The Game Awards handler selvsagt ikke bare om spennende annonsering og nyheter fra kommende spill, men også hvilke spill medier over hele verden mener har vært best innen ulike kategorier de siste tolv månedene. Enkelte vinnere sa seg nesten selv, men det ble også noen overraskelser. Her har du en oversikt hvor alle vinnerne er uthevet og understreket. Hvilke er du enig og uenig med?
Game of the Year
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
Best Game Direction
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
Best Narrative
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
Best Performance
- Erika Mori som Alex Chen i Life is Strange: True Colors
- Giancarlo Esposito som Anton Castillo i Far Cry 6
- Jason Kelley som Colt Vahn i Deathloop
- Maggie Robertson som Lady Dimitrescu i Resident Evil Village
- Ozioma Akagha som Julianna Blake i Deathloop
Best Audio Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
Best Score and Music
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Deathloop
- Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Artful Escape
Best Art Direction
- Deathloop
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Artful Escape
Best Action Game
- Back 4 Blood
- Chivalry 2
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Returnal
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
Best Family
- It Takes Two
- Mario Party Superstars
- New Pokémon Snap
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
- WarioWare: Get It Together
Best Fighting
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles
- Guilty Gear: Strive
- Melty Blood: Type Lumina
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Best Role Playing
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Scarlet Nexus
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Tales of Arise
Best Sim/Strategy
- Age of Empires IV
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination
- Humankind
- Inscryption
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sports/Racing
- F1 2021
- FIFA 22
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Riders Republic
Best Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood
- It Takes Two
- Knockout City
- Monster Hunter Rise
- New World
- Valheim
Best VR/AR
- Hitman 3
- I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and The Liar
- Lone Echo II
- Resident Evil 4 VR
- Sniper Elite VR
Best Indie
- Twelve Minutes
- Death's Door
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Inscryption
- Loop Hero
Best Debut Indie
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Sable
- The Artful Escape
- The Forgotten City
- Valheim
Best Mobile
- Fantasian
- Genshin Impact
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Marvel Future Revolution
- Pokemon Unite
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- No Man's Sky
Games for Impact
- Before Your Eyes
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Chicory
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- No Longer Home
Innovation in Accessibility
- Far Cry 6
- Forza Horizon 5
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Most Anticipated
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild II"
- Starfield
Content Creator of the Year
- Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Ibai
- TheGrefg
Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty aka Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War og Call of Duty: Warzone
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- Chris "Simp" Lehr
- Heo "ShowMaker" Su
- Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov
- Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
- Tyson "TenZ" Ngo
Best Esports Team
- Atlanta FaZe in Call of Duty
- DWG KIA i League of Legends
- Natus Vincere i Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Sentinels i Valorant
- Team Spirit i Dota 2
Best Esports Coach
- Airat "Silent" Gaziev
- Andrey "ENGH" Sholokhov
- Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi
- James "Crowder" Crowder
- Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun
Best Esports Event
- 2021 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
- The International 2021
- Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
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