The Game Awards 2023: The Complete Winner’s List

This year was an eventful one in the gaming industry, with a variety of exceptional games receiving well-deserved awards at the annual Game Awards 2023. The event not only included the announcements of new games and widely anticipated release dates, but it also acknowledged brilliance by bestowing awards upon some of the gaming community’s most beloved games. As the ceremony’s curtains rose, Larian Studios’ “Baldur’s Gate 3” and Remedy Entertainment’s “Alan Wake 2” emerged as front-runners with the most nominations, and their great performances translated into numerous awards each.

We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of nominations and winners in each category for anyone who missed the Game Awards live broadcast or has yet to catch up on the highlights. So, with further ado, here we go:

The Game Awards 2023: The Complete Winner’s List

Game of the Year

• Alan Wake 2
• WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Players’ Voice

• WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Genshin Impact
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction

• WINNER: Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Narrative

• WINNER: Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction

• WINNER: Alan Wake 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Lies of P
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score and Music

• Alan Wake 2, composer Petri Alanko
• Baldur’s Gate 3, composer Borislav Slavov
• WINNER: Final Fantasy XVI, composer Masayoshi Soken
• Hi-Fi Rush, audi director Shuichi Kobori
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, composed by Nintendo Sound Team

Best Audio Design

• Alan Wake 2
• Dead Space
• WINNER: Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4

Best Performance

• Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
• Cameron Monaghan, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
• WINNER: Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
• Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Games for Impact

• A Space for the Unbound
• Chants of Sennaar
• Goodbye Volcano High
• WINNER: Tchia
• Terra Nil
• Venba

Best Ongoing Game

• Apex Legends
• WINNER: Cyberpunk 2077
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Indie

• Cocoon
• Dave the Diver
• Dredge
• WINNER: Sea of Stars
• Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game

• WINNER: Cocoon
• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• Venba
• Viewfinder

Best Community Support

• WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• No Man’s Sky

Best AR/VR

• Gran Turismo 7
• Humanity
• Horizon Call of the Mountain
• WINNER: Resident Evil Village VR Mode
• Synapse

Best Mobile

• Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis
• WINNER: Honkai Star Rail
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure
• Monster Hunter Now
• Terra Nil

Best Action Adventure

• Alan Wake 2
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Action

• WINNER: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
• Dead Island 2
• Ghostrunner 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Remnant II

Best RPG

• WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Lies of P
• Sea of Stars
• Starfield

Best Fighting

• God of Rock
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Pocket Bravery
• WINNER: Street Fighter 6

Best Family

• Disney Illusion Island
• Party Animals
• Pikmin 4
• Sonic Superstars
• WINNER: Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Sim/Strategy

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
• Cities: Skylines 2
• Company of Heroes 3
• Fire Emblem Engage
• WINNER: Pikmin 4

Best Sports/Racing

• EA Sports FC 24
• F1 23
• WINNER: Forza Motorsport
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
• The Crew Motorfest

Best Multiplayer

• WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Diablo IV
• Party Animals
• Street Fighter 6
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Most Anticipated

• WINNER: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Hades II
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Tekken 8

Best Adaptation

• Castlevania Nocturne
• Gran Turismo
• WINNER: The Last of Us
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• Twisted Metal

Content Creator of the Year

• WINNER: Iron Mouse
• People Make Games
• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• DOTA 2
• League of Legends
• PUBG Mobile
• WINNER: Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

• Demon1
• WINNER: Faker
• Hydra
• Imperial-Hal
• Ruler
• Zywoo

Best Esports Team

• Evil Geniuses, Valorant
• Fanatic, Valorant
• Gaming Gladiators, DOTA 2
• WINNER: JD Gaming, League of Legends
• Team Vitality, Counter-Strike

Best Esports Coach

• WINNER: Potter
• Homme
• Gunba
• XTQZZZ
• Zonic

Best Esports Event

• WINNER: 2023 League of Legends World Championship
• Blast TV Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International DOTA 2 Championships 2023
• Valorant Champions 2023

Innovation in Accessibility

• Diablo IV
• WINNER: Forza Motorsport
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Street Fighter 6

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