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SteamGAF GOTY Results Are In (Finally)

jshackles

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
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Welcome to the second annual NeoGaf Steam GOTY Award. This award is given to the game that SteamGAF has considered to be the best title of 2014. Due to the incredible MRORANGE being busy, results have been delayed until now. A call for "recount" votes was sent out on March 10th, but was closed on March 12th when MRORANGE sent me all of the original votes.

Before I go into the numbers here is a reminder of how the results were determined and some statistical data.
  • Up to 5 games were allowed for each person to pick.
  • Each game was either awarded 1/2/3/4/5 points in descending order.
  • Games had to be released on Steam in 2014. Games re-released during the year were also allowed.
  • Overall the poll turnout was: 179 voters
  • Total points tallied: 2643 points
  • Points awarded to ineligible games: 95 points
  • 150 games were represented
  • Voting was open from January 2nd - January 10th. "Recount" voting was also open from March 10 - March 12.
  • If a user submitted more than one vote, their newest vote was used and all previous votes were invalidated.
  • If a user voted for the same game multiple times in a single vote, the highest point value was used.
  • If a game was tied in points the 'average point score' (APS) determined who the winner was.
  • Modbot was banned from voting, due to the fact that he is a bot.
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So without further delay, here are the results of SteamGAF’s 2014 game of the year awards starting from 10th to 1st place:

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1 | Divinity: Original Sin (231 Points / 4.05 APS)
2 | Dark Souls 2 (195 Points / 3.36 APS)
3 | Wolfenstein: The New Order (165 Points / 3.51 APS)
4 | Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (137 Points / 3.19 APS)
5 | Shovel Knight (135 Points / 3.29 APS)
6 | South Park: The Stick of Truth (116 Points / 2.7 APS)
7 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (109 Points / 3.52 APS)
8 | Transistor (100 Points / 3.13 APS)
9 | Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (94 Points / 3.13 APS)
10 | Alien: Isolation (92 Points / 3.17 APS)
11 | Valkyria Chronicles (80 Points / 2.67 APS)
12 | The Banner Saga (50 Points / 3.13 APS)
13 | Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes (46 Points / 2.56 APS)
14 | Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut (45 Points / 3.46 APS)
15 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (40 Points / 3.33 APS)
16 | Resident Evil 4 (37 Points / 3.7 APS)
17 | Wasteland 2 (36 Points / 3 APS)
18 | The Evil Within (34 Points / 3.4 APS)
19 | Crimzon Clover World Ignition (32 Points / 3.2 APS)
19 | Might & Magic X - Legacy (32 Points / 3.2 APS)
20 | Hexcells Infinite (30 Points / 3.75 APS)
21 | Endless Legend (29 Points / 3.22 APS)
22 | Hexcells Plus (27 Points / 2.7 APS)
22 | Valiant Hearts: The Great War (27 Points / 2.7 APS)
23 | Final Fantasy XIII (23 Points / 2.88 APS)
24 | One Finger Death Punch (22 Points / 3.14 APS)
25 | Far Cry 4 (19 Points / 3.8 APS)
26 | Luftrausers (18 Points / 2.57 APS)
27 | Jazzpunk (16 Points / 2 APS)
28 | Hatoful Boyfriend (15 Points / 2.5 APS)
29 | Banished (15 Points / 1.88 APS)
30 | Legend of Grimrock 2 (14 Points / 3.5 APS)
31 | Crypt of the Necrodancer (14 Points / 2.8 APS)
32 | The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (14 Points / 1.75 APS)
33 | Silence of the Sleep (13 Points / 3.25 APS)
34 | BattleBlock Theater (13 Points / 2.6 APS)
35 | Freedom Planet (12 Points / 4 APS)
36 | Abyss Odyssey (12 Points / 3 APS)
37 | Child of Light (11 Points / 2.2 APS)
38 | Watch_Dogs (10 Points / 3.33 APS)
39 | Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition (10 Points / 2.5 APS)
40 | Goat Simulator (10 Points / 2 APS)
41 | Door Kickers (9 Points / 3 APS)
41 | Shadowgate (9 Points / 3 APS)
42 | Defense Grid 2 (8 Points / 4 APS)
43 | Styx: Master of Shadows (8 Points / 2.67 APS)
44 | Lethal League (7 Points / 3.5 APS)
44 | Sportsfriends (7 Points / 3.5 APS)
45 | Astebreed (7 Points / 2.33 APS)
45 | Broforce (7 Points / 2.33 APS)
45 | The Talos Principle (7 Points / 2.33 APS)
46 | Dungeon of the Endless (6 Points / 3 APS)
46 | Elliot Quest (6 Points / 3 APS)
46 | planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ (6 Points / 3 APS)
47 | Lords of the Fallen (6 Points / 2 APS)
47 | Sniper Elite III (6 Points / 2 APS)
48 | 1001 Spikes (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | Distant Worlds: Universe (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | Marvel Heroes 2015 (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | Nidhogg (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | Planet Explorers (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | Skyborn (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | The Elder Scrolls Online (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | The Marvellous Miss Take (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | World of Diving (5 Points / 5 APS)
48 | Year Walk (5 Points / 5 APS)
49 | Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (5 Points / 2.5 APS)
49 | Escape Goat 2 (5 Points / 2.5 APS)
49 | NEO Scavenger (5 Points / 2.5 APS)
49 | Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (5 Points / 2.5 APS)
49 | The Room (5 Points / 2.5 APS)
50 | Broken Age (5 Points / 1.25 APS)
50 | Murdered: Soul Suspect (5 Points / 1.25 APS)
51 | Age of Mythology: Extended Edition (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | Cloudbuilt (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | Eschalon: Book III (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | Final Fantasy IV (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | Harvester (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | Metro: Last Light Redux (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | Q*bert: Rebooted (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | Strider (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | The Expendabros (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | The Legend of Korra (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | The Long Dark (4 Points / 4 APS)
51 | This War of Mine (4 Points / 4 APS)
52 | Age of Wonders 3 (4 Points / 2 APS)
52 | Double Dragon Neon (4 Points / 2 APS)
52 | Plauge Inc: Evolved (4 Points / 2 APS)
52 | The Fall (4 Points / 2 APS)
52 | Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z (4 Points / 2 APS)
53 | Super Time Force Ultra (4 Points / 1.33 APS)
54 | Card City Nights (3 Points / 3 APS)
54 | Descent 3 (3 Points / 3 APS)
54 | Eidolon (3 Points / 3 APS)
54 | Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (3 Points / 3 APS)
54 | Hearthlands (3 Points / 3 APS)
54 | Octodad: Deadliest Catch (3 Points / 3 APS)
54 | Spintires (3 Points / 3 APS)
54 | The Jackbox Party Pack (3 Points / 3 APS)
54 | Ultra Street Fighter IV (3 Points / 3 APS)
54 | Unepic (3 Points / 3 APS)
55 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (3 Points / 1.5 APS)
55 | Trials Fusion (3 Points / 1.5 APS)
56 | OlliOlli (3 Points / 1 APS)
57 | 1849 (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | A Bird Story (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Always Sometimes Monsters (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Caribbean! (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | DreadOut (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Dreamfall Chapters (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Final Fantasy III (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Gunhound EX (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Hexcells (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Insurgency (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | LEGO The Hobbit (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Love (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | LYNE (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Mind: Path to Thalamus (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Mountain (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Revolver360 Re:Actor (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Tabletop Simulator (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Tales from the Borderlands (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | The Escapists (2 Points / 2 APS)
57 | Velocibox (2 Points / 2 APS)
58 | GRID Autosport (2 Points / 1 APS)
58 | Ikaruga (2 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Breach and Clear (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Cho Dengeki Stryker (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Claire (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | DeadCore (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Dead State (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Freespace 2 (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Jet Car Stunts (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Lovely Planet (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Mount Your Friends (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Pivvot (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Risen 3 - Titan Lords (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | TowerFall Ascension (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Wargame: Red Dragon (1 Points / 1 APS)
59 | Whispering Willows (1 Points / 1 APS)

