The Gayming Awards 2024 date has been set for June 25, where it will once again showcase the best in LGBTQ gaming on the occasion of Pride Month.
This year’s show will highlight the best games with LGBTQ themes from 2023. It will also award the Gayming Icon 2024 award to designer Jeremy Crawford, who is best-known for his work as lead designer on Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, while inducting five LGBTQ streamers into the LGBTQ Streamer Rising Star Class.
The Gayming Awards 2024’s major nominees include Baldur’s Gate 3, which has swept numerous major awards shows including the BAFTAs and The Game Awards, as well as Final Fantasy XVI, Thirsty Suitors, and Stray Gods. The full list of nominees can be found below.
Game of the Year Award
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Humble Games / Summerfall Studios
Gayming Magazine Readers’ Award
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Goodbye Volcano High – KO_OP
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo
- Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
Industry Diversity Award
- Humble Games
- Larian Studios
- Latinx In Gaming
- Qweerty Gamers
- Roll7
- Women in Games International
Authentic Representation Award
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Coral Island – Stairway Games / Humble Games
- Sims 4 – Maxis / EA Games
- The Expanse: A Telltale Games – Telltale Games / Deck 9
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
Best LGBTQ+ Character Award
- Aloy – Horizon: Forbidden West – Guerilla / Playstation Studios
- Dame Aylin – Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Deon Lesange – Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Jala – Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Shadowheart – Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Tchia – Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game Award – powered by TikTok
- Coral Island – Stairway Games / Humble Games
- In Stars and Time – insertdisc5
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Humble Games / Summerfall
- Studios
- Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
LGBTQ+ Streamer of the Year Award
- Apothicdecay
- Eevoh
- Elix
- EspeSymone
- Halfmoonjoe
- Maisy
- Sheilur
- SpringSims
Best LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports Award
- Bailey McCann
- Bethany “Indyburgh” Pyles
- Cora Kennedy
- Emma “Emzii” Rose
- Slaypex / Kylie Gabor
LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment Moment of the Year
- Doctor Who: The Star Beast – Bad Wolf & BBC Studios
- Harley Quinn – DC Studios & Warner Bros Animation
- Nimona – Netflix & Annapurna Pictures
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off – Netflix
- The Last of Us: Long, Long Time – HBO in association with Sony
- Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games,
- The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
- The Legend of Vox Machina – Season 2 – Amazon Studios, Critical Role & Titmouse
Last year’s awards saw Cult of the Lamb take home the Game of the Year Award, with games including Stray and Wylde Flowers also honored. The Gayming Awards 2024 will stream on IGN as part of our celebration of the Summer of Gaming, which also includes IGN Live and more.
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