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D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
First awarded1999
Currently held byGod of War Ragnarök
Websitewww.interactive.org

The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the academy's annual D.I.C.E. Awards. This award is "presented to the individual or team whose work has furthered the interactive experience through the creation of a game world — whether an original creation, one adapted from existing material, or an extension of an existing property which best exemplifies the coalescence of setting, character, and plot."[1] It was first offered at the 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, with its first winner being Pokémon Red and Blue.

The award's most recent winner is God of War Ragnarök, developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

History[]

The award was originally presented as the Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development, recognizing "the individual or team whose work has furthered the interactive experience through the creation of a memorable character or a memorable story within an interactive title."[2] This would be renamed to the Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development for the 2006 Awards and then simplified to the Outstanding Achievement in Story Development for the 2008 Awards.[3][4] The award would be separated into the Outstanding Achievement in Original Story and the Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Stoy for the 2009 Awards. Original Story for the "creation of an original game world" and Adapted Story for "a game based on previously existing material" which "can be an adaptation or an extension of existing licensed property or brand.[5][6] The two categories were merged back into one at the 2011 Awards.

  • Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development (19992005)
  • Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development (20062007)
  • Outstanding Achievement in Story Development (2008)
  • Outstanding Achievement in Original Story (20092010)
  • Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story (20092010)
  • Outstanding Achievement in Story (2011–present)

Winners and nominees[]

1990s[]

Table key
Indicates the winner
Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
1998/1999[n 1]
(2nd)
Pokémon Red and Blue Game Freak Nintendo [7]
Grim Fandango LucasArts LucasArts
Half-Life Valve Sierra On-Line
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity Sierra On-Line
Metal Gear Solid Konami Konami
Sanitarium DreamForge Intertainment ASC Games
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The X-Files Game HyperBole Studios Fox Interactive
1999/2000[n 1]
(3rd)
Age of Empires II: Age of Kings Ensemble Studios Microsoft Games [8]
Thief: The Dark Project Looking Glass Studios Eidos Interactive
Nox Westwood Studios Westwood Studios, Electronic Arts
Omikron: The Nomad Soul Quantic Dream Eidos Interactive
Planescape: Torment Black Isle Studios Interplay Entertainment

2000s[]

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2000[n 1]
(4th)
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn BioWare Interplay Entertainment [9][10]
Final Fantasy IX SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Shenmue Sega AM2 Sega
Skies of Arcadia Overworks
2001[n 1]
(5th)
Ico Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [11][12][13]
Black & White Lionhead Studios Electronic Arts
Conker's Bad Fur Day Rare Rare
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Konami Konami
Myst III: Exile Presto Studios Ubisoft
2002[n 1]
(6th)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Silicon Knights Nintendo [14][15]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Kingdom Hearts SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Syberia Microids The Adventure Company
The Mark of Kri San Diego Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
2003[n 1]
(7th)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic BioWare LucasArts [16][17][18]
Beyond Good & Evil Ubisoft Pictures, Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Ubisoft Montreal
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2004[n 1]
(8th)
Fable Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios [19][20]
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Stormfront Studios Atari
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Half-Life 2 Valve Valve, Vivendi Universal Games
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Midway Games Midway Games
2005[n 2]
(9th)
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Treyarch Activision [3][21][22]
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Gearbox Software Ubisoft
Gun Neversoft Activision
King Kong Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer Entertainment
2006[n 2]
(10th)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo EAD Nintendo [23][24]
24: The Game Guerrilla Cambridge 2K Games
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Funcom Aspyr
Saints Row Volition THQ
Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock Telltale Games Telltale Games
2007[n 3]
(11th)
BioShock 2K Boston, 2K Australia 2K Games [4][25]
Drawn to Life 5th Cell THQ
Mass Effect BioWare Microsoft Game Studios
The Darkness Starbreeze Studios 2K Games
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
2008
(12th)[n 4]
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story [5][26]
Fallout 3 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Gearbox Software Ubisoft
Fable II Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Professor Layton and the Curious Village Level-5 Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story [6][26]
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed LucasArts LucasArts
Lego Batman: The Videogame Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Midway Games Midway Games
Naruto: The Broken Bond Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Quantum of Solace Treyarch Activision
2009
(13th)[n 4]
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story [27][28][29]
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Assassin's Creed II Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Brütal Legend Double Fine Productions Electronic Arts
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Level-5 Nintendo
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story [30][28][29]
Batman: Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Terminal Reality Atari Interactive
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Vicarious Visions Activision

2010s[]

