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.
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
