While still in early access , '' Battlegrounds '' won the " Best Multiplayer Game " and was also nominated for the categories " Game of the Year " and " Best Ongoing Game " at The Game Awards 2017 . The game 's nomination for " Game of the Year " created some debate , being the first early access title to be named for one of the top industry awards . Also , about a month before it was released , the game won " Best Multiplayer Game " and " PC Game of the Year " at the 35th Golden Joystick Awards , whereas its other nominations were for " Studio of the Year " ( PUBG Corporation ) and " Ultimate Game of the Year " . It also won the " Breakout Game of the Year " award at '' PC Gamer '' end of the year awards , whereas its other nomination was for " Game of the Year " . '' Polygon '' ranked the game second on their list of the 50 best games of 2017 , and '' The Verge '' named it one of their 15 Best Games of 2017 , while '' Entertainment Weekly '' ranked it seventh on their " Best Games of 2017 " list
The Game Awards 2017
The Game Awards 2017
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