Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

Game of the Year

 Alan Wake 2

 Baldur’s Gate 3

 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

 Resident Evil 4

 Super Mario Bros. Wonder

 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

[GAME OF THE YEAR] Baldur’s Gate 3

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

Best Game Direction

Alan Wake 2

[BEST GAME DIRECTION]Alan Wake 2

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

Best Narrative

 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

 Final Fantasy XVI

[BEST NARRATIVE] Alan Wake 2

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

Best Art Direction

 Hi-Fi Rush

 Lies of P

[BEST ART DIRECTION] Alan Wake 2

For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

Best Score and Music

 Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko

 Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov

 Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken

 Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori

 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team

[BEST SCORE AND MUSIC] Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken

Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

Best Audio Design

  Alan Wake 2

  Dead Space

  Hi-Fi Rush

  Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

[BEST AUDIO DESIGN]  Hi-Fi Rush

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

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

Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

[BEST PERFORMANCE]Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3

Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

Innovation in Accessibility

Diablo IV

Forza Motorsport

Hi-Fi Rush

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

 Mortal Kombat 1

Street Fighter 6

[INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY]Forza Motorsport

For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

Games for Impact

A Space for the Unbound

 Chants of Sennaar

Goodbye Volcano High

Tchia

Terra Nil

Venba

[GAMES FOR IMPACT]Tchia

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

Best Ongoing

 Apex Legends

 Cyberpunk 2077

 Final Fantasy XIV

 Fortnite

 Genshin Impact

[BEST ONGOING GAME] Cyberpunk 2077

Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.

Best Community Support

 Destiny 2

 No Man’s Sky

[BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT] Baldur’s Gate 3

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

Best Independent Game

 Cocoon

 Dave the Diver

 Dredge

 Sea of Stars

 Viewfinder

[BEST INDEPENDENT] Sea of Stars

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

Best Debut Indie Game

 Pizza Tower

 Venba

[BEST DEBUT INDIE] Cocoon

For the best game playable on a mobile device.

Best Mobile Game

 Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis

 Hello Kitty Island Adventure

 Honkai: Star Rail

 Monster Hunter Now

 Terra Nil

[BEST MOBILE] Honkai: Star Rail

For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

Best VR / AR

 Gran Turismo 7

 Horizon Call of the Mountain

 Humanity

 Resident Evil Village VR Mode

 Synapse

[BEST VR/AR] Resident Evil Village VR Mode

For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.

Best Action Game

 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

 Dead Island 2

 Ghostrunner 2

 Remnant 2

[BEST ACTION] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

Best Action / Adventure

 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

[BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

Best RPG

 Starfield

[BEST ROLE PLAYING] Baldur’s Gate 3

For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

Best Fighting

 God of Rock

 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

 Pocket Bravery

 Street Fighter 6

[BEST FIGHTING] Street Fighter 6

For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

Best Family

 Disney Illusion Island

 Party Animals

 Pikmin 4

 Sonic Superstars

[BEST FAMILY] Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.

Best Sim / Strategy

 Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp

 Cities: Skylines II

 Company of Heroes 3

 Fire Emblem Engage

[BEST SIM/STRATEGY] Pikmin 4

For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

Best Sports / Racing

 EA Sports FC 24

 F1 23

 Forza Motorsport

 Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged

 The Crew Motorfest

[BEST SPORTS/RACING] Forza Motorsport

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

Best Multiplayer

 Diablo IV

[BEST MULTIPLAYER] Baldur’s Gate 3

Recognizing outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium

Best Adaptation

 Castlevania: Nocturne

 Gran Turismo

 The Last of Us

 The Super Mario Bros. Movie

 Twisted Metal

[BEST ADAPTATION] The Last of Us

Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.

Most Anticipated Game

 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

 Hades II

 Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

 Star Wars Outlaws

 Tekken 8

[MOST ANTICIPATED] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2023.

Content Creator of the Year

 IronMouse

 PeopleMakeGames

 Quackity

 Spreen

 SypherPK

[CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR] IronMouse

For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.

Best Esports Game

 Counter-Strike 2

 Dota 2

 League of Legends

 PUBG Mobile

 Valorant

[BEST ESPORTS GAME] Valorant

The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2023, irrespective of game.

Best Esports Athlete

 Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok

 Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut

 Max “Demon1” Mazanov

 Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez

 Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk

 Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen

[BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE] Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok

Recognizing a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2023.

Best Esports Team

 Evil Geniuses

 Fnatic

 Gaimin Gladiators

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