The Game Awards 2023-A Rundown
Each year they run The Game Awards gets bigger and bigger. Prepare for spoilers ahead as here is the rundown of who won in 2023.
Game Of The Year
Winner-Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners up: Alan Wake 2, Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 3 (Remake), Super Mario Bros. Wonder, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Best Game Direction
Winner-Alan Wake 2
Runners Up: Baldur’s Gate 3, Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Best Narrative
Winner-Alan Wake 2
Runners up: Baldur’s Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Final Fantasy XVI, Spider-Man 2.
Best Art Direction
Winner-Alan Wake 2
Runners up: 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 (Masayoshi Soken)
Runners up: HI-FI Rush (Shuichi Kobori), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo Sound Team), Baldur’s Gate 3 (Borislav Slavov), Alan Wake 2 (Petri Alanko).
Best Audio Design
Winner-HI-FI Rush
Runners up: Alan Wake 2, Dead Space, Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4.
Best Performance
Winner-Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate 3)
Runners up: Cameron Monaghan (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor), Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI), Idris Elba (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty), Melanie Liburd (Alan Wake 2), Yuri Lowenthal (Spider-Man 2).
Innovation in Accessibility
Winner-Forza Motorsport
Runners up: Diablo IV, HI-FI Rush, Spider-Man 2, Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat .
Games for Impact
Winner-TCHIA
Runners up: Chants of Sennar, A Space for the Unbound, Goodbye Volcano High, Venba, Terra Nil.
Best Ongoing
Winner-Cyberpunk 2077
Runners Up: Apex Legends, Final Fantasy XIV, Fortnite, Genshin Impact.
Best Community Support
Winner-Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners up: Cyberpunk:2077, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV, No Man’s Sky.
Best Independent Game
Winner-Sea of Stars
Runners up: Cocoon, Dave the Diver, Dredge, Viewfinder.
Best Debut Indie Game
Winner-Cocoon
Runners up: Dredge, Venba, Pizza Tower, Viewfinder.
Best Mobile Game
Winner-Honkai: Star Rail
Runners up: Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Monster Hunter Now, Terra Nil.
Best VR/AR
Winner-Resident Evil Village VR Mode
Runners up: Humanity, Synapse, Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Call of the Mountain.
Best Action Game
Winner-Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Runners up: Dead Island 2, Ghostrunner 2, HI-FI Rush, Remnant 2.
Best Action Adventure
Winner-The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Runners up: Alan Wake 2, Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Star Wars Jedi:Survivor.
Best RPG
Winner-Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners up: Final Fantasy XVI, Starfield, Sea of Stars, Lies of P.
Best Fighting
Winner-Street Fighter 6
Runners up: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, Pocket Bravery, God of Rock, Mortal Kombat 1.
Best Family Game
Winner-Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Runners up: Pikmin 4, Sonic Superstars, Disney Illusion Island, Party Animals.
Best Sim/strategy
Winner-Pikmin 4
Runners up: Company of Heroes 3, Fire Emblem Engage, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, Cities: Skylines II.
Best Sports/Racing
Winner-Forza Motorsport
Runners up: The Crew Motorfest, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2:Turbocharged, F1 23, EA Sports FC 24.
Best Multiplayer
Winner-Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners up: Diablo IV, Party Animals, Street Fighter 6, Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Best Game Adaptation
Winner-The Last of Us
Runners up: The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Twisted Metal, Castlevania:Nocturne, Gran Turismo.
Most Anticipated Game
Winner-Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Runners up:Hades II, Star Wars Outlaws, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Tekken 8.
Content Creator of the Year
Winner-Ironmouse
Runners up: PEOPLEMAKEGAMES, Spreen, Sypherpk, Quackity.
Best Esports Game
Winner- Valorant
Runners up: PUBG Mobile, League of Legends, DOTA 2, Counter-Strike 2.
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