Review: Game Informer's End-Of-Generation Awards

Some games had been the standard-bearing must-plays of the final era, like these highlighted in our Best Games of the Generation piece. But different tasks earn our reward for the options and experiences that set them aside, pushing know-how, design, and total enjoyable to new heights. Here are our particular person awards for the games that formed the final era of the pastime.

Fortnite

Generation-Defining

Few would have guessed when Fortnite was first revealed as a cooperative fort builder that it will remodel into the juggernaut it turned in newer years. From its defining position in rising the booming battle-royale scene to its games-as-service enterprise mannequin, this game crossed into the world’s consciousness, and stays a fixture in gaming and standard tradition.

Subnautica

Best Survival

Dead Cells

Best Roguelike

Beat Saber

Best Music⁄Rhythm

Resogun

Best Arcade Action

Half-Life: Alyx

Best VR

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Best Stratetic Gameplay

Horizon Zero Dawn

Best New Property

Super Mario Odyssey

Best Level Design

Super Mario Maker 2

Best Level Building

Sonic Mania

Best Retro Revival

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Best Spinoff

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Best Evolution

Destiny 2

Best Gunplay

Overwatch

Best Shooter Heroes

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Best Remake

Shadow of the Colossus

Best Remaster

Gone Home

Most Creative

Superhot

Most Innovative Gameplay

Ghost of Tsushima

Best Art Style

Rainbow Six Siege

Best Teamwork

Into the Breach

Most Balanced

Bloodborne

Best Atmosphere

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Most Challenging

Dishonored 2

Most Reactive World

No Man’s Sky

Most Improved

World of Warcraft

Most Long-Lived

Until Dawn

Best Jump Scares

Slime Rancher

Most Adorable

Yakuza

Best Breakout Series

The Outer Worlds

Best Spiritual Successor

Slay the Spire

Best New Design

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Best Choices

Death Stranding

Best Strand Game

Inside

Best Ending

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