The Game Award for Game of the Year 2023-All Games list & Winners

The Game Award for Game of the Year 2023 was won by Baldur’s Gate 3. This award is given to a video game that represents the pinnacle of gaming for the year. The Game Awards winners are determined by a “blended vote” that accounts for jury votes and fan votes. The jury votes account for 90% of the voting weight while the fan votes make up the remaining 10%.

Baldur’s Gate 3 also won the awards for Best Multiplayer and Best Narrative. The Game Awards 2023 was streamed live on December 7, 2023. It’s interesting to note that different games won the Game of the Year award at different events. For instance, Elden Ring won the Game of the Year at the New York Game Awards 2023, and Vampire Survivors won the Best Game prize at the BAFTA Games Awards.

Complete list of The Game Awards – 2023 winners

Best Family Game

• Super Mario Bros Wonder

Award for Innovation and Accessibility

• Forza Motorsport

Best esports athlete

• Faker

Best esports coach

• Potter

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Best esports event

• 2023 League of Legends World Championships

Best esports game

• Valorant

Best esports team

• JD Gaming

Content Creator of the Year

• Ironmouse

Best Performance

• Neil Newborn (The Baldur’s Gate 3)

Best Narrative

• Alan Wake 2

Best Debut Indie Game

• Cocoon

Best Action Game

• Armorded Core 6

Best Art Direction

• Alan Wake 2

Best AR/VR

• Resident Evil Village

Best Mobile Game

• Honkai Star Rail

Best Audio Design

• Hi-Fi Rush

Games for Impact

• Tchia

Best Score and Music

• Final Fantasy XVI

Best Independent Game

• Sea of Stars

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3

Best Fighting Game

• Street Fighter 6

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Best Ongoing Game

• Cyberpunk 2077

Best Adaptation

• The Last of Us

Best Action-Adventure Games

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best RPG

• Baldur’s Gate 3

Best Sim Game

• Pikmin 4

Best Sports/Racing Game

• Forza Motorsport

Best Multiplayer

• Baldur’s Gate 3

Player’s Voice

• Baldur’s Gate 3

Best Game Direction

• Alan Wake 2

Game of the Year

• Baldur’s Gate 3

While the winners are mostly expected, there are certain surprises as well.

Who were the other nominees for Game of the Year?

The other nominees for the Game of the Year 2023 were:

• The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom, a sequel to the acclaimed Breath of the Wild.
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, a superhero action-adventure game featuring Spider-Man and Venom.
• Alan Wake 2, a psychological thriller game about a writer haunted by his creations.
• Resident Evil 4, a remake of the classic survival horror game.
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a new 2D platformer game starring Mario and Luigi.

These games were recognized for their exceptional creativity and innovation in game direction and design.

What is the criteria for winning Game of the Year?

The Game of the Year award is given to a video game that is judged to deliver the best experience across creative and technical fields. The criteria on which a game is evaluated are:

– Game concept: This includes the originality of the idea, the playability of the game, and the overall game value¹.

– Rule structure: This involves the composition of the game’s rules, their clarity, and comprehensibility.

The process begins with over 100 video game publications and websites, which collectively name six games as nominees. Each outlet completes an unranked ballot listing its top five choices; games with the most appearances across the ballots are selected as the nominees. The winners are determined by a combined vote between the jury 90 % and public voting 10 %. Any game released before a certain date in November prior to the ceremony is eligible for award consideration.

Game Awards 2023 nominees

Game of the Year

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

Best Game Direction

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

Best Adaptation

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

Best Narrative

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

Best Art Direction

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)
• Lies of P (Round8 Studio)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)

Best Score and Music

• Alan Wake 2, composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment)
• Baldur’s Gate 3, composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI, composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)
• Hi-Fi Rush, audio director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo)

Best Audio Design

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
• Dead Space (Motive Studio)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)

Best Performance

• Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
• Cameron Monaghan, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
• Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
• Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Innovation in Accessibility
• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Games for Impact

• A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Chorus)
• Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc)
• Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
• Tchia (Awaceb)
• Terra Nil (Free Lives)
• Venba (Visai Games)

Best Ongoing Game

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

Best Community Support

• 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 Independent Game

• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive)
• Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET)
• Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
• Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios)

Best Debut Indie Game

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

Best Mobile Game

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

Best VR/AR Game

• Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital)
• Humanity (tha LTD)
• Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games)
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)
• Synapse (nDreams)

Best Action Game

• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware)
• Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios)
• Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)
• Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games)

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)

Best RPG

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
• Lies of P (Round8 Studio)
• Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios)

Best Fighting Game

• God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios)
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity)
• Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Best Family Game

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

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward)
• Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order)
• Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment)
• Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems)
• Pikmin 4 (Nintendo)

Best Sports/Racing

• EA Sports FC 24 (EA Sports)
• F1 23 (Codemasters)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
• The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft)

Best Multiplayer

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

Most Anticipated Game

• 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)
• Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)
• Content Creator of the Year
• IronMouse

People Make Games

• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK
• Esports

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
• Dota 2 (Valve)
• League of Legends (Riot Games)
• PUBG Mobile (LightSpeed Studios/Tencent Games)
• VALORANT (Riot Games)

Best Esports Athlete

• 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)
• Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
• Best Esports Team
• Evil Geniuses (VALORANT)
• Fnatic (VALORANT)
• Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
• JD Gaming (League)
• Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)

Best Esports Coach

• 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)

Best Esports Event

• 2023 League of Legends World Championship
• tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• VALORANT Champions 2023