Im Rahmen des SXSW 2017 (South By South-West) gab es wieder die SXSW Awards, bei denen besonders herausragende Spiele, Charaktere, Soundtracks und dergleichen mehr gewählt werden. Mittlerweile sind die Sieger prämiert, die Liste sieht wie folgt aus:
- Excellence in SFX: Battlefield 1
- Excellence in Musical Score: Doom
- Excellence in Technical Achievement: Battlefield 1
- Excellence in Visual Achievement: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Excellence in Animation: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Excellence in Art: Firewatch
- Excellence in Convergence: Batman: The Telltale Series
- Excellence in Multiplayer: Overwatch
- Most Memorable Character: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Most Promising New Intellectual Property: Overwatch
- Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game: Starbound
- Excellence in Gameplay: Doom
- Excellence in Design: Dishonored 2
- Excellence in Narrative: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award: That Dragon, Cancer
- Gamer’s Voice Multiplayer: Arena Gods
- Gamer’s Voice Single Player: Owlboy
- Fan Creation of the Year: Brutal Doom 64
- Trending Game of the Year: Overwatch
- Esports Game of the Year: Overwatch
- Tabletop Game of the Year: Arkham Horror: The Card Game
- Mobile Game of the Year: Pokémon GO
- Video Game of the Year: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End