17th Game Developers Choice Awards

2017 awards ceremony in California, US March 1, 2017 Moscone CenterSan Francisco, California Tim Schafer Firewatch, Inside, Overwatch (2) Inside (6) Lifetime Achievement Award Tim Sweeney Ambassador Award Mark DeLoura Pioneer Award Jordan Mechner Game of the Year Overwatch Game Developers Choice Awards 2017 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 Conference2017-01-30 Jordan Mechner and Mark DeLoura to receive top honors at the GDC Awards! https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/jordan-mechner-and-mark-deloura-to-receive-top-honors-at-the-gdc-awards- 2025-11-23 gamedeveloper.com and was hosted by Tim Schafer.Hall Charlie 2017-01-04 Inside, Overwatch and Firewatch lead the nominations for the Game Developers Choice Awards https://www.polygon.com/2017/1/4/14169332/gdca-awards-2017-inside-overwatch-firewatch/ 2025-11-23 Polygon en It was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards.Gartenberg Chaim 2017-03-01 The 2017 Game Developers Choice Awards: how to watch gaming’s big award show online https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/1/14781080/gdc-2017-game-developers-choice-awards-igf-live-stream-watch 2025-11-23 The Verge en-USDonnelly Joe 2017-03-02 Overwatch storms GDC Awards, No Man's Sky picks up 'Innovation' prize https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-storms-gdc-awards-no-mans-sky-picks-up-innovation-prize/ 2025-11-24 PC Gamer enDornbush Jonathon 2017-03-02 GDC 2017: Overwatch Wins Game of the Year at Game Developers Choice Awards https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/02/gdc-2017-overwatch-wins-game-of-the-year-at-game-developers-choice-awards 2025-11-24 IGN en Winners and nominees thumb|upright=1.2|Mark DeLoura received the Ambassador Award. thumb|upright=1.2|John Carmack (left) and Tim Sweeney (right) who won an award for his lifetime achievements. thumb|upright=1.2|Campo Santo received two awards for their game Firewatch. Game of the Year Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment) Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks) Firewatch (Campo Santo/Panic) Inside (Playdead) Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best Audio Inside (Playdead) Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts) Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks) Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment) Thumper (Drool) Best Debut Firewatch (Campo Santo/Panic) Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine) Oxenfree (Night School Studio) Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe) Thumper (Drool) Best Design Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment) Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks) Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks) Inside (Playdead) The Witness (Thekla) Innovation Award No Man's Sky (Hello Games) Firewatch (Campo Santo/Panic) Inside (Playdead) Pokémon Go (Niantic) The Witness (Thekla) Best Mobile/Handheld Game Pokémon Go (Niantic) Clash Royale (Supercell) Pokémon Sun and Moon (Game Freak/The Pokémon Company) Reigns (Nerial/Devolver Digital) Super Mario Run (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) Best Narrative Firewatch (Campo Santo/Panic) Inside (Playdead) The Last Guardian (Japan Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Oxenfree (Night School Studio) Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best Technology Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts) Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks) No Man's Sky (Hello Games) Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment) Best Visual Art Inside (Playdead) Firewatch (Campo Santo/Panic) The Last Guardian (Japan Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment) Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best VR/AR Game Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives (Owlchemy Labs) Fantastic Contraption (Radial Games/Northway Games) Pokémon Go (Niantic) Rez Infinite (Monstars/Enhance Games) Superhot VR (Superhot Team) Audience Award Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts) 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 References Video games Category:2016 video game awards Category:2016 awards in the United States Category:2016 in video gaming 17th