If you haven’t checked out the page yet, then head over to the front page of the Steam storefront to find that voting has begun for this year’s Steam Awards! If you aren’t aware, The Steam Awards started in 2016 and it is an annual, fully user-voted ceremony where not only do the player’s vote count, but they are the reason games are even nominated.

Throughout the month of November and the beginning of December, users can head over to the store page of their favorite titles and nominate them for different categories. Now, we are at the point of this year where the voting process has begun. There are 11 different categories to vote on and here are their nominees:

• Game of the Year: Elden Ring, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Stray, Dying Light 2, God of War (2018)

• VR Game of the Year: BoneLab, Hitman 3, Green Hell VR, Among Us VR, Inside the Backrooms

• Labor of Love: Dota 2, Project Zomboid, No Man's Sky, Deep Rock Galactic, Cyberpunk 2077

• Better With Friends: Raft, Ready or Not, Monster Hunter: Rise, Multiversus, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

• Outstanding Visual Style: Scorn, Bendy and the Dark Revival, Cult of the Lamb, Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales, Kena: Bridge of Spirits

• Most Innovative Gameplay: Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord, Teardown, Stray, Neon White, Dome Keeper

• Best Game You Suck At: GTFO, Victoria 3, Elden Ring, Total War: Warhammer 3, FIFA 23

• Best Soundtrack: Metal: Hellsinger, Sonic Frontiers, Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade, Persona 5 Royal, Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+

• Outstanding Story-Rich Game: A Plague Tale: Requiem, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, God of War (2018), Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe

• Sit Back and Relax: LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Power Wash Simulator, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Dorf Romantik, Slime Rancher 2

• Best Game on the Go: Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel, Vampire Survivors, Death Stranding: Director's Cut, Brotato, Marvel Snap

Also, while you are on the Steam store page, be sure to check out their Winter Sale. A lot of awesome games are available for a heavy discount and you have until January 5th to snag them up at these discounted prices.

Voting ends on January 3rd, so don’t wait! Which games will you be voting for this year?