The Game Awards 2023: Here’s the complete list of winners

By Cristina Alexander and Tomas Franzese December 7, 2023 8:14PM

This year was full of fantastic games and they were all celebrated at this year’s Game Awards.

Between all of the new game premieres and release date announcements, the industry handed out several awards to some of our favorite games. Heading into the show, Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 and Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake 2 had the most nominations — and they earned multiple awards each.

If you didn’t have time to watch the Game Awards live, or haven’t had a chance to watch yet, but want to see which games brought in the most wins, we’ve got a list of the the nominees and winners in each category below.

Game of the Year

Alan Wake 2
WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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Players’ Voice

WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Genshin Impact
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction

WINNER: Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Narrative

WINNER: Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Final Fantasy XVI
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

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 Score and Music

Alan Wake 2, composer Petri Alanko
Baldur’s Gate 3, composer Borislav Slavov
WINNER: Final Fantasy XVI, composer Masayoshi Soken
Hi-Fi Rush, audi director Shuichi Kobori
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, composed by Nintendo Sound Team

Best Audio Design

Alan Wake 2
Dead Space
WINNER: Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4

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 XIV
Fortnite
Genshin Impact

Best Indie

Cocoon
Dave the Diver
Dredge
WINNER: Sea of Stars
Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game

WINNER: Cocoon
Dredge
Pizza Tower
Venba
Viewfinder

Best Community Support

WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
No Man’s Sky

Best AR/VR

Gran Turismo 7
Humanity
Horizon Call of the Mountain
WINNER: Resident Evil Village VR Mode
Synapse

Best Mobile

Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis
WINNER: Honkai Star Rail
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Monster Hunter Now
Terra Nil

Best Action Adventure

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 Action

WINNER: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Dead Island 2
Ghostrunner 2
Hi-Fi Rush
Remnant II

Best RPG

WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy XVI
Lies of P
Sea of Stars
Starfield

Best Fighting

God of Rock
Mortal Kombat 1
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Pocket Bravery
WINNER: Street Fighter 6

Best Family

Disney Illusion Island
Party Animals
Pikmin 4
Sonic Superstars
WINNER: Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Sim/Strategy

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
Cities: Skylines 2
Company of Heroes 3
Fire Emblem Engage
WINNER: Pikmin 4

Best Sports/Racing

EA Sports FC 24
F1 23
WINNER: Forza Motorsport
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
The Crew Motorfest

Best Multiplayer

WINNER: Baldur’s Gate 3
Diablo IV
Party Animals
Street Fighter 6
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Most Anticipated

WINNER: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Hades II
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Star Wars Outlaws
Tekken 8

Best Adaptation

Castlevania Nocturne
Gran Turismo
WINNER: The Last of Us
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Twisted Metal

Content Creator of the Year

WINNER: Iron Mouse
People Make Games
Quackity
Spreen
SypherPK

Best Esports Game

Counter-Strike 2
DOTA 2
League of Legends
PUBG Mobile
WINNER: Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

Demon1
WINNER: Faker
Hydra
Imperial-Hal
Ruler
Zywoo

Best Esports Team

Evil Geniuses, Valorant
Fanatic, Valorant
Gaming Gladiators, DOTA 2
WINNER: JD Gaming, League of Legends
Team Vitality, Counter-Strike

Best Esports Coach

WINNER: Potter
Homme
Gunba
XTQZZZ
Zonic

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

Innovation in Accessibility

Diablo IV
WINNER: Forza Motorsport
Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Mortal Kombat 1
Street Fighter 6

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