08/12/2023
The Game Awards 2023 Winners: The Full List 🏆
👉 Game of the Year
Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.
- Alan Wake 2
- Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER 🥇
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
👉 Best Game Direction
Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.
- Alan Wake 2 - WINNER 🥇
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
👉 Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.
- Alan Wake 2 - WINNER 🥇
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Final Fantasy 16
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
👉 Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.
- Alan Wake 2 - WINNER 🥇
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Lies of P
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
👉 Best Score/Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.
- Alan Wake 2
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Final Fantasy 16 - WINNER 🥇
- Hi-Fi Rush
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
👉 Best Audio Design
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.
- Alan Wake 2
- Dead Space Remake
- Hi-Fi Rush - WINNER 🥇
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
👉 Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.
- Ben Starr - Final Fantasy 16
- 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
👉 Games for Impact
For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.
- A Space for the Unbound
- Chants of Sennaar
- Goodbye Volcano High
- Tchia - WINNER 🥇
- Terra Nil
- Venba
👉 Best Ongoing Game
Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.
- Apex Legends
- Cyberpunk 2077 - WINNER 🥇
- Final Fantasy 14
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
👉 Best Indie Game
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.
- Cocoon
- Dave the Diver
- Dredge
- Sea of Stars - WINNER 🥇
- Viewfinder
👉 Best Debut Indie Game
For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.
- Cocoon - WINNER 🥇
- Dredge
- Pizza Tower
- Venba
- Viewfinder
👉 Best Mobile Game
For the best game playable on a mobile device.
- Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
- Honkai: Star Rail - WINNER 🥇
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- Monster Hunter Now
- Terra Nil
👉 Best Community Support
Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.
- Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER 🥇
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 16
- No Man's Sky
👉 Best VR/AR Game
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.
- Gran Turismo 7
- Humanity
- Horizon: Call of the Mountain
- Resident Evil Village - WINNER 🥇
- Synapse
👉 Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.
- Diablo 4
- Forza Motorsport - WINNER 🥇
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Street Fighter 6
👉 Best Action Game
For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.
- Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon - WINNER 🥇
- Dead Island 2
- Ghostrunner 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Remnant 2
👉 Best Action/Adventure Game
For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.
- Alan Wake 2
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - WINNER 🥇
👉 Best RPG
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.
- Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER 🥇
- Final Fantasy 16
- Lies of P
- Sea of Stars
- Starfield
👉 Best Fighting Game
For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.
- God of Rock
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
- Pocket Bravery
- Street Fighter 6 - WINNER 🥇
👉 Best Family Game
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.
- Disney Illusion Island
- Party Animals
- Pikmin 4
- Sonic Superstars
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder - WINNER 🥇
👉 Best Sports/Racing Game
For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.
- EA Sports FC 24
- F1 23
- Forza Motorsport - WINNER 🥇
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
- The Crew Motofest
👉 Best SIM/Strategy Game
Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.
- Advanced Wars 1+" Re-Boot Camp
- Cities: Skylines 2
- Company of Heroes 3
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Pikmin 4 - WINNER 🥇
👉 Best Multiplayer Game
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.
- Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER 🥇
- Diablo 4
- Party Animals
- Street Fighter 6
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
👉 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 - WINNER 🥇
- PeopleMakeGames
- Quackity
- Spreen
- SypherPK
👉 Best Esports Athlete
The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021, irrespective of game.
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok - WINNER 🥇
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov
- Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
- Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
- Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen
👉 Best Esports Coach
The Esports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.
- Christine “potter” Chi - WINNER 🥇
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen
- Jordan “Gunba” Graham
- Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
- Yoon “Homme” Sung-young
👉 Best Esports Event
Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience.
- 2023 League of Legends World Championship - WINNER 🥇
- Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
- EVO 2023
- The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
- VALORANT Champions 2023
👉 Best Esports Game
For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.
- Counter-Strike 2
- Dota 2
- Leage of Legends
- PUBG Mobile
- Valorant - WINNER 🥇
👉 Best Esports Team
Recognizing a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic
- Gaimin Gladiators
- JD Gaming - WINNER 🥇
- Team Vitality
👉 Most Anticipated Game
Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - WINNER 🥇
- Hades 2
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Tekken 8
👉 Best Adaptation
Celebrating game-inspired projects across entertainment including TV, movies, comics, and more.
- Castlevania: Nocturne
- Gran Turismo
- The Last of Us - WINNER 🥇
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Twisted Metal
👉 Players' Voice
This category is 100% voted on by fans for their favorite game of 2023.
- Baldur's Gate 3 - WINNER 🥇
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
📝 Source: IGN
