The D.I.C.E. Awards have returned in 2023 for the 26th year, taking the opportunity to highlight the greatest games and game development achievements from 2022. Brought to the world by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, the event went down in Las Vegas with Greg Miller and Stella Chung on hosting duties.
The awards range from recognition in categories of production like sound design, art direction and technical achievements along with genre awards and, of course, the coveted Game of the Year nod.
You can see the full list of nominees for each award below, with the winners highlighted in bold:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok – Winner
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Moss: Book II
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- God of War Ragnarok – Winner
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- The Callisto Protocol
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II – Alejandro Vargas
- God of War Ragnarok – Kratos – Winner
- God of War Ragnarok – Atreus
- Horizon Forbidden West – Aloy
- Return to Monkey Island – Guybrush Threepwood
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarok – Winner
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Moss: Book II
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- God of War Ragnarok – Winner
- Gotham Knights
- Somerville
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok – Winner
- I Was A Teenage Exocolonist
- Immortality
- NORCO
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring – Winner
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Teardown
Action Game of the Year
- Bayonetta 3
- Grounded
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Vampire Survivors – Winner
Adventure Game of the Year
- God of War Ragnarok – Winner
- Horizon Forbidden West
- NORCO
- Stray
- Tunic
Family Game of the Year
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- Kirby’s Dream Buffet
- Lost in Play
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – Winner
- Trombone Champ
Fighting Game of the Year
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
- MultiVersus – Winner
- Rumbleverse
- SpiderHack
- The King of Fighters XV
Racing Game of the Year
- F1 22
- Gran Turismo 7 – Winner
- Need for Speed Unbound
Role-Playing Game of the Year
- Citizen Sleeper
- Elden Ring – Winner
- Weird West
- World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Sports Game of the Year
- EA Sports FIFA 23
- Mario Strikers: Battle League
- MLB The Show 22
- NBA 2K23
- OlliOlli World – Winner
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Dwarf Fortress – Winner
- IXION
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns
- Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
- Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Demonhunters
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
- Among Us VR
- Cosmonious High
- Moss: Book II
- Red Matter 2 – Winner
- The Last Clockwinder
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- Cosmonious High
- Moss: Book II
- Red Matter 2 – Winner
- Tentacular
- The Last Clockwinder
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
- Immortality
- Neon White
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- Tunic – Winner
- Vampire Survivors
Mobile Game of the Year
- Diablo Immortal
- Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
- Immortality
- Marvel Snap – Winner
- Poinpy
Online Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- EA Sports FIFA 23
- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker – Winner
- Marvel Snap
- Rumbleverse
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- Elden Ring – Winner
- God of War Ragnarok
- Marvel Snap
- Tunic
- Vampire Survivors
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Elden Ring – Winner
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Tunic
Game of the Year
- Elden Ring – Winner
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Vampire Survivors
