The Game Awards 2023 Winners List

Honoring the videogames from 2023, the yearly Game Awards is back. Touted as one of the biggest shows in the industry, it aims to celebrate the best of the best from this year. In this article, we share every winner in the Game Awards 2023 category. So if you missed the show but want to stay up-to-date with the winner list for Game Awards 2023, keep reading.

GAME OF THE YEAR

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

BEST GAME DIRECTION

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

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME

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

BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME

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

BEST SIM/STRATEGY GAME

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

BEST RPG

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

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME

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

BEST ADAPTATION

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

BEST ONGOING GAME

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

MOST ANTICIPATED TITLE OF THE YEAR

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth by Square Enix – WINNER
• Hades II by Supergiant Games
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega
• Star Wars Outlaws By Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft
• Tekken 8 By Bandai Namco/Arika

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

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

BEST FIGHTING GAME

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

BEST SCORE AND MUSIC

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

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT

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

GAMES FOR IMPACT

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

BEST AUDIO DESIGN

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

BEST ART DIRECTION

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

BEST ACTION GAME

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

BEST VR/AR GAME

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

BEST MOBILE GAME

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

BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME

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

BEST NARRATIVE

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

BEST PERFORMANCE

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

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR

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

INNOVATION FOR ACCESSIBILITY

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

BEST ESPORTS EVENT

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

BEST ESPORTS COACH

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

BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE

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

BEST ESPORTS TEAM

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

BEST ESPORTS GAME

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

BEST FAMILY GAME

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

And these are every winners from the 2023 Game Awards. This year we had a lot of fantastic titles with strong competition among each other. And we probably won’t have another such great year for video games. Hence, congratulations to every nominee and winner for making the Game Awards 2023 list. So, what do you think about the result? Did they meet your expectations? Which game did you want to win an award? Let us know in the comments below.