The Game Awards 2022 was a massive event again this year, with plenty of big winners and surprise announcements. FromSoftware’s magnum opus, Elden Ring, came away with the top prize, taking home the coveted Game of the Year Award. The game was exceptionally groundbreaking with regard to exploration and combat and has deservedly received accolades for it all through the year.
God of War Ragnarok also won several categories, including The Game Award for Best Performance, for Christopher Judge’s Kratos. Judge reprised his role from the previous game and added new emotional layers and depth to one of the most iconic characters in gaming and made him even more of an icon with his exceptionally nuanced performance. The game’s composer, Bear McReary also received an award for Best Score and Music.
The Game Awards 2022 was a massive celebration of games this year and was chock-full of memorable moments, including an aptly-confusing trailer for Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2.
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The Game Awards 2022: Full List of Winners
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring (WINNER)
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Game Direction
- Elden Ring (WINNER)
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Best Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok (WINNER)
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring (WINNER)
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
Best Score and Music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem – Olivier Deriviere
- Elden Ring – Tsukasa Saitoh
- God of War Ragnarok – Bear McReary (WINNER)
- Metal: Hellsinger – Two Feathers
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Yasunori Mitsuda
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok (WINNER)
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Performance
- Horizon Forbidden West – Ashly Burch
- A Plague Tale: Requiem – Charolette McBurney
- God of War Ragnarok – Christopher Judge (WINNER)
- Immortality – Manon Gage
- God of War Ragnarok – Suny Suljic
Games for Impact
- A Memoir Blue
- As Dusk Falls (WINNER)
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction Is Forever
- Hindsight
- I was A Teenage Exocolonist
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV (WINNER)
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Indie
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Stray (WINNER)
- Tunic
Best Mobile Game
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel Snap (WINNER)
- Tower of Fantasy
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV (WINNER)
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War Ragnarok (WINNER)
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part I
- The Quarry
Best VR/AR
- After The Fall
- Among Us VR
- Bonelab
- Moss: Book II (WINNER)
- Red Matter 2
Best Action Game
- Bayonetta 3 (WINNER)
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Best Action/Adventure
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarok (WINNER)
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Role Playing
- Elden Ring (WINNER)
- Live A Live
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Fighting
- DNF Duel
- Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure: All-Star Battle R
- The King of Fighters XV
- Multiversus (WINNER)
- Sifu
Best Family Game
- Kirby And The Forgotten Land (WINNER)
- LEGO STAR WARS: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
Best Sim/Strategy
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (WINNER)
- Total War: Warhamer III
- Two Point Campus
- Victoria 3
Best Sports/Racing
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7 (WINNER)
- OlliOlli World
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
- Multiversus
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3 (WINNER)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Content Creator of the Year
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig (WINNER)
- Nibellion
- Norbru
- QTCinderella
Best Debut Indie
- Neon White
- Norco
- Stray (WINNER)
- Tunic
- Vampire Survivors
Best Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends (WINNER)
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show!
- Soni The Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
Most Anticipated game
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (WINNER)
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- Valorant (WINNER)
Best Esports Athlete
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
- Finn “Karrigan” Andersen
- Oleksandr “S1MPLE” Kostyliev
- Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (WINNER)
Best Esports Team
- Darkzero Esports
- Faze Clan
- Gen.G
- LA Thieves
- LOUD (WINNER)
Best Esports Coach
- Andrii “B1AD3” Horodenskyi
- Matheus “Bzaka” Tarasconi (WINNER)
- Erik “Doombros” Sandgren
- Robert “Robban” Dahlstro
- Go “Score” Dong-Bin
Best Esports Event
- Evo 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship (WINNER)
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- Valorant Champions 2022
