D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

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D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
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Presented by Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
First awarded 1998
Currently held by Dune: Spice Wars
Website www.interactive.org

The D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation 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 games "in which user directs or manipulates resources to create a set of conditions that result in success as determined within the confines of the game. These games can offer the user the chance to simulate or to virtually reproduce an experience, real or imaginary, which would require some form of equipment. Strategy games emphasize the planning of tactics rather than the execution". [1] All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category. [2] Originally, there were separate awards for strategy games and simulation games, which simulate aspects of the real world. [3] [4]

Contents

The award's most recent winner is Dune: Spice Wars , developed and published by Shiro Games and co-published with Funcom.

History

Initially the Interactive Achievement Awards had separate awards for Computer Strategy Game of the Year and Computer Simulation Game of the Year. [3] [4] The categories would then be merged into Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year in 2008. [1]

There was a tie between Age of Empires and StarCraft for Computer Strategy Game of the Year at the 1st Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Table key
Indicates the winner
YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
1997/1998
(1st) 		Computer Strategy Game of the Year [lower-alpha 1] [5] [6] [7]
Age of Empires Ensemble Studios Microsoft
StarCraft Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Command & Conquer Gold Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive
Sid Meier's Gettysburg! Firaxis Games Electronic Arts
Total Annihilation Cavedog Entertainment Infogrames
Warlords III: Reign of Heroes Strategic Studies Group Red Orb Entertainment
Computer Simulation Game of the Year
Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 Microsoft Simulation Group Microsoft
F-22: Air Dominance Fighter Digital Image Design Ocean Software
Jane's F-15 EA Baltimore Electronic Arts
Jane's Longbow 2 Origin Systems
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy High Voltage Software Interplay Productions
1998/1999
(2nd) 		Computer Strategy Game of the Year [8] [9]
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Firaxis Games Electronic Arts
Caesar III Impressions Games Sierra On-Line
Close Combat III: The Russian Front Atomic Games Microsoft
MechCommander FASA Interactive MicroProse
SimCity 3000 Maxis Electronic Arts
Computer Simulation Game of the Year
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit EA Canada , EA Seattle Electronic Arts
F-22 Total Air War Digital Image Design Infogrames
Descent: FreeSpace — The Great War Volition Interplay Productions
Independence War Particle Systems Infogrames
Jane's WWII Fighters Electronic Arts Electronic Arts
1999/2000
(3rd) 		Computer Strategy Game of the Year [10] [11]
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Ensemble Studios Microsoft
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Westwood Studios Electronic Arts
Heroes of Might and Magic III New World Computing The 3DO Company
Homeworld Relic Entertainment Sierra On-Line
RollerCoaster Tycoon Chris Sawyer Productions Hasbro Interactive
Computer Simulation Game of the Year
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Microsoft Simulation Group Microsoft
FreeSpace 2 Volition Interplay Productions
Jane's F/A-18 EA Baltimore Electronic Arts
MiG Alley Rowan Software Empire Interactive
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Totally Games LucasArts

