The 2013 Grimmys: Games of the Year Awards Recap

The 2013 Grimmys are complete. Did you catch all of that? Don’t worry, neither did Cole and Josh. Justin brings them in to get a fresh and final reaction to the winners and finalists of Horrible Night’s games of the year.

This special episode is a part of The 2013 Grimmys, Horrible Night’s game of the year awards. This show was recorded live on Twitch.tv/HorribleNight.

40 awards to sum up 2013. I know what you were thinking, we should have gone for an even 50. Haha, maybe not. Either way we had a blast coming up with the categories, nominations, remembering the highs and lows of our gaming in 2013, and we want to thank everyone who supported the livestreaming of our awards deliberations whether you were there live, downloaded the audio version after the fact, or shared your favorite award with a friend.

Seriously though, a lot happened so we wanted to give you a more digestible version of the entire awards. Enjoy this recap with some final analysis of our award selections and links to all the awards in one place. Click the links below to see the deliberations video and the other finalists for each award.

Games of the Year

Game of the Year (The Last of Us)
Downloadable Game of the Year Above $10 (Rogue Legacy)
Downloadable Game of the Year Below $10 (Gunpoint)
Story of the Year (The Last of Us)
Indie Developer of the Year (Suspicious Developments – Gunpoint)
Music of the Year (Jeff Ball – Tiny Barbarian DX Soundtrack)
Local Multiplayer Game of the Year (Towerfall)
Competitive Multiplayer Game of the Year (Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft)
Co-op Game of the Year (Payday 2)
Handheld Game of the Year (The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)
Mobile Game of the Year (Ridiculous Fishing)
Best Looking Game of the Year (The Last of Us)
Expansion/DLC of the Year (XCOM: Enemy Within)

Awards of Consequence

Most Addictive Game of the Year (Animal Crossing: New Leaf)
For the Kids Award (Lego Marvel Super Heroes)
Best Moment of the Year (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons)
Early Access/Beta of the Year (Broforce)
Worst First Impression (SimCity)
Mind F*** of the Year (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons)
Best Gameplay Gimmick (Gunpoint)
Best Real Job (Euro Truck Simulator 2)
Best Debut (Gunpoint)
Game Against Humanity Award (Saints Row IV)
Tingle Award for Worst Character (Tomb Raider)
F*** Me Award (Tiny Barbarian DX)
Queued Up Award (Starbound)
Not Entertained Award (SimCity)
Mr. Dave Award for Best New Character (Gunpoint)
Infinite Lives Award (Borderlands 2)
Horror Moment of the Year (One Late Night)
Comeback Award (Tomb Raider)

Things That Matter

BFG Award (Grand Theft Auto V)
Quickie Award (Desktop Dungeons)
Date Night Award (Gone Home)
More of These Award (Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon)
Best Digital Butt (Tomb Raider)
Best Truckz (Euro Truck Simulator 2)
Best Hype Package (Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon)
Best Gunz (BioShock Infinite)
Best Brosef (BioShock Infinite)

The Supplementals

It’s not just about the awards, it’s about the journey/fighting over opinions. Once again we made our arguments public this year, in addition to sharing our individual games of the year lists just to make sure we gave props and slams to all that were deserving of them.

The 2013 Grimmys Podcasts

Games of the Year Preview
Preparations – Cole and GiffTor
Award Selections – Part 1
Award Selections – Part 2
Award Selections – Part 3
Award Selections – Part 4
Award Selections – Part 5

Games of the Year 2013 Lists from the Horrible Night Writers

Cole Monroe
Aaron McNeal
Justin Gifford
Ethan Moses
Justin Lacey

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