Hi-Fi Rush.
We’re continuing our Stevivor Game of the Year Awards 2023 program with honors for the best in-game audio design of the year. Our award incorporates soundtrack and general audio into one big category.
It was a good time for music in games this year, and Stevivor staffers rallied around Hi-Fi Rush, a truly unique combination of rhythm and traditional gameplay.
A surprise drop by The Evil Within‘s Tango Softworks — yep, you read that right — Hi-Fi Rush was made available right at the beginning of this year.
“Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm action game set in a colorful world where everything is driven by the beat of the music – from the trees swaying in the environment to every hit landed during combat,” Bethesda said at the time.
“Combat sequences perfectly align to the rhythm of the music, allowing for gameplay that is not only exhilarating but also extremely satisfying. A player’s moves aren’t dictated by the music like in a traditional rhythm game — players have the freedom of a full action game. However, inputting actions with the beat amplifies the player’s attacks along with the music.”
We’re continuing on with our Game of the Year 2023 awards through to the end of this year. You can check out both past and future categories below.
Hi-Fi Rush is available now on Windows PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Microsoft Store alongside Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X. The title is also available on Xbox and PC Game Pass.
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Hi-Fi Rush26 January 2023PC Xbox Series S & X
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Stevivor’s Game of the Year (GOTY) Awards 2023
- Best Sports Game: Forza Motorsport
- Best RPG: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best Action-Adventure: Spider-Man 2
- Best Multiplayer: Jackbox Party Pack 10
- Best Ongoing: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Best Indie: Cocoon
- Best Audio: Hi-Fi Rush
- Best Narrative: Alan Wake 2
- Best Direction: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best PC Game: Star Trek Infinite
- Best Switch Game: The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
- Best Xbox Game: Hi-Fi Rush
- Best PlayStation Game: Spider-Man 2
- Game of the Year: Alan Wake 2
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