The annual Game Awards returns in person this year live from the Microsoft Theater. Once again, Geoff Keighley hosted the award show, opening with a few choice words about the way employees are treated in video game companies, to which the audience responded with approving applause.
Of course, at the end of the day, the Game Awards is about the awards and here are the 30 winners of the night.
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The Winners
- Games for Impact – Life is Strange True Colors
- Best Esports athlete – S1mple
- Best Esports team – Natus Vincere
- Best Esports coach – Kkoma
- Best Esports event – 2021 League of Legends World Championship
- Best audio design – Forza Horizon 5
- Best indie game – Kena Bridge of Spirits
- Best performance – Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu
- Best action game – Returnal
- Best art direction – Deathloop
- Player’s voice – Halo Infinite
- Best RPG – Tales of Arise
- Best score/music – Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139
- Content creator of the year – Dream
- Best multiplayer game – It Takes Two
- Best mobile game – Genshin Impact
- Best narrative – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Best action/adventure game – Metroid Dread
- Best ongoing game – Final Fantasy XIV
- Best community support – Final Fantasy FXIV
- Innovation and accessibility- Forza Horizon 5
- Best sports/racing game – Forza Horizon 5
- Best game direction – Deathloop
- Best Esports game – League of Legends
- Best family game – It Takes Two
- Best fighting game – Guilty Gear Strive
- Best sim/strategy – Age of Empires IV
- Best VR/AR – Resident Evil 4 VR
- Most anticipated game – Elden Ring
- Game of the Year – It Takes Two
What do you think?
Without a doubt, many of the winners were expected. However, there were a few that left us scratching our heads. Is It Takes Two your game of the year? Let us know down below in the comments.