17th Game Developers Choice Awards
The 17th Game Developers Choice Awards was an award ceremony honoring outstanding achievements by game developers and video games released in 2016. The event took place on March 1, 2017, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California during the 2017 Game Developers Conference and was hosted by Tim Schafer. It was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards.
Winners and nominees
Game of the Year">Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year
- Overwatch
- * Dishonored 2
- * Firewatch
- * Inside
- * ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End''
Best Audio
- Inside
- * Battlefield 1
- * Doom
- * Overwatch
- * ''Thumper''
Best Debut
- Firewatch
- * Hyper Light Drifter
- * Oxenfree
- * Stardew Valley
- * ''Thumper''
Best Design
- Overwatch
- * Dishonored 2
- * Doom
- * Inside
- * ''The Witness''
Innovation Award
- No Man's Sky
- * Firewatch
- * Inside
- * Pokémon Go
- * ''The Witness''
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
- Pokémon Go
- * Clash Royale
- * Pokémon Sun and Moon
- * Reigns
- * ''Super Mario Run''
Best Narrative
- Firewatch
- * Inside
- * The Last Guardian
- * Oxenfree
- * ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End''
Best Technology
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- * Battlefield 1
- * Doom
- * No Man's Sky
- * ''Overwatch''
Best Visual Art
- Inside
- * Firewatch
- * The Last Guardian
- * Overwatch
- * ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End''
Best VR/AR Game
- Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives
- * Fantastic Contraption
- * Pokémon Go
- * Rez Infinite
- * ''Superhot VR''
Audience Award
- ''Battlefield 1''
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games
Ambassador Award
- Mark DeLoura
Pioneer Award
- Jordan Mechner, video game designer best known for his contributions to the Prince of Persia series