Shroud Calls for Separate GOTY Categories as He Backs Arc Raiders

Overview

• Mike “shroud” Grzesiek says Game of the Year should be split into single-player and multiplayer categories, calling it “so easy” for single-player games to win.
• Shroud continues to promote Arc Raiders for top honors over frontrunner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, urging multiplayer fans to rally behind the extraction shooter.
• Coverage notes The Game Awards already presents a Best Multiplayer Game each year, raising questions about whether a separate multiplayer GOTY would duplicate recognition.
• He distinguishes co-op from broader multiplayer, citing games like It Takes Two and Split Fiction as a potential separate lane from strictly PvP titles.
• Arc Raiders is a late-season standout with strong reviews and a new Steam peak of over 460,000 concurrent players, while reporting still views Clair Obscur as the likely overall GOTY winner.