This award recognizes titles that "follow the gameplay from the prospective of the character that the player is controlling.
These games feature heavy weapons use and/or involve characters engaged in combat while moving through a linear or open environment.
The most recent winner of the award is Helldivers 2, developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
[6][7][8] Additional categories for console and computer first person action games were added for the 6th awards ceremony.
[1][13] Electronic Arts and Sony have published the most nominees for action-related Game of the Year awards.
Both the original Dead Space and the 2023 remake have been named as a finalist, with the former winning the award outright.