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The Game Awards 2023

Held in 2023 · 23 categories · everything in 2023

Game of the Year

Winner Baldur's Gate 3 · Larian Studios
Nominee Alan Wake 2 · Remedy Entertainment
Nominee Resident Evil 4 · Capcom
Nominee Spider-Man 2 · Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
Nominee Super Mario Bros. Wonder · Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Nominee The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom · Monolith Soft Inc., Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

Best Game Direction

Winner Alan Wake 2 · Remedy Entertainment
Nominee Baldur's Gate 3 · Larian Studios
Nominee Spider-Man 2 · Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
Nominee Super Mario Bros. Wonder · Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Nominee The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom · Monolith Soft Inc., Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

Best Narrative

Winner Alan Wake 2 · Remedy Entertainment
Nominee Baldur's Gate 3 · Larian Studios
Nominee Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty · CD Projekt RED
Nominee Final Fantasy XVI · Square Enix
Nominee Spider-Man 2 · Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software

Best Art Direction

Winner Alan Wake 2 · Remedy Entertainment
Nominee Hi-Fi Rush · Tango Gameworks
Nominee Lies of P · Round 8 Studio
Nominee Super Mario Bros. Wonder · Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Nominee The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom · Monolith Soft Inc., Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

Best Score and Music

Winner Final Fantasy XVI · Square Enix
Nominee Alan Wake 2 · Remedy Entertainment
Nominee Baldur's Gate 3 · Larian Studios
Nominee Hi-Fi Rush · Tango Gameworks
Nominee The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom · Monolith Soft Inc., Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

Best Audio Design

Winner Hi-Fi Rush · Tango Gameworks
Nominee Alan Wake 2 · Remedy Entertainment
Nominee Dead Space · Motive Studio
Nominee Resident Evil 4 · Capcom
Nominee Spider-Man 2 · Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software

Best Performance

Winner Neil Newbon · Baldur's Gate 3
Nominee Melanie Liburd · Alan Wake 2
Nominee Idris Elba · Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Nominee Ben Starr · Final Fantasy XVI
Nominee Yuri Lowenthal · Spider-Man 2
Nominee Cameron Monaghan · Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Games for Impact

Winner Tchia · Awaceb
Nominee A Space for the Unbound · Mojiken Studio, Toge Productions
Nominee Chants of Sennaar · Rundisc
Nominee Goodbye Volcano High · KO_OP, Sweet Baby Inc.
Nominee Terra Nil · Free Lives
Nominee Venba · Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Visai Studios

Best Independent Game

Best Debut Indie Game

Winner Cocoon · Geometric Interactive
Nominee Dredge · Black Salt Games
Nominee Pizza Tower · Tour De Pizza
Nominee Venba · Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Visai Studios
Nominee Viewfinder

Best Mobile Game

Winner Honkai: Star Rail · miHoYo
Nominee Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis · Applibot
Nominee Hello Kitty Island Adventure · Sunblink
Nominee Monster Hunter Now · Niantic Games Team, Scopely
Nominee Terra Nil · Free Lives

Best VR/AR Game

Winner Resident Evil Village · Capcom
Nominee Gran Turismo 7 · Polyphony Digital
Nominee Horizon Call of the Mountain · Firesprite, Guerrilla Games, Guerrilla and Firesprite
Nominee Humanity · Tha Ltd.
Nominee Synapse · nDreams

Best Action Game

Winner Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon · FromSoftware
Nominee Dead Island 2 · Deep Silver Dambuster Studios
Nominee Ghostrunner 2 · One More Level
Nominee Hi-Fi Rush · Tango Gameworks
Nominee Remnant 2 · Gunfire Games

Best Action/Adventure Game

Winner The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom · Monolith Soft Inc., Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Nominee Alan Wake 2 · Remedy Entertainment
Nominee Resident Evil 4 · Capcom
Nominee Spider-Man 2 · Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
Nominee Star Wars Jedi: Survivor · Respawn Entertainment

Best Role Playing Game

Winner Baldur's Gate 3 · Larian Studios
Nominee Final Fantasy XVI · Square Enix
Nominee Lies of P · Round 8 Studio
Nominee Sea of Stars · Sabotage Studio
Nominee Starfield · Bethesda Game Studios

Best Fighting Game

Winner Street Fighter 6 · Capcom
Nominee God of Rock
Nominee Mortal Kombat 1 · NetherRealm Studios
Nominee Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 · Fair Play Labs
Nominee Pocket Bravery · Statera Studio

Best Family Game

Winner Super Mario Bros. Wonder · Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Nominee Disney Illusion Island
Nominee Party Animals · Recreate Games
Nominee Pikmin 4
Nominee Sonic Superstars · Arzest, Sonic Team

Best Sim/Strategy Game

Winner Pikmin 4
Nominee Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp · WayForward Technologies
Nominee Cities: Skylines II · Iceflake Studios
Nominee Company of Heroes 3 · Relic Entertainment
Nominee Fire Emblem Engage · Intelligent Systems

Best Sports/Racing Game

Winner Forza Motorsport · Turn 10 Studios
Nominee EA Sports FC 24 · EA Vancouver
Nominee F1 23 · Codemasters
Nominee Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged · Milestone S.r.l.
Nominee The Crew Motorfest · Ubisoft Ivory Tower

Best Multiplayer Game

Winner Baldur's Gate 3 · Larian Studios
Nominee Diablo IV · Blizzard Albany, Blizzard Entertainment
Nominee Party Animals · Recreate Games
Nominee Street Fighter 6 · Capcom
Nominee Super Mario Bros. Wonder · Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

Innovation in Accessibility

Winner Forza Motorsport · Turn 10 Studios
Nominee Diablo IV · Blizzard Albany, Blizzard Entertainment
Nominee Hi-Fi Rush · Tango Gameworks
Nominee Mortal Kombat 1 · NetherRealm Studios
Nominee Spider-Man 2 · Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
Nominee Street Fighter 6 · Capcom

Best Ongoing Game

Winner Cyberpunk 2077 · CD Projekt RED
Nominee Apex Legends · Iron Galaxy Studios, Panic Button, Respawn Entertainment
Nominee Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn · Square Enix
Nominee Fortnite · Epic Games
Nominee Genshin Impact · miHoYo

Best Community Support

Winner Baldur's Gate 3 · Larian Studios
Nominee Cyberpunk 2077 · CD Projekt RED
Nominee Destiny 2 · Bungie
Nominee Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn · Square Enix
Nominee No Man's Sky · Hello Games