
The Game Awards, the annual video game awards ceremony that honors all things, are back in 2022. Awarded more than 20 awards, the event was hosted by Geoff Keighley and was at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 8, 2022 Indonesian time. In total, there were 102 games and personality games nominated this year. Nintendo took the most nominations overall (23), with Sony (15), and Activision (7) trailing behind.
Some of the top nominees and heroes include multiplayer PUBG, Horizon Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Super Mario Odyssey, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Check out the full list of nominees below, with my winner marked in the text [highlight color=”blue”]blue[/highlight].
Game of the Year
- [highlight color=”blue”]The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – developed by Nintendo[/highlight]
- Horizon Zero Dawn – developed by Guerrilla Games
- Persona 5 – developed by Atlus
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – developed by PUBG Corporation
- Super Mario Odyssey – developed by Nintendo
Best Game Direction
- [highlight color=”blue”]The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – developed by Nintendo[/highlight]
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – developed by MachineGames
- Horizon Zero Dawn – developed by Guerrilla Games
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – developed by Capcom
- Super Mario Odyssey – developed by Nintendo
Best Narrative
- [highlight color=”blue”]What Remains of Edith Finch – written by Ian Dallas[/highlight]
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – written by Tameem Antoniades and Elizabeth Ashman-Rowe
- Horizon Zero Dawn – written by John Gonzalez
- NieR: Automata – written by Yoko Taro, Hana Kikuchi, and Yoshiho Akabane
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – written by Jen Matthies and Tommy Tordsson Bjork
Best Art Direction
- [highlight color=”blue”]Cuphead – developed by StudioMDHR[/highlight]
- Destiny 2 – developed by Bungie
- Horizon Zero Dawn – developed by Guerrilla Games
- Persona 5 – developed by Atlus
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – developed by Nintendo
Best Score/Music
- [highlight color=”blue”]Nier: Automata – music by Keiichi Okabe and Keigo Hoashi[/highlight]
- Cuphead – music by Kristofer Maddigan
- Destiny 2 – music by Michael Salvatori, Skye Lewin, and C Paul Johnson
- Persona 5 – music by Shoji Meguro
- Super Mario Odyssey – music by Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, and Koji Kondo
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – music by Manaka Kataoka and Yasuaki Iwata
Best Audio Design
- [highlight color=”blue”]Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – developed by Ninja Theory[/highlight]
- Destiny 2 – developed by Bungie
- Resident Evil 7 – developed by Capcom
- Super Mario Odyssey – developed by Nintendo
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – developed by Nintendo
Best Performance
- [highlight color=”blue”]Melina Juergens as Senua – in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice[/highlight]
- Ashly Burch as Aloy – in Horizon Zero Dawn
- Brian Bloom as BJ Blazkowicz – in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer – in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Laura Bailey as Nadine Ross – in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Games for Impact
- [highlight color=”blue”]Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – developed by Ninja Theory[/highlight]
- Bury Me, My Love – developed by The Pixel Hunt
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm – developed by Deck Nine
- Night in the Woods – developed by Infinite Fall
- Please Knock on My Door – developed by Levall Games AB
- What Remains of Edith Finch – developed by Giant Sparrow
Best Ongoing Game
- [highlight color=”blue”]Overwatch – developed by Blizzard Entertainment[/highlight]
- Destiny 2 – developed by Bungie
- Grand Theft Auto Online – developed by Rockstar Games
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – developed by PUBG Corporation
- Rainbow Six: Siege – developed by Ubisoft Montreal
- Warframe – developed by Digital Extremes
Best Independent Game
- [highlight color=”blue”]Cuphead – developed by StudioMDHR[/highlight]
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – developed by Ninja Theory
- Night in the Woods – developed by Infinite Fall
- Pyre – developed by Supergiant Games
- What Remains of Edith Finch – developed by Giant Sparrow
Best Mobile Games
- [highlight color=”blue”]Monument Valley 2 – developed by ustwo games[/highlight]
- Fire Emblem Heroes – developed by Intelligent Systems
- Hidden Folks – developed by Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg
- Old Man’s Journey – developed by Broken Rules
- Super Mario Run – developed by Nintendo
Best Handheld Games
- [highlight color=”blue”]Metroid: Samus Returns – developed by MercurySteam[/highlight]
- Ever Oasis – developed by Grezzo
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – developed by Intelligent Systems
- Monster Hunter Stories – developed by Marvelous Entertainment
- Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World – developed by Good-Feel
Best VR/AR Games
- [highlight color=”blue”]Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – developed by Capcom[/highlight]
- Farpoint – developed by Impulse Gear
- Lone Echo – developed by Ready at Dawn
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew – developed by Red Storm Entertainment
