After three long years restricted by COVID-19, The Game Awards has finally hosted their 2022 ceremony with a live audience. The awards ceremony included thirty-one categories, each with more than five nominated games.
The Game Awards 2022 saw some epic highs this year. Hosted by TGA creator and producer Geoff Keighley, the four-hour ceremony included exciting announcements and exclusive previews for the coming year in gaming.
Across 31 categories, from the esteemed Game of the Year award to awards recognizing eSports players, teams, and coaches, The Game Awards boasted upwards of five nominees per category. The 2022 smash hit, Elden Ring, bagged four awards, ending the event with the Game of the Year title, while God of War Ragnarök totaled out five awards, including Best Audio Design and Best Performance.
Below you will find the winners of each category in The Game Awards 2022:
Game of the Year
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
WINNER: Elden Ring
Best Game Direction
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
Stray
WINNER: Elden Ring
Best Narrative
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
WINNER: God of War Ragnarök
Best Art Direction
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Scorn
Stray
WINNER: Elden Ring
Best Score and Music
Olivier Deriviere – A Plague Tale: Requiem
Tsukasa Saitoh – Elden Ring
Bear McCreary – God of War Ragnarök
Two Feathers – Metal: Hellsinger
Yasunori Mitsuda – Xenoblade Chronicles 3
WINNER: Bear McCreary – God of War Ragnarök
Best Audio Design
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Gran Turismo 7
Horizon Forbidden West
WINNER: God of War Ragnarök
Best Performance
Ashly Birch – Horizon: Forbidden West
Charlotte McBurney – A Plague Tale: Requiem
Christopher Judge – God of War Ragnarök
Manon Gage – Immortality
Sunny Suljic – God of War: Ragnarök
WINNER: God of War Ragnarök
Games for Impact
A Memoir Blue
As Dusk Falls
Citizen Sleeper
Endling – Extinction is Forever
Hindsight
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
WINNER: As Dusk Falls
Best Ongoing
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Genshin Impact
WINNER: Final Fantasy XIV
Best Indie
Cult of the Lamb
Neon White
Sifu
Stray
TUNIC
WINNER: Stray
Best Debut Indie Games
Neon White
NORCO
Stray
TUNIC
Vampire Survivors
WINNER: Stray
Best Mobile Game
Apex Legends Mobile
Diablo Immortal
Genshin Impact
MARVEL SNAP
Tower of Fantasy
WINNER: MARVEL SNAP
Best Community Support
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
WINNER: Final Fantasy XIV
Best VR/AR Game
After the Fall
Among Us VR
BONELAB
Moss: Book II
Red Matter 2
WINNER: Moss: Book II
Innovation In Accessibility
As Dusk Falls
God of War Ragnarök
Returnal
Return to Monkey Island
The Last of Us Part 1
The Quarry
WINNER: God of War Ragnarök
Best Action Game
Bayonetta 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Neon White
Sifu
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
WINNER: Bayonetta 3
Best Action/Adventure Game
A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
TUNIC
WINNER: God of War Ragnarök
Best Role Playing
Elden Ring
Live a Live
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Triangle Strategy
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
WINNER: Elden Ring
Best Fighting Game
DNF Duel
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
The King of Fighters 15
MultiVersus
Sifu
WINNER: MultiVersus
Best Family Game
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Nintendo Switch Sports
Splatoon 3
WINNER: Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Best Sports/Racing Games
F1 22
FIFA 23
NBA 2K23
Gran Turismo 7
OlliOlli World
WINNER: Gran Turismo 7
Best SIM/Strategy Game
Dune: Spice Wars
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Total War: WARHAMMER 3
Two Point Campus
Victoria 3
WINNER: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Best Multiplayer Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
MultiVersus
Overwatch 2
Splatoon 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
WINNER: Splatoon 3
Content Creator of the Year
Karl Jacobs
Ludwig
Nibellion
Nobru
QTCinderella
WINNER: Ludwig
Best Esports Athlete
Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, LOL)
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1, LOL)
Finn “karrigan” Andersen ( (FaZe Clan – CS:GO)
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
WINNER: Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
Best Esports Coach
Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, VALORANT)
Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan, CS:GO)
Go “Score” Dong-bin (Gen.G, LOL)
WINNER: Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
Best Esports Event
EVO 2022
2022 League of Legends World Championship
PGL Major Antwerp 2022
The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
VALORANT Champions 2022
WINNER: 2022 League of Legends World Championship
Best Esports Game
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Rocket League
VALORANT
WINNER: VALORANT
Best Esports Team
DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
Gen.G (League of Legends)
LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
LOUD (Valorant)
WINNER: LOUD (Valorant)
Most Anticipated Game
Final Fantasy 16
Hogwarts Legacy
Resident Evil 4
Starfield
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Adaptation
Arcane: League of Legends
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
The Cuphead Show!
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Uncharted
WINNER: Arcane: League of Legends
The Game Awards promises to enter 2023 with a performance at the Hollywood Bowl; more details will be revealed at the start of the coming year. The event will be in celebration of TGA’s 10th anniversary and will feature a look at the past ten years for music in gaming, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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