D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing Game of the Year

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D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing Game of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented by Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
First awarded 1998
Currently held by Baldur's Gate 3
Website www.interactive.org

The D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing 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 honors a title, single-player or multi-player, where an individual assumes the role of one or more characters and develops those characters in terms of abilities, statistics, and/or traits as the game progresses. Gameplay involves exploring, acquiring resources, solving puzzles, and interacting with player or non-player characters in the persistent world. Through the player's actions, his/her virtual characters' statistics or traits demonstrably evolve throughout the game". [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 games and computer games at the 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 1998, with the first winners being Final Fantasy VII for console and Dungeon Keeper for computer. Throughout the history of this category, there have been numerous mergers and changes for role-playing related games. The current version was established at the 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards in 2018, which was awarded to Nier: Automata .

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The award's most recent winner is Baldur's Gate 3 , developed and published by Larian Studios.

History

Initially the Interactive Achievement Awards had separate categories for Console Role-Playing Game of the Year and Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year. [3] The 1999 awards ceremony featured genre specific Online awards, including Online Role-Playing Game of the Year. [4] There was only one Online Game of the Year category in 2000. The console and PC Role-Playing game categories were merged with the Adventure game categories at the 2000 awards ceremony; [5] this was most likely 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 the following year, the Adventure game category was eventually merged with the Action game category, so a separate award for Role-Playing games resumed. [9] [10] In addition, an online category for Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year was introduced in 2001; [11] [12] this may have been the result of the MMORPGs Ultima Online and EverQuest winning Online Game of the Year in 1998 and 2000, respectively. [6] [13] Starting in 2005, genre-specific awards would no longer have separate awards for console and computer games, so it simply became Role-Playing Game of the Year. [14] In 2010, Role-Playing Game of the Year was merged with Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year, since most massively multiplayer online games were MMORPGs. [15] The award would later be simplified back to Role-Playing Game of the Year in 2018. [16]

