The Game Awards are, in a way, the equivalent of the famous Oscars in the video game industry. For this new edition, the ninth to be more precise, Geoff keighley, the creator of the event, surrounded himself with many personalities, not necessarily evolving in the middle, in order to unveil the award-winning games of the various categories announced, but also to reveal to the whole world new titles which will mark, at sure, the next editions.Regarding the winners of this ninth edition, the game of the year trophy was awarded to Elden Ring, as well as the awards for best director and best role-playing game. God of War: Ragnarok was particularly prominent at The Game Awards 2022, scooping the titles for Best Storytelling, Best Art Direction, Best Soundtrack, Best Sound Design, Best Performance, Accessibility Innovation, and Best Action-Adventure Game.
Winners of the Game Awards 2022
GAME OF THE YEAR
- The Plague Tale: Requiem
- ★ The Fire Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon forbidden west
- Stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
BEST ACHIEVEMENT
- ★ The Fire Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon forbidden west
- Immortality
- Stray
BEST STORYTELLING
- The Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- ★ God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon forbidden west
- Immortality
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Elden Ring
- ★ God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon forbidden west
- Scorn
- Stray
BEST SOUNDTRACK
- The Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- ★ God of War Ragnarök
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
BEST SOUND DESIGN
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Elden Ring
- ★ God of War Ragnarök
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon forbidden west
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Ashly Burch - Horizon Forbidden West
- Charlotte McBurney - A Plague Tale: Requiem
- ★ Christopher Judge - God of War Ragnarök
- Manon Gage - Immortality
- Sunny Suljic - God of War Ragnarök
GAMES FOR IMPACT
- The Blue Memoir
- ★ The Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling - Extinction is Forever
- Hindsight
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
BEST CURRENT GAME
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- ★ Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin impact
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon white
- Sifu
- ★ Stray
- Tunic
BEST MOBILE GAME
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin impact
- marvel snap
- tower of fantasy
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- ★ Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- No Man's Sky
Accessibility Innovation
- The Dusk Falls
- ★ God of War Ragnarök
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part I
- The Quarry
BEST VR/AR GAME
- After the Fall
- Among Us VR
- bonelab
- ★ Moss: Book II
- Red Matter II
BEST ACTION GAME
- ★ Bayonetta 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Neon white
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
BEST ACTION-ADVENTURE GAME
- The Plague Tale: Requiem
- ★ God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon forbidden west
- Stray
- Tunic
BEST ROLEPLAY
- ★ The Fire Ring
- Live to live
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
BEST FIGHTING GAME
- DNF Dueling
- Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- The King of Fighters XV
- ★ Multiversus
- Sifu
BEST FAMILY GAME
- ★ Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- nintendo switch sports
- Splatoon 3
BEST STRATEGY GAME
- Dune Spice Wars
- ★ Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Total War: Warhammer III
- Two Point Campus
- Victoria 3
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
- F1 22
- FIFA 23 coins
- NBA 2K23
- ★ Gran Turismo 7
- OlliOlli World
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- multiversus
- Overwatch 2
- ★ Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
BEST FIRST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Neon white
- Norco
- ★ Stray
- Tunic
- vampire survivors
BETTER ADAPTATION
- ★ Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show!
- S
- Uncharted
MOST AWAITED GAME
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Starfield
- ★ The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
BEST ESPORT GAME
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- ★ Valuing
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER
- Jeong « Chovy » Ji-Hoon (Gen.G, League of Legends)
- Lee « Faker » Sang-Hyeok (T1, League of Legends)
- Find " Karrigan " Andersen (Faze Clan, CSGO)
- Oleksandr « S1mple » Kostyliev (Natus Vincera, CSGO)
- ★ Jacob « Yay » Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
- Darkzero Esports - Apex Legends
- Faze Clan - CS:GO
- Gen.G - League of Legends
- LA thieves - Call of Duty
- ★ Loud - Valorant
BEST ESPORTS COACH
- Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi (Born to Win, CSGO)
- ★ Matheus "Bzka" Tarasconi (Loud, Valorant)
- Erik « Doombros » Sandgren (FPX, Valorant)
- Robert « Robban » Dahlström (Faze Clan, CSGO)
- Go « Score » Dong-Bin (Gen.G, League of Legends)
BEST ESPORT EVENT
- EVO 2022
- ★ 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- Evaluating Champions 2022
