The Game Awards 2022 is finally over and it satisfied both Elden Ring and God of War fans, as both games won big at the event.
God of War Ragnarök failed to snatch the GOTY Award, but it won the highest number of awards including awards for Narrative, Score and Music, and Audio Design, taking home six in total. Elden Ring, on the other hand, won Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction, and Best Role Playing Game.
The indie scene also received some recognition as the cute cat game, Stray, won awards for Best Independent Game and Best Debut Indie Game.
The complete list of all awards and their winners is mentioned below.
VIDEO GAME AWARDS
- GAME OF THE YEAR – Elden Ring
- BEST GAME DIRECTION – Elden Ring
- BEST NARRATIVE – God of War Ragnarök
- BEST ART DIRECTION – Elden Ring
- BEST SCORE AND MUSIC – God of War Ragnarök
- BEST AUDIO DESIGN – God of War Ragnarök
- BEST PERFORMANCE – Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War Ragnarök
- GAMES FOR IMPACT – As Dusk Falls
- BEST ONGOING GAME – Final Fantasy XIV
- BEST INDEPENDENT GAME – Stray
- BEST MOBILE GAME – Marvel Snap
- BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT – Final Fantasy XIV
- BEST VR/AR GAME – Moss: Book II
- INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY – God of War Ragnarök
- BEST ACTION GAME – Bayonetta 3
- BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME – God of War Ragnarök
- BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME – Elden Ring
- BEST FIGHTING GAME – MultiVersus
- BEST FAMILY GAME – Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME – Gran Turismo 7
- BEST SIM/STRATEGY GAME – Mario + Rabbid Sparks of Hope
- BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME – Splatoon 3
- BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME – Stray
- BEST ADAPTION – Arcane
- MOST ANTICIPATED GAME – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- PLAYERS’ VOICE – Genshin Impact
ESPORTS AND CREATORS
- BEST ESPORTS GAME – Valorant
- BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE – Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker
- BEST ESPORTS TEAM – LOUD
- BEST ESPORTS COACH – Matheus "bzkA" Tarasconi
- BEST ESPORTS EVENT – 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR – Ludwig Ahgren
As you would know by now, The Game Awards isn’t only about the awards. The biggest attraction of the show is its game reveals and this year’s event wasn’t short on that. Here are some of our favorite surprises that we didn’t see coming.
So, what do you think? Do you agree with the choice of winners? Which game do you think should have won GOTY? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
