D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year

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D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented by Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
First awarded 1998
Currently held by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Website www.interactive.org

The D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This award recognizes titles in which "players are challenged with real-time action activities where timing, skill, and accuracy are necessary to succeed. Puzzle-solving, resource management and exploration often drive the quest oriented narrative rather than primarily combat mechanics". [1] All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category. [2] The award initially had separate awards for console action games and computer games at the 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 1998 with the first winners being Final Fantasy VII for console and Blade Runner for computer. There have been numerous mergers and additions of adventure-related games throughout the history of the awards ceremony. The current version was officially introduced at the 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 2008, which was awarded to Super Mario Galaxy . [1]

Contents

The award's most recent winner is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , developed and published by Nintendo.

History

Initially the Interactive Achievement Awards had separate awards for Console Adventure Game of the Year and Computer Adventure Game of the Year. [3] The adventure category was merged with the Role-Playing category at the 2000 awards. [4] [5] This was probably because the previous console adventure game winners also won the award for console role-playing, which were Final Fantasy VII in 1998 [6] [7] and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in 1999. [8] In 2001, the awards for action games and adventure games were consolidated to Action/Adventure awards, recognizing titles in which players are challenged with real-time action activities and combat where possibly skill, accuracy and puzzle-solving are required. [9] [10] A category for Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year was also introduced in 2003. [11] Starting in 2006, genre specific awards would no longer have separate awards for console and computer games, so there would be just one Action/Adventure Game of the Year award, which also included platform games going forward. [12] This would ultimately be separated into Action Game of the Year and Adventure Game of the Year in 2008. [13] [1]

Winners and nominees

1990s

Table key
Indicates the winner
YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
1997/1998
(1st)
Console Adventure Game of the Year [14] [6] [7]
Final Fantasy VII SquareSoft Sony Computer Entertainment
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Konami Konami
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Oddworld Inhabitants GT Interactive
Resident Evil 2 Capcom Capcom
Riven: The Sequel to Myst Cyan Worlds Red Orb Entertainment
PC Adventure Game of the Year
Blade Runner Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive
The Curse of Monkey Island LucasArts LucasArts
Realms of the Haunting Gremlin Interactive Interplay Productions
Riven: The Sequel to Myst Cyan Worlds Red Orb Entertainment
Tex Murphy: Overseer Access Software Access Software
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time Presto Studios Red Orb Entertainment
1998/1999
(2nd)
Console Adventure Game of the Year [15] [8]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Banjo-Kazooie Rare Nintendo
MediEvil Cambridge Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus Oddworld Inhabitants GT Interactive
PC Adventure Game of the Year
Grim Fandango LucasArts LucasArts
Dark Side of the Moon: A Sci-Fi Adventure SouthPeak Interactive SouthPeak Interactive
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line
Sanitarium DreamForge Intertainment ASC Games
Starship Titanic The Digital Village Simon & Schuster Interactive
The X-Files Game HyperBole Studios Fox Interactive
1999/2000
(3rd)
Console Adventure/Role Playing Game of the Year [16]
Final Fantasy VIII SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Crystal Dynamics Eidos Interactive
Legend of Legaia Contrail Sony Computer Entertainment
Computer Adventure/Role Playing Game of the Year [17]
Asheron's Call Turbine Microsoft
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Sierra On-Line Sierra On-Line
Outcast Appeal Infogrames
Planescape: Torment Black Isle Studios Interplay Entertainment
Ultima IX: Ascension Origin Systems Electronic Arts

2000s

YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2000
(4th)
Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year [18] [19] [20]
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Banjo-Tooie Rare Nintendo
Rayman 2: The Great Escape Ubisoft Pictures Ubisoft
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
Vagrant Story SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
PC Action/Adventure Game of the Year [21] [19] [20]
Deus Ex Ion Storm Eidos Interactive
Crimson Skies Zipper Interactive Microsoft Games
Escape from Monkey Island LucasArts LucasArts
Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force Raven Software Activision
The Operative: No One Lives Forever Monolith Productions Fox Interactive
2001
(5th)
Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year [22] [23]
[24] [25]
Halo: Combat Evolved Bungie Microsoft Game Studios
Conker's Bad Fur Day Rare Rare
Grand Theft Auto III DMA Design Rockstar Games
Ico Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy Naughty Dog
PC Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Return to Castle Wolfenstein Gray Matter Studios Activision
Aliens Versus Predator 2 Monolith Productions Sierra On-Line
Clive Barker's Undying EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
Myst III: Exile Presto Studios Ubisoft
2002
(6th)
Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year [26] [27]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin IO Interactive Eidos Interactive
Jet Set Radio Future Smilebit Sega
Rez United Game Artists
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto III Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Raven Software LucasArts
Syberia Microïds The Adventure Company
The Thing Computer Artworks Black Label Games
Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Ratchet & Clank Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer Entertainment
Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2003
(7th)
Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year [28] [29]
[30] [31]
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge FASA Studio Microsoft Game Studios
Manhunt Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Remedy Entertainment
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System Swingin' Ape Studios, Mass Media Games Vivendi Universal Games
The Simpsons: Hit & Run Radical Entertainment
Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Remedy Entertainment
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King EA Redwood Studios Electronic Arts
Uru: Ages Beyond Myst Cyan Worlds Ubisoft
Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Jak II Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Insomniac Games
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Viewtiful Joe Clover Studio Capcom
2004
(8th)
Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year [32] [33]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Full Spectrum Warrior Pandemic Studios THQ
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Konami Konami
Pikmin 2 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Midway Games Midway Games
Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Ubisoft Milan , Ubisoft Shanghai Ubisoft
Full Spectrum Warrior Pandemic Studios THQ
Myst IV: Revelation Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
The Suffering Surreal Software Midway Games, Encore, Inc.
Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Jak 3 Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Insomniac Games
2005 [lower-alpha 1]
(9th)
God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [34] [35]
[36] [37]
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Shadow of the Colossus Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction Radical Entertainment Vivendi Universal Games
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft
2006 [lower-alpha 1]
(10th)
Gears of War Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios [38] [39]
Daxter Ready at Dawn Sony Computer Entertainment
Saints Row Volition THQ
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
2007
(11th)
Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo EAD Nintendo [1] [40]
Assassin's Creed Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
God of War II Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Insomniac Games
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Naughty Dog
2008
(12th)
Mirror's Edge DICE Electronic Arts [41] [42]
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Konami Konami
God of War: Chains of Olympus Ready at Dawn Sony Computer Entertainment
Naruto: The Broken Bond Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Prince of Persia
2009
(13th)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [43] [44] [45]
Assassin's Creed II Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Batman: Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment

2010s

YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2010
(14th)
Limbo Playdead Microsoft Game Studios [46] [47] [48]
Alan Wake Remedy Entertainment Microsoft Game Studios
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Ninja Theory Namco Bandai Games
Heavy Rain Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
2011
(15th)
Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [49] [50] [51]
L.A. Noire Team Bondi Rockstar Games
Portal 2 Valve Valve
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
2012
(16th)
The Walking Dead Telltale Games Telltale Games [52] [53]
Assassin's Creed III Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Darksiders II Vigil Games THQ
Dishonored Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks
New Super Mario Bros. U Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2013
(17th)
The Last of Us Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [54] [55]
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Tearaway Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics Square Enix Europe
2014
(18th)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Monolith Productions Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [56] [57]
Infamous Second Son Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer Entertainment
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts The Astronauts
The Wolf Among Us Telltale Games Telltale Games
Valiant Hearts: The Great War Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
2015
(19th)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Kojima Productions Konami [58] [59]
Batman: Arkham Knight Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Life Is Strange Don't Nod Square Enix Europe
Ori and the Blind Forest Moon Studios Microsoft Studios
Rise of the Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics Microsoft Studios, Square Enix Europe
2016
(20th)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment [60] [61]
Firewatch Campo Santo Campo Santo
Inside Playdead Playdead
King's Quest: The Complete Collection The Odd Gentlemen Activision
The Last Guardian Japan Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
2017
(21st)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo EPD Nintendo [62] [63]
Assassin's Creed Origins Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo EPD Nintendo
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
2018
(22nd)
God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [64] [65]
Detroit: Become Human Quantic Dream Sony Interactive Entertainment
Marvel's Spider-Man Insomniac Games
Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games Rockstar Games
Return of the Obra Dinn Lucas Pope 3909
2019
(23rd)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts [66] [67]
Death Stranding Kojima Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment
Luigi's Mansion 3 Next Level Games Nintendo
Resident Evil 2 Capcom Capcom
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Grezzo Nintendo

