By Unsurprisingly, RPG sensation “Baldur’s Gate 3” took home the biggest honor of Game of the Year at this year’s tenth annual Game Awards. The title won six honors in all including Best RPG and Best Multiplayer.
Remedy’s “Alan Wake 2” was also a big winner, taking three honors for Best Narrative, Best Art Direction and Best Game Direction. Both titles were up against “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2,” “Resident Evil 4” Remake, “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” for the Game of the Year honor.
Other winners included HBO’s “The Last of Us” for Best Adaptation, “Sea of Stars” for Best Indie Game, “Cocoon” for Best Debut Indie Game, “Honkai: Star Rail” for Best Mobile Game, and “Resident Evil Village VR Mode” for Best VR Game.
In terms of genres, “Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon” won Best Action Game, ‘Zelda’ took Best Action/Adventure Game, “Street Fighter 6” won Best Fighting Game, “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” won Best Family Game, “Pikmin 4” Best Sim Game, and “Forza Motorsport” Best Sports Game and Innovation in Accessibility.
Other winners also included “Final Fantasy XVI” for Best Score, “Cyberpunk 2077” for Best Ongoing Game, “Hi-Fi Rush” for Best Audio Design, and “Final Fantasy VII Rebirth” for Most Anticipated Game. Here are the full list of winners and nominees:
Game of the Year
WINNER: “Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Alan Wake 2”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Resident Evil 4”
“Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
Best Game Direction
WINNER: “Alan Wake 2”
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
Best Adaptation
WINNER: “The Last of Us”
“Castlevania: Nocturne”
“Gran Turismo”
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
“Twisted Metal”
Best Narrative
WINNER: “Alan Wake 2”
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty”
“Final Fantasy XVI”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
Best Art Direction
WINNER: “Alan Wake 2”
“Hi-Fi Rush”
“Lies of P”
“Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
Best Score and Music
WINNER: “Final Fantasy XVI”
“Alan Wake 2”
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Hi-Fi Rush”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
Best Audio Design
WINNER: “Hi-Fi Rush”
“Alan Wake 2”
“Dead Space”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Resident Evil 4”
Best Performance
WINNER: Neil Newbon (“Baldur’s Gate 3”)
Ben Starr (“Final Fantasy XVI”)
Cameron Monaghan (“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor”)
Idris Elba (“Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty”)
Melanie Liburd (“Alan Wake 2”)
Yuri Lowenthal (“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”)
Innovation in Accessibility
WINNER: “Forza Motorsport”
“Diablo IV”
“Hi-Fi Rush”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Mortal Kombat 1”
“Street Fighter 6”
Games for Impact
WINNER: “Tchia”
“A Space for the Unbound”
“Chants of Sennaar”
“Goodbye Volcano High”
“Terra Nil”
“Venba”
Best Ongoing Game
WINNER: “Cyberpunk 2077”
“Apex Legends”
“Final Fantasy XIV”
“Fortnite”
“Genshin Impact”
Best Community Support
WINNER: “Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Cyberpunk 2077”
“Destiny 2”
“Final Fantasy XIV”
“No Man’s Sky”
Best Independent Game
WINNER: “Sea of Stars”
“Cocoon”
“Dave the Diver”
“Dredge”
“Viewfinder”
Best Debut Indie Game
WINNER: “Cocoon”
“Dredge”
“Pizza Tower”
“Venba”
“Viewfinder”
Best Mobile Game
WINNER: “Honkai: Star Rail”
“Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis”
“Hello Kitty Island Adventure”
“Monster Hunter Now”
“Terra Nil”
Best VR/AR Game
WINNER: “Resident Evil Village VR Mode”
“Gran Turismo 7”
“Humanity”
“Horizon Call of the Mountain”
“Synapse”
Best Action Game
WINNER: “Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon”
“Dead Island 2”
“Ghostrunner 2”
“Hi-Fi Rush”
“Remnant 2”
Best Action/Adventure Game
WINNER: “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
“Alan Wake 2”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Resident Evil 4”
“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor”
Best RPG
WINNER: “Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Final Fantasy XVI”
“Lies of P”
“Sea of Stars”
“Starfield”
Best Fighting Game
WINNER: “Street Fighter 6”
“God of Rock”
“Mortal Kombat 1”
“Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2”
“Pocket Bravery”
Best Family Game
WINNER: “Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
“Disney Illusion Island”
“Party Animals”
“Sonic Superstars”
“Pikmin 4”
Best Sim/Strategy Game
WINNER: “Pikmin 4”
“Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp”
“Cities: Skylines II”
“Company of Heroes 3”
“Fire Emblem Engage”
Best Sports/Racing
WINNER: “Forza Motorsport”
“EA Sports FC 24”
“F1 23”
“Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged”
“The Crew Motorfest”
Best Multiplayer
WINNER: “Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Diablo IV”
“Party Animals (Recreate Games)
“Street Fighter 6”
“Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
Most Anticipated Game
WINNER: “Final Fantasy VII Rebirth”
“Hades II”
“Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth”
“Star Wars Outlaws”
“Tekken 8”
Content Creator of the Year
WINNER: IronMouse
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