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The Game Awards of 2023 are a wrap, and Baldur’s Gate 3 has won the top honor of Game of the Year. Larian’s Swen Vincke accepted the award in full armor.
With the plethora of excellent games having been released this year, many were honored in categories besides Game of the Year. For example, Alan Wake 2 won best narrative, while Tears of the Kingdom won best action-adventure game.
Complete list of winners at The Game Awards 2023
Game of the Year: Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners-up: Super Mario Bros Wonder, Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Alan Wake 3, Resident Evil 4
Best Game Direction: Alan Wake II
Runners-up: 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 II
Runners-up: Baldur’s Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Final Fantasy XVI, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Best Multiplayer: Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners-up: Diablo IV, Party Animals, Street Fighter 6, Super Mario Bros Wonder
Best Indie Game: Sea of Stars
Runners-up: Cocoon, Dave the Diver, Dredge, Viewfinder
Best Debut Indie Game: Cocoon
Runners-up: Dredge, Pizza Tower, Venba, Viewfinder
Best Art Direction: Alan Wake II
Runners-up: Hi-Fi Rush, Lies of P, Super Mario Bros Wonder, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Score and Music: Final Fantasy XVI, Masayoshi Soken
Runners-up: Alan Wake II, Petri Alanko; Baldur’s Gate 3, Borislav Slavov; Hi-Fi Rush, Shuichi Kobori; The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo Sound Team
Best Audio Design: Hi-Fi Rush
Runners-up: Alan Wake II, Dead Space (2023), Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4
Best Performance: Neil Newbon as Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners-up: Ben Starr as Clive Rosfield, Final Fantasy XVI; Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor; Idris Elba as Solomon Reed, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty; Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson, Alan Wake II; Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Innovations in Accessibility: Forza Motorsport
Runners-up: Diablo IV, Hi-Fi Rush, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Mortal Kombat 1, Street Fighter 6
Games for Impact: Tchia
Runners-up: A Space for the Unbound, Chants of Senaar, Goodbye Volcano High, Terra Nil, Venba
Best Ongoing Game: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Runners-up: Apex Legends, Final Fantasy XIV, Fortnite, Genshin Impact
Best Community preserve: Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners-up: Cyberpunk 2077, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV, No Man’s Sky
Best Mobile Game: Honkai: Star Rail
Runners-up: Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Monster Hunter Now, Terra Nil
Best VR/AR Game: Resident Evil Village VR Mode
Runners-up: Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Call of the Mountain, Humanity, Synapse
Best Action Game: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Runners-up: Dead Island 2, Ghostrunner 2, Hi-Fi Rush, Remnant 2
Best Action/Adventure Game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Runners-up: Alan Wake II, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Best Role-Playing Game: Baldur’s Gate 3
Runners-up: Final Fantasy XVI, Lies of P, Sea of Stars, Starfield
Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter 6
Runners-up: God of Rock, Mortal Kombat 1, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, Pocket Bravery
Best Family Game: Super Mario Bros Wonder
Runners-up: Disney Illusion Island, Party Animals, Pikmin 4, Sonic Superstars
Best Sim/Strategy Game: Pikmin 4
Runners-up: Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, Cities: Skylines II, Company of Heroes 3, Fire Emblem Engage
Best Sports/Racing Game: Forza Motorsport
Runners-up: EA Sports FC 24, F1 23, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged, The Crew Motorfest
Best Adaptation: The Last of Us
Runners-up: Castlevania: Nocturne, Gran Turismo, The Super Mario Bros Movie, Twisted Metal
Most Anticipated Game: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Runners-up: Hades II, admire a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Star Wars Outlaws, Tekken 8
Content Creator of the Year: Ironmouse
Runners-up: PeopleMakeGames, Quackity, Spreen, SypherPK
Best Esports Game: Valorant
Runners-up: Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, League of Legends, PUBG Mobile
Best Esports Athlete: Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
Runners-up: Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut, Max “Demon1” Mazanov, Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez, Park “Ruler” Jae-Hyuk, Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen
Best Esports Team: JD Gaming
Runners-up: Evil Geniuses, Fnatic, Gaimin Gladiators, Team Vitality
Best Esports Coach: Christine “Potter” Chi
Runners-up: Danny “Zonic” Sorensen, Jordan “Gunba” Graham, Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam, Yoon “Homme” Sung-Young
Best Esports Event: 2023 League of Legends World Championship
Runners-up: Blast.TV Paris Major 2023, EVO 2023, The International Dota 2 Championships 2023, Valorant Champions 2023
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