Control and Untitled Goose Game were the big winners at the 2020 DICE Awards

The 23rd annual DICE Awards took place on February 13, with Control and Untitled Goose Game walking home with multiple awards.

Both games were up for Game of the Year at the 2020 DICE Awards, alongside Disco Elysium, Outer Wilds, and Death Stranding – but Untitled Goose Game took home the coveted award.

Death Stranding and Control are also up for Game of the Year at the GDC Awards in March, alongside Outer Wilds and Untitled Goose Game.

Untitled Goose Game took home three awards in total as it also won for Independent Game and Character.

Control won awards for Action Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, and Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition.

Two awards were handed to Death Stranding: Outstanding Technical Achievement and Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design.

The full list of winners can be found below in bold.

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DICE Awards 2020 Winners

 Game of the Year

• Control
• Death Stranding
• Disco Elysium
• Outer Wilds
• Untitled Goose Game

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Days Gone
• Death Stranding
• Devil May Cry 5
• Luigi’s Mansion 3

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Concrete Genie
• Control
• Death Stranding
• Resident Evil 2

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Control (Jess Faden)
• Death Stranding (Cliff Unger)
• Death Stranding (Sam Porter Bridges)
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Greez)
• Untitled Goose Game (The Goose)

 Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Arise: A Simple Story
• Control
• Erica
• Golem
• Mortal Kombat 11

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Death Stranding
• Mortal Kombat 11
• Resident Evil 2
• Sayonara Wild Hearts

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Control
• Disco Elysium
• Outer Wilds
• Telling Lies
• The Outer Worlds

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Concrete Genie
• Control
• Death Stranding
• Metro Exodus

Action Game of the Year

•  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Control
• Devil May Cry 5
• Gears 5
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Adventure Game of the Year

• Death Stranding
• Luigi’s Mansion 3
• Resident Evil 2
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Family Game of the Year

• A Short Hike
• DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2
• Ring Fit Adventure
• Super Mario Maker 2
• Yoshi’s Crafted World

Fighting Game of the Year

•  Dead or Alive 6
• Jump Force
• Mortal Kombat 11
• Samurai Shodown

Racing Game of the Year

•  Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
• DiRT Rally 2.0
• F1 2019
• Mario Kart Tour
• Trials Rising

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Disco Elysium
• Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringers
• Kingdom Hearts III
• Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield
• The Outer Worlds

Sports Game of the Year

• FIFA 20
• Madden NFL 20
• MLB The Show 19
• NBA 2k20
• NHL 20

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Anno 1800
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses
• Oxygen Not Included
• Slay The Spire
• Total War: Three Kingdoms

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Asgard’s Wrath
• Blood & Truth
• Pistol Whip
• Stormland
• Westworld Awakening

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Asgard’s Wrath
• Blood & Truth
• Pistol Whip
• The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets
• Trover Saves the Universe

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• A Short Hike
• Disco Elysium
• Sayonara Wild Hearts
• Untitled Goose Game
• WHAT THE GOLF?

Portable Game of the Year

•  Call of Duty: Mobile
• GRINDSTONE
• Sayonara Wild Hearts
• Sky: Children of the Light
• WHAT THE GOLF?

Online Game of the Year  

• Apex Legends
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
• TETRIS 99
• Wargroove

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Baba is You
• Disco Elysium
• Outer Wilds
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Slay the Spire

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

•  A Short Hike
• Control
• Disco Elysium
• Outer Wilds
• Untitled Goose Game