Winners and nominees

1990s

Table key
Indicates the winner
YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
1997/1998
(1st)
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year [17] [6] [7]
Final Fantasy VII SquareSoft Sony Computer Entertainment
Alundra Matrix Software Working Designs, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, Psygnosis
Suikoden Konami Konami
Wild Arms Media.Vision Sony Computer Entertainment
Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year
Dungeon Keeper Bullfrog Productions Electronic Arts
Fallout Black Isle Studios Interplay Productions
Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive
1998/1999
(2nd)
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year [18] [8]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Panzer Dragoon Saga Team Andromeda Sega
Parasite Eve SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Pokémon Red and Blue Game Freak Nintendo
Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year
Baldur's Gate BioWare Black Isle Studios
Fallout 2 Black Isle Studios Interplay Productions
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven New World Computing The 3DO Company
Return to Krondor PyroTechnix Sierra On-Line
Online Role-Playing Game of the Year
Ultima Online: The Second Age Origin Systems Electronic Arts
DragonRealms: Maritime Expansion Simutronics Simutronics
Meridian 59: Dark Auspices Archetype Interactive The 3DO Company
1999/2000
(3rd)
Console Adventure/Role-Playing Game of the Year [19]
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 [20]
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 Role Playing Game of the Year [9] [21] [12]
Final Fantasy IX SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Chrono Cross SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Skies of Arcadia Overworks Sega
The Legend of Dragoon Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
PC Role Playing Game of the Year [10] [21] [12]
Diablo II Blizzard North Blizzard Entertainment
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn BioWare Black Isle Studios
Deus Ex Ion Storm Eidos Interactive
Icewind Dale Black Isle Studios Interplay Entertainment
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year [11] [21] [12]
EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark Verant Interactive Sony Online Entertainment
Allegiance Microsoft Research Microsoft Games
Asheron's Call Turbine
Ultima Online: Renaissance Origin Systems Electronic Arts
2001
(5th)
Console Role Playing Game of the Year [22] [23]
[24] [25]
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Snowblind Studios Black Isle Studios
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Konami Konami
Dark Cloud Level-5 Sony Computer Entertainment
Golden Sun Camelot Software Planning Nintendo
Paper Mario Intelligent Systems
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages Flagship/Capcom
PC Role Playing Game of the Year
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal BioWare Black Isle Studios
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Blizzard North Blizzard Entertainment
Wizardry 8 Sir-Tech Canada Sir-Tech
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year
Dark Age of Camelot Mythic Entertainment Vivendi Universal Games
Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty Turbine Microsoft Game Studios
Phantasy Star Online Sonic Team Sega
2002
(6th)
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year [26] [27]
Animal Crossing Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Final Fantasy X SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Kingdom Hearts
Suikoden III Konami Konami
Wild Arms 3 Media.Vision Sony Computer Entertainment
Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year
Neverwinter Nights BioWare Atari Interactive
Arx Fatalis Arkane Studios JoWood Productions
Dungeon Siege Gas Powered Games Microsoft Game Studios
Freedom Force Irrational Games Crave Entertainment, Electronic Arts
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year
The Sims Online Maxis Electronic Arts
Anarchy Online: The Notum Wars Funcom Funcom
Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings Turbine Microsoft Game Studios
Dark Age of Camelot: Shrouded Isles Mythic Entertainment Vivendi Universal Games
Toontown Online Disney's Virtual Reality Studio Disney Online
2003
(7th)
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year [28] [29]
[30] [31]
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic BioWare LucasArts
Dark Cloud 2 Level-5 Sony Computer Entertainment
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness Nippon Ichi Software Atlus
Final Fantasy X-2 SquareSoft Square Enix
Xenosaga Episode I Monolith Soft Namco
Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic BioWare LucasArts
Deus Ex: Invisible War Ion Storm Eidos Interactive
Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna Gas Powered Games, Mad Doc Software Microsoft Game Studios
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide BioWare, Floodgate Entertainment Atari
The Temple of Elemental Evil Troika Games
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year
EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath Sony Online Entertainment Sony Online Entertainment
A Tale in the Desert eGenesisDesert Nomad Studios
Eve Online: Second Genesis CCP Games Simon & Schuster Interactive
Horizons: Empire of Istaria VirtiumArtifact Entertainment
Puzzle Pirates Three Rings Design Three Rings Design
2004
(8th)
Console Role-Playing Game of the Year [32] [33]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Intelligent Systems Nintendo
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles The Game Designers Studio Nintendo
Tales of Symphonia Namco Tales Studio Namco
The Bard's Tale inXile Entertainment inXile Entertainment
X-Men Legends Raven Software Activision
Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year
Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker BioWare Atari
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Troika Games Activision
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year
World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Vivendi Universal Games
City of Heroes Cryptic Studios NCSoft
Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia Square Enix Sony Computer Entertainment
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed Sony Online Entertainment LucasArts
2005
(9th)
Role-Playing Game of the Year [34] [35]
[36] [37]
Jade Empire Bioware Microsoft Game Studios
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Level-5 Square Enix
Dungeon Siege II Gas Powered Games Microsoft Game Studios
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Intelligent Systems Nintendo
Radiata Stories tri-Ace Square Enix
Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year [lower-alpha 1]
City of Villains Cryptic Studios NCSoft
Guild Wars ArenaNet
Final Fantasy XI: The Vana'diel Collection Square Enix Square Enix
Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle NCSoft NCSoft
2006
(10th)
Role-Playing Game of the Year [38] [39]
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Final Fantasy III [lower-alpha 2] Matrix Software Square Enix
Final Fantasy XII Square Enix
Phantasy Star Universe Sonic Team Sega
Titan Quest Iron Lore Entertainment THQ
Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year [40] [39]
Guild Wars Nightfall ArenaNet NCSoft
Auto Assault NetDevil NCSoft
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach Turbine Atari
Eve Online: Revelations CCP Games CCP Games
2007
(11th)
Role-Playing Game of the Year [41] [42]
Mass Effect Bioware Microsoft Game Studios
Eternal Sonata tri-Crescendo Namco Bandai Games
Jeanne d'Arc Level-5 Sony Computer Entertainment
Rogue Galaxy
The Witcher CD Projekt Red CD Projekt, Atari
Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year [43] [42]
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Eve Online: Trinity CCP Games CCP Games
Guild Wars: Eye of the North ArenaNet NCSoft
Tabula Rasa Destination Games
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Turbine Midway Games
2008
(12th)
Role-Playing Game of the Year [44] [45]
Fallout 3 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Fable II Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time Chunsoft Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Tales of Vesperia Namco Tales Studio Namco Bandai Games
Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year [46] [45]
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Eve Online: Quantum Rise CCP Games CCP Games
Pirates of the Burning Sea Flying Lab Software Sony Online Entertainment
PMOG GameLayersGameLayers
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Mythic Entertainment Electronic Arts
2009
(13th)
Dragon Age: Origins BioWare Electronic Arts [15] [47] [48]
Borderlands Gearbox Software 2K Games
Champions Online Cryptic Studios Atari
Demon's Souls FromSoftware Atlus
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story AlphaDream Nintendo

