The Game Awards 2023 winners announced

All things must come to an end eventually, and The Game Awards are no different. The show has concluded for another year. A lot of games were announced, and a lot of awards were handed out. So, now that things have wrapped up, the award winners have all been officially announced.

A lot of the winners aren’t really all that surprising. Nintendo, meanwhile, have absolutely nothing to complain about. The company didn’t announce a single thing at the show this year, but they managed to take home awards in multiple categories for multiple games. Pikmin 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom all managed to win one award. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan’s Wake 2, however, took home quite a few awards. You can see the list of winner’s down below.

Game of the Year

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Game Direction

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Narrative

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt RED)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Art Direction

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Hi-Fi RUSH (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Lies of P (Round8 Studio / Neowiz)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Score and Music

• Alan Wake II Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI Composer Masayoshi Soken (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)
• Hi-Fi RUSH Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Composer Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Audio Design

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Dead Space (Motive / Electronic Arts)
• Hi-Fi RUSH (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)

Best Performance

• Ben Starr in Final Fantasy XVI
• Cameron Monaghan in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Idris Elba in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melanie Liburd in Alan Wake II
• Neil Newbon in Baldur’s Gate III
• Yuri Lowenthal in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Innovation in Accessibility

• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios / Xbox Game Studios)
• Hi-Fi RUSH (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Games)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Games for Impact

• A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio / Toge Productions / Chorus Worldwide)
• Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc / Focus Entertainment)
• Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
• Tchia (Awaceb / Kepler Interactive)
• Terra Nil (Free Lives / Devolver Digital / Netflix)
• Venba (Visai Games)

Best Ongoing Game

• Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• Genshin Impact (miHoYo)

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED)
• Destiny 2 (Bungie)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Best Independent Game

• COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
• DAVE THE DIVER (MINTROCKET)
• DREDGE (Black Salt Games / Team17)
• Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios / Thunderful Games)

Best Debut Indie Game

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

• COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
• DREDGE (Black Salt Games / Team17)
• Pizza Tower (Tour De Pizza)
• Venba (Visai Games)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios / Thunderful Games)

Best Mobile Game

• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot / Square Enix)
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink)
• Honkai: Star Rail (miHoYo)
• Monster Hunter Now (Niantic / Capcom)
• Terra Nil (Free Lives / Netflix)

Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality

• Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games / Firesprite / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• HUMANITY (tha ltd. / Enhance Games)
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)
• Synapse (nDreams)

Best Action Game

• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios / Deep Silver)
• Ghostrunner II (One More Level / 505 Games)
• Hi-Fi RUSH (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• Remnant II (Gunfire Games / Gearbox Publishing)

Best Action / Adventure

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)

Best Role-Playing

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)
• Lies of P (Round8 Studio / Neowiz)
• Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

Best Fighting

For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

• God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil / Modus Games)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Games)
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity / Fair Play Labs / GameMill Entertainment)
• Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio / PQube)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Best Family

• Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios / Disney)
• Party Animals (Recreate Games)
• Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Sonic Superstars (Arzest / Sonic Team / SEGA)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Simulation / Strategy

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward Technologies / Nintendo)
• Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order / Paradox Interactive)
• Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment / SEGA)
• Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
• Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Sports / Racing

• The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower / Ubisoft)
• EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts Vancouver / Electronic Arts Romania / Electronic Arts)
• F1 23 (Codemasters / Electronic Arts)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios / Xbox Game Studios)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)

Best Multiplayer

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Party Animals (Recreate Games)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Adaptation

• Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation / Netflix)
• Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions / Sony Pictures)
• The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions / HBO)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination / Nintendo / Universal Pictures)
• Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions / Peacock)

Most Anticipated Game

• 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 (Arika / Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Content Creator of the Year

For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2021.

• Ironmouse
• People Make Games
• Quackity
• Spreen
• Sypherpk

Best eSports Game

• Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
• Dota 2 (Valve)
• League of Legends (Riot Games)
• PUBG Mobile (Lightspeed Studios)
• Valorant (Riot Games)

Best eSports Athlete

• Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok (League of Legends)
• Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut (Counter-Striker: Global Offensive)
• 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

• Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
• Fnatic (Valorant)
• Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
• JD Gaming (League of Legends)
• Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)

Best eSports Coach

• 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

• 2023 League of Legends World Championship
• BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• Valorant Champions 2023

Player’s Voice

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)

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