Game Awards 2022: and the title of Game of the Year is awarded to…

Over three hours, 32 awards were presented during the ceremony, including of course Game of the Year.

Among the favorites of the competition, we had of course Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok (even though Horizon Forbidden Westas well as A Plague Tale: Requiem and stray, two French games, also shone in the nominations), which won numerous awards. But which of the two titans finally obtained the ultimate title of the event? Answer below.

32 categories and some surprises

For the sake of completeness, we will present each category one by one with its associated winner, and list the nominees, in order to provide an overview. It should be noted that 31 categories were established by a jury bringing together mainly sites and members of the press specializing in video games.

A traditional separate category intended for the “Voice of the players” was also part of the game, the winner of which was decided by a vote on the official website of the Game Awards. If the result may surprise you, it is apparently because the vote in question would have suffered from bugs and potential external influences…

But without further ado, here are the winners of the different categories:

Game of the Year: Elden Ring

Named in this category:

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• stray
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Game of the Year (Voice of Players): Genshin Impact

Named in this category:

• Sonic Frontiers
• Genshin Impact
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• stray

Best Game Direction: Elden Ring

Named in this category:

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• immortality
• stray

Best Storytelling: God of War Ragnarok

Named in this category:

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• immortality

Best Art Direction: Elden Ring

Named in this category:

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Scorn
• stray

Best Soundtrack: God of War Ragnarok

Named in this category:

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Metal: Hellsinger
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Audio Design: God of War Ragnarok

Named in this category:

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Forbidden West

Best Performance: Christopher Judge (Kratos)

Named in this category:

• Ashley Burch (Aloy – Horizon Forbidden West)
• Charlotte McBurney (Amicia – A Plague Tale: Requiem)
• Christopher Judge (Kratos – God of War Ragnarok)
• Manon Gage (immortality)
• Sunny Suljic (Atreus- God of War Ragnarok)

Impact game: As Dusk Falls

Named in this category:

• A Memoir Blue
• As Dusk Falls
• Citizen Sleeper
• Endling – Extinction is Forever
• Hindsight
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Best Tracking: Final Fantasy XIV Online

Named in this category:

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Indie Game: stray

Named in this category:

• Cult of the Lamb
• Neon White
• Sifu
• stray
• Tunic

Best Mobile Game: marvel snap

Named in this category:

• Apex Legends Mobile
• Diablo Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• marvel snap
• Tower of Fantasy

Best Community Support: Final Fantasy XIV Online

Named in this category:

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

Innovation in Accessibility Award: God of War Ragnarok

Named in this category:

• As Dusk Falls
• God of War Ragnarok
• Return to Monkey Island
• The Last of Us Part I Remaster
• The Quarry

Best VR/AR Game: Moss – Book I

Named in this category:

• After the Fall
• Among Us VR
• bonelab
• Moss: Book I
• RedMatter 2

Best Action Game: Bayonetta 3

Named in this category:

• Bayonetta 3
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Best Action/Adventure Game: God of War Ragnarok

Named in this category:

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• stray
• Tunic

Best Roleplaying Game: Elden Ring

Named in this category:

• Elden Ring
• Live to Live
• Pokemon Legends: Arceus
• Triangle Strategy
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Fighting Game: Multiverse

Named in this category:

• DNF Dueling
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
• The King of Fighters XV
• Multiverse
• Sifu

Best Sports/Racing Game: Gran Turismo 7

Named in this category:

• F1 22
• FIFA 23
• NBA 2K23
• Gran Turismo 7
• OlliOlli World

Best Strategy/Simulation Game: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

Named in this category:

• Dune: Spice Wars
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Total War: Warhammer III
• Two Point Campus
• Victoria 3

Best Family Game: Kirby and the Forgotten World

Named in this category:

• Kirby and the Forgotten World
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Nintendo Switch Sports
• Splatoon 3

Best Multiplayer Game: Splatoon 3

Named in this category:

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Multiverse
• Overwatch 2
• Splatoon 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Best First Game from an Independent Studio: stray

Named in this category:

• Neon White
• norco
• stray
• Tunic
• vampire survivors

Best Series/Film Adaptation: Arcane

Named in this category:

• Arcane: League of Legends
• Cyberpunk: Edge Runners
• The Cuphead Show
• Sonic The Hedgehog 2
• Uncharted

Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda – Tears of the Kingdom

Named in this category:

• Final Fantasy XVI
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Resident Evil 4 Remake
• Starfield
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Esports Game: Valorant

Named in this category:

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• DOTA 2
• League of Legends
• Rocket League
• Valorant

Best Ethnic Athlete: Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker

Named in this category:

• Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon (League of Legends)
• Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok (League of Legends)
• Finn “Karrigan” Andersen (CS:GO)
• Oleksander “S1MPLE” Kostyliev (CS:GO)
• Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Valorant)

Best Esports Team: Loud

Named in this category:

• Darkzero Esport (Apex Legends)
• Faze Clan (CS:GO)
• Gen.G (League of Legends)
• LA Thieves (call of duty)
• Loud (Valorant)

Best Esports Coach: BZKA

Named in this category:

• Andrii “B1AD3” Horodenskyi (NAVI – CS:GO)
• Matheus “BZKA” Tarasconi (Loud – Valorant)
• Erik “D00MBR0S” Sandgren (FPX- Valorant)
• Robbert » Robban » Dahlström (Faze Clan – CS:GO)
• Go “Score” Dong-Bin (Gen.G – League of Legends)

Best Esports Event: 2022 League of Legends Championship

Named in this category:

• EVO 2022
• 2022 League of Legends World Championship
• PGL Major Antwerp 2022
• The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
• Valorant Champions 2022

Content Creator of the Year: Ludwig

Named in this category:

• Karl Jacobs
• Ludwig
• nibellion
• nobru
• QTCinderella

If you feel like it, you can find the full replay of the ceremony via the 4K video below:

Source : The Game Awards