17th Game Developers Choice Awards

17th Game Developers Choice Awards
DateMarch 1, 2017
VenueMoscone Center
San Francisco, California
Hosted byTim Schafer
Highlights
Most awardsFirewatch, Inside, Overwatch (2)
Most nominationsInside (6)
Lifetime Achievement AwardTim Sweeney
Ambassador AwardMark DeLoura
Pioneer AwardJordan Mechner
Game of the YearOverwatch

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[1] and was hosted by Tim Schafer.[2] It was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards.[3][4][5]

Winners and nominees

Game of the Year

Best Audio

Best Debut

Best Design

Innovation Award

Best Mobile/Handheld Game

Best Narrative

Best Technology

Best Visual Art

Best VR/AR Game

Audience Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Ambassador Award

Pioneer Award

References

  1. ^ "Jordan Mechner and Mark DeLoura to receive top honors at the GDC Awards!". gamedeveloper.com. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  2. ^ Hall, Charlie (2017-01-04). "Inside, Overwatch and Firewatch lead the nominations for the Game Developers Choice Awards". Polygon. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  3. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (2017-03-01). "The 2017 Game Developers Choice Awards: how to watch gaming's big award show online". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-11-23.
  4. ^ Donnelly, Joe (2017-03-02). "Overwatch storms GDC Awards, No Man's Sky picks up 'Innovation' prize". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  5. ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (2017-03-02). "GDC 2017: Overwatch Wins Game of the Year at Game Developers Choice Awards". IGN. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
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