The Game Awards 2023 – Winners List

The annual Game Awards is back, honoring the video games of 2023. Renowned as one of the industry’s premier events, it’s dedicated to honoring the finest creations of the year. In this article, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all the winners from the Game Awards 2023 categories. If you missed the show but want to remain informed about the Game Awards 2023 winners, read on!

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Alan Wake 2: Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing
• Baldur’s Gate 3: Larian Studios – WINNER
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Insomniac Games/SIE
• Resident Evil 4 Remake: Capcom
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• The Legend of Zelda – Tears of the Kingdom: Nintendo/Nintendo EPD

BEST GAME DIRECTION

• Alan Wake 2: Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing – WINNER
• Baldur’s Gate 3: Larian Studios
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Insomniac Games/SIE
• Resident Evil 4 Remake: Capcom
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• The Legend of Zelda – Tears of the Kingdom: Nintendo/Nintendo EPD

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME

• Baldur’s Gate 3: Larian Studios – WINNER
• Diablo IV: Blizzard Entertainment
• Party Animals: Recreate Games
• Street Fighter 6: Capcom
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME

• EA Sports FC 24: EA Romania/EA Vancouver/EA Sports
• F1 23: Codemasters/EA Sports
• Forza Motorsport: Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios – WINNER
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
• The Crew Motorfest: Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft

BEST SIM/STRATEGY GAME

• Advance Wars 1+2 – Re-Boot Camp: WayForward/Nintendo
• Cities: Skylines II: Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive
• Company of Heroes 3: Relic Entertainment/Sega
• Fire Emblem Engage: Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
• Pikmin 4: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo – WINNER

BEST RPG

• Baldur’s Gate 3: Larian Studios – WINNER
• Final Fantasy XVI: Square Enix
• Lies of P: Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games
• Sea of Stars: Sabotage Studio
• Starfield: Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME

• Alan Wake 2: Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Insomniac Games/SIE
• Resident Evil 4 Remake: Capcom
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor: Respawn Entertainment/EA
• The Legend of Zelda – Tears of the Kingdom: Nintendo/Nintendo EPD – WINNER

BEST ADAPTATION

• Castlevania: Nocturne: Powerhouse Animation/Netflix
• Gran Turismo: PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures
• The Last of Us: HBO/PlayStation Productions – WINNER
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures
• Twisted Metal: PlayStation Productions/Peacock

BEST ONGOING GAME

• Apex Legends: Respawn Entertainment/EA
• Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt Red – WINNER
• Final Fantasy XIV: Square Enix
• Fortnite: Epic Games
• Genshin Impact: HoYoverse

MOST ANTICIPATED TITLE OF THE YEAR

• Apex Legends: Respawn Entertainment/EA
• Cyberpunk 2077: CD Projekt Red – WINNER
• Final Fantasy XIV: Square Enix
• Fortnite: Epic Games
• Genshin Impact: HoYoverse

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

• Cocoon: Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
• Dave the Diver: MINTROCKET
• Dredge: Black Salt Games/Team 17
• Sea of Stars: Sabotage Studio – WINNER
• Viewfinder: Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing

BEST FIGHTING GAME

• God of Rock: Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games
• Mortal Kombat 1: NetherRealm Studios/WB Games
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2: Ludosity/GameMill Entertainment/Fair Play Labs
• Pocket Bravery: Statera Studio/PQube
• Street Fighter 6: Capcom – WINNER

BEST SCORE AND MUSIC

• Petri Alanko: Alan Wake 2
• Borislav Slavov: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Masayoshi Soken: Final Fantasy XVI – WINNER
• Shuichi Kobori: Hi-Fi Rush
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Sound Team

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT

• Baldur’s Gate 3: Larian Studios – WINNER
• Cyberpunk 2077: by CD Projekt Red
• Destiny 2: Bungie
• Final Fantasy XIV: Square Enix
• No Man’s Sky: Hello Games

