Goose Game wins Game of the Year at this year's DICE Awards

House House's Untitled Goose Game took top honors at the 23rd annual DICE Awards, winning Game of the Year.

At the awards ceremony in Las Vegas, House House was named Best Game of 2019, beating out Death Stranding, Control, Disco Elysium, and Outer Wilds.

Its star (or not?) s Goose also won the award for excellence in the character category, beating out Cliff Anger and Sam Porter Bridges for Death Stranding, Jesse Farden for Control, and Grylls for Jedi: The Fallen Order. It also won the same award from PC Gamer.

Additionally, A Short Hike, Disco Elysium, Sayonara Wild Hearts, What the Golf?

That dreaded goose did not win it all. It won three awards: Action Game of the Year, Art Direction, Game Direction, and Composition. In other words, "Control" was the biggest winner of the night, winning four awards, compared to three for "Untitled Goose Game" and two for "Death Stranding." [As well as "Untitled Goose Game," other indie games were also successful at the awards, with "Disco Elysium" winning for Excellence in Story, "Baba is You" winning for Game Design, and VR rhythm shooter "Pistol Whip" winning for Immersive Reality Game of the Year.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Game of the Year Untilted Goose Game Action Game of the Year: Control Family Game of the Year Super Mario Maker 2 Fighting Game of the Year: Mortal Kombat 11 Adventure Game of the Year: Jedi: Racing Game of the Year: Mario Kart Tour Mario Kart Tour RPG Game of the Year Sports Game of the Year: The Outer Worlds Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year: FIFA 20 Fire Emblem: Three Houses Outstanding Achievement in Indie Games: Untitled Goose Game Portable Game of the Year: Sayonara Wail Immersive Reality Technical Achievement: Blood & Truth Blood & Truth Immersive Reality Game of the Year Immersive Reality Game of the Year: Pistol Whip Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Baba Is You Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Excellence in Control Animation Luigi's Mansion 3 Award of Excellence in Art Direction Control Composition Award of Excellence in Control Audio Design Award of Excellence in Death Standing Character Award of Excellence in Untitled Goose Game Goose Story Award of Excellence in Disco Elissiou Moutstanding Technical Achievement in the Technical Division Death Standing"

For a complete list of nominees in each category, please visit the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences website.

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