With over 2,000 votes in our Community Awards 2016, our readers bared their eagerness for this Special Event and we’re deeply grateful for each and every vote you all cast in the last month. We saw some close rivalry among each category. Below you’ll find all the winners selected by the public.
Best Mobile Game
- Clash Royale
- Pokemon GO – Winner
- Slither.io
- Crashlands
- Deus Ex GO
- Uncharted: Fortune Hunter
- Reigns
- Super Stickman Golf 3
Congratulations to the team at Niantic for winning the Best Mobile Game in 2016 with Pókemon GO! pic.twitter.com/scM89FeWCZ
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Best Story
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Battlefield 1
- Gears of War 4
- Titanfall 2
- Mafia 3
- Inside
- Firewatch
- Quantum Break – Winner
Congratulations to Remedy Entertainment on winning Best Story with Quantum Break in 2016!#RCGAwards pic.twitter.com/NqcljrvoxX
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Best Action Game
- DOOM
- Battlefield 1
- Gears of War 4 – Winner
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Overwatch
- Titanfall 2
- Quantum Break
- ReCore
- Ratchet & Clank
Huge congratulations to #GearsOfWar4 on winning Best Action Game in 2016!#RCGAwards pic.twitter.com/7AtYwjOisE
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Best Game Direction
- Id Software
- Blizzard
- Respawn Entertainment
- The Coalition/Microsoft Studios – Winner
- Naughty Dog/ Sony
- DICE / EA
- Remedy Entertainment
Congratulations to the team at Vancouver on winning Best Game Direction with #GearsofWar4 in 2016.#RCGAwards pic.twitter.com/uia0N8jZN1
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Best Music / Sound Design:
- Battlefield 1
- Gears of War 4
- Titanfall 2
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- DOOM – Winner
- Inside
- Forza Horizon 3
Massive congratulations to id Software on winning Best Music/Sound Design with #DOOM in 2016. pic.twitter.com/p6yoBmjgzF
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Best Indie Game
- Firewatch
- Inside – Winner
- Stardew Valley
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Enter the Gungeon
Congratulations to Playdead on winning Best Indie Game with #Inside in 2016!#RCGAwards pic.twitter.com/ZGKY2wqmQT
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Best Role-Playing Game
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- Final Fantasy XV
- Dark Souls 3
- World of Warcraft: Legion
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Blood and Wine – Winner
- Tom Clancy’s The Division
- The Banner Saga 2
A worthy achievement from CD Projekt Red on winning Best RPG in 2016 with Blood & Wine DLC!#RCGAwards pic.twitter.com/EelC6D48bJ
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Best Fighting Game
- Killer Instinct Season 3 – Winner
- Street Fighter V
- King of Fighters XIV
- Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2
Congratulations to Killer Instinct Season 3 on winning Best Fighting Game in 2016!#RCGAwards pic.twitter.com/vKHFmxqA2s
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Best Sports/Racing
- NBA 2K17
- FIFA 17
- Forza Horizon 3 – Winner
- Madden NFL 17
- NHL 17
- MLB The Show 16
- Steep
#ForzaHorizon3 snagged 2 wins as GOTY & Best Racing in 2016!#RCGAwards pic.twitter.com/TVWC2EiP63
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Best Multiplayer
- Battlefield 1
- Call of Duty Infinite Warfare
- Gears of War 4
- DOOM
- Overwatch – Winner
- Tom Clancy’s The Division
- Titanfall 2
Congratulations to Blizzard on winning Best Multiplayer Award with #Overwatch in 2016!#RCGAwards pic.twitter.com/qZ5tzOx8Nn
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
Game of the Year
- Gears of War 4
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Overwatch
- DOOM
- Titanfall 2
- Dark Souls 3
- Inside
- Quantum Break
- Forza Horizon 3 – Winner
- Street Fighter V
#ForzaHorizon3 snagged 2 wins as GOTY & Best Racing in 2016!#RCGAwards pic.twitter.com/TVWC2EiP63
— Rectify Gaming (@RectifyGaming) January 4, 2017
