A short but delightful game about a rambunctious waterfowl took home top honors at last night’s DICE Awards, joining games like Overwatch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Fallout 4 in the pantheon of Game of the Year award winners. Meanwhile, Remedy’s Control snagged four awards of its own.


Untitled Goose Game waddled away with three awards during last night’s annual Design, Innovate, Create, Entertain show. Along with the justly deserved Game of the Year, developer House House was also awarded “Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game” and “Outstanding Achievement in Character. ”



Remedy’s Control did not win Game of the Year, but it won just about everything else. “Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, ” “Action Game of the Year, ” “Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition, ” and “Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction. ”


Here’s a full list of last night’s winners.

Game of the Year: Untitled Goose Game

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Control

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Baba Is You

Portable Game of the Year: Sayonara Wild Hearts

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game: Untitled Goose Game

Immersive Reality Game of the Year: Pistol Whip

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement: Blood & Truth

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Apex Legends

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 2020

Role-Playing Game of the Year: The Outer Worlds

Racing Game of the Year: Mario Kart Tour

Fighting Game of the Year: Mortal Kombat 11

Family Game of the Year: Super Mario Maker 2

Adventure Game of the Year: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Action Game of the Year: Control

Outstanding Technical Achievement: Death Stranding

Outstanding Achievement in Story: Disco Elysium

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design: Death Stranding

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Control

Outstanding Achievement in Character: Untitled Goose Game

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Control

Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Luigi’s Mansion 3

Outstanding achievements all ’ round. Want to see the winners winning things? Check out IGN’s video broadcast of the 2020 DICE Awards below.

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