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The Game Awards

2022

Game of the Year

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.6
★★★★★
677 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

15,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Feb 24, 2022
ELDEN RING

🏆 Winner

God of War RagnarökStrayXenoblade Chronicles 3A Plague Tale: RequiemHorizon Forbidden West

Best Independent Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.2
★★★★★
493 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

18,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Jul 19, 2022
Stray

🏆 Winner

TUNICCult of the LambSifuNeon White

Best Narrative

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.5
★★★★★
517 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

11,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Nov 9, 2022
God of War Ragnarök

🏆 Winner

A Plague Tale: RequiemHorizon Forbidden WestImmortalityELDEN RING

Best Performance

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.5
★★★★★
517 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

11,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Nov 9, 2022
God of War Ragnarök

🏆 Winner

Horizon Forbidden WestImmortalityA Plague Tale: Requiem

Best Role Playing Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.6
★★★★★
677 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

15,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Feb 24, 2022
ELDEN RING

🏆 Winner

Xenoblade Chronicles 3LIVE A LIVETRIANGLE STRATEGYPokémon Legends: Arceus

Best Fighting Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

3.1
★★★★★
16 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

1,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Jul 19, 2022
MultiVersus

🏆 Winner

SifuDNF Duel: Who's NextTHE KING OF FIGHTERS XVJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R

Best Family Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.5
★★★★★
1.6k ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

46,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Mar 25, 2022
Kirby and the Forgotten Land

🏆 Winner

Nintendo Switch SportsSplatoon 3Mario + Rabbids Sparks of HopeLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Best Sports/Racing Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.3
★★★★★
100 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

4,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Mar 4, 2022
Gran Turismo 7

🏆 Winner

NBA 2K23OlliOlli WorldEA SPORTS FIFA 23F1 22

Most Anticipated Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.8
★★★★★
3.6k ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

66,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

May 12, 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

🏆 Winner

Resident Evil 4

Starfield

Hogwarts Legacy

FINAL FANTASY XVI

Best Art Direction

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.6
★★★★★
677 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

15,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Feb 24, 2022
ELDEN RING

🏆 Winner

God of War RagnarökScornStrayHorizon Forbidden West

Games for Impact

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

3.8
★★★★★
27 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

800+times

Platforms

Release Date

Jul 19, 2022
As Dusk Falls

🏆 Winner

Citizen SleeperEndling - Extinction is ForeverHindsightI Was a Teenage ExocolonistA Memoir Blue

Best Game Direction

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.6
★★★★★
677 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

15,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Feb 24, 2022
ELDEN RING

🏆 Winner

God of War RagnarökImmortalityStrayHorizon Forbidden West

Best Action Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.0
★★★★★
370 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

22,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Oct 28, 2022
Bayonetta 3

🏆 Winner

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

SifuNeon White

Best Esports Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

—
★★★★★
3 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

75+times

Platforms

Release Date

Aug 2, 2024
VALORANT

🏆 Winner

League of Legends

Rocket LeagueDota 2Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

Best Audio Design

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.5
★★★★★
517 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

11,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Nov 9, 2022
God of War Ragnarök

🏆 Winner

ELDEN RINGHorizon Forbidden West

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Gran Turismo 7

Best Ongoing Game

🏆 Winner

Final Fantasy XIV

Deku rating

—
★★★★★
No ratings yet

Wishlisted & Collected over

—times

Platforms

—

Release Date

—

🏆 Winner

Final Fantasy XIV

Destiny 2Genshin ImpactFortniteApex Legends

Best Mobile Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

3.4
★★★★★
5 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

600+times

Platforms

Release Date

Aug 22, 2023
MARVEL SNAP

🏆 Winner

Tower of Fantasy

Apex Legends Mobile

Genshin Impact

Diablo Immortal

Best Debut Indie Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.2
★★★★★
493 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

18,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Jul 19, 2022
Stray

🏆 Winner

TUNICVampire SurvivorsNORCONeon White

Best Action/Adventure Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.5
★★★★★
517 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

11,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Nov 9, 2022
God of War Ragnarök

🏆 Winner

TUNICA Plague Tale: RequiemStrayHorizon Forbidden West

Best Multiplayer Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.3
★★★★★
733 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

21,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Sep 9, 2022
Splatoon 3

🏆 Winner

OverwatchTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's RevengeMultiVersus

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Best Community Support

🏆 Winner

Final Fantasy XIV

Deku rating

—
★★★★★
No ratings yet

Wishlisted & Collected over

—times

Platforms

—

Release Date

—

🏆 Winner

Final Fantasy XIV

No Man's SkyApex LegendsFortniteDestiny 2

Best Score and Music

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.5
★★★★★
517 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

11,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Nov 9, 2022
God of War Ragnarök

🏆 Winner

ELDEN RINGA Plague Tale: RequiemXenoblade Chronicles 3Metal: Hellsinger

Best VR / AR Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

—
★★★★★
4 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

700+times

Platforms

Release Date

Mar 31, 2022
Moss: Book II

🏆 Winner

Red Matter 2After the FallBONELABAmong Us 3D: VR

Innovation in Accessibility

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.5
★★★★★
517 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

11,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Nov 9, 2022
God of War Ragnarök

🏆 Winner

The QuarryAs Dusk FallsThe Last of Us Part IReturn to Monkey Island

Best Sim/Strategy Game

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

4.0
★★★★★
611 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

26,000+times

Platforms

Release Date

Oct 20, 2022
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

🏆 Winner

Two Point CampusVictoria 3Total War: WARHAMMER IIIDune: Spice Wars

Players' Voice

🏆 Winner

Deku rating

3.9
★★★★★
37 ratings

Wishlisted & Collected over

600+times

Platforms

Release Date

Apr 27, 2021
Genshin Impact

🏆 Winner

Sonic FrontiersStrayGod of War RagnarökELDEN RING