- Superhot VR – developed by Superhot Team
Best Action Games
- [highlight color=”blue”]Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – developed by MachineGames[/highlight]
- Cuphead – developed by StudioMDHR
- Destiny 2 – developed by Bungie
- Nioh – developed by Team Ninja
- Prey – developed by Arkane Studios
Best Action/Adventure
- [highlight color=”blue”]The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – developed by Nintendo[/highlight]
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins – developed by Ubisoft Montreal
- Horizon Zero Dawn – developed by Guerrilla Games
- Super Mario Odyssey – developed by Nintendo
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – developed by Naughty Dog
Best Role Playing Game
- [highlight color=”blue”]Persona 5 – developed by Atlus[/highlight]
- Divinity: Original Sin II – developed by Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XV – developed by Square Enix
- NieR: Automata – developed by Platinum Games
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole – developed by Ubisoft San Francisco
Best Fighting Game
- [highlight color=”blue”]Injustice 2 – developed by NetherRealm Studios[/highlight]
- ARMS – developed by Nintendo
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – developed by Capcom
- Nidhogg 2 – developed by Messhof Games
- Tekken 7 – developed by Bandai Namco
Best Family Games
- [highlight color=”blue”]Super Mario Odyssey – developed by Nintendo[/highlight]
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – developed by Nintendo
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – developed by Ubisoft
- Sonic Mania – developed by Christian Whitehead, PagodaWest Games, Headcannon
- Splatoon 2 – developed by Nintendo
Best Strategy Game
- [highlight color=”blue”]Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – developed by Ubisoft[/highlight]
- Halo Wars 2 – developed by Creative Assembly and 343 Industries
- Total War: Warhammer II – developed by Creative Assembly
- Tooth and Tail – developed by Pocketwatch Games
- XCOM 2: War of the Chosen – developed by Firaxis Games
Best Sports/Racing Game
- [highlight color=”blue”]Forza Motorsport 7 – developed by Turn 10 Studios[/highlight]
- FIFA 18 – developed by EA Vancouver
- Gran Turismo Sport – developed by Polyphony Digital
- NBA 2K18 – developed by Visual Concepts
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2022 – developed by Konami
- Project Cars 2 – developed by Brightly Mad Studios
Best Multiplayer
- [highlight color=”blue”]PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – developed by PUBG Corporation[/highlight]
- Call of Duty: WWII – developed by Sledgehammer Games
- Destiny 2 – developed by Bungie
- Fortnite – developed by Epic Games
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – developed by Nintendo
- Splatoon 2 – developed by Nintendo
Student Game Award
- [highlight color=”blue”]Level Squared – developed by Kip Brennan, Stephen Scoglio, and Dane Perry Svendsen, Swinburne University[/highlight]
- Falling Sky – developed by Jonathan Nielssen, Nikolay Savoy, and Mohsen Shah, National Film and Television School
- From Light – developed by Alejandro Grossman, Steven Li, and Sherveen Uduwana, University of Southern California
- Hollowed – developed by Erin Marek, Jerrick Flores, and Charley Choucard, University of Central Florida
- Impulsion – developed by Hugo Verger, Remi Bertrand, and Maxime Lupinski, Institut de l’Internet et du Multimédia
- Meaning – developed by Hariz Yet, DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore
Best Debut Indie Game
- [highlight color=”blue”]Cuphead – developed by StudioMDHR[/highlight]
- Golf Story – developed by Sidebar Games
- Hollow Knight – developed by Team Cherry
- Mr. Shifty – developed by Team Shifty
- Slime Rancher – developed by Monomi Park
Below are the Fan’s Choice awards
Most Anticipated Game
- [highlight color=”blue”]The Last of Us Part II – developed by Naughty Dog[/highlight]
- God of War – developed by Santa Monica Studio
- Marvel’s Spider-Man – developed by Insomniac Games
- Monster Hunter: World – developed by Capcom
- Red Dead Redemption II – developed by Rockstar Games
Trending Gamers
- [highlight color=”blue”]Guy Beahm (“Dr. Disrespect”)[/highlight]
- Andrea Rene (What’s Good Games)
- Clint Lexa (“Halfcoordinated”)
- Mike Grzesiek (“Shroud”)
- Steven Spohn (AbleGamers)
Best eSports Games
- [highlight color=”blue”]Overwatch – developed by Blizzard Entertainment[/highlight]
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – developed by Valve Corporation
- Dota 2 – developed by Valve Corporation
- League of Legends – developed by Riot Games
- Rocket League – developed by Psyonix
Best eSports Player
- [highlight color=”blue”]Lee Sang-hyeok “Faker” (SK Telecom 1, League of Legends)[/highlight]
- Marcelo “coldzera” David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: GO)
- Nikola “NiKo” Kovac (FaZe Clan, Counter-Strike: GO)
- Je-hong “ryujehong” Ryu (Seoul Dynasty, Overwatch)
- Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi (Team Liquid, Dota 2)
Best eSports Team
- [highlight color=”blue”]Cloud9[/highlight]
- FaZe Clan
- Lunatic-Hi
- SK Telecom T1
- Team Liquid
Chinese Fan Game Award
- [highlight color=”blue”]jx3 HD – developed by Kingsoft Corporation[/highlight]
- Honor of Kings – developed by Timi Studio Group
- ICEY – developed by FantaBlade Network
- Gumballs & Dungeons – developed by QcPlay Limited
- Monument Valley 2 – developed by ustwo games