God of War: Ragnarok and Vampire Survivors triumph at the BAFTA Games Awards 2023
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards ceremony took place.
Video games have long been relegated to contemporary art, so the BAFTA experts award the prize to the best projects of the year in various categories.
This time the British experts decided that the indie project Vampire Survivors is the Game of the Year - a clear success for the lone developer Luca Galante!
Most of the Games Awards 2023 went to God of War: Ragnarok, with Santa Monica Studio's game winning in six categories. But its main competitor in last year's nominations, Elden Ring, won just two awards.
A special award for lifetime achievement went to Japanese engineer Shuhei Yoshida, who has made a huge contribution to the gaming industry, was one of the creators of the first PlayStation and now supports independent developers.
Full List of BAFTA 2023 Winners:
- Game of the Year (audience choice) - God of War: Ragnarok;
- Game of the Year (Jury's Choice) - Vampire Survivors;
- Best Animation - God of War: Ragnarok;
- Best Artistic Representation - Tunic;
- Best British game - RollerDrome;
- Best Debut Game - Tunic;
- Best Evolving Game - Final Fantasy XIV Online;
- Best Family Game - Kirby and the Forgotten Land;
- Best Beyond Entertainment Game - Endling - Extinction is Forever;
- Best Game Design - Vampire Survivors;
- Best Multiplayer - Elden Ring;
- Best Music - God of War: Ragnarok;
- Best Sound - God of War Ragnarök;
- Best Storytelling - Immortality;
- Best Original Project - Elden Ring;
- Best Voice Actor - Christopher Judge (Kratos in God of War: Ragnarok);
- Best Supporting Actor - Laya DeLeon Hayes (Angrboda in God of War: Ragnarok);
- Best Technical Achievement - Horizon Forbidden West.
