Game Awards 2023 Winners List: Who Won (and Who Lost)

— The Game Awards

The Game Awards 2023 has come and gone. Heavy hitters from the past year like Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 duked it out for some of the biggest awards in gaming. And now, the results are in.

While there were plenty of surprises, host Geoff Keighley’s promise of beefed-up security managed to avoid a repeat of last year’s stage crasher. Meanwhile, some of the biggest guests of the night were Christopher Judge (record-holder for the longest Game Awards speech) along with celebrities like Simu Liu, Anthony Mackie, Timothée Chalamet, and Matthew McConaughey.

But we’re not here for celebrities, we’re here to celebrate video games. So here’s the full list of the Game Awards 2023 winners (and losers).

Best Family

• Disney Illusion Island
• Party Animals
• Pikmin 4
• Sonic Superstars
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder [WINNER]

Innovation in Accessibility

• Diablo IV
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Street Fighter 6
• Forza Motorsport [WINNER]

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• DOTA 2
• League of Legends
• PUBG Mobile
• Valorant [WINNER]

Best Esports Athlete

• Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
• Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
• Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
• Park “Ruler” Jae-Hyuk (League of Legends)
• Mathieur “Zywoo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
• Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok (League of Legends) [WINNER]

Best Esports Team

• Evil Geniuses, Valorant
• Fanatic, Valorant
• Gaming Gladiators, DOTA 2
• Team Vitality, Counter-Strike
• JD Gaming, League of Legends [WINNER]

Best Esports Coach

• Yoon “Homme” Sung-Young (JD Gaming, League of Legends)
• Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem, Overwatch)
• REmy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike)
• Danny “Zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons, Counter-Strike)
• Christine “Potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses, Valorant) [WINNER]

Best Esports Event

• Blast TV Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International DOTA 2 Championships 2023
• Valorant Champions 2023
• 2023 League of Legends World Championship [WINNER]

Content Creator of the Year

• People Make Games
• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK
• Iron Mouse [WINNER]

Best Performance

• Ben Starr as Clive Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI)
• Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
• Idris Elba as Solomon Reed (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty)
• Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson (Alan Wake 2)
• Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2)
• Neil Newbon as Astarion (Baldur’s Gate 3) [WINNER]

Best Narrative

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Alan Wake 2 [WINNER]

Best Debut Indie Game

• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• Venba
• Viewfinder
• Cocoon [WINNER]

Best Action Game

• Dead Island 2
• Ghostrunner 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Remnant II
• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon [WINNER]

Best Art Direction

• Hi-Fi Rush
• Lies of P
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Alan Wake 2 [WINNER]

Best Mobile Game

• Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure
• Monster Hunter Now
• Terra Nil
• Honkai Star Rail [WINNER]

Best VR/AR

• Gran Turismo 7
• Humanity
• Horizon Call of the Mountain
• Synapse
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode [WINNER]

Best Audio Design

• Alan Wake 2
• Dead Space
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Hi-Fi Rush [WINNER]

Games for Impact

• A Space for the Unbound
• Chants of Sennaar
• Goodbye Volcano High
• Terra Nil
• Venba
• Tchia [WINNER]

Best Score & Music

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Hi-Fi Rush
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Final Fantasy XVI [WINNER]

Best Independent Game

• Cocoon
• Dave the Diver
• Dredge
• Viewfinder
• Sea of Stars [WINNER]

Best Community Support

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• No Man’s Sky
• Baldur’s Gate 3 [WINNER]

Best Fighting

• God of Rock
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Pocket Bravery
• Street Fighter 6 [WINNER]

Most Anticipated Game

• Hades II
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Tekken 8
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [WINNER]

Best Ongoing

• Apex Legends
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact
• Cyberpunk 2077 [WINNER]

Best Adaptation

• Castlevania Nocturne
• Gran Turismo
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• Twisted Metal
• The Last of Us [WINNER]

Best Action/Adventure

• Alan Wake 2
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [WINNER]

Best RPG

• Final Fantasy XVI
• Lies of P
• Sea of Stars
• Starfield
• Baldur’s Gate 3 [WINNER]

Best Multiplayer

• Diablo IV
• Party Animals
• Street Fighter 6
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Baldur’s Gate 3 [WINNER]

Best Sports/Racing

• EA Sports FC 24
• F1 23
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
• The Crew Motorfest
• Forza Motorsport [WINNER]

Best Sim/Strategy

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
• Cities: Skylines 2
• Company of Heroes 3
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Pikmin 4 [WINNER]

Player’s Voice

• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Genshin Impact
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Baldur’s Gate 3 [WINNER]

Best Game Direction

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Alan Wake 2 [WINNER]

Game of the Year

• Alan Wake 2
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Baldur’s Gate 3 [WINNER]