And so the dust settles on another Game Awards. Geoff Keighley’s annual trailer-a-thon once again included some game awards shoved in between all the ads and teasers. If you want to know who won what (and who lost), we’ve got you covered.
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Maybe you didn’t watch the awards this year? Maybe you did but missed the rapid-fire announcement of some winners? Regardless, here’s your Game Award 2023 winners and losers:
Game of the Year
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)WINNER – Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Game Direction
WINNER – Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Adaptation
WINNER – The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO)Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures)The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures)Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)
Best Narrative
WINNER – Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red)Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Best Art Direction
WINNER – Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Score and Music
WINNER– Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Audio Design
WINNER – Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA)Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Best Performance
WINNER – Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVICameron Monaghan, STAR WARS Jedi: SurvivorIdris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom LibertyMelanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Innovation in Accessibility
WINNER – Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Games for Impact
WINNER – Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive)A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Chorus)Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)Venba (Visai Games)
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)WINNER – Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)Fortnite (Epic Games)Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
Best Community Support
WINNER – Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)Destiny 2 (Bungie)Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best Independent Game
WINNER – Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET)Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Debut Indie Game
WINNER – Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)Venba (Visai Games)Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Mobile Game
WINNER – Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse)Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot/Square Enix)Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom)Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix)
Best VR/AR Game
WINNER – Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)Humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games)Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE)Synapse (nDreams)
Best Action Game
WINNER – Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver)Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level/505 Games)Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)
Best Action/Adventure Game
WINNER – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
Best RPG
WINNER – Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
Best Fighting Game
WINNER – Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games)Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment)Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio/PQube)
Best Family Game
WINNER – Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios/Disney)Party Animals (Recreate Games)Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
Best Sim/Strategy Game
WINNER – Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega)Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Best Sports/Racing
WINNER – Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports)Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)
Best Multiplayer
WINNER – Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)Party Animals (Recreate Games)Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Most Anticipated Game
WINNER – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)Hades II (Supergiant Games)Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)
Content Creator of the Year
WINNER – IronMousePeopleMakeGamesQuackitySpreenSypherPK
Best Esports Game
WINNNER – Valorant (Riot Games)Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)Dota 2 (Valve)League of Legends (Riot Games)PUBG Mobile (LightSpeed Studios/Tencent Games)
Best Esports Athlete
WINNER – Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
Best Esports Team
WINNER – JD Gaming (League of Legends)Evil Geniuses (Valorant)Fnatic (Valorant)Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
Best Esports Coach
WINNER – Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant)Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons – Counter-Strike)Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem – Overwatch)Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality – Counter-Strike)Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming – League of Legends)
Best Esports Event
WINNER – 2023 League of Legends World ChampionshipBlast.tv Paris Major 2023EVO 2023The International Dota 2 Championships 2023VALORANT Champions 2023
