The Game Awards 2023: All The Winners and Video Game Trailers

The Game Awards 2023 is here, and Game Crater has got you covered with all the winners and video game trailers for the event.

Hosted by Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards celebrates the achievements in the gaming industry from the past year. As 2023 has been an impressive year for releases, this year’s Game Awards ceremony will be bigger than ever, with plenty of world premiere game trailers along the way. Here are all the announcements and winners from The Game Awards 2023:

The Game Awards 2023 Winners

Game of the Year

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

Best Performance

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

Best Narrative

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

Best Game Direction

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

Best Action/Adventure Game

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

Best RPG

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

Player’s Choice Award

• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
• Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
• Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red)

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)
• Winner: Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best Sports/Racing

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

Best Multiplayer

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

Best Adaptation

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

Best Ongoing Game

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

Best Family Game

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

Games for Impact

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

Best Debut Indie Game

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

Best Action Game

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

Best Art Direction

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

Best Audio Design

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

Best VR/AR Game

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

Best Mobile Game

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

Innovation in Accessibility

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

Best Score and Music

• Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
• Winner: Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)
• Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best Independent Game

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

Best Community Support

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

Best Fighting Game

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

Most Anticipated Game

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

Best Esports Athlete

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

Best Esports Coach

• Winner: Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant)
• 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 Event

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

Best Esports Game

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

Content Creator of the Year

• Winner: IronMouse
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK

All Game Awards 2023 Video Game Trailers

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake is from the developer of It Takes Two. The remake is coming on February 28, 2024

Pony Island 2: Panda Circus

From the creator of Inscryption comes the sequel to Pony Island, Pony Island 2: Panda Circus. It’s a mysterious pixel art puzzle adventure game featuring FMV segments with actor ProZD as well as multiple gameplay styles, including first-person and 2D sidescrolling.

Rise of the Golden Idol

Rise of the Golden Idol is a detective game published by Netflix in which players will solve 15 crimes. It is coming to Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.

Usual June

Developed by Finji, the creator of Chicory: A Colorful Tale, comes Usual June, a 3rd person hack and slash releasing in 2025.

Harmonium: The Musical

A musical game featuring an entirely deaf cast of characters and original songs told through sign language and colorful visuals. It is coming to Game Pass and Netflix Games.

Windblown

From the creator of Dead Cells comes a co-op isometric hack and slash called Windblown. It is coming to PC Early Access in 2024. You can read all about it in our article here.

Thrasher

Thrasher is the next game from the developer of Thumper. It is coming in 2024.

Dave the Diver Dredge DLC

Dave the Diver is getting a crossover with the popular indie game Dredge. It is coming on December 15, 2023. For more information, you can check out our article here.

World of Goo 2

The long-awaited sequel to World of Goo is finally here after 15 long years. World of Goo 2 is a physics-based puzzle game coming in.

Metaphor Re Fantazio

Metaphor Re Fantazio is a brand-new fantasy RPG from Atlus, the creator of the Persona series. It features a mix of turn-based and action-time combat and is coming in Fall 2024.

Exodus

Exodus is a time-bending sci-fi adventure featuring Matthew McConaughey as a key character. It’s a third-person shooter which invites you to become the traveler. It’s coming for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.

God of War: Ragnarok Valhalla DLC

The first DLC for God of War: Ragnarok is called Valhalla, a roguelike solo adventure for Kratos. It’s coming on December 12, 2023, and is completely free.

Big Walk

From the creators of Untilted Goose Game comes the surreal first-person co-op game Big Walk. In it, you explore a strange and colorful world, solving puzzles and playing together. It’s coming in 2025.

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

There was a musical performance for a song from Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, followed by a new gameplay trailer. It showcased exploration segments as well as some combat sequences. It is coming in 2024 for Steam, Xbox Series X/S, and Game Pass.

Kemuri

The debut game from developer Unseen. Little was said about it other than the CG trailer.

No Rest For the Wicked

The newest game from Private Division, the creators of the Ori series, comes the epic fantasy isometric adventure game No Rest For the Wicked. More information will come on March 1, 2024.

SEGA Game Reveal

SEGA announced 5 new games, including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Shinobi. It teased that more are to come as well.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

The next Dragon Ball fighting game is Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero was announced for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

The Casting of Frank Stone

From the world of Dark by Daylight and developer Supermassive Games comes the singleplayer cinematic narrative-driven experience, The Casting of Frank Stone. It is coming in 2024.

