Stellar Blade Wins Big at 2024 Korea Game Awards

Stellar Blade garnered seven impressive awards at the 2024 Korea Game Awards on November 13, 2024. Read on to learn more about the game's triumphs at the acclaimed award show.

Stellar Blade Secures Excellence Award and Six More at the 2024 Korea Game AwardsStellar Blade Director Eyes Grand Prize in Future Endeavors

SHIFT UP's Stellar Blade reigned supreme at the 2024 Korea Game Awards, securing seven significant awards, including the coveted Excellence Award. The ceremony, held at Busan Exhibition & Convention Center (BEXCO) on November 13th, lauded the game's technical prowess in Game Planning/Scenario, Graphics, Character Design, and Sound Design. Stellar Blade also earned the Outstanding Developer Award and the Popular Game Award.

This victory marks the fifth occasion that Stellar Blade Director and SHIFT UP CEO Kim Hyung-tae has been involved in a Korea Game Awards-winning game. His prior wins encompass Magna Carta 2 for Xbox 360 and the 1999 title The War of Genesis 3, both during his tenure at Softmax. He also contributed to the 2012 PC game Blade and Soul as Art Director at NCSoft, and to SHIFT UP’s Goddess of Victory: Nikke in 2023.

"When we initially conceived Stellar Blade, many voiced doubts about our ability to develop a console game in Korea and achieve substantial results," Kim Hyung-tae stated in his acceptance speech, according to Korean news outlet Econovill, translated via Google. "But thanks to the efforts of all the staff and game officials, we managed to attain positive outcomes."

Stellar Blade narrowly missed the top prize, which went to Netmarble’s Solo Leveling: ARISE. Despite this, developer SHIFT UP remains committed to Stellar Blade’s future, with Kim Hyung-tae promising "Stellar Blade is not over yet. We are preparing many updates in the future, so look forward to it. Next time, we will create an even better game and even win the top prize."

For a complete list of winners at the 2024 Korea Game Awards, you can refer to the table below:

Award
Awardee
Company

Grand Presidential Award
Solo Leveling: ARISE
Netmarble

Prime Minister Award

              Stellar Blade (Excellence Award)

SHIFT UP

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award(Best Game Award)

Trickcal Re:VIVE

  Epid Games

              Lord Nine
  Smilegate
      
        The First Descendant
        Nexon Games  
 

Sports Shipbuilding President Award

Stellar Blade (Best Planning/Scenario)

  SHIFT UP

Stellar Blade (Best Sound Design)

Electronic Times President Award

Stellar Blade (Best Graphics)

Stellar Blade (Best Character Design)

Commendation from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Hanwha Life Esports(eSports Development Award)

Gyu-Cheol Kim(Achievement Award)
Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Award

Kim Hyung-Tae (Outstanding Developer Award)

  SHIFT UP

Stellar Blade (Popular Game Award)

Terminus: Zombie Survivors(Indie Game Award)
Longplay Studios

Korean Creative Content Agency President Award
ReLU Games(Startup Company Award)

Game Management Committee Chairperson Award
Smilegate Megaport(Proper Gaming Environment Creation Company Award)

Game Cultural Foundation Director Award
Uncover the Smoking Gun
ReLU Games

Unfortunately, Stellar Blade was not nominated for the top Game of the Year award at the 2024 Golden Joystick Awards. However, with The Game Awards 2024 approaching, there's still hope for the game to gain further acclaim.

Regardless, Stellar Blade's popularity continues to grow. With a highly anticipated collaboration with Platinum Games' NieR: Automata slated for November 20th, and a PC release planned for 2025, the game's influence is expanding. SHIFT UP's 3rd Quarter Business Performance Results even indicate a commitment to maintain the IP’s success through increased marketing efforts and content updates.

And these appear to be just the beginning for Stellar Blade. More content updates and patches are forthcoming, and the game’s recent success both domestically and internationally will hopefully pave the way for future Korean-made AAA titles that can compete with the industry's best games.