Game Awards: These are the winners of the “Game Oscars” 2022

On the night of Friday, December 9th, 2022, from 2:00 a.m. CET, the annual Game Awards show was held by and with Presenter Geoff Keighley instead of. The “Games Oscars” were again held in Los Angeles. All in all, content creators, esports players and game developers were delighted to receive an award in over 30 categories. The winners of the categories Game of the Year, Best Art Direction, Best Narrative or Best Score and Music were determined by a specialist jury made up of journalists and influencers. Fans voted on other awards by viewer voting, including the controversial choice of “Player’s Voice Game of the Year”.

Game Awards: These are the winners of each category, including Game of the Year

One thing right away: Game of the Year was Elden Ring (buy now €59.99 / €53.99 ). A Plague Tale: Requiem, God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 were also nominated for what is probably the most important award of the year, but accordingly went away empty-handed. The joy of the makers of FromSoftware about what is probably the most prestigious award in the international gaming industry was huge.

The other winners of the Game Awards 2022 are:

Player’s Voice Game of the Year – Genshin Impact

Best Game Direction – Elden Ring

Best Narrative – God of War Ragnarok

Best Art Direction – Elden Ring

Best Score and Music – God of War Ragnarok

Best Audio Design – God of War Ragnarok

Best Performance – God of War Ragnarok

Games for Impact – As Dusk Falls

Best Ongoing Game – Final Fantasy XIV

Best Indie Game – Stray

Best Mobile Game – Marvel Snap

Best Community Support – Final Fantasy XIV

Innovation in Accessibility – God of War Ragnarok

Best VR/AR Game – Moss: Book II

Best Action Game – Bayonetta 3

Best Action/Adventure – God of War Ragnarok

Best Role Playing – Elden Ring

Best Fighting Game – Multiversus

Best Family Game – Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Best Sim/Strategy – Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

Best Sports/Racing – Gran Turismo 7

Best Multiplayer – Splatoon 3

Content Creator of the Year – Ludwig

Best Debut Indie – Stray

Best Adaptation – Arcane – League of Legends

Most Anticipated Game – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Esports Game – Valorant

Best Esports Athlete – Yay

Best Esports Team – Loud

Best Esports Coach – BZKA

Best Esports Event – 2022 League of Legends World Championship