Elden Ring, God of War: Ragnarok, and Stray are the triumphators of The Game Awards 2022! And Genshin Impact won the Player's Choice Award
One of the most exciting events of the gaming year, The Game Awards 2022, took place.
Here's What We Know
The best projects of the year were named in different categories, and their developers received a sea of applause and prestigious awards from the hands of celebrities. Hollywood celebrities such as Al Pacino, Daniel Craig and Rian Johnson handed out the statuettes.
The Last of Us stars Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal jointly took the stage to announce the winner in the Best Action Game category, which was Bayonetta 3.
And the Best Game of the Year, as announced, was declared by the eccentric game designer Josef Fares - the winner of the same category in 2021 with It Takes Two.
The best game of 2022 was action-RPG from FromSoftware - Elden Ring. The game also took the award in the categories of Best Production, Best Artistic Style and Best Role-playing Game.
The winner in six categories was God of War: Ragnarok.
Stray Cats was not left out and won Best Indie Game and Best Debut Indie Project.
And Genshin Impact won in the Player's Choice category.
Full list of Winners and Nominees for The Game Awards 2022:
Game of the Year
- Elden Ring is the winner!
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Production
- Elden Ring is the winner!
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Best Game Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV is a winner!
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Indie Game
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Stray is the winner!
- TUNIC
Best Debut Indie Game
- Neon White
- Norco
- Stray is the winner!
- TUNIC
- Vampire Survivors
Best Narrative
- Elden Ring
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War: Ragnarok is a winner!
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Best Art Style
- Elden Ring - the winner!
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Scorn
- Stray
Best Music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok - the winner!
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarok - the winner!
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Actor
- Ashley Birch, Eloi from Horizon Forbidden West
- Charlotte McBurney, Amitia from A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Christopher Judge, Kratos from God of War: Ragnarok - winner!
- Manon Gage, Marissa Marcelle from Immortality
- Sonny Suljik, Atreyu from God of War: Ragnarok.
Best Game Making the Most Influence
- A Memoir Blue.
- As Dusk Falls is the winner!
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling - Extinction is Forever
- Hindsight
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV is a winner!
- Fortnite
- No Man's Sky
Best Mobile Game
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel Snap is the winner!
- Tower of Fantasy
Best VR/AR game
- After the Fall
- Among Us VR
- BONELAB
- Moss: Book II is a winner!
- Red Matter 2
Best Action
- Bayonetta 3 - the winner!
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Neon White
- Sifu
- TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Best Adventure
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarok is the winner!
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- TUNIC
Best Role Playing Game
- Elden Ring is the winner!
- Live a Live
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Fighting Game
- DNF Duel
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
- MultiVersus - the winner!
- Sifu
- The King of Fighters XV
Best Family Game
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Winner!
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
Best Sports Racing Game
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7 is the winner!
- OlliOlli World
Best Simulator/Strategy
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - the winner!
- Total War: Warhammer III
- Two Point Campus
- Victoria 3
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- MultiVersus
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3 is a winner!
- TMNT: Shredder's Revenge
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4 remake
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a winner!
The best innovations in accessibility
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War: Ragnarok - the winner!
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part I
- The Quarry
Best eSports Game
- CS:GO
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- Valorant - the winner!
Best Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends - winner!
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners!
- The Cuphead Show!
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2!
- Uncharted