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
All winners and nominees from The Games Awards 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

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

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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.