The Game Awards' Player's Voice category is the show's only award that's completely decided by the public without input from any jury. There are also dozens of games nominated, with the field gradually being decreased to just five games before the show.
The results of the first round of voting have just been announced, with twenty games cut from the running. These cuts include Mario Kart World, Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, Fortnite and, unfortunately, Megabonk.
The removal of Mario Kart and Sonic Racing led the artist JashuoN to draw a cartoon of Mario and Sonic nursing their wounds, lamenting the power of Genshin Impact.
Genshin Impact is a perennial top-five contender both because of the game's popularity and because miHoYo offers in-game incentives in exchange for votes. Wuthering Waves, another gacha game, has also reached the second round. The following games are contesting the next round, with another five still to be eliminated before the finals.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2
Donkey Kong Bananza
Genshin Impact
Ghost of Yotei
Hades 2
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Wuthering Waves
Genshin Impact emerged victorious in the category in both 2021 and 2022, but fell short to Baldur's...
