Game of the Year 2017: Best narrative

Welcome to the DDNet Awards of 2017! We have 16 categories this year, representing the full gamut of creativity and artistry that games represent. 2017 has been an incredible year for videogames, and is without a doubt one of the best years for games ever, and that has made this year's award particularly difficult to decide on.

As always, our voting period for the "year" runs from late November the year before through to late November this year. So if you see a game released in December last year in the awards winners, that's why.

Every year, game narratives become more refined, deeper, and more meaningful. It's not enough just to tell a good story now. A good game narrative also needs to have purpose, explore themes and ideas beyond the boundaries of the game itself, and generally become part of the same artistic storytelling tradition as literature and film are. This year we were indeed spoiled for choice in terms of great narratives.

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