Welcome to the ninth and last day of the Steam Awards! Next year the winners will be announced (on New Year's eve to be more precise/less dramatic xD). Yesterday's vote was won (again) by Stardew Valley, this time with 44% (150) of the 338 votes.

Due the overwhelming responses Steam decided to split this award up into four other awards! Now I could make four topics for you to vote on, but I thought that would be an overkill. Instead you can vote here for the best category - Steam appearantly couldn't make a choice, but we sure can! Below are the categories.

Day 9: The “Boom Boom” Award

Let’s face it: explosions are pretty great. In a blockbuster movie they’re thrilling. In a celebration with fireworks they’re beautiful. And when they’re behind a cop putting on sunglasses they’re nothing short of glorious. These games understand the fine art of detonation.

Nominee Community wishlist position (30-12-2016)
Broforce #153
DOOM #12
Just Cause 3 #68
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes #125
Kerbal Space Program #129

Day 9: The “Love/Hate Relationship” Award

“Games are just supposed to be fun!”… oh sweet summer child, your naivety is adorable. Games can be more than fun. They can be challenges that demand perfection. These games are punishing gauntlets that make you question your very skill… a crucible that will push you either to greatness or a breaking point. You will wake up family members as you scream. Words will come out of your mouth that would make your mom blush. Your chill friends will ask you, “Why do you play something that stresses you out?”… and you will stare at them with steely eyes and reply, “Because I love it.”

Nominee Community wishlist position (30-12-2016)
Dark Souls III #6
Darkest Dungeon #66
Dota 2 #216 (DLC, due free-to-play)
Geometry Dash #188
Super Meat Boy #203

Day 9: The “Sit Back and Relax” Award

Did you read the description for the “Love/Hate Relationship” Award? This is the opposite.

Nominee Community wishlist position (30-12-2016)
ABZU #34
Cities: Skylines #86
Euro Truck Simulator 2 #195 (DLC, due being in a giveaway before)
Mini Metro #171
Viridi #218 (DLC, due free-to-play)

Day 9: The “Better With Friends” Award

There are some games out there that just aren’t the same when you play by yourself. Maybe you need to have a friend to watch your back. Maybe you need to have a friend that you can stab in the back. Either way, mirth is awaiting those that gather friends to play these games.

Nominee Community wishlist position (30-12-2016)
Don’t Starve Together #75
Gang Beasts #70
Golf With Your Friends #159
Left 4 Dead 2 #178
Magicka #203

Voting can be done until December 31rd, 10 AM PST. Click here to vote (on Steam), you will get a trading card by doing so. :)

Master thread about the Steam Awards (and Winter Sale)

Because this is the last day to vote, I'd like to thank everybody who voted and shared their opinion and love in these topics. And by doing so you have gained access to some gratitude I'd like to share with you! Hope you like it.

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Which award should have desereved thet “We Didn't Think of Everything” award by itself?

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The “Boom Boom” Award
The “Love/Hate Relationship” Award
The “Sit Back and Relax” Award
The “Better With Friends” Award

Better with friends, because well it's more fun to game with friends.

7 years ago
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Sif they didn't do the game in most need of a sequel (HL2)

7 years ago
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Bump <3

7 years ago
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I got the "Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!" card 5 times. YAY!

7 years ago
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Haha, bad luck :P I know the feeling, then you got some trading to do? :)

7 years ago
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Sure I do :D

7 years ago
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I just found all these threads. Thank you very much for putting them up in such detail. It really adds another dimension to the awards. :)
I voted in this case for "The “Love/Hate Relationship” Award". In my opinion there are multiple reasons why someone could have such a relationship with a game. There is the one that it's difficult, but you're determined to beat it. But there can for example also be games that have lots of flaws that normally would put you off, may they be technical or gameplay-wise, yet for some reason you really enjoy them.

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Better late than never, and still in time for the final vote :) Thanks for your comment and indeed the Love/Hate balance is quite hard to achieve for a game and therefore an honor for the winner (although the community couldn't nominate the games for this category, so it has less value than the others i.m.o.)

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bump

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bump!

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Dota 2, so yeah The “Love/Hate Relationship” Award.

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My vote:

The “Boom Boom” Award: Broforce
The “Love/Hate Relationship” Award: Dark Souls III
The “Love/Hate Relationship” Award: ABZU
The “Better With Friends” Award: Don't Starve Together

7 years ago
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Same votes, except the boom boom one, i picked just cause because of this

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These are some nice series of explosions indeed!

7 years ago
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Thanks for everything and a happy new year to you all! :)

7 years ago
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Have to admit Left 4 Dead 2 is really good with friends, but Dota 2 is great in love/hate relationship too xD

7 years ago
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Bump for the great event, I really hope To The Moon wins the reward, it's such a great game and the only game that made me cried.

7 years ago
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Bump bump bump!
This was a great event. Thank you for all the giveaways and such!

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Thanks again :)

7 years ago
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Bump.

I had forgotten whether I vote here or both including steam.

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Memory is a ..., but still your in time for the final vote for both then I guess :)

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Bump, thank you!

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bu^^p!

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Love/hate relationship cos of dota :D
Boom Boom is Broforce
Sit back and relax is ABZE
Better with friend l4d2 :D

Still think that Love/hate relationship is the best.

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Farming simulator should definetly be on "sit back and relax"

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Better With Friends - L4D2 it is a completely different game with friends compared to solo.

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7 years ago
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Good luck :) Indeed, the more I'm reading the comments about it, the more interesting this award looks compared to my initial "Better with friends" vote.

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Friends with games are fun! Games with friends are fun!

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Both? xD

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Bump

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Better with friends seems a good choice.

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Boomp

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bump

DOOM
Dark Souls III
ABZU
Left 4 Dead 2

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Closed 7 years ago by Reforced.