GAMES FOR IMPACT

• A Space for the Unbound: Mojiken Studio/Chorus/Toge Productions
• Chants of Sennaar: Rundisc/Focus Entertainment
• Goodbye Volcano High: KO_OP
• Tchia: Awaceb/Kepler Interactive – WINNER
• Terra Nil: Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix
• Venba – Visai Games

BEST AUDIO DESIGN

• Alan Wake 2: Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing
• Dead Space: Motive Studio/EA
• Hi-Fi Rush: Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks – WINNER
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Insomniac Games/SIE
• Resident Evil 4: Capcom

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Alan Wake 2: Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing – WINNER
• Hi-Fi Rush: Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
• Lies of P: Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• The Legend of Zelda – Tears of the Kingdom: Nintendo/Nintendo EPD

BEST ACTION GAME

• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – FromSoftware/Bandai Namco – WINNER
• Dead Island 2: Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver
• Ghostrunner 2: One More Level/505 Games
• Hi-Fi Rush: Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
• Remnant 2: Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing

BEST VR/AR GAME

• Gran Turismo 7: Polyphony Digital/SIE
• Humanity: THA LTD/Enhance Games
• Horizon Call of the Mountain: Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode: Capcom – WINNER
• Synapse: nDreams

BEST MOBILE GAME

• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis – Applibot/Square Enix
• Honkai: Star Rail: HoYoverse – WINNER
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure: Sunblink Entertainment
• Monster Hunter Now: Niantic/Capcom
• Terra Nil: Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix

BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME

• Cocoon: Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive – WINNER
• Dredge: Black Salt Games/Team 17
• Pizza Tower: Tour de Pizza
• Venba: Visai Games
• Viewfinder: Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing

BEST NARRATIVE

• Alan Wake 2: Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing – WINNER
• Baldur’s Gate 3: Larian Studios
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – (CD Projekt Red)
• Final Fantasy XVI: Square Enix
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Insomniac Games/SIE

BEST PERFORMANCE

• Final Fantasy XVI: Ben Starr
• STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor – Cameron Monaghan
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – Idris Elba
• Alan Wake 2: Melanie Liburd
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Astarion): Neil Newbon – WINNER
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Yuri Lowenthal

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR

• IronMouse – WINNER
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK

INNOVATION FOR ACCESSIBILITY

• Diablo IV: Blizzard Entertainment
• Forza Motorsport: Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios – WINNER
• Hi-Fi Rush: Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2: Insomniac Games/SIE
• Mortal Kombat 1: NetherRealm Studios/WB Games
• Street Fighter 6: Capcom

BEST ESPORTS EVENT

• 2023 World Championship: League of Legends – WINNER
• Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• VALORANT Champions 2023

BEST ESPORTS COACH

• Evil Geniuses – Valorant: Christine “Potter” Chi – WINNER
• Team Falcons – Counter-Strike: Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
• Florida Mayhem – Overwatch: Jordan “Gunba” Graham
• Team Vitality – Counter-Strike: Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
• JD Gaming – League of Legends: Yoon “Homme” Sung-Young

BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE

• League of Legends: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok – WINNER
• CS:GO – Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
• Valorant: Max “Demon1″ Mazanov
• Call of Duty: Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
• League of Legends: Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
• Apex Legends: Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen

BEST ESPORTS TEAM

• Evil Geniuses
• FNATIC
• GAIMIN GLADIATORS
• JD GAMING – WINNER
• TEAM VITALITY

BEST ESPORTS GAME

• Counter-Strike 2: Valve
• Dota 2: Valve
• League of Legends: Riot Games
• PUBG Mobile: LightSpeed Studios/Tencent Games
• Valorant: Riot Games – WINNER

BEST FAMILY GAME

• Disney Illusion Island: Dlala Studios/Disney
• Party Animals: Recreate Games
• Pikmin 4: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• Sonic Superstars: Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo – WINNER

Here are all the winners from the 2023 Game Awards. This year boasted an impressive lineup of exceptional titles, showcasing intense competition among them. It’s unlikely we’ll witness another year quite like this in video games. Congratulations to every nominee and winner for their contributions to the Game Awards 2023. What are your thoughts on the results? Did they align with your expectations? What game were you hoping would win an award? Share your opinions in the comments below!