All winners and nominees from The Games Awards 2022

Every award given out and all of the games nominated for each in The Game Awards 2022

Dave Aubrey | Dec 8, 2022

All winners and nominees from The Games Awards 2022 /

The Games Awards 2022 just wrapped up after an unexpected twist ending involving Elden Ring and Bill Clinton. Now that the dust has settled, we can take a look at what we’ve been able to see this year.

The year has been incredible for games, including two Pokémon titles, Bayonetta 3, Splatoon 3, Elden Ring, God of War: Ragnarok, Stray, and so many more, many of which didn’t even get a nomination for any of the awards listed here.

But if you want to play the very best games of the year, as voted for by a panel of professional judges and you at home, then you’ve come to the right place. Instead of watching the entirety of The Game Awards 2022 Snyder-cut, you can simply take a look at our notes below for a full breakdown of which games were nominated for which awards, and who took home the trophies at the end of the night.

Make sure to read our Alternative Game Awards for a different take on the best and strangest titles of the year.

Game of the Year

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

Best Game Direction

Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
Stray

Best Narrative

A 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 Score and Music

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

Best Audio Design

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

Best Performance

Ashly Burch - Horizon Forbidden West
Charlotte McBurney - A Plague’s Tale: Requiem
Christopher Judge - God of War Ragnarök
Manon Gage - Immortality
Sunny Suljik - God of War Ragnarök

Games for Impact

A Memoir Blue
As Dusk Falls
Citizen Sleeper
Endling: Extinction is Forever
Hindsight
I was a Teenage Exocolonist

Best Ongoing

Best Indie

Cult of the Lamb
Neon White
Sifu
Stray
Tunic

Best Mobile Game

Apex Legends
Diablo Immortal
Genshin Impact
Marvel Snap
Tower of Fantasy

Best Community Support

Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite
No Man's Sky

Innovation in Accessibility

As Dusk Falls
God of War Ragnarök
Return to Monkey Island
The Last of Us Part 1
The Quarry

Best VR

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

Best Action Game

Bayonetta 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Neon White
Sifu
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Best Action/Adventure

A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Tunic

Best Roleplaying

Elden Ring
Live a Live
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Triangle Strategy
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Fighting

DNF Duel
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
The King of Fighters 15
Multiversus
Sifu

Best Family

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

Best Sim/Strategy

Dune: Spice Wars
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Total War: Warhammer 3
Two Point Campus
Victoria 3

Best Sports/Racing

F1 22
FIFA 23
NBA 2K23
Gran Turismo 7
OlliOlli World

Best Multiplayer

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

Content Creator of the Year

Karl Jacobs
Ludwig
Nibellion
Nobru
QTCinderella

Best Debut Indie

Neon White
Norco
Stray
Tunic
Vampire Survivors

Best Adaptation

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

Most Anticipated Game

Best Esports Game

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

Best Esports Athlete

Chovy
Faker
Karrigan
S1mple
Yay

Best Esports Team

Dark Zero Esports
FaZe Clan
Gen.G
LA Thieves
Loud

Best Esports Coach

B1ad3
BZKA
D00mbr0s
Robban
Score

Best Esports Event

Evo 2022
2022 League of Legends Worlds Championship
PGL Major Antwerp 2022
The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
Valorant Champions 2022

Players’ Voice

Sonic Frontiers
Genshin Impact
Stray
God of War Ragnarök
Elden Ring

Published Dec 8, 2022

DAVE AUBREY

Dave Aubrey is an award-nominated (losing) video games journalist based in the UK with more than ten years of experience in the industry. A bald man known for obnoxious takes, Dave is correct more often than people would like, and will rap on command.