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I would like to say a big thanks for everyone who voted this year, and thanks to everyone who has waited patiently until mid-March for our GOTY results.
A huge "Thank You" to MRORANGE for putting this together originally. You're a huge asset to this community and everyone here appreciates the hard work and dedication you've put in over the years. We hope to see you soon!

Finally, thanks to everyone that voted in this year's event:
_hekk05, 3chopl0x, AbundantChoice, agniswarm, AHA-Lambda, Amzin, ANuclearError, Arthea, Atraveller, arts&crafts, ashecitism, autoduelist, Baron von Loathsome, Baron_Calamity, baterism, Bayonetta, Beelzebubs, BernardoOne, Berto, billmcdougal, BinaryPork2737, bobnowhere, BruteUA, Casimir, Chariot, Cheddahz, Copons, corrosivefrost, Cozmogramma, cr0wley, Crimsonclaw111, dani_dc, dante81, DarKshodaN, Default DOS, denx, derExperte, dex3108, Dice, DillonMabry, Dimitri2401, Dio Brando, Divius, Dolor, dot, Dr Dogg, Dragon1893, Dsyndrome, Durante, Dusk Golem, electroflame, Fantastapotamus, fantomena, Fare Godmace, FLD, Fox318, Freedom = $1.05, freshVeggie, General_Frags, Gintoki, gngf123, Grief.exe, hohoXD123, inm8num2, Jables Swan, Jadax, Javier23, Jawmuncher, Jordan, jshackles, JustLynx, Kagemusha, KenOD, kevin1025, Khronico, Knurek, Kuroyume, Kurt Russell, la_briola, Lain, Locust, Lomax, Madrugador, maguskain, Maniac, MarcoZombieCannon, Mass_Pincup, maty, Maxwood, -MD-, Megauap, Messiah, Messofanego, milean87, MMBosstones86, Mokoi, Monooboe, morningbus, Mr. Doop, Mr. Poolman, MulderWasTaken, Nabs, Nete, NightmareTrigger, NihonTiger90, NingenJanai, Nzyme32, n8, oipic, oupi, Ozium, pahamrick, Panda Rin, PandaPedinte, Parsnip, PetriP-TNT, Phinor, phoenix296, Pisuke1983, PriitV, PunishedSnake, pupo, Rayge, rickyson1, Robert J. Sullivan, Roboleon, Ronik, Ruruja, Ryne, salazar547, Santiako, Sch1sm, ScreamingTrees, Sendou, sensoft04, Servizio, Shadownet, Shantom, SilentMatthew, Sini, Smash88, spinalscratch, spindoctor, sprinkles, Stallion Free, Subject16, Supaidaman, tebunker, Tecl0n, Tektonic, texhnolyze, The Dear Leader, The Reloader, the_firewithin, The_Super_Inframan, TheLetdown, titch, Tizoc, toddhunter, trailmix16, Turfster, Uraizen, user237, ussjtrunks, Uzzy, Vastag, Ventara, Vibranium, ViviOggi, wetflame, Widdly Scuds, WinterDemons, wok, Xanathus, Xeroblade, Yakkue, yuraya, Zero-Crescent, zkylon
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See you next year!
 
