Game Awards 2023 – All Winners & Nominees

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Another year has come and gone, but few have had a lineup of games this overwhelmingly strong! Today, we explore the Game Awards 2023, all the winners and nominees, and a few upcoming games we are very excited to see.

All Winners and Nominees

Game of the Year

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

Best Game Direction

• 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

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

Best Art Direction

• 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
• Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken
• Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team

Best Audio Design

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

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
• Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Innovation in Accessibility

• Diablo 4
• Forza Motorsport
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Street Fighter 6

Games for Impact

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

Best Ongoing

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

Best Community Support

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

 

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Best Independent Game

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

Best Debut Indie Game

• Cocoon
• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• Venba
• Viewfinder

Best Mobile Game

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

Best VR / AR

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

Best Action Game

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

Best Action / Adventure

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

Best RPG

• 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
• Street Fighter 6

Best Family

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

Best SIM / Strategy

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

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Best Sports / Racing

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

Best Multiplayer

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

Best Adaptation

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

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Hades 2
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Tekken 8

Content Creator of the Year

• IronMouse
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK

 

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• DOTA 2
• Leage of Legends
• PUBG Mobile
• VALORANT

Best Esports Athlete

• Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
• Max “Demon1” Mazanov
• Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
• Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
• Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen

Best Esports Team

• Evil Geniuses
• Fnatic
• Gaimin Gladiators
• JD Gaming
• Team Vitality

Best Esports Coach

• Christine “potter” Chi
• Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
• Jordan “Gunba” Graham
• Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
• Yoon “Homme” Sung-young

Best Esports Event

• 2023 League of Legends World Championship
• tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• VALORANT Champions 2023

Players’ Voice

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

Excitement and Criticisms

The Game Awards 2023 was packed full of exciting awards, special announcements, and celebrity guests. Not to mention new titles dropping left and right, such as Monster Hunter Wilds! However, some fans criticized the event for focusing too much on game trailers and celebrity guests over the game awards themselves. What are your thoughts on how the Game Awards 2023 were laid out?

Game Awards 2023 – All Winners & Nominees

The countdown to the Game Awards 2024 has begun, and hopefully, it commemorates another year of fun! In the meantime, there are so many fantastic games to catch up on. However, now we are left wondering if it’s possible for 2023 to be outdone! Until Next Time, BisectHosting =)