Visions of Mana

Square Enix presents the next game in the Mana series, Visions of Mana. It’s a gorgeous, third-person JRPG coming to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox in 2024.

Rise of the Ronin

We got another trailer for Team Ninja’s upcoming samurai soulslike, Rise of the Ronin. This trailer showcased the game’s challenging combat, as well as more story moments and epic battles. It will be released exclusively for PlayStation on March 22, 2024.

You can read more about the game here.

OD

A very short trailer showcasing some of the cast of Kojima’s next immersive horror game. It stars actors Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and Udo Kier and is being made in collaboration with Jordan Peele. OD will be an Xbox exclusive and will utilize Xbox cloud technology.

Jurassic Park Survival

A brand-new Jurassic Park game called Jurassic Park Survival. It is a first-person adventure game coming for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Fortnite Rocket Racing

Fortnite Rocket Racing, a new racing mode from the developers of Rocket League, Psyonix, got its first trailer. It is dropping tomorrow, December 8, 2023.

Black Myth Wukong

Developer GameScience showcased a new trailer for its upcoming soulslike game inspired by Journey to the West, Black Myth Wukong. It is coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on August 20, 2024.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

A brand new release date trailer dropped, announcing it is launching on February 2, 2024.

Warframe Whisper in the Walls Expansion

The next major Warframe expansion, Whisper in the Walls, got a new trailer showcasing the locations, enemies, and story details. It will be released on December 13, 2023./

Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a 2D platforming adventure EA Original game starring Abubakar Salim. It is releasing on April 23, 2024.

Lost Records: Bloom and Rage

From the creators of Life is Strange, Don’t Nod, comes their newest game, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage. It is coming in 2024.

The First Berserker: Khazan

The First Berserker: Khazan combines anime visuals with photorealistic environments. It is a single-player soulslike action-adventure game set in the Dungeon and Fighter (DNF) universe.

Final Fantasy Rebirth x Apex Legends Crossover

Final Fantasy Rebirth is crossing over into Apex Legends on January 9, 2024. We also got a trailer for the game’s main theme song.

Honaki Star Rail New Update

A trailer for the next Honkai Star Rail update was shown at the Game Awards 2023. It is coming in 2024.

Marvel’s Blade

Marvel’s Blade was announced with a CG trailer. It is a mature single-player action game set in Paris developed by Arkane Lyon and published by Bethesda.

Last Sentinel

We got a cinematic trailer for Last Sentinel from developer Lightspeed Studios. Not much info was given.

The First Descendant

The First Descendant is a third-person sci-fi adventure game. It is coming in Summer 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Zenless Zone Zero

We got an action-packed trailer for Zenless Zone Zero at the Game Awards 2023. It is the latest game from HoYoverse, and it is coming in 2024. You can read all about it here.

MechaBreak

MechaBreak is a brand-new third-person mech game with melee and ranged combat. Its closed Alpha is coming soon.

GTFO The Final Chapter

We got a trailer for the next update of GTFO at the Game Awards 2023. There is a free weekend happening at the end of the week.

Den of Wolves

The next game from developer 10 Chambers is a first-person sci-fi heist shooter called Den of Wolves. You can wishlist it now.

Exoborne

We got a CG trailer for Exoborne from developer Sharkmob. It is a tactical open-world extraction shooter from some of the creators of the Division.

Asgard’s Wrath 2

Asgard’s Wrath 2 is a VR fantasy action game starring Mathew Mercer as Loki. It is releasing on December 15, 2023.

Fallout TV Series

We got a new trailer for the upcoming Amazon Fallout TV series. It showed mostly old footage but some new clips as well.

No Man’s Sky Update

We got a trailer showcasing the various updates No Man’s Sky has received, as well as the announcement that more updates are coming in 2024.

Light No Fire

The next game from developer Hello Games is the first true open-world called Light No Fire. It offers a multiplayer, procedurally generated fantasy world.

Stormgate

Stormgate is a new real-time strategy game from developer Frost Giant starring Simu Liu. It has multiplayer modes as well as an ongoing campaign.

Final Fantasy 16 Echoes of the Fallen & The Rising Tide DLC

Two DLC for Final Fantasy 16 were announced, called Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide. Echoes of the Fallen is set before the final battle of the base game and is available right now. The Rising Tide is coming out in 2024.

The Finals

The Finals got a brand new trailer with a new launch date for the full game and Season 1. It is launching tonight on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.

Monster Hunter Wilds

We got a trailer for the next Monster Hunter game, titled Monster Hunter Wilds. It is coming in 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. More information is coming in Summer 2024.