2000s

YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2000
(4th) 		PC Strategy Game of the Year [12] [13] [14]
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Ensemble Studios Microsoft Games
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Westwood Pacific Electronic Arts
Sacrifice Shiny Entertainment Interplay Entertainment
Zeus: Master of Olympus Impressions Games Sierra On-Line
PC Simulation Game of the Year [15] [13] [14]
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance FASA Interactive Microsoft Games
Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche vs. KA-52 Hokum Razorworks Empire Interactive
Links 2001 Access Software Microsoft Games
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed Eden Studios, EA Canada Electronic Arts
RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes MicroProse Hasbro Interactive
2001
(5th) 		PC Strategy Game of the Year [16] [17]
[18] [19]
Sid Meier's Civilization III Firaxis Games Infogrames
Battle Realms Liquid Entertainment, Crave Entertainment Ubisoft
Black & White Lionhead Studios Electronic Arts
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns TimeGate Studios Strategy First
PC Simulation Game of the Year
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 Microsoft Simulation Group Microsoft Game Studios
IL-2 Sturmovik 1C: Maddox Games Ubisoft
Microsoft Train Simulator Kuju Entertainment Microsoft Game Studios
2002
(6th) 		Computer Strategy Game of the Year [20] [21]
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Age of Mythology Ensemble Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Medieval: Total War Creative Assembly Activision
Computer Simulation Game of the Year
The Sims: Unleashed Maxis Electronic Arts
Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe Aces Game Studio Microsoft Game Studios
MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries FASA Studio
The Aurora Neverwinter Toolset BioWare Infogrames
2003
(7th) 		Computer Strategy Game of the Year [22] [23]
[24] [25]
Command & Conquer: Generals EA Pacific Electronic Arts
Empires: Dawn of the Modern World Stainless Steel Studios Activision
Homeworld 2 Relic Entertainment Sierra Entertainment
Praetorians Pyro Studios Eidos Interactive
Rise of Nations Big Huge Games Microsoft Game Studios
Computer Simulation Game of the Year
The Sims: Superstar Maxis Electronic Arts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight Aces Game Studio Microsoft Game Studios
IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles 1C: Maddox Games Ubisoft
Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004 Auran Oteeva
2004
(8th) 		Strategy Game of the Year [26] [27]
Rome: Total War Creative Assembly Activision
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Relic Entertainment THQ
Simulation Game of the Year
The Sims 2 Maxis Electronic Arts
Pacific Fighters 1C: Maddox Games Ubisoft
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Frontier Developments Atari Interactive
2005
(9th) 		Strategy Game of the Year [28] [29]
[30] [31]
Civilization IV Firaxis Games 2K Games
Age of Empires III Ensemble Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Empire Earth II Mad Doc Software Vivendi Universal Games
Simulation Game of the Year
The Movies Lionhead Studios Activision
Animal Crossing: Wild World Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Silent Hunter III Ubisoft Bucharest Ubisoft
2006
(10th) 		Strategy Game of the Year [32] [33]
Company of Heroes Relic Entertainment THQ
Medieval II: Total War Creative Assembly Sega
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Big Huge Games Microsoft Game Studios
Star Wars: Empire at War Petroglyph Games LucasArts
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
Simulation Game of the Year [34] [33]
Microsoft Flight Simulator X Aces Game Studio Microsoft Game Studios
Sid Meier's Railroads! Firaxis Games 2K Games
Tourist Trophy Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
2007
(11th) 		Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts [1] [35]
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation Project Aces Namco Bandai Games
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Relic Entertainment THQ
Supreme Commander Gas Powered Games
World in Conflict Massive Entertainment Vivendi Games
2008
(12th) 		Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts [36] [37]
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Intelligent Systems Nintendo
Civilization Revolution Firaxis Games 2K Games
Sins of a Solar Empire Ironclad Games Stardock
Tom Clancy's EndWar Ubisoft Shanghai Ubisoft
2009
(13th) 		Brütal Legend Double Fine Productions Electronic Arts [38] [39] [40]
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Intelligent Systems Nintendo
Halo Wars Ensemble Studios Microsoft Game Studios
The Sims 3 Maxis Electronic Arts
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Relic Entertainment THQ

2010s

YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2010
(14th) 		StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment [41] [42] [43]
Civilization V Firaxis Games 2K Games
Supreme Commander 2 Gas Powered Games Square Enix
Toy Soldiers Signal Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising Relic Entertainment THQ
2011
(15th) 		Orcs Must Die! Robot Entertainment Microsoft Studios [44] [45] [46]
Iron Brigade Double Fine Productions Microsoft Studios
Total War: Shogun 2 Creative Assembly Sega
Toy Soldiers: Cold War Signal Studios Microsoft Studios
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution Relic Entertainment THQ
2012
(16th) 		XCOM: Enemy Unknown Firaxis Games 2K Games [47] [48]
FTL: Faster Than Light Subset Games Subset Games
Minecraft: 360 Edition Mojang Studios, 4J Studios Microsoft Studios
Orcs Must Die! 2 Robot Entertainment
Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai Creative Assembly Sega
2013
(17th) 		XCOM: Enemy Within Firaxis Games 2K Games [49] [50]
Civilization V: Brave New World Firaxis Games 2K Games
Europa Universalis IV Paradox Development Studios Paradox Interactive
Fire Emblem Awakening Intelligent Systems Nintendo
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
2014
(18th) 		Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment [51] [52]
Boom Beach Supercell Supercell
Civilization: Beyond Earth Firaxis Games 2K Games
Dungeon of the Endless Amplitude Studios Amplitude Studios
Endless Legend Iceberg Interactive
2015
(19th) 		Heroes of the Storm Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment [53] [54]
Cities: Skylines Colossal Order Paradox Interactive
Fallout Shelter Bethesda Game Studios, Behaviour Interactive Bethesda Softworks
Grey Goo Petroglyph Games Grey Box
Kerbal Space Program SquadSquad
2016
(20th) 		Civilization VI Firaxis Games 2K Games [55] [56]
The Banner Saga 2 Stoic Versus Evil
Deus Ex Go Square Enix Montreal Square Enix Europe
Fire Emblem Fates Intelligent Systems Nintendo
XCOM 2 Firaxis Games 2K Games
2017
(21st) 		Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Ubisoft Milan , Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft [57] [58]
Endless Space 2 Amplitude Studios Sega
Halo Wars 2 Creative Assembly Microsoft Studios
Total War: Warhammer II Sega
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Firaxis Games 2K Games
2018
(22nd) 		Into the Breach Subset Games Subset Games [59] [60]
Bad North Plausible Concept Raw Fury
Frostpunk 11 Bit Studios 11 Bit Studios
Northgard Shiro Games Shiro Games
RimWorld Ludeon StudiosLudeon Studios
2019
(23rd) 		Fire Emblem: Three Houses Intelligent Systems Nintendo [61] [62]
Anno 1800 Ubisoft Mainz Ubisoft
Oxygen Not Included Klei Entertainment Klei Entertainment
Slay the Spire MegaCrit Humble Bundle
Total War: Three Kingdoms Creative Assembly Sega

