The 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 28th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards ("Design Innovate Communicate Entertain"), an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2024. The awards ceremony was arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and was a part of the 2025 D.I.C.E. Summit. The ceremony took place on February 13, 2025, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Miller of Kinda Funny Games and Stella Chung, formerly of IGN, returned as hosts for the ceremony. The nominees were announced on January 10, 2025.
The three most nominated games, each with six nominations, were Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Other heavily nominated games included Balatro and Senua's Saga: Hellblade II with five nominations, as well as 1000xResist, Animal Well, and Batman: Arkham Shadow each having four nominations. Astro Bot won the most awards with five, including Game of the Year. Other multiple award-winning games were Helldivers 2 with four awards, and Balatro and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle both with three awards. Sony Interactive Entertainment was the top publisher, publishing five games with fifteen nominations, and winning ten awards amongst three games.
Ted Price, President and Founder of Insomniac Games, who helped oversee the creation of popular games such as Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance: Fall of Man and Marvel's Spider-Man series, was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame. Don James, former Executive Vice-President of Nintendo of America, received the Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. Don James heavily contributed to the creation of the ESRB and Interactive Digital Software Association, now known as the Entertainment Software Association, and its signature trade show, E3.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().
Game of the Year awards Astro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Nicolas Doucet, Hironori Yatoku, Masayuki Yamada Balatro (LocalThunk, PlayStack) Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) — Feng Ji Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Johan Pilestedt Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) — Jerk Gustafsson, Axel Torvenius, John Jennings, Todd Howard Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Johan PilestedtCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch, Activision) — Matt Scronce, Kevin Drew Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (Blizzard Entertainment) — Brent Gibson, Rod Fergusson, Gavian Wishaw Marvel Rivals (NetEase) — Weicong Wu, Guangyun Chen, Fan Feng, Dino Ma Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment) — Dmitry Grigorenko, Oliver Hollis-Leick, Alexey Tkachev |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Balatro (LocalThunk, PlayStack)Halls of Torment (Chasing Carrots) — Dominik Schneider, Paul Lawitzki, Mara Mehlitz Monument Valley 3 (ustwo, Netflix Games) — Jennifer Estaris, Emily Brown, John Lau Paper Trail (Newfangled Games) — Henry Hoffman, Robert Maloney Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games) — Solon Li | valign="top" width="50%" |Balatro'' (LocalThunk, PlayStack)Animal Well (Shared Memory, Bigmode) — Billy BassoGrunn (Sokpop Collective) — Tom van den BoogaartIndika (Odd-Meter, 11 Bit Studios) — Dmitry Svetlow, Maxim Lebedev, Maxim Skobelev, Alex PosedkoMouthwashing'' (Wrong Organ, Critical Reflex) — Johanna Kasurinen, Yasmine Lindberger, Martin Halldin, Dave van Egdom, Jeffrey Tomec, Tanakorn Ratanal-orng, Kai Moore
Immersive Reality awards Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj, Oculus Studios) — Ryan Payton, Aaron Whiting Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios, 20th Century Games) — Margheritta Seconinno, TQ Jefferson, Eugene Elkin Escaping Wonderland (Cortopia Studios, Beyond Frames Entertainment) — Michael Nordström, Pelle Hallert Skydance's Behemoth (Skydance Games) — Brian Murphy, Shawn Kittelsen, Jesse Young Underdogs (One Hamsa) — Dave Levy, Assaf RonenStarship Home'' (Creature) — Mark Schramm, Ashley Pinnick, Doug North CookAlien: Rogue Incursion (Survios, 20th Century Games) — Patrick Harris, Shelby TangBatman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj, Oculus Studios) — Ryan Darcey, Colin Doody, Troy JohnsenSkydance's Behemoth (Skydance Games) — Peter Akemann, Jason Bare, Simon InchUnderdogs'' (One Hamsa) — Dave Levy, Niv Fisher
Craft awards Animal Well (Shared Memory, Bigmode) — Billy Basso 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor, Fellow Traveller Games) — Remy Siu, Colin MacDougall, Kodai Yanagawa Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo, Annapurna Interactive) — Simon Flesser, Magnus Gordon Gardebäck Riven (Cyan Worlds) — Rand Miller, Richard Vander Wende, Eric A. Anderson, Hannah Gamiel Thank Goodness You're Here! (Coal Supper, Panic Inc.) — James Carbutt, Will ToddAstro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Nicolas Doucet, Hironori Yatoku, Gento MoritaAnimal Well (Shared Memory, Bigmode) — Billy Basso Balatro (LocalThunk, PlayStack) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Niklas Malmborg, Mikael Eriksson UFO 50 (Mossmouth) — Derek Yu, Jon Perry, Eirik Suhrke, Paul Hubans, Tyriq Plummer, Ojiro Fumoto |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Astro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Nicolas Doucet, Jamie Smith, Kohei KawaCall of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch, Activision) — Phil Lozano, Martin McBain Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) — Yoshiyuki Soma Neva (Nomada Studio, Devolver Digital) — Adrián Miguel, Ian García, Arnau Martín Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment) — Aleksandr Rudenko | valign="top" width="50%" |Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) — Yang QiIndiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) — Axel Torvenius, Mattias Astenvald Lego Horizon Adventures (Guerrilla Games, Studio Gobo, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Paul Ayliffe, Jan-Bart van Beek, Roy Postma