As the year is coming to an end, the year's video game landscape has been one of remarkable diversity and captivating titles. With so many outstanding releases, choosing the "best" game has become a challenging task for many players.
To guide us through this exciting but daunting process, the esteemed Game Awards have stepped forward, unveiling their official list of the best games of 2023. This esteemed selection promises to highlight the year's most innovative, engaging, and impactful titles, offering gamers a valuable resource for navigating the vast and ever-expanding world of video games.
What Is Game Awards?
The Game Awards is an annual event that was established in 2014 and it celebrates the video game industry. This ceremony was started by renowned Canadian games journalist Geoff Keighley, who built upon his decade-long experience with the predecessor, the Spike Video Game Awards. More than just a platform for honouring excellence, The Game Awards have established themselves as a pivotal event in the gaming calendar. This year marks the 10th anniversary of this exciting event.
Where Was the Game Awards 2023 Hosted?
The Game Awards 2023 were hosted at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. This venue was previously known as the Microsoft Theater until its naming rights changed in July 2023. The event saw a throng of passionate video game enthusiasts gather alongside some of the biggest names in entertainment, making it a truly unforgettable night. Some of the celebrities were:
- Christopher Judge
- Simu Liu
- Anthony Mackie
- Timothée Chalamet
- Matthew McConaughey
Who are the Winners of the Game Awards 2023?
Here is the list of all the Game Awards 2023 winners:
| Category | Game |
| Game of the Year | Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) |
| Best Game Direction | Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Best Adaptation | The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO) |
| Best Narrative | Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Best Art Direction | Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Best Score and Music | Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix) |
| Best Audio Design | Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) |
| Best Performance | Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3 |
| Innovation in Accessibility | Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios) |
| Games for Impact | Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive) |
| Best Ongoing Game | Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red) |
| Best Community Support | Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) |
| Best Independent Game | Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio) |
| Best Debut Indie Game | Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) |
| Best Mobile Game | Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse) |
| Best VR/AR Game | Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom) |
| Best Action Game | Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) |
| Best Action/Adventure Game | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) |
| Best RPG | Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) |
| Best Fighting Game | Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) |
| Best Family Game | Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) |
| Best Sim/Strategy Game | Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) |
| Best Sports/Racing | Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios) |
| Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord | Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) |
| Players’ Voice | Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) |
| Most Anticipated Game | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) |
| Content Creator of the Year | IronMouse |
| Best Esports Game | Valorant (Riot Games) |
| Best Esports Athlete | Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends) |
| Best Esports Team | JD Gaming (League of Legends) |
| Best Esports Coach | Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant) |
| Best Esports Event | 2023 League of Legends World Championship |
Here is a list of all the nominations for the above categories:
| Category | Nominations |
Game of the Year | Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) | |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE) | |
| Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) | |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
Best Game Direction | Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) | |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man 2(Insomniac Games/SIE) Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
Best Adaptation | Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix) |
| Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures) | |
| The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO) | |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures) | |
| Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock) | |
Best Narrative | Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) | |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red) | |
| Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) | |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE) | |
Best Art Direction | Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) | |
| Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games) | |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
Best Score and Music | Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios) | |
| Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix) | |
| Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
Best Audio Design | Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA) | |
| Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) | |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE) | |
| Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) | |
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 | |
Innovation in Accessibility | Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment) |
| Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios) | |
| Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) | |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE) | |
| Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games) | |
| Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) | |
Games for Impact | A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Chorus) |
| Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment) | |
| Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP) | |
| Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive) | |
| Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix) | |
| Venba (Visai Games) | |
Best Ongoing Game | Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA) |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red) | |
| Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix) | |
| Fortnite (Epic Games) | |
| Genshin Impact (HoYoverse) | |
Best Community Support | Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red) | |
| Destiny 2 (Bungie) | |
| Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix) | |
| No Man’s Sky (Hello Games) | |
| Best Independent Game | Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) |
| Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET) | |
| Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17) | |
| Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio) | |
| Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing) | |
| Best Debut Indie Game | Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) |
| Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17) Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza) | |
| Venba (Visai Games) | |
| Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing) | |
Best Mobile Game | Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot/Square Enix) |
| Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse) | |
| Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment) | |
| Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom) | |
| Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix) | |
Best VR/AR Game | Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE) |
| Humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games) | |
| Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE) | |
| Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom) | |
| Synapse (nDreams) | |
Best Action Game | Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) |
| Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver) | |
| Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level/505 Games) | |
| Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) | |
| Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing) | |
Best Action/Adventure Game | Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE) | |
| Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) | |
| Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA) | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
Best RPG | Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) |
| Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) | |
| Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games) | |
| Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio) | |
| Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks) | |
Best Fighting Game | God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games) |
| Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games) | |
| Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment) | |
| Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio/PQube) | |
| Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) | |
Best Family Game | Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios/Disney) |
| Party Animals (Recreate Games) | |
| Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
| Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega) | |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
Best Sim/Strategy Game | Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo) |
| Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive) | |
| Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega) | |
| Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo) | |
| Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
Best Sports/Racing | EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports) |
| F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports) | |
| Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios) | |
| Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone) | |
| The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft) | |
Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord | Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) |
| Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment) | |
| Party Animals (Recreate Games) | |
| Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) | |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
Players’ Voice | Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red) | |
| Genshin Impact (HoYoverse) | |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / SIE) | |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) | |
Most Anticipated Game | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) |
| Hades II (Supergiant Games) | |
| Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega) | |
| Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft) | |
| Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika) | |
Content Creator of the Year | IronMouse |
| PeopleMakeGames | |
| Quackity | |
| Spreen | |
| SypherPK | |
Best Esports Game | Counter-Strike 2 (Valve) |
| Dota 2 (Valve) | |
| League of Legends (Riot Games) | |
| PUBG Mobile (LightSpeed Studios/Tencent Games) | |
| Valorant (Riot Games) | |
Best Esports Athlete | Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends) |
| Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO) | |
| Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant) | |
| Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty) | |
| Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends) | |
| Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends) | |
Best Esports Team | Evil Geniuses (Valorant) |
| Fnatic (Valorant) | |
| Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2) | |
| JD Gaming (League of Legends) | |
| Team Vitality (Counter-Strike) | |
Best Esports Coach | Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant) |
| Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons – Counter-Strike) | |
| Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem – Overwatch) | |
| Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality – Counter-Strike) | |
| Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming – League of Legends) | |
Best Esports Event | 2023 League of Legends World Championship |
| Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 | |
| EVO 2023 | |
| The International Dota 2 Championships 2023 | |
| Valorant Champions 2023 |
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