GamingOnLinux's GOTY Awards is now open!

Note: We accidentally had Wasteland 2: Director's Cut in DLC category, it's in the best update category, but it was named Wasteland 2, I have edited the name to Wasteland 2: Director's Cut and removed the one from the DLC category, whoever voted for it in the DLC category has their vote back in the DLC category.

Bah, we also had Talos in the "Best version quality & performance released in 2015" when it was released in 2014, removed it. Someone voted for it, you have your vote back.

Also seems someone put War Thunder in the free games release in 2015 category (another from 2014), removed. Again, if you voted you have your vote back.

Sorry for wrong category stuff (it's probably due to me changing category names to explicitly state "in 2015" during nominations), it's not easy to double check so many entries mostly by yourself, as it seems other editors have been busy so I didn't have too much help to double check over them all.

Bit of a bumpy start, but hey it's how we roll.


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 4 Jan 2016 at 10:14 pm UTC

Bit of a bumpy start, but hey it's how we roll.

And hey, you (rock'n' ) roll. And your open about this kind of thing, which adds to the previous statement.

Anyway, time to throw Victor Vran some votes.


Last edited by lvlark on 4 Jan 2016 at 10:27 pm UTC

Shouldn't OpenXcom be in "Favourite FOSS project", not "Favourite open source games"? It's not a game by itself, you need the original game(s) data files.

Shouldn't OpenXcom be in "Favourite FOSS project", not "Favourite open source games"? It's not a game by itself, you need the original game(s) data files.

Another one that sadly was missed, it has been moved. Whoever voted for that in open source games has their votes back in that category now.

In future, it's looking like we might nominate the games ourselves to prevent these issues.

It's only our second time doing this, and the categories were slightly changed during nominations, so can't be helped, but I think now all are correct :D


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 4 Jan 2016 at 10:42 pm UTC

OpenMW is also in the "best update" category and not "best FOSS project", not sure if intended.

Edit: sorry, it *is* in the "favourite FOSS project" category AND in the "best update"…

Yeah, anything can be updated, so it's correct :)

In future, it's looking like we might nominate the games ourselves to prevent these issues.

:thumb_up:

How is possible is not transistor, for me it's the best audio that had on this year. Also they are missing games, magicka 2 is one of them. No idea the list is not complete.

Axiom Verge, GOTY 2015.

How is possible is not transistor, for me it's the best audio that had on this year. Also they are missing games, magicka 2 is one of them. No idea the list is not complete.

As people didn't nominate them, that was the whole idea ;)

Bad luck that SR4 came out so late last year. It should be at least nominated for best audio, but its also my fault.

That "free" game category is just sad... don't even know what to vote for.

"This is for Native Linux games only."

Virtual Programming do not port games natively, yet they get nominated for 'Best Porter'? And nobody added GranPC? I have no idea how I missed the call for nominations, otherwise I would have done it myself.


Last edited by Shaddoe-J on 5 Jan 2016 at 3:13 am UTC

Don't start that VP stuff again, this is not the place for it.

Can't help but notice that certain games are not in a particular category. Is this intentional?

I hope this doesn't ignite a huge VP discussion again (if so, sorry Liam), but I feel it's time to introduce some nuances to that whole debacle, in the light of the current voting. The reality is not as black and white as eOs is "just" a wrapper while Feral & co are doing all native ports. In fact the similarities are many. Feral have their "indirectX" technology that have striking similarities. Aspyr have their similar libraries helping them doing the ports faster by adding that extra translational layer.

That's an important factor as to why we get the notable performance losses on all these ports - and VP's layers are not even the worst of them. So please, put that "omg it's VR" to rest guys. The reality is a lot more nuanced, and we should be thankful that we get these great ports - and slam the hammer only when we don't.

Bad luck that SR4 came out so late last year. It should be at least nominated for best audio, but its also my fault.

I totally agree. Currently I am enjoying Saints Row IV much, much more than I expected to, and it's running great. As a Matrix fan the game is plain hilarious. I though I'd vote for Divinity: Original Sin as my GOTY, but I ended up handing my vote to VR and Saints Row IV.


Last edited by Beamboom on 5 Jan 2016 at 11:13 am UTC

Another one that sadly was missed, it has been moved. Whoever voted for that in open source games has their votes back in that category now.

I wouldn't do that, it would certainly arise questions why game X or Y is missing - and then it would be your miss, not ours.
How about a short list review phase? One day where everybody can point out wrongly placed stuff? Just like done now, except that voting is not open yet at that time, so nobody gets his vote returned?


Last edited by Eike on 5 Jan 2016 at 9:29 am UTC

Another one that sadly was missed, it has been moved. Whoever voted for that in open source games has their votes back in that category now.

I wouldn't do that, it would certainly arise questions why game X or Y is missing - and then it would be your miss, not ours.
How about a short list review phase? One day where everybody can point out wrongly placed stuff? Just like done now, except that voting is not open yet at that time?

It was only for a very few amount of games that had to be moved, can't leave the wrong games laying around taking up votes.

It was only for a very few amount of games that had to be moved, can't leave the wrong games laying around taking up votes.

AH! Sorry! I quoted the wrong line of yours, which totally messes up the meaning of my posting. This is what I wanted to say...

In future, it's looking like we might nominate the games ourselves to prevent these issues.

I wouldn't do that, it would certainly arise questions why game X or Y is missing - and then it would be your miss, not ours.
How about a short list review phase? One day where everybody can point out wrongly placed stuff? Just like done now, except that voting is not open yet at that time, so nobody gets his vote returned?

Ah, yes that's what we didn't do this time around which is probably the issue, you're right. I asked editors to go over it but only myself and one other really had the time to do it. Next time I think we may still leave it open then, but ask the community to sift through it too.

Seems to be running smoothly now though!