Lethal Company has enjoyed enormous success since it launched just a couple of months ago. From smashing its player record not long after releasing to being the top-selling game on Steam (where it still sits), it’s been quite the journey for indie developer Zeekerss. Now, the title could walk away with one of gaming’s greatest honors.
The Steam Awards recently revealed the player-voted nominations for this year. With categories such as Labor of Love, Best Game on Steam Deck, Most Innovative Gameplay, and more, there’s a lot of competition about. However, it’s seeing Lethal Company up for Game of the Year that’s most intriguing.
Obviously, we’re aware of just how successful the release has been, but it says something that it’s able to go up against the likes of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Resident Evil 4. Those are some elbows Zeekerss’ game is rubbing against, and it’ll be interesting to see whether it can come out on top against such names.
Something of an underdog story
In a world of AAA flexing and classic releases being given a new lease on life in the form of remakes and remasters, it’s tough for independent games to stand out. Whether Lethal Company takes the Game of the Year award away or not doesn’t detract from the fact that it was nominated in the first place.
At the time of writing, it’s still going strong, and I have – rather ashamedly – still not got round to playing it.
If you want to vote on your favorite in each of the Steam Awards categories, you can do so from December 21 (when the Steam Winter sale begins). Voting will close at 10am PT on January 2, so you’ve got the holiday period to make your choices.
Published: Dec 18, 2023 10:29 am