The Game Awards 2023: ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Sweeps With Five Wins

With the year coming to an end, that can only mean one thing for gamers all over the world. The Game Awards 2023 has come to a conclusion, showcasing a bunch of new reveals and giving awards to the best games that have come out in the preceding months. With so many amazing titles to discuss, here is a quick guide to all the winners for each category at The Game Awards 2023 so you instantly get caught up.

All Winners at The Game Awards 2023

Game of The Year

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

Best RPG

• Baldur’s Gate 3 – Winner
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Lies of P 
• Sea of Stars 
• Starfield 

Best Action Game

• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – Winner
• 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 
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Winner

Best Fighting Game

• God of Rock 
• Mortal Kombat 1 
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 
• Pocket Bravery 
• Street Fighter 6 – Winner

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Winner 
• Hades II 
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws 
• Tekken 8

Best Sim/Strategy Game

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

Best Sports/Racing

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

Best Multiplayer 

• Baldur’s Gate 3 – Winner
• Diablo IV 
• Party Animals 
• Street Fighter 6
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder 

Best Family Game

• Disney Illusion Island
• Party Animals
• Pikmin 4
• Sonic Superstars
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Winner

Best Debut Indie Game

• Cocoon – Winner
• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• Venba
• Viewfinder

Best Independent Game

• Cocoon 
• Dave the Diver 
• Dredge 
• Sea of Stars – Winner
• Viewfinder 

Best Narrative

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

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 Kingdom

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 – Winner
• Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction

• Alan Wake 2  – Winner
• 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 
• Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken – Winner 
• Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori 
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team 

Best Audio Design

• Alan Wake 2
• Dead Space
• Hi-Fi Rush – Winner
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4

Games for Impact

• A Space for the Unbound 
• Chants of Sennaar 
• Goodbye Volcano High 
• Tchia – Winner 
• Terra Nil 
• Venba

Best Ongoing Game

• Apex Legends 
• Cyberpunk 2077 – Winner
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite 
• Genshin Impact 

Best Adaptation

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

Innovation in Accessbility

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

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Winner
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
• Destiny 2 (Bungie)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Best VR/AR Game

• Gran Turismo 7 
• Humanity 
• Horizon Call of the Mountain
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode – Winner
• Synapse 

Best Mobile Game

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

Best Esports Athlete

• Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok – Winner
• Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut
• Max “Demon1” Mazanove
• Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez
• Park “Ruler” Jae-Hyuk
• Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen

Best Esports Coach

• Christine “Potter” Chi – Winner
• Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
• Jordan “Gunba” Graham
• Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
• Yoon “Homme” Sung-Young

Best Esports Event

• 2023 League of Legends World Championship – Winner
• Blast.TV Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International DOTA 2 Championships 2023
• Valorant Champions 2023

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• DOTA 2
• League of Legends
• PUBG MOBILE
• Valorant – Winner

Best Esports Team

• Evil Geniuses
• FNATIC
• Gaimin Gladiators
• JD Gaming – Winner
• Team Vitality

Content Creator of the Year

• IronMouse – Winner
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackity
• Spreen
• Sypherpk