2010s

YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2010
(14th)
Mass Effect 2 BioWare Electronic Arts , Microsoft Game Studios [49] [50] [51]
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Level-5, Square Enix Nintendo
Fable III Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Fallout: New Vegas Obsidian Entertainment Bethesda Softworks
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
2011
(15th)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks [52] [53] [54]
Dark Souls FromSoftware Namco Bandai Games
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Eidos-Montréal Square Enix Europe
Star Wars: The Old Republic BioWare Austin Electronic Arts
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings CD Projekt Red CD Projekt
2012
(16th)
Mass Effect 3 BioWare Electronic Arts [55] [56]
Diablo III Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Dust: An Elysian Tail Humble Games Microsoft Studios
Guild Wars 2 ArenaNet NCSoft
Torchlight II Runic Games Runic Games
2013
(17th)
Diablo III [lower-alpha 3] Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment [57] [58]
Dota 2 Valve Valve
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Capcom Capcom
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Level-5, Studio Ghibli Namco Bandai Games
Pokémon X and Y Game Freak Nintendo
2014
(18th)
Dragon Age: Inquisition BioWare Electronic Arts [59] [60]
Bravely Default Square Enix Nintendo
Divinity: Original Sin Larian Studios Larian Studios
The Banner Saga Stoic Versus Evil
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
2015
(19th)
Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks [61] [62]
Bloodborne FromSoftware Sony Computer Entertainment
Pillars of Eternity Obsidian Entertainment Paradox Interactive
Undertale Toby Fox Toby Fox
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red CD Projekt
2016
(20th)
Dark Souls III FromSoftware Bandai Namco Entertainment [63] [64]
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Eidos-Montréal Square Enix Europe
Hyper Light Drifter Heart Machine Heart Machine
Tom Clancy's The Division Massive Entertainment Ubisoft
World of Warcraft: Legion Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
2017
(21st)
Nier: Automata PlatinumGames Square Enix [65] [66]
Divinity: Original Sin II Larian Studios Larian Studios
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Monolith Productions Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Persona 5 Atlus Atlus, Sega
Torment: Tides of Numenera inXile Entertainment Techland Publishing
2018
(22nd)
Monster Hunter: World Capcom Capcom [67] [68]
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Ubisoft Quebec Ubisoft
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Square Enix Square Enix
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Level-5 Bandai Namco Entertainment
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Obsidian Entertainment Techland Publishing
2019
(23rd)
The Outer Worlds Obsidian Entertainment Private Division [69] [70]
Disco Elysium ZA/UMZA/UM
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Square Enix Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts III
Pokémon Sword and Shield Game Freak Nintendo

2020s

YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2020
(24th)
Final Fantasy VII Remake Square Enix Square Enix [71] [72]
Cyberpunk 2077 CD Projekt Red CD Projekt
Persona 5 Royal Atlus Atlus, Sega
Wasteland 3 inXile Entertainment Deep Silver
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Sega
2021
(25th)
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Square Enix Square Enix [73] [74]
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Owlcat GamesMETA Publishing
Shin Megami Tensei V Atlus Atlus, Sega
Tales of Arise Bandai Namco Studios Bandai Namco Entertainment
Wildermyth Worldwalker GamesWhisperGames
2022
(26th)
Elden Ring FromSoftware Bandai Namco Entertainment [75] [76] [77]
Citizen Sleeper Jump Over the AgeFellow Traveler
Weird West WolfEye Studios Devolver Digital
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Monolith Soft Nintendo
2023
(27th)
Baldur's Gate 3 Larian Studios Larian Studios [78] [79] [80]
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty CD Projekt Red CD Projekt
Diablo IV Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Final Fantasy XVI Square Enix Square Enix
Starfield Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks

Multiple nominations and wins

Developers and publishers

Square Enix has received the most nominations as a publisher, including nominations before the merger of SquareSoft and Enix. Electronic Arts has published the most award winners for the RPG genre, which included titles under collaboration with SquareSoft before their merger with Enix. Sega has published the most nominees without winning a single award.

