The Game Awards 2022: All the winners for the best video games of the year

Figures such as Al Pacino, Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey and Jessica Henwick participated in the ceremony, in addition to performances by Halsey and Hozier.

The Game of the Year award went to Elden Ring, which was celebrated even by Elon Musk, owner of Twitter and Tesla and now the second richest person in the world, according to Forbes.

Below we show you the complete list of winners by category.

The Game Awards 2022: these are the winners by category

game of the year

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

best 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
scorn
stray

Best Soundtrack and Music

A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok WINNER
Metal: Hellsinger
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

best sound design

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok WINNER
Metal Hellsinger
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

best performance

Ashly Burch – Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West
Charlotte McBurney – Amicia in A Plague Tale Requiem
Christopher Judge – Kratos in God of War Ragnarok WINNER
Manon Gage – Marissa Marcel in Immortality
Sunny Suljic – Atreus in God of War Ragnarok

Games for impact or games with greater social impact

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

Best ongoing game or service

Apex Legends
Destiny 2 (The Witch Queen)
Final Fantasy XIV (Endwalkers) WINNER
Fortnite
Genshin Impact

best indie game

Cult of the Lamb
Neon White
sifu
WINNER
TUNIC

best mobile game

Apex Legends
Devil Immortal
Genshin Impact
Marvel Snap WINNER
Tower of Fantasy

Better 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 II
The Quarry

Best VR or Augmented Reality Game

After The Fall
Among Us VR
Bonelab
Moss: Book 2 WINNER
Red Matter 2a

best action game

Bayonetta 3 WINNER
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Neon White
sifu
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge

best action adventure game

A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War Ragnarok WINNER
Horizon Forbidden West
stray
TUNIC

Best RPG

Elden Ring WINNER
Live to Live
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Triangle Strategy
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

best fighting game

DNF Duel
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
King of Fighter XV
MultiVersus WINNER
sifu

best family game

Kirby and The Forgotten Land WINNER
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope
Nintendo Switch Sports
splatoon 3

Best Simulation/Strategy Game

Dune: Spice Wars
Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope WINNER
Total War Warhammer III
Two Point Campus
win 3

Best Sports/Racing Game

F1 2022
FIFA 23
NBA 2K23
Gran Turismo 7 WINNER
OlliOlli World

best multiplayer game

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
MultiVersus
Overwatch 2
Splatoon 3 WINNER
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge

Content Creator of the Year

karl jacobs
Ludwig WINNER
Nibellion
Nobru
QTCinderella

best indie debut

Neon White
norco
WINNER
tunic
Vampire Survivors

Best Adaptation of a Video Game

Arcane: League of Legends WINNER
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
The Cuphead Show!
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Uncharted

most anticipated game

final fantasy 16
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
WINNER

Best eSports Athlete

Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon – Gen.G, League of Legends
Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok – S1, League of Legends
Finn “Karrigan” Andersen – Faze Clan, CS:GO
Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev – Natus Vincere, CS:GO
Jacob “YAY” Whiteaker – Cloud9, Valorant WINNER

Best eSports Team

Darkzero eSports – Apex Legends
Faze Clan – CS:GO
GEN.G – League of Legends
LA Thieves – Call of Duty
Loud – Valorant WINNER

Best eSports Coach

Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi – Natus Vincere, CS:GO
Matheus “Bzka” Tarasconi – Loud, Valorant WINNER
Erik “Doombros” Sandgreen – FPX, Valorant
Robert “Robban” Dahlstrom – Faze Clan, CS:GO
Go “Score” Dong-Bin – Gen.G, League of Legends

Best eSports event

EVO 2022
2022 League of Legends World Championship WINNER
PGL Major Antiwerp 2022
The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
Valorant Champions 2022