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
InsideBest 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
Pioneer Award
- Jordan Mechner, video game designer best known for his contributions to the Prince of Persia series