Today’s stacked The Game Awards event has brought with it plenty of accolades, updates, first looks and surprise reveals, awarding some of this year’s best and most exciting games and studios while setting up an exciting future to come.
Of course, the real meat of the awards isn’t just the huge announcements, but recognising another year of fantastic video games with well-deserved awards across a number of categories – including the coveted Game of the Year.
In case you’re not able to watch live or you’re looking in after the fact, here’s a running list of the winners from the event that we’ll continue to update as they’re announced:
THE GAME AWARDS NOMINEES 2023 NOMINEES AND WINNERS
(Award winners in each category will be highlighted in bold)
Game of the Year
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Best Game Direction
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment) – WINNER
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2(Insomniac Games)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Best Adaptation
Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation)
Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions)
The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions) – WINNER
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo)
Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions)
Best Narrative
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment) – WINNER
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)
Best Art Direction
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment) – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworkss)
Lies of P (Round8 Studio)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Best Score and Music
Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment)
Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix) – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo)
Best Audio Design
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
Dead Space (Motive Studio)
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks) – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Best Performance
Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI)
Cameron Monaghan (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
Idris Elba (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty)
Melanie Liburd (Alan Wake 2)
Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate 3) – WINNER
Yuri Lowenthal (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2)
Innovation in Accessibility
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios) – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Games for Impact
A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio)
Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc)
Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
Tchia (Awaceb) – WINNER
Terra Nil (Free Lives)
Venba (Visai Games)
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment)
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red) – WINNER
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
Best Community Support
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – WINNER
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)
Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET)
Dredge (Black Salt Games)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio) – WINNER
Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios)
Best Debut Indie Game
Cocoon (Geometric Interactive) – WINNER
Dredge (Black Salt Games)
Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
Venba (Visai Games)
Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios)
Best Mobile Game
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot)
Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse) – WINNER
Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
Monster Hunter Now (Niantic)
Terra Nil (Free Lives)
Best VR/AR Game
Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital)
Humanity (tha LTD)
Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games)
Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom) – WINNER
Synapse (nDreams)
Best Action Game
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware) – WINNER
Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios)
Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level)
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)
Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) – WINNER
Best RPG
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – WINNER
Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
Lies of P (Round8 Studio)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios)
Best Fighting Game
God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil)
Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity)
Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) – WINNER
Best Family Game
Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios)
Party Animals (Recreate Games)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD)
Sonic Superstars (Arzest)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo) – WINNER
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward)
Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order)
Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment)
Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo) – WINNER
Best Sports/Racing
EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver)
F1 23 (Codemasters)
Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios) – WINNER
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower)
Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – KIERON
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Party Animals (Recreate Games)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD)
Most Anticipated Game
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) – WINNER
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio)
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
Content Creator of the Year
IronMouse – WINNER
PeopleMakeGames
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) – WINNER
Best Esports Athlete
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends) – WINNER
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
Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
Fnatic (Valorant)
Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
JD Gaming (League of Legends) – WINNER
Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
Best Esports Coach
Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses, Valorant) – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
EVO 2023
The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
Valorant Champions 2023
Player’s Voice
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
