The Game Awards 2021
Held in 2021 · 23 categories · everything in 2021
Game of the Year
- Winner It Takes Two · Hazelight Studios
- Nominee Deathloop · Arkane Studios
- Nominee Metroid Dread · MercurySteam, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
- Nominee Psychonauts 2 · Double Fine
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart · Insomniac Games
- Nominee Resident Evil Village · Capcom
Best Game Direction
- Winner Deathloop · Arkane Studios
- Nominee It Takes Two · Hazelight Studios
- Nominee Psychonauts 2 · Double Fine
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart · Insomniac Games
- Nominee Returnal · Housemarque
Best Narrative
- Winner Guardians of the Galaxy · Eidos Montreal
- Nominee Deathloop · Arkane Studios
- Nominee It Takes Two · Hazelight Studios
- Nominee Life Is Strange: True Colors · Deck Nine
- Nominee Psychonauts 2 · Double Fine
Best Art Direction
- Winner Deathloop · Arkane Studios
- Nominee Kena: Bridge of Spirits · Ember Lab
- Nominee Psychonauts 2 · Double Fine
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart · Insomniac Games
- Nominee The Artful Escape · Beethoven and Dinosaur
Best Score and Music
- Winner Nier Replicant ver 1.22474487139 · Cavia
- Nominee Cyberpunk 2077 · CD Projekt RED
- Nominee Deathloop · Arkane Studios
- Nominee Guardians of the Galaxy · Eidos Montreal
- Nominee The Artful Escape · Beethoven and Dinosaur
Best Audio Design
- Winner Forza Horizon 5 · Playground Games
- Nominee Deathloop · Arkane Studios
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart · Insomniac Games
- Nominee Resident Evil Village · Capcom
- Nominee Returnal · Housemarque
Best Performance
- Winner Maggie Robertson · Resident Evil Village
- Nominee Ozioma Akagha · Deathloop
- Nominee Jason E. Kelley · Deathloop
- Nominee Deathloop
- Nominee Giancarlo Esposito · Far Cry 6
- Nominee Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Nominee Erika Mori · Life Is Strange: True Colors
Games for Impact
- Winner Life Is Strange: True Colors · Deck Nine
- Nominee Before Your Eyes · GoodbyeWorld Games
- Nominee Boyfriend Dungeon · Kitfox Games
- Nominee Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Nominee No Longer Home · Humble Grove
Best Independent Game
- Winner Kena: Bridge of Spirits · Ember Lab
- Nominee Death's Door · Acid Nerve
- Nominee Inscryption · Daniel Mullins Games
- Nominee Loop Hero · Four Quarters
- Nominee Twelve Minutes
Best Debut Indie Game
- Winner Kena: Bridge of Spirits · Ember Lab
- Nominee Sable · Shedworks
- Nominee The Artful Escape · Beethoven and Dinosaur
- Nominee The Forgotten City · Modern Storyteller
- Nominee Valheim · Iron Gate Studio
Best Mobile Game
- Winner Genshin Impact · miHoYo
- Nominee Fantasian · Mistwalker
- Nominee League of Legends: Wild Rift · Riot Games
- Nominee Marvel Future Revolution
- Nominee Pokémon Unite · TiMi Studio Group
Best VR/AR Game
- Winner Resident Evil 4 · Capcom
- Nominee Hitman 3 · IO Interactive
- Nominee I Expect You to Die 2 · Schell Games
- Nominee Lone Echo II · Ready at Dawn
- Nominee Sniper Elite VR · Rebellion Developments
Best Action Game
- Winner Returnal · Housemarque
- Nominee Back 4 Blood · Turtle Rock Studios
- Nominee Chivalry 2 · Torn Banner Studios
- Nominee Deathloop · Arkane Studios
- Nominee Far Cry 6 · Ubisoft Toronto
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Winner Metroid Dread · MercurySteam, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
- Nominee Guardians of the Galaxy · Eidos Montreal
- Nominee Psychonauts 2 · Double Fine
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart · Insomniac Games
- Nominee Resident Evil Village · Capcom
Best Role Playing Game
- Winner Tales of Arise · Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Nominee Cyberpunk 2077 · CD Projekt RED
- Nominee Monster Hunter Rise · Capcom
- Nominee Scarlet Nexus · Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco Studios, Tose Co.
- Nominee Shin Megami Tensei V · Atlus
Best Fighting Game
- Winner Guilty Gear Strive · Arc System Works
- Nominee Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles · CyberConnect2
- Nominee Melty Blood: Type Lumina · French-Bread
- Nominee Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Nominee Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown · Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, Sega AM2
- Nominee Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown · Sega AM2
Best Family Game
- Winner It Takes Two · Hazelight Studios
- Nominee Mario Party Superstars · Nintendo Cube
- Nominee New Pokémon Snap · Bandai Namco Studios
- Nominee Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury · Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
- Nominee Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury · EAD Tokyo Group No. 2
- Nominee WarioWare: Get It Together! · Intelligent Systems
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Winner Age of Empires IV · Relic Entertainment
- Nominee Evil Genius 2: World Domination · Rebellion Developments
- Nominee Humankind · Amplitude Studios
- Nominee Inscryption · Daniel Mullins Games
- Nominee Microsoft Flight Simulator · Asobo Studio
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Winner Forza Horizon 5 · Playground Games
- Nominee F1 2021 · Codemasters
- Nominee FIFA 22 · EA Vancouver
- Nominee Hot Wheels Unleashed · Milestone S.r.l.
- Nominee Riders Republic · Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Berlin, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Pune
Best Multiplayer Game
- Winner It Takes Two · Hazelight Studios
- Nominee Back 4 Blood · Turtle Rock Studios
- Nominee Knockout City · Velan Studios
- Nominee Monster Hunter Rise · Capcom
- Nominee New World · Amazon Game Studios
- Nominee Valheim · Iron Gate Studio
Innovation in Accessibility
- Winner Forza Horizon 5 · Playground Games
- Nominee Far Cry 6 · Ubisoft Toronto
- Nominee Guardians of the Galaxy · Eidos Montreal
- Nominee Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart · Insomniac Games
- Nominee The Vale: Shadow of the Crown · Creative Bytes Studios, Falling Squirrel
Best Ongoing Game
- Winner Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn · Square Enix
- Nominee Apex Legends · Iron Galaxy Studios, Panic Button, Respawn Entertainment
- Nominee Call of Duty: Warzone · Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Treyarch
- Nominee Fortnite · Epic Games
- Nominee Genshin Impact · miHoYo
Best Community Support
- Winner Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn · Square Enix
- Nominee Apex Legends · Iron Galaxy Studios, Panic Button, Respawn Entertainment
- Nominee Destiny 2: Beyond Light · Bungie
- Nominee Fortnite · Epic Games
- Nominee No Man's Sky · Hello Games