SquareSoft/Square Enix has developed the most finalists in this category, while BioWare has developed the most winners. Level-5 has developed the most nominations without a single win. BioWare, SquareSoft and Square Enix are the only developers to have consecutive wins for RPG awards. ArenaNet, Blizzard Entertainment, SquareSoft, Square Enix, and Electronic Arts are the only publishers with back-to-back wins for RPG awards.

In 2003, BioWare became the only developer to win both Console Role-Playing Game of the Year and Computer Role-Playing Game of the Year within the same year with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic , which was published by LucasArts. Black Isle Studios has also published the winners for console and computer RPGs in 2002, but with different developers: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for console, developed by Snowblind Studios, and Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal for computer, developed by BioWare. NCSoft has published both games that had tied for Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year in 2006.

Franchises

The Dungeons & Dragons franchise has won the most awards in this category, which consists of multiple gaming sub-series based on the fantasy setting (such as Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights ). Final Fantasy is the most nominated franchise. Deus Ex , Eve Online , and Pokémon have received the most nominations without winning a single award. EverQuest , Mass Effect , and Dragon Age have won every single time they have been nominated.

There have been a few franchises with back-to-back wins:

Numerous games receives multiple nominations, mostly for expansion packs.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is the only game to win both console and computer RPG awards in the same year in 2004. Baldur's Gate (as a sub-series of Dungeons & Dragons ) is the only franchise to be nominated for and win both console and computer awards with different games in 2002: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance for console, and the Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal expansion pack for computer. The original Final Fantasy VII won Console Role-Playing Game of the Year in 1998, and Final Fantasy VII Remake won in 2021.

Franchises
FranchiseNominationsWins
Dungeons & Dragons [lower-alpha 5] 116
Final Fantasy 145
Baldur's Gate 54
Warcraft 73
Mass Effect 33
Diablo 52
Fallout 52
Guild Wars42
Star Wars 42
Neverwinter Nights 32
The Elder Scrolls 32
Dragon Age 22
EverQuest 22
Asheron's Call41
Mario 31
Ultima 31
City of Heroes 21
Dark Souls 21
Dark Age of Camelot 21
The Legend of Zelda 21
Deus Ex 40
Eve Online 40
Pokémon 40
Dungeon Siege30
Dragon Quest 30
Megami Tensei [lower-alpha 6] 30
Tales 30
The Witcher 30
Cyberpunk 2077 20
Dark Cloud20
Divinity 20
Fable 20
Kingdom Hearts 20
Ni no Kuni 20
Pillars of Eternity20
Persona 20
Phantasy Star 20
Suikoden 20
Wild Arms 20
Xeno 20

Notes

  1. Tie between finalists.
  2. Nintendo DS version.
  3. Console version.
  4. Includes Verant Entertainment.
  5. includes games based on the Forgotten Realms campaign setting such as Baldur's Gate , Icewind Dale , and Neverwinter Nights , as well as the Planescape, Greyhawk ( The Temple of Elemental Evil ) and Ebberon ( Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach ) campaign settings.
  6. Persona is a spin-off series of the Megami Tensei franchise.

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The D.I.C.E. Award for Fighting 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 that offer the use the virtual experience of controlling a character engaging in individual combat with another character usually from a fixed camera perspective. The opponent can either be controlled by another player or by the game". All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category. It was originally titled Console Fighting Game of the Year, before it was simplified to just Fighting Game of the Year. It is one of two categories, the other being Online Game of the Year, that is not limited to release within the calendar year but must be supported by significant new content.

The D.I.C.E. Award for Online 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 "celebrates titles of any genre with a significant portion of the gameplay experience transpiring online — collaboratively or competitively. These titles frequently offer excellent matchmaking systems, innovative gameplay options, persistent content releases that further evolve gameplay, user customization and fluidity of gameplay. Titles submitted in this category are not limited to release within the calendar year but must be supported by significant new content". All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category. The first winner was Ultima Online at the 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. It is the only "Game of the Year award" that also has been offered as a genre award and craft award.

The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This award is "presented to the title that most effectively combines interactive and non-interactive elements to create a cohesive gameplay experience. Outstanding design is exemplified by balanced system design, cohesive mechanics that relate to overall aesthetic direction, level layout, challenge flow, progression elements, interface design, and social game mechanics. This award recognizes the Lead Designer or Design Director in architecting all elements into a unified design". Creative/technical Academy members with expertise as a game designer or producer are qualified to vote for this award.

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