The Game Awards 2022: Every award winner and nominee
Each year, The Game Awards act as the Season Finale of the video game season. The Game Awards 2022 was the 9th annual Game Awards. During the 3+ hour long Award show, there were more than 30 Awards that were given out. Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok were the two biggest titans heading into the show and many wondered which of the two would be crowned the 2022 Game of the Year. The honor this year goes to the well-deserved Elden Ring developed by FromSoftware.
While Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok got their more than fair share in the spotlight, many other games got the recognition that they deserved by taking home some of the other awards given out at The Game Awards 2022.
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Winner: Elden Ring
Best Game Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Winner: Elden Ring
Best Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Winner: God of War Ragnarok
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- 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 Ragnarok
- Two Feathers: Metal Hellsinger
- Yasunori Mitsuda
Winner: Bear McCreary: God of War Ragnarok
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Winner: God of War Ragnarok
Best Performance
- Ashly Birch: Horizon: Forbidden West
- Charlotte McBurney: A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Christopher Judge: God of War Ragnarok
- Manon Gage: Immortality
- Sunny Suljic: God of War Ragnarok
Winner: Christopher Judge: God of War Ragnarok
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 Game
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 14 Online
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Winner: Final Fantasy 14 Online
Best Indie Game
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Stray
- TUNIC
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 14 Online
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Winner: Final Fantasy 14 Online
Innovation in Accessibility
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War Ragnarok
- Returnal
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part 1
- The Quarry
Winner: God of War Ragnarok
Best VR/AR Game
- After the Fall
- Among Us VR
- BONELAB
- Moss: Book II
- Red Matter 2
Winner: Moss: Book II
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 Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- TUNIC
Winner: God of War Ragnarok
Best RPG
- 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 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 Sports/Racing Game
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7
- OlliOlli World
Winner: Gran Turismo 7
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 Debut Indie Game
- Neon White
- NORCO
- Stray
- TUNIC
- Vampire Survivors
Winner: Stray
Best Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show!
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
Winner: Arcane: League of Legends
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 Esports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- VALORANT
Winner: VALORANT
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 Team
- DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
- FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
- LOUD (Valorant)
Winner: LOUD (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
Heading into The Game Awards 2022, God of War Ragnarok had 10 total nominees and Elden Ring had 7 total nominees. These two video games had the most nominees of any game. Of the ten nominees that God of War received, the game took home a total of 6 Awards. On the flip side, Elden Ring took home the most prestigious video game Award in Game of the Year, along with three other various Awards.
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The Game Awards are great because it showcases tons of fantastic games that require the talents of so many amazingly talented people. The Game Awards allow people and artists to get the recognition they deserve. Next year will mark the 10th anniversary of The Game Awards so it will be interesting to see what games take over 2023 like we saw during 2022.