So Palword was nominated for the Better With Friends award, meaning they are okay with it being in the awards despite being a beta, but it didn’t get nominated for GOTY.
::: spoiler Nominees
**Game of the Year**
* Black Myth: Wukong
* Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
* Balatro
* Helldivers 2
* Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
**VR Game of the Year**
* Metro Awakening VR
* Davigo
* Maestro
* Blade and Sorcery
* Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
**Labor of Love**
* Stardew Valley
* Baldur's Gate 3
* Dota 2
* No Man's Sky
* Elden Ring
**Best Game on Steam Deck**
* Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
* Balatro
* Hades 2
* God of War: Ragnarok
* Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
**Better with Friends**
* Palworld
* Helldivers 2
* Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
* Sons of the Forest
* Satisfactory
**Outstanding Visual Style**
* Silent Hill 2
* Neva
* Nine Sols
* Metaphor ReFantazio
* Hades 2
**Most Innovative Gameplay**
* Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
* Balatro
* Helldivers 2
* Liar's Bar
* Satisfactory
**Best Game You Suck At**
* Black Myth Wukong
* Ghost of Tsushima
* Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
* The Finals
* Tekken 8
**Best Soundtrack**
* Silent Hill 2
* Red Dead Redemption
* Fate Stay Night
* Horizon Forbidden West
* Frostpunk 2
**Outstanding Story-Rich Game**
* Black Myth Wukong
* Ghost of Tsushima
* Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl
* Mouthwashing
* Final Fantasy XVI
**Sit Back and Relax**
* Tiny Glade
* House Flipper 2
* Farming Simulator 25
* Webfishing
* TCG Card Shop Simulator
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I recommend taking a look at Iris. You can use it in combination with Sodium, Distant Horizons, and Complementary Shaders for to make Java edition really beautiful.
Banks do this because most people don’t know how to use technology and it’s a lot easier to get remote access and malware on your computer than your phone.
The problem is that there is no alternative. Every other game fails to give me the dopamine rush that tarkov can. So I probably won’t escape anytime soon, even if it means spending thousands more hours dying to blatant cheaters.
Mini Moterways is an Apple Arcade exclusive on mobile.