The Game Awards 2022: all the winners

One of the most prestigious events on the video game industry’s calendar is here: The Game Awards. Voted on by over 100 global media outlets and influencers, the ceremony recognises the best games of the year across many different categories, including the highly coveted Game of the Year.

The Game Awards streams live on YouTube and Twitch, showcasing not only the best games of 2022 but also plenty of announcements and reveals for what to look forward to in 2023 and beyond.

We covered the nominees across the major categories when they were revealed last month. Juggernauts God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring racked up 10 and seven nominations respectively, with both games up for Game of the Year. Melbourne-made title Cult of the Lamb is up for Best Indie against some strong competition, with fellow indie Stray also nominated for Game of the Year.

As The Game Awards 2022 is streaming at the time of writing, we’ll update this article with the winners following their announcement.

The Game Awards 2022: the winners

Best Mobile Game

For the best game playable on a mobile device.

• Marvel Snap – winner
• Apex Legends Mobile
• Diablo Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• Tower of Fantasy

Best Fighting Game

• Multiversus – winner
• DNF Duel
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
• The King of Fighters XV
• Sifu

Best Esports Game

• Valorant – winner
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Rocket League

Best Family Game

For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land – winner
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Nintendo Switch Sports
• Splatoon 3

Best Performance

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

• Christopher Judge – God of War: Ragnarok – winner
• Ashly Burch – Horizon: Forbidden West
• Charlotte McBurney – A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Manon Gage – Immortality
• Sunny Suljic – God of War: Ragnarok

Best debut indie game

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

• Stray – winner
• Neon White
• Norco
• Tunic
• Vampire Survivors

Game of the Year

Recognising a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Indie

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

• Cult of the Lamb
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Stray
• Tunic

Best Multiplayer Game

For outstanding gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
• Multiversus
• Overwatch 2
• Splatoon 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Best Narrative

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality

Best Art Direction

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

• Elden Ring
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Horizon: Forbidden West
• Scorn
• Stray

Best Score / Music

For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licenced soundtrack.

• Olivier Deriviere – A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Tsukasa Saitoh – Elden Ring
• Bear McCreary – God of War: Ragnarok
• Two Feathers – Metal Hellsinger
• Yasunori Mitsuda – Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Audio Design

Recognising the best in-game audio and sound design.

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Forbidden West

Games for impact

For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

• A Memoir Blue
• As Dusk Falls
• Citizen Sleeper
• Endling – Extinction is Forever
• Hindsight
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Innovation in Accessibility

Recognising software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played by an even wider audience.

• As Dusk Falls
• God of War Ragnarok
• Return to Monkey Island
• The Last of Us Part I
• The Quarry

Best AR / VR

For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

• After the Fall
• Among Us VR
• Bonelab
• Moss: Book II
• Red Matter 2

Best ongoing game

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy 14 Online
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

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