The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures, Devolver Digital) — Jamie Turner Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios) — Mark Slater-Tunstill, Dan Crossland, Dan Attwell |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) — Portrayed by Troy Baker; writer Tommy Tordsson Björk; game director Jerk Gustafsson; executive producer Todd HowardWatcher, 1000xResist (Sunset Visitor, Fellow Traveller Games) — Portrayed by Nhi Do; writer Natalie Tin Yin Gan; VO director Remy Siu Yuffie Kisaragi, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) — Portrayed by Suzie Yeung; creative director Tetsuya Nomura; story & scenario by Kazushige Nojima Indika, Indika (Odd-Meter, 11 Bit Studios) — Portrayed by Anastassia Dyachuk; director Dmitry Svetlow; script by Dmitry Svetlow & Maxim Lebedev Senua, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios) — Portrayed by Melina Juergens; writer Lara Derham | valign="top" width="50%" |Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Wilbert Roget II, Ross Tregenza, Keith LearyAstro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Kenneth C.M. Young Monument Valley 3 (ustwo, Netflix Games) — Todd Baker, Lucie Treacher Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios) — David Garcia-Diaz Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft) — Wilbert Roget II, Cody Matthew Johnson, Simon Koudriavtsev |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Harvey Scott, Bianca Salinas, Alex BolleFrostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios) — Krzysztof Lipka Monument Valley 3 (ustwo, Netflix Games) — Todd Baker, Lucie Treacher Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios) — David Garcia-Diaz Still Wakes the Deep (The Chinese Room, Secret Mode) — Daan Hendriks | valign="top" width="50%" |Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) — Tommy Tordsson Björk, Jerk Gustafsson, Todd Howard1000xResist (Sunset Visitor, Fellow Traveller Games) — Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Conor Wylie, Remy Siu Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero, Atlus) — Katsura Hashino, Yuichiro Tanaka Still Wakes the Deep (The Chinese Room, Secret Mode) — Dan Pinchbeck, Emma Beeby Thank Goodness You're Here! (Coal Supper, Panic Inc.) — James Carbutt, Will Todd |- | valign="top" width="50%" colspan="2"|Astro Bot'' (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Nicolas Doucet, Masayuki Yamada, Takumi YoshidaBatman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj, Oculus Studios) — Ryan Darcey, Colin Doody, Troy JohnsenIndiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) — Jim KjellinSenua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios) — Gavin Costello, Loong Wei DingWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2'' (Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment) — Anatolii Koruka, Aleksey Melnikov, Nikolay Salin
Genre awards Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Johan Pilestedt Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj, Oculus Studios) — Ryan Payton, Aaron Whiting Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) — Feng Ji Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch, Activision) — Matt Scronce, Kevin Drew, John Zuk Stellar Blade (Shift Up, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — HyungTae Kim, DongKi Lee, Junho LeeIndiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks) — Jerk Gustafsson, Axel Torvenius, John Jennings, Todd Howard1000xResist (Sunset Visitor, Fellow Traveller Games) — Remy Siu, Colin MacDougall, Kodai Yanagawa Animal Well (Shared Memory, Bigmode) — Billy Basso The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo, Nintendo EPD) — Eiji Aonuma, Satoshi Terada, Tomomi Sano Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier) — Mounir Radi, Jean-Christophe Alessandri, Abdelhak Elguess |- | valign="top" width="50%" |Astro Bot (Team Asobi, Sony Interactive Entertainment) — Nicolas Doucet, Hironori Yatoku, Masayuki YamadaCat Quest III (The Gentlebros, Kepler Interactive) — Desmond Wong Little Kitty, Big City (Double Dagger) — Matt T. Wood The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures, Devolver Digital) — Jonathan Biddle, Jamie Turner, Kitty Crawford Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube) — Takeru Sugimoto, Shuichiro Nishiya, Toshiaki Suzuki | valign="top" width="50%" |Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Entertainment) — Katsuhiro Harada, Kohei Ikeda (Nakatsu), Yohei Shimbori, Yasuki NakabayashiBlazing Strike (RareBreed Makes Games, Aksys Games) — Mark Chung Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (Spike Chunsoft, Bandai Namco Entertainment) — Akira Toriyama, Tairi Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Kaneko Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns (NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. Games) — Ed Boon, Graeme Bayless Underdogs (One Hamsa) — Dave Levy, Assaf Ronen |- | valign="top" width="50%" |F1 24 (Codemasters, Electronic Arts) — Lee MatherMotoGP 24 (Milestone) — Matteo Pezzotti, Stefano Talarico Night-Runners Prologue (Planet Jem) — Jem Byrne | valign="top" width="50%" |Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero, Atlus) — Katsura Hashino, Junichi YoshizawaDragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare, Electronic Arts) — John Epler, Corinne Busche, Gary McKay Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco Entertainment) — Hidetaka Miyazaki, Yui Tanimura, Eiichi Nakajima Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) — Naoki Hamaguchi, Tetsuya Nomura, Yoshinori Kitase Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Sega) — Ryosuke Horii, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Masayoshi Yokoyama |- | valign="top" width="50%" |MLB The Show 24 (SIE San Diego Studio, MLB Advanced Media) — Chris Cutliff, Ramone Russell, Steve MerkaEA Sports College Football 25 (EA Tiburon, EA Sports) — Christian McLeod, Scott O'Gallagher, Rob Jones EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver, EA Romania, EA Sports) — John Shepherd, Adam Shaikh, Karim Versi NBA 2K25 (Visual Concepts, 2K Games) — Greg Thomas, Erick Boenisch, Mike Wang