The Game Awards: The Best Games of 2022 Are Here, Elden Ring Wins GOTY!

The Game Awards is today the largest awards ceremony in the world of video games, one that can fearlessly be compared to an Oscar gala.

Geoff Keighley, the organizer of the event, continues to make sure that the momentum and glamour of the event grows every year, and it suffices to mention that this year we saw Al Pacino on stage presenting one of the awards, or Michael Madsen presenting a game with his participation.

In fact, Hollywood and the video game industry are increasingly intertwining, and the budgets of many games are today already at the level of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters.

In 2022 we had no shortage of excellent games, and during The Game Awards we are going to know the best productions of the last 12 months. Both the industry and gamers have voted for the best titles, and here you can find a summary of all the nominations and the winners of The Game Awards 2022.

At The Game Awards 2022, God of War Ragnarok had the most nominations (10), while Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West came in second (7 each). Stray (6) and A Plague Tale: Requiem (5) also received quite a few honorable nominations.

In the case of developers, Sony (20) is expected to win the most statuettes, with Annapurna (11) and Nintendo (11) coming in second. Bandai Namco (8), RioT Games (6), Electronic Arts (5) and Focus (5) were also acknowledged.

As for the aforementioned awards, the most prestigious statuette was awarded to Elden Ring, which took the title of best video game of 2022.

Therefore, the latest production of the From Software studio is adding another award to the long list of accolades it will likely receive in the coming weeks with the next summaries of the year.

As a reminder, Elden Ring is an action RPG that represents the so-called “souls-like” genre of extremely challenging games, which has just been popularized by From Software studio with its Dark Souls series.

The biggest novelty in their new game is the huge open world waiting to be discovered, and there is no shortage of all the elements for which players loved the studio’s previous productions, headed by extensive character development. Elden Ring has already sold more than 17.5 million copies since its launch.

The Game Awards gala, however, is not just about awards in a dozen different categories. It’s also a chance to see new games that will hit stores in the coming months.

The Game Awards – Winners / Nominations

In the following, you can find the full list of nominations and winners of each category at the Game Awards 2022.

GAME OF THE YEAR

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring – winner
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

BEST GAME DIRECTION

• Elden Ring – winner
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality
• Stray

BEST ADAPTATION

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

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 SCORE AND MUSIC

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

BEST AUDIO DESIGN

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok – winner
• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Forbidden West

BEST PERFORMANCE

• Ashly Burch,
• Charlotte McBurney
• Christopher Judge (God of War Ragnarok) – winner
• Manon Gage
• Sunny Suljic

GAMES FOR IMPACT

• A Memoir Blue
• Ace Dusk Falls – winner
• Citizen Sleeper
• Endling – Extinction is Forever
• Hindsight
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

BEST ONGOING

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• FINAL FANTASY XIV – winner
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

PLAYERS VOICE

• Sonic Frontiers
• Genshin Impact – winner
• God of War Ragnarok
• Stray
• Elden Ring

BEST INDIE

• Cult of the Lamb
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Stray – winner
• TUNIC

BEST MOBILE GAME

• Apex Legends Mobile
• Diablo Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• Marvel Snap – winner
• Tower of Fantasy

BEST 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 I
• The Quarry

BEST VR / AR

• After the Fall
• Among Us VR
• Bonelab
• Moss: Book II – winner
• Red Matter 2

BEST ACTION GAME

• Bayonetta 3 – winner
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Neon White
• Sifu
• TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge

BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarok – winner
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• TUNIC

BEST RPG

• Elden Ring – winner
• Live a Live
• Pokemon Legends: Arceus
• Triangle Strategy
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

BEST FIGHTING

• DNF Duel
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
• The King of Fighters XV
• Multiversus – winner
• SIFU

BEST FAMILY

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land – winner
• Star Wars Skywalker Saga
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Nintendo Switch Sports
• Splatoon 3

BEST SIM / STRATEGY

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

BEST SPORTS / RACING

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

BEST MULTIPLAYER

• COD: Modern Warfare II
• MultiVersus
• Overwatch 2
• Splatoon 3 – winner
• TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR

• Karl Jacobs
• Ludwig – winner
• Nibellion
• Count up
• QTCinderella

BEST DEBUT INDIE

• Neon White
• Norco
• Stray – winner
• Tunic
• Vampire Survivors

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

• Final Fantasy XVI
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Resident Evil 4
• Starfield
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – winner

BEST ESPORTS GAME

• CS:GO
• DOTA 2
• League of Legends
• Rocket League
• Valorant – winner

BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE

• JEONG “CHOVY” JI-HOON
• Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
• Find “karrigan” Andersen
• Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
• Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker – winner

BEST ESPORTS TEAM

• DARKZERO ESPORTS
• FaZe Clan
• Gen.G
• LA Thieves
• LOUD – winner

BEST ESPORTS COACH

• ANDRII “B1AD3” HORODENSKYI
• MATHEUS “BZKA” TARASCONI – winner
• ERIK “D00MBR0S” SANDGREN
• ROBERT “ROBBAN” DAHLSTRÖM
• GO “SCORE” DONG-BIN

BEST ESPORTS EVENT

• EVO 2022
• 2022 LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – winner
• PGL MAJOR ANTWERP 2022
• THE 2022 MID-SEASON INVITATIONAL
• RATE CHAMPIONS 2022