The Game Awards 2023 are over! So what's the Game of the Year 2023? Here's a complete list of every game category, every nominated game and every winner.
The decisions have been made – here are the nominees and winners of The Game Awards 2023:
The Game Awards 2023 Nominees And 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
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Nintendo EPD | Nintendo
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo EPD | Nintendo
Best Action Game
- Winner: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Dead Island 2
- Ghostrunner 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Remnant 2
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Alan Wake 2
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
- Cities: Skylines II
- Company of Heroes 3
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Winner: Pikmin 4
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 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 Role-Playing Game
- 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
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
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
Games For Impact
- A Space For The Unbound
- Chants of Sennaar
- Goodbye Volcano High
- Winner: Tchia
- Terra Nil
- Venba
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Winner: Cyberpunk 2077
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
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 Narrative
- Winner: Alan Wake 2
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Best Score
- Alan Wake 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Winner: Final Fantasy 16
- Baldur's Gate 3
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Art Direction
- Winner: Alan Wake 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Lies of P
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Audio Design
- Alan Wake 2
- Dead Space
- Winner: Hi-Fi Rush
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
Best Mobile Game
- Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- Winner: Honkai: Star Rail
- Monster Hunter Now
- Terra Nil
Best Indie Game Debut
- Winner: Cocoon
- Dredge
- Pizza Tower
- Venba
- Viewfinder
Best Indie Game
- Cocoon
- Dave The Diver
- Dredge
- Winner: Sea of Stars
- Viewfinder
Content Creator of the Year
- Winner: IronMouse
- PeopleMakeGames
- Quackity
- Spreen
- SypherPK
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
Best Esports Team
- Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
- Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
- Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
- Fnatic (Valorant)
- Winner: JD Gaming (JDG) (League of Legends)
Best Esports Athlete
- Winner: Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
- Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov
- Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez
- Park “Ruler” Jae-Hyuk
- Phillip “Imperialhal” Dosen
Best Esports Coach
- Winner: Christine “Potter” Chi
- Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
- Jordan “Gunba” Graham
- Remy “Xtqzzz” Quoniam
- Yoon “Homme” Sung Young
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 Adaptation
- Castlevania: Nocturne
- Gran Turismo
- Winner: The Last of Us
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Twisted Metal
Player's Voice
- Winner: Baldur's Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libery
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Family Game
- Disney Illusion Island, Dlala Studios | Disney
- Party Animals, Recreate Gamesinn
- Pikmin 4, Nintendo EPD | Nintendo
- Sonic Superstars, Arzest | Sonic Team | Sega
- Winner: Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Nintendo EPD | Nintendo
Best Simulation/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 Game
- The Crew Motorfest, Ubisoft Ivory Tower | Ubisoft
- 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
Best Community Support
- Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XVI
- No Man’s Sky
Best VR/AR Game
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Call of the Mountain
- Humanity
- Winner: Resident Evil Village VR Mode
- Synapse
Innovation in Accessibility
- Diablo IV
- Winner: Forza Motorsport
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Street Fighter 6