2020s

YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2020
(24th)
Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment [68] [69]
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Kentucky Route Zero Cardboard Computer Annapurna Interactive
The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ori and the Will of the Wisps Moon Studios Xbox Game Studios
2021
(25th)
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Eidos-Montréal Square Enix Europe [70] [71]
Death's Door Acid Nerve Devolver Digital
It Takes Two Hazelight Studios Electronic Arts
Psychonauts 2 Double Fine Productions Xbox Game Studios
Resident Evil Village Capcom Capcom
2022
(26th)
God of War Ragnarök Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [72] [73] [74]
Horizon Forbidden West Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Norco Geography of Robots Raw Fury
Stray BlueTwelve Studios Annapurna Interactive
Tunic Isometricorps Games Finji
2023
(27th)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo EPD Nintendo [75] [76] [77]
Alan Wake 2 Remedy Entertainment Epic Games
Cocoon Geometric Interactive Annapurna Interactive
Dave the Diver Mintrocket Mintrocket
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts

Multiple nominations and wins

Developers and publishers

Out of all the publishers, Sony has published the most nominees and the most winners for adventure-related awards. Ubisoft Montreal has developed the most nominees while Nintendo, internally, has developed the most award winners. Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft are the only developer and publisher, respectively to win more than one adventure game award for the same game in the same year with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time . Rockstar North and Rockstar Games also won multiple awards in the same year, but for different games. Ubisoft Montreal is also the only developer to have back-to-back wins for the same category, being Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year in 2004 and 2005. Ubisoft as a publisher also had back-to-back wins for Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year in 2004 and 2005, but with different developers.

Franchises

The Legend of Zelda franchise has received the most nominations and won the most awards. The Assassin's Creed franchise is second in nominations but has not won a single award. In the early years of the Interactive Achievement Awards when there were multiple awards for adventure related genres, some games received multiple nominations in the same year:

Grand Theft Auto is the only franchise to win computer and console adventure game awards within the same year, but with different games: in 2003 for Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City , and Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year with Grand Theft Auto III . In addition, these two games are also the only games to receive more than one nomination spread across more than one year:

The only franchise to have back-to-back wins for the same adventure-related award is Prince of Persia for Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year in 2004 with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time , and 2005 with Prince of Persia: Warrior Within . The original Resident Evil 2 has been nominated for Console Adventure Game of the Year in 1998, and the 2019 remake has been nominated in 2020.

Franchises
FranchiseNominationsWins
The Legend of Zelda 94
God of War 53
Grand Theft Auto 53
Prince of Persia 53
Uncharted 52
Final Fantasy 22
Mario [lower-alpha 2] 61
Ratchet & Clank 51
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 41
Batman: Arkham 31
Star Wars 31
Crimson Skies 21
Marvel 21
Metal Gear 21
The Last of Us 21
Assassin's Creed 70
Myst 50
Jak & Daxter 40
Resident Evil 30
Alan Wake20
Banjo-Kazooie 20
Castlevania 20
Full Spectrum Warrior 20
Horizon 20
King's Quest 20
Max Payne 20
Monkey Island 20
Ori20
Oddworld 20
Tomb Raider 20

Notes

  1. 1 2 9th and 10th ceremonies still had single awards for Action/Adventure.
  2. Includes Luigi's Mansion 3 .

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