All winners and nominees from The Games Awards 2022
Contents
- Game of the Year
- Best Game Direction
- Best Narrative
- Best Art Direction
- Best Score and Music
- Best Audio Design
- Best Performance
- Games for Impact
- Best Ongoing
- Best Indie
- Best Mobile Game
- Best Community Support
- Innovation in Accessibility
- Best VR
- Best Action Game
- Best Action/Adventure
- Best Roleplaying
- Best Fighting
- Best Family
- Best Sim/Strategy
- Best Sports/Racing
- Best Multiplayer
- Content Creator of the Year
- Best Debut Indie
- Best Adaptation
- Most Anticipated Game
- Best Esports Game
- Best Esports Athlete
- Best Esports Team
- Best Esports Coach
- Best Esports Event
- Players’ Voice
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