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The Game Awards 2021

Game of the Year

It Takes Two

Winner

Resident Evil Village

Nominee

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Nominee

Metroid Dread

Nominee

Psychonauts 2

Nominee

DEATHLOOP

Nominee

Best Independent Game

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Winner

Death's Door

Nominee

Inscryption

Nominee

12 Minutes

Nominee

Loop Hero

Nominee

Best Narrative

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Winner

Psychonauts 2

Nominee

Life is Strange: True Colors

Nominee

It Takes Two

Nominee

DEATHLOOP

Nominee

Best Performance

Resident Evil Village

Winner

Far Cry 6

Nominee

DEATHLOOP

Nominee

Life is Strange: True Colors

Nominee

Best Role Playing Game

Tales of Arise

Winner

Monster Hunter Rise

Nominee

Shin Megami Tensei V

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SCARLET NEXUS

Nominee

Cyberpunk 2077

Nominee

Best Fighting Game

Guilty Gear -Strive-

Winner

MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA

Nominee

Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown

Nominee

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Nominee

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles

Nominee

Best Family Game

It Takes Two

Winner

New Pokémon Snap

Nominee

WarioWare: Get It Together!

Nominee

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury

Nominee

Mario Party Superstars

Nominee

Most Anticipated Game

ELDEN RING

Winner

God of War Ragnarök

Nominee

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel

Nominee

Horizon Forbidden West

Nominee

Starfield

Nominee

Best Art Direction

DEATHLOOP

Winner

The Artful Escape

Nominee

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Nominee

Psychonauts 2

Nominee

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Nominee

Games for Impact

Life is Strange: True Colors

Winner

No Longer Home

Nominee

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Nominee

Boyfriend Dungeon

Nominee

Before Your Eyes

Nominee

Best Game Direction

DEATHLOOP

Winner

Returnal

Nominee

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Nominee

Psychonauts 2

Nominee

It Takes Two

Nominee

Best Action Game

Returnal

Winner

Chivalry 2

Nominee

Far Cry 6

Nominee

DEATHLOOP

Nominee

Back 4 Blood

Nominee

Best Esports Game

League of Legends

Winner

Call of Duty

Nominee

Dota 2

Nominee

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Nominee

VALORANT

Nominee

Best Audio Design

Forza Horizon 5

Winner

Returnal

Nominee

Resident Evil Village

Nominee

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Nominee

DEATHLOOP

Nominee

Best Ongoing Game

Final Fantasy XIV

Winner

Fortnite

Nominee

Apex Legends

Nominee

Call of Duty: Warzone

Nominee

Genshin Impact

Nominee

Best Mobile Game

Genshin Impact

Winner

Pokémon UNITE

Nominee

Marvel Future Revolution

Nominee

Fantasian

Nominee

League of Legends: Wild Rift

Nominee

Best Debut Indie Game

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Winner

Sable

Nominee

The Forgotten City

Nominee

The Artful Escape

Nominee

Valheim

Nominee

Best Multiplayer Game

It Takes Two

Winner

Knockout City

Nominee

New World

Nominee

Monster Hunter Rise

Nominee

Valheim

Nominee

Back 4 Blood

Nominee

Best Community Support

Final Fantasy XIV

Winner

Destiny 2

Nominee

No Man's Sky

Nominee

Fortnite

Nominee

Apex Legends

Nominee

Best Score and Music

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

Winner

The Artful Escape

Nominee

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Nominee

DEATHLOOP

Nominee

Cyberpunk 2077

Nominee

Best VR / AR Game

Resident Evil 4

Winner

I Expect You To Die 2 The Spy and the Liar

Nominee

Sniper Elite VR

Nominee

Lone Echo II

Nominee

HITMAN 3

Nominee

Innovation in Accessibility

Forza Horizon 5

Winner

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Nominee

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Nominee

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Nominee

Far Cry 6

Nominee

Best Action / Adventure Game

Metroid Dread

Winner

Psychonauts 2

Nominee

Resident Evil Village

Nominee

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Nominee

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Nominee

Best Sports / Racing Game

Forza Horizon 5

Winner

FIFA 22

Nominee

Riders Republic

Nominee

HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED

Nominee

F1 2021

Nominee

Best Sim / Strategy Game

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

Winner

HUMANKIND

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Microsoft Flight Simulator

Nominee

Inscryption

Nominee

Evil Genius 2: World Domination

Nominee

Players' Voice

Halo Infinite

Winner

Forza Horizon 5

Nominee

Metroid Dread

Nominee

It Takes Two

Nominee

Resident Evil Village

Nominee