Lethal Companyhas enjoyed enormous success since it launched just a couple of months ago. Fromsmashing its player recordnot long after releasing to being the top-selling game on Steam (where itstill 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 Awardsrecently 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 seeingLethal Companyup for Game of the Year that’s most intriguing.
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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 ofBaldur’s Gate 3andResident 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. WhetherLethal Companytakes 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’re able to 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.
