The Game Awards 2023 Results: All Winners

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.

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Game Awards 2023: Here are all nominees and winners. | © Game Awards

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
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Baldur's Gate 3 is the big winner of the Game Awards 2023. | © Larian Studios

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
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Alan Wake 2 has been the surprise of the Game Awards, winning three categories. | © Remedy Entertainment

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

Kim Berkemeyer

Ever since he got his first Game Boy in the late 90s, Kim was into video games. Besides many other games, he has a fable for Zelda and a love-hate relationship to World of Warcraft. Apart from work, you will find him playing football, watching sci-fi-shows, enjoying video games or just hanging around with friends....