Baldur’s Gate 3 was crowned the biggest winner at this year’s The Game Awards, taking home a total of six awards, including Game of The Year – see the complete list of winners below.
This year’s nominations were led by Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3, both of which nabbed eight nods, including Game of The Year. Also nominated for Game of The Year were Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Those aforementioned titles were also nominated for Best Game Direction, which Alan Wake 2 won. This year’s nominees for Best Adaptation – in which video games are adapted into TV series and films – were Castlevania: Nocturne, Gran Turismo, The Last Of Us, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Twisted Metal.
Meanwhile, Forza Motorsport won the award for Innovation in Accessibility. Neil Newbon also won Best Performance for his astonishing performance in Baldur’s Gate 3. The award for Best Narrative went to Alan Wake 2, which was named NME‘s game of the year. Meanwhile, The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom won the award for Best Action/Adventure Game.
Big announcements so far include a remake of Josef Farez’s Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, set to arrive in February. Legendary developer Hideo Kojima also announced a new horror game titled OD in collaboration with Jordan Peele.
Are you ready for this bold, immersive, totally new style of game? THIS is OD! @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/NEjkx5XBUX
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
The stars came out to attend the biggest night in gaming, with Timothée Chalamet presenting the award for Game Of The Year. Matthew McConaughey also revealed a new game, Exodus, which he will also voice a character for – it was also soundtracked by Muse‘s ‘Supermassive Black Hole’.
HBO’s live-action adaptation of The Last Of Us walked away with the award for Best Adaptation, while Cyberpunk 2077 won Best Ongoing Game.
Sony Santa Monica also made a massive announcement, confirming that a free God Of War Ragnarok DLC titled Valhalla will arrive on PlayStation starting December 12, 2023.
Yes it’s true, you can download the God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla DLC on December 12th! @SonySantaMonica #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/KD9P2a5lKi
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
Check back in with NME for the complete list of winners below.
Here are the 2023 Game Awards winners:
Game of the Year:
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Game Direction:
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) – WINNER
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2(Insomniac Games/SIE)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Adaptation:
Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)
Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures)
The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO) – WINNER
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures)
Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)
Best Narrative:
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) – 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/SIE)
Best Art Direction:
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Score and Music:
Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
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/Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Audio Design:
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA)
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
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/Xbox Game Studios) – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Games for Impact:
A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Chorus)
Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)
Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive) – WINNER
Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)
Venba (Visai Games)
Best Ongoing Game:
Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
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/Annapurna Interactive)
Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET)
Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio) – WINNER
Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Debut Indie Game:
Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) – WINNER
Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
Venba (Visai Games)
Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Mobile Game:
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot/Square Enix)
Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse) – WINNER
Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom)
Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix)
Best VR/AR Game:
Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
Humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games)
Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE)
Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom) – WINNER
Synapse (nDreams)
Best Action Game:
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) – WINNER
Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver)
Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level/505 Games)
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)
Best Action/Adventure Game:
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) – WINNER
Best RPG:
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – WINNER
Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
Best Fighting Game:
God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games)
Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment)
Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio/PQube)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) – WINNER
Best Family Game:
Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios/Disney)
Party Animals (Recreate Games)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) – WINNER
Best Sim/Strategy Game:
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)
Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)
Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega)
Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) – WINNER
Best Sports/Racing:
EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios) – WINNER
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)
Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord:
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – WINNER
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Party Animals (Recreate Games)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Player’s Vote:
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – WINNER
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt RED)
Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Most Anticipated Game:
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) – WINNER
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)
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/Tencent Games)
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