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2010
(14th)
Mass Effect 2 BioWare Electronic Arts [1][31][32]
Alan Wake Remedy Entertainment Microsoft Game Studios
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Ninja Theory Namco Bandai Games
Heavy Rain Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
Metro 2033 4A Games THQ
2011
(15th)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks [33][34][35]
Bastion Supergiant Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
L.A. Noire Team Bondi Rockstar Games
Portal 2 Valve Valve
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
2012
(16th)
The Walking Dead Telltale Games Telltale Games [36][37]
Dishonored Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks
Journey Thatgamecompany Sony Computer Entertainment
Sleeping Dogs United Front Games Square Enix
Spec Ops: The Line Yager Development 2K Games
2013
(17th)
The Last of Us Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [38][39]
Beyond: Two Souls Quantic Dream Sony Computer Entertainment
BioShock Infinite Irrational Games 2K Games
The Novelist Orthogonal Games Orthogonal Games
Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics Square Enix Europe
2014
(18th)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Monolith Productions Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [40][41]
South Park: The Stick of Truth Obsidian Entertainment, South Park Digital Studios Ubisoft
This War of Mine 11 Bit Studios 11 Bit Studios
Valiant Hearts: The Great War Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
The Wolf Among Us Telltale Games Telltale Games
2015
(19th)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red CD Projekt [42][43]
Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
Her Story Sam Barlow Sam Barlow
Tales from the Borderlands Telltale Games Telltale Games
Rise of the Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics Square Enix Europe
2016
(20th)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment [44][45]
Firewatch Campo Santo Campo Santo
Inside Playdead Playdead
Oxenfree Night School Studio Night School Studio
That Dragon, Cancer Numinous Games Numinous Games
2017
(21st)
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment [46][47]
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Ninja Theory Ninja Theory
Night in the Woods Infinite Fall, Secret Lab Finji
What Remains of Edith Finch Giant Sparrow Annapurna Interactive
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Machine Games Bethesda Softworks
2018
(22nd)
God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [48][49]
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Ubisoft Quebec Ubisoft
Florence Mountains Annapurna Interactive
Marvel's Spider-Man Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Return of the Obra Dinn Lucas Pope 3909
2019
(23rd)
Disco Elysium ZA/UM ZA/UM [50][51]
Control Remedy Entertainment 505 Games
Outer Wilds Mobius Digital Annapurna Interactive
Telling Lies Sam Barlow, Furious Bee
The Outer Worlds Obsidian Entertainment Private Division

2020s[]

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2020
(24th)
The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment [52][53]
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Vanillaware Atlus, Sega
Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades Supergiant Games Supergiant Games
Kentucky Route Zero Cardboard Computer Annapurna Interactive
2021
(25th)
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Eidos-Montréal Square Enix Europe [54][55]
Before Your Eyes GoodbyeWorld Games Skybound Games
Inscryption Daniel Mullins Games Devolver Digital
Psychonauts 2 Double Fine Productions Xbox Game Studios
The Forgotten City Modern Storyteller Dear Villagers
2022
(26th)
God of War Ragnarök Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [56][57][58]
Elden Ring FromSoftware Bandai Namco Entertainment
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist Northway Games Finji
Immortality Half Mermaid Productions Half Mermaid Productions
Norco Geography of Robots Raw Fury

Multiple nominations and wins[]

Developers and publishers[]

Sony has currently published the most nominees and the most winners, with its developer Naughty Dog having developed the most nominees and the most winners. Sony is also the only publisher to publish back-to-back winners. The only other developers to have developed more than one winner are BioWare, Bethesda Game Studios, and Sony's Santa Monica Studio. Ubisoft currently has published the most nominees without having published a single winner.

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Developers
Developer Nominations Wins
Naughty Dog 6 4
BioWare 4 3
Bethesda Game Studios 3 2
Santa Monica Studio 2 2
Telltale Games 4 1
Lionhead Studios 3 1
Nintendo EAD 3 1
2K Boston/Irrational Games 2 1
LucasArts 2 1
Treyarch 2 1
Insomniac Games 3 0
Quantic Dream 3 0
Rockstar North 3 0
Ubisoft Montreal 3 0
Ubisoft Pictures/Montpellier 3 0
Valve 3 0
Double Fine Productions 2 0
Gearbox Software 2 0
Konami 2 0
Level-5 2 0
Midway Games 2 0
Ninja Theory 2 0
Obsidian Entertainment 2 0
Remedy Entertainment 2 0
Sam Barlow 2 0
SquareSoft 2 0
Sucker Punch Productions 2 0
Supergiant Games 2 0

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Franchises[]

Uncharted currently is the most nominated franchise and is one of three franchises that have won more than once. The other three are God of War, The Last of Us, and games from the Star Wars universe. Grand Theft Auto is the most nominated franchise that has never won.

Franchises
Franchises Nominations Wins
Uncharted 4 2
God of War 2 2
The Last of Us 2 2
Star Wars 2 2
The Legend of Zelda 3 1
Batman 2 1
BioShock 2 1
Fable 2 1
Fallout 2 1
Mass Effect 2 1
Grand Theft Auto 3 0
Assassin's Creed 2 0
Brothers in Arms 2 0
Half-Life 2 0
Metal Gear 2 0
Professor Layton 2 0
Ratchet & Clank 2 0
Tomb Raider 2 0

Notes[]

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