2020s

YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2020
(24th) 		Microsoft Flight Simulator Asobo Studios Xbox Game Studios [63] [64]
Crusader Kings III Paradox Development Studio Paradox Interactive
Desperados III Mimimi Games THQ Nordic
Monster Train Shiny Shoe Good Shepherd Entertainment
Per Aspera Tiön Industries Raw Fury
2021
(25th) 		Age of Empires IV Relic Entertainment , World's Edge Xbox Game Studios [65] [66]
Gloomhaven Flaming Fowl StudiosAsmodee Digital
Griftlands Klei Entertainment Klei Entertainment
Inscryption Daniel Mullins Games Devolver Digital
Loop Hero Four Quarters
2022
(26th) 		Dwarf Fortress Bay 12 Games Kitfox Games [67] [68] [69]
Ixion Bulwark StudiosKasedo Games
Marvel's Midnight Suns Firaxis Games 2K Games
Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator niceplay Games tinyBuild
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters Complex Games Frontier Foundry
2023
(27th) 		Dune: Spice Wars Shiro Games Funcom, Shiro Games [70] [71] [72]
Against the Storm Eremite GamesHooded Horse
Cobalt Core Rocket Rat GamesBrace Yourself Games
The Last Spell Ishtar GamesThe Arcade Crew
Wartales Shiro Games Shiro Games

Multiple nominations and wins

Developers and publishers

Firaxis Games, as a developer, has received the most nominations and has won the most awards; Microsoft and Xbox Game Studios, as a publisher, has received the most nominations and has won the most awards. There are numerous developers with consecutive wins in this category:

When there are separate awards for strategy games and simulation games, both Microsoft and Electronic Arts has published winners for both categories in the same year:

Microsoft is the only publisher to have back-to-back wins for both strategy and simulation categories in consecutive years (2000 and 2001). Since the merger of strategy and simulation genres into one category in 2008, four different publishers has garnered consecutive wins:

Sega has published the most nominees without a win.

Developers
DeveloperNominationsWins
Firaxis Games 156
Microsoft Simulation Group/Aces Game Studio 64
Blizzard Entertainment 64
Ensemble Studios 63
Maxis 53
Relic Entertainment 92
EA Los Angeles 42
Creative Assembly 81
Intelligent Systems 51
Shiro Games 31
Double Fine Productions 21
Lionhead Studios 21
Robot Entertainment 21
Subset Games 21
Westwood Studios/Westwood Pacific/EA Pacific 40
Amplitude Studios 30
FASA Studio 30
Digital Image Design 20
EA Baltimore 20
Gas Powered Games 20
Impressions Games 20
Klei Entertainment 20
Paradox Development Studios 20
Petroglyph Games 20
Signal Studios 20
Publishers
PublisherNominationsWins
Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios 4311
Electronic Arts 229
2K Games 124
Blizzard Entertainment 64
Activision 42
THQ/THQ Nordic 81
Ubisoft 81
Nintendo 61
Infogrames 51
Shiro Games 31
Subset Games 21
Sega 60
Interplay Productions/Entertainment 40
Sierra On-Line/Entertainment 40
Paradox Interactive 30
Devolver Digital 20
Empire Interactive 20
Hasbro Interactive 20
Klei Entertainment 20
LucasArts 20
Raw Fury 20
Vivendi (Universal) Games 20

Franchises

All of the Sid Meier games, including the Civilization franchise, have received the most nominations for strategy/simulation games. The Sid Meier games are also tied with the Age of Empires and Microsoft Flight Simulator franchises for winning the most awards for strategy/simulation games. There have been numerous games with multiple nominations, mostly for expansion packs:

Age of Empires II , XCOM: Enemy Unknown , and The Sims are the only games with back-to-back wins. The Sims franchise won a third consecutive year for Simulation Game of the Year with The Sims 2 in 2005. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II is the only game that's been nominated three times. The Command & Conquer franchise has back-to-back wins with Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars in 2008, and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 in 2009.

Franchises
FranchiseNominationsWins
Sid Meier/Civilization 104
Age of Empires [lower-alpha 2] 64
Microsoft Flight Simulator 64
Command & Conquer 63
The Sims 43
XCOM 42
StarCraft 32
Warcraft 22
Total War 71
Fire Emblem 41
Company of Heroes 21
MechWarrior 21
Need for Speed 21
Orcs Must Die!21
Warhammer 40,000 50
Jane's Combat Simulations 40
RollerCoaster Tycoon 30
Empire Earth [lower-alpha 3] 20
F-22 20
FreeSpace20
Halo 20
Homeworld20
Middle-earth 20
Rise of Nations 20
Star Wars 20
Supreme Commander20
Toy Soldiers20

Notes

  1. ↑ Tie between finalists.
  2. ↑ includes the spin-off Age of Mythology .
  3. ↑ Empires: Dawn of the Modern World is a spin-off of Empire Earth.

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