Another year, another busy night at The Game Awards. Geoff Keighley and company. hosted the 2023 edition of the glitzy Oscar-style event in Los Angeles this week, honoring the industry’s best and brightest.
More than 30 awards were handed out at The Game Awards 2023, with Baldur’s Gate 3 being the biggest winner of the night, taking home six awards, including the coveted Game of the Year gong. Larian, who also released Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox, received the biggest prize of the night from Wonka and Dune star Timothée Chalamet.
Alan Wake 2 was the second biggest winner of the night, with Sam Lake’s long-awaited survival horror sequel winning three TGAs, including Best Game Direction. The prestigious event at the Microsoft Theater, which brought together Guest presenters such as Ella Purnell from the upcoming Fallout TV series and Marvel star Anthony Mackie, were also filled with reveals about new games, including Monster Hunter Wilds and Arkane’s new Marvel Blade game. If you want to catch up, we also have a roundup of everything announced at The Game Awards 2023.
But without further ado, here is a full list of winners from The Game Awards 2023 and the nominees for each individual category:
All The Game Awards 2023 Winners
Game of the year
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
- Alan wakes up 2
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm
Best game direction
- Alan Wake 2 (winner)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm
Best story
- Alan Wake 2 (winner)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom
- Final Fantasy 16
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Best Art Direction
- Alan Wake 2 (winner)
- Rush to Hi-Fi
- Lies of P
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm
Best Score/Music
- Final Fantasy 16 (winner)
- Alan wakes up 2
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Rush to Hi-Fi
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm
Best audio design
- Hi-Fi Rush (winner)
- Alan wakes up 2
- Dead Space Remake
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
Best performance
- Neil Newbon – Baldur’s Gate 3 (Winner)
- Ben Starr – Final Fantasy 16
- Cameron Monaghan – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Idris Elba – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom
- Mélanie Liburd – Alan Wake 2
- Yuri Lowenthal – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Accessibility Innovation
- Forza Motorsport (winner)
- Diablo 4
- Rush to Hi-Fi
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Street Fighter 6
Games for impact
- Tchia (Winner)
- A space for the free
- Songs of Sennaar
- Goodbye Volcano High
- Terra Void
- Venba
Best current game
- Cyberpunk 2077 (winner)
- Apex Legends
- Final Fantasy 14
- Fortnite
- GenshinImpact
Best community support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 16
- No Man’s Sky
Best Indie Game
- Sea of Stars (winner)
- Cocoon
- Dave the Diver
- Flirting
- Viewfinder
Best first independent game
- Cocoon (Winner)
- Flirting
- pizza tower
- Venba
- Viewfinder
Best mobile game
- Honkai: Star Rail (winner)
- Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- Monster Hunter Now
- Terra Void
Best VR/AR game
- Resident Evil Village (winner)
- Gran Turismo 7
- Humanity
- Horizon: The Call of the Mountain
- Synapse
Best action game
- Armored Core 6: Fires of the Rubicon (Winner)
- Dead Island 2
- Ghost Runner 2
- Rush to Hi-Fi
- Rest 2
Best action/adventure game
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm (Winner)
- Alan wakes up 2
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Best RPG
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
- Final Fantasy 16
- Lies of P
- Sea of Stars
- Star Field
Best fighting game
- Street Fighter 6 (winner)
- rock god
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
- Pocket Bravery
Best family game
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (winner)
- Disney Island of Illusions
- Party people
- Pikmin 4
- Sonic Superstars
Best SIM/Strategy Game
- Pikmin 4 (winner)
- Advanced Wars Reboot Camp 1+2
- Cities: Skylines 2
- Company of Heroes 3
- Fire Emblem commits
Best sports/racing game
- Forza Motorsport (winner)
- EA Sports FC 24
- F1 23
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
- The Motofest crew
Best multiplayer game
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
- Diablo 4
- Party people
- Street Fighter 6
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Best adaptation
- The Last of Us (winner)
- Castlevania: Nocturne
- Grand tourism
- The Super Mario Bros. movie.
- Twisted metal
Most anticipated game
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (winner)
- Hades 2
- Like a dragon: infinite wealth
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Tekken 8
Content Creator of the Year
- IronMouse (winner)
- PeopleMakeGames
- Quackery
- Spree
- SypherPK
Best esports game
- Valorant (Winner)
- Counter-Strike 2
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- PUBG Mobile
Best Esports Athlete
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (winner)
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov
- Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
- Park “Sovereign” Jae-hyuk
- Phillip “ImperialHal” Speaker
Best esports team
- JD Gaming (winner)
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatique
- Gaimin Gladiators
- Team vitality
Best esports coach
- Christine “Potter” Chi (Winner)
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen
- Jordan “Gunba” Graham
- Rémy “XTQZZZ” because
- Yoon “Man” Sung-young
Best esports event
- League of Legends World Championship 2023 (winner)
- Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
- EVO 2023
- The Dota 2 International Championships 2023
- VALORANT Champions 2023
Player Voices
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (winner)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom
- GenshinImpact
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm
That’s all the winners and nominees from The Game Awards 2023. If you’re looking for more from the TGA, find out why The Finals, in the Shadows, is going to be a huge hit, or you can keep up to date with what’s happens. was also announced during the independent Game Awards showcase.
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