The Game Awards 2016
Held in 2016 · 18 categories · everything in 2016
Game of the Year
- Winner Overwatch · Blizzard Entertainment
- Nominee Doom · Bethesda Game Studios, id Software
- Nominee INSIDE · Playdead
- Nominee Titanfall 2 · Respawn Entertainment
- Nominee Uncharted 4: A Thief's End · Naughty Dog
Best Game Direction
- Winner Overwatch · Blizzard Entertainment
- Nominee Battlefield 1 · DICE
- Nominee Doom · Bethesda Game Studios, id Software
- Nominee Titanfall 2 · Respawn Entertainment
- Nominee Uncharted 4: A Thief's End · Naughty Dog
Best Narrative
- Winner Uncharted 4: A Thief's End · Naughty Dog
- Nominee Firewatch · Campo Santo
- Nominee INSIDE · Playdead
- Nominee Mafia III · 2K Czech, Aspyr, Hangar 13
- Nominee Oxenfree · Night School Studio
Best Art Direction
- Winner INSIDE · Playdead
- Nominee Abzû · Giant Squid
- Nominee Firewatch · Campo Santo
- Nominee Overwatch · Blizzard Entertainment
- Nominee Uncharted 4: A Thief's End · Naughty Dog
Best Audio Design
- Winner Doom · Bethesda Game Studios, id Software
- Nominee Battlefield 1 · DICE
- Nominee INSIDE · Playdead
- Nominee Rez Infinite · Monstars, Resonair
- Nominee Thumper · Drool
Best Performance
- Winner Nolan North · Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Nominee Cissy Jones · Firewatch
- Nominee Rich Sommer · Firewatch
- Nominee Mafia III
- Nominee Alex Hernandez · Mafia III
- Nominee Troy Baker · Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Nominee Emily Rose · Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Games for Impact
- Winner That Dragon, Cancer · Numinous Games
- Nominee 1979 Revolution: Black Friday · N-Fusion Interactive, iNK Stories
- Nominee Block'hood
- Nominee Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You · Osmotic Studios
- Nominee Sea Hero Quest
Best Independent Game
- Winner INSIDE · Playdead
- Nominee Firewatch · Campo Santo
- Nominee Hyper Light Drifter · Heart Machine
- Nominee Stardew Valley · ConcernedApe LLC
- Nominee The Witness · Thekla
Best Mobile Game
- Winner Pokémon Go · Niantic Games Team, Scopely
- Nominee Clash Royale · Supercell
- Nominee Fire Emblem Fates · Intelligent Systems
- Nominee Monster Hunter Generations · Capcom
- Nominee Severed · Drinkbox Studios
Best VR/AR Game
- Winner Rez Infinite · Sonic Team
- Nominee Batman: Arkham VR · Rocksteady Studios
- Nominee Eve Valkyrie · Fenris Creations
- Nominee Job Simulator · Owlchemy Labs
- Nominee Thumper · Drool
Best Action Game
- Winner Doom · Bethesda Game Studios, id Software
- Nominee Battlefield 1 · DICE
- Nominee Gears of War 4 · Splash Damage, The Coalition
- Nominee Overwatch · Blizzard Entertainment
- Nominee Titanfall 2 · Respawn Entertainment
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Winner Dishonored 2 · Arkane Studios
- Nominee Hitman · IO Interactive
- Nominee Hyper Light Drifter · Heart Machine
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank · Insomniac Games
- Nominee Uncharted 4: A Thief's End · Naughty Dog
Best Role Playing Game
- Winner The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine · CD Projekt, CD Projekt RED
- Nominee Dark Souls III · FromSoftware
- Nominee Deus Ex: Mankind Divided · Eidos Montreal, Feral Interactive, Nixxes Software
- Nominee World of Warcraft: Legion · Blizzard Entertainment
- Nominee Xenoblade Chronicles X · Monolith Soft Inc.
Best Fighting Game
- Winner Street Fighter V · Capcom, Dimps
- Nominee Killer Instinct: Season Two · Double Helix Games, Iron Galaxy Studios
- Nominee Pokkén Tournament · Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Nominee The King of Fighters XIV · Abstraction Games, SNK
Best Family Game
- Winner Pokémon Go · Niantic Games Team, Scopely
- Nominee Dragon Quest Builders · Square Enix
- Nominee Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens · TT Fusion, Traveller's Tales
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank · Insomniac Games
- Nominee Skylanders: Imaginators · Toys for Bob
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Winner Civilization VI · Firaxis Games
- Nominee Fire Emblem Fates · Intelligent Systems
- Nominee The Banner Saga 2 · Stoic
- Nominee Total War: Warhammer · Creative Assembly
- Nominee XCOM 2 · Feral Interactive, Firaxis Games
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Winner Forza Horizon 3 · Playground Games
- Nominee FIFA 17 · EA Romania, EA Vancouver
- Nominee MLB: The Show 16 · San Diego Studio
- Nominee NBA 2K17 · Visual Concepts
- Nominee Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 · Konami
Best Multiplayer Game
- Winner Overwatch · Blizzard Entertainment
- Nominee Battlefield 1 · DICE
- Nominee Gears of War 4 · Splash Damage, The Coalition
- Nominee Overcooked · Ghost Town Games
- Nominee Titanfall 2 · Respawn Entertainment
- Nominee Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege · Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto