The Game Awards 2023 winners are in, and while some of the usual suspects walked away with the accolades we figured they would, there’s a few surprises in the mix as well. The likes of Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 won big this year, and it looks like everyone is – unsurprisingly – looking forward to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth more than anything else.
We’ve rounded up all The Game Awards 2023 winners below, and if you’re looking for recaps and announcements as well, check out our TGA 2023 roundup for everything you missed.
Game of the year 2023 winner
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Spider-Man 2
- Alan Wake 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Baldur’s Gate 3
Best game direction winner 2023
- Spider-Man 2
- Alan Wake 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Baldur’s Gate 3
Best narrative winner 2023
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Alan Wake 2
- Final Fantasy 16
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Spider-Man 2
Best art direction winner 2023
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Lies of P
- Alan Wake 2
Best score and music winner 2023
- Hi-Fi Rush
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Final Fantasy 16
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Alan Wake 2
Best audio design winner 2023
- Dead Space remake
- Alan Wake 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Spider-Man 2
Best performance winner 2023
- Ben Starr – Final Fantasy 16
- Idris Elba – Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
- Cameron Monaghan – Star Wars Jedi Survivor
- Melanie Liburd – Alan Wake 2
- Neil Newbon – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Yuri Lowenthal – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Innovation in accessibility winner 2023
- Forza Motorsport
- Diablo 4
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Spider-Man 2
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Street Fighter 6
Games for impact winner 2023
- A Space for the Unbound
- Venba
- Goodbye, Volcano High
- Tchia
- Chants of Sennar
- Terra Nil
Best ongoing game 2023
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
- Apex Legends
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
Best community support 2023
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- No Man’s Sky
Best independent game winner 2023
- Cocoon
- Dave the Diver
- Sea of Stars
- Viewfinder
- Dredge
Best debut indie game winner 2023
- Venba
- Dredge
- Viewfinder
- Cocoon
- Pizza Tower
Best mobile game winner 2023
- Terra Nil
- Honkai Star Rail
- Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
- Hello Kitty: Island Adventure
- Monster Hunter Now
Best VR/AR game winner 2023
- Resident Evil 8 VR mode
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon: Call of the Mountain
- Synapse
- Humanity
Best action game winner 2023
- Armored Core 6
- Dead Island 2
- Remnant 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Ghostrunner 2
Best action/adventure game winner 2023
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Alan Wake 2
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Spider-Man 2
Best RPG winner 2023
Best fighting game winner 2023
- God of Rock
- Street Fighter 6
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Pocket Bravery
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Best family game winner 2023
- Pikmin 4
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Sonic Superstars
- Party Animals
- Disney Illusion Island
Best sim/strategy game winner 2023
- Cities: Skylines 2
- Advance Wars 1+2: ReBoot Camp
- Company of Heroes 3
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Pikmin 4
Best sports/racing game winner 2023
- EA Sports FC 24
- F1 23
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
- The Crew Motorfest
- Forza Motorsport
Best multiplayer game winner 2023
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Party Animals
- Diablo 4
- Street Fighter 6
Most anticipated game winner
Best adaptation winner 2023
- Gran Turismo
- The Last of Us
- Castlevania: Nocturne
- Twisted Metal
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Content creator of the year winner 2023
- People Make Games
- Quackity
- Ironmouse
- Sypherpk
- Spreen
Best esports game winner 2023
- DOTA 2
- Counter-Strike 2
- League of Legends
- PUBG Mobile
- Valorant
Best esports athlete winner 2023
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok – League of Legends
- Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut – CS:GO
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov – Valorant
- Paco “Hydra” Rusiwiez – Call of Duty
- Park “Ruler” Jae-Hyuk – League of Legends
- Phillip “Imperialhal” Dosen – Apex Legends
Best esports coach winner 2023
- Christine Chi – Evil Geniuses
- Danny Sorenson – Team Falcons
- Jordan Graham – Florida Mayhem
- Remy Quoniam – Team Vitality
- Yoon Sung-Young – JD Gaming
Best esports team winner 2023
- Evil Geniuses – Valorant
- FNATIC – Valorant
- Gamin Gladiators – DOTA 2
- JD Gaming – League of Legends
- Team Vitality – Counter-Strike
Best esports event winner 2023
- 2023 League of Legends Championship
- Blast.TV Paris Major 2023
- EVO 2023
- The International DOTA Championships 2023
- Valorant Championships 2023
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