L

Lingitiz

Member
Divinity...well deserved. Such an amazing RPG with an amazing turn based combat system. Not without it's faults, but damn was it refreshing to have an RPG that doesn't handhold you through everything.
 
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Zeknurn

Member
A solid list overall.


No one voted for Dragon Age Inquisition? That's incredible.
edit: The game is obviously not on Steam.
 
jshackles

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Zeknurn said:
No one voted for Dragon Age Inquisition? That's incredible.
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The rules stated that the game had to be released on Steam in 2014. There were a few people that still voted for Dragon Age, but those votes had to be disqualified.
 
Dsyndrome

Dsyndrome

Member
Did Dragon Age not get counted? It didn't get released on Steam last year? I don't understand.

Edit: Damn, Origin only. Didn't know that.
 
L

Lomax

Member
It's funny seeing the number of games that got exactly one person to vote for them, and that person listed the game as their top choice.
 
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BRocknRolla

Member
Really great list. This is much more in line with my tastes than a lot of the GOTY stuff from around the rest of the web. (Couple console games that would be on my proper list, which is obviously out of scope here, but I really like the variety here.)
 
M

Marcel

Member
Kind of shocking that Dark Souls 2 made it that high considering the kinds of vitriolic garbage that's been said about it.
 
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Grief.exe

Member
We went from a year where BioShock Infinite almost won to a pretty solid lineup.

Well done Steam GAF.

Dsyndrome said:
Did Dragon Age not get counted? It didn't get released on Steam last year? I don't understand.

Edit: Damn, Origin only. Didn't know that.
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In a banner year for the genre, Dragon Age probably wouldn't crack the top ten anyways.
 
S

Sinatar

Official GAF Bottom Feeder
I didn't even see a voting thread, but the game I would have voted #1 won. So cool.

Grimrock 2 should have been way higher though.
 
S

Santiako

Member
The only disappointing thing is Might and Magic X not being in the top 10. It's on sale now, buy it, play it and be amazed.
 
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Mokoi

Banned
Jawmuncher said:
46 | planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ (6 Points / 3 APS)

Who else voted. This was my number 1.
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I did of course. It was my #5.

I feel bad for winning Divinity because I'm sure someone else would of actually liked it. I found it to be really damm boring, but that's just because it's not my type of game.
 
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BinaryPork2737

Unconfirmed Member
Valkyria Chronicles and The Evil Within were robbed.
Jokes aside, that list seems pretty okay.

I'm not really surprised that I was the only person that voted for Sherlock Holmes, but I'm pleasantly surprised that more than three or more people voted for Silence of the Sleep other than me.

Veritigo_X said:
Really? It got a lot of coverage when it came out last summer.
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Keep in mind that it's a PC exclusive. People that don't bother with PC games probably never even knew it existed.
 
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Phinor

Member
Marcel said:
Kind of shocking that Dark Souls 2 made it that high considering the kinds of vitriolic garbage that's been said about it.
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It's mostly a disappointment only in comparison to previous Souls games. When you start comparing the worst Souls game with other games though, it'll still do well. It received the most votes out of any game in the list so people did like it widely, but had vastly lower APS than Divinity and even Wolfenstein (though only slightly so).

Now I want to see a miracle, Bloodborne winning this same vote in 2015 or 2016 because that'd mean..
 
Dsyndrome

Dsyndrome

Member
Grief.exe said:
We went from a year where BioShock Infinite almost won to a pretty solid lineup.

Well done Steam GAF.



In a banner year for the genre, Dragon Age probably wouldn't crack the top ten anyways.
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Very true, mad I wasted a vote more than anything, even though it was low in the 5.
 
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