| Game of the Year | Best Game Direction |
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- It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
 - Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks
- Metroid Dread – MercurySteam / Nintendo
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
| - Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks
- It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
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| Best Narrative | Best Art Direction |
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- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks
- It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
- Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine / Square Enix
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios
| - Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive
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| Best Score and Music | Best Audio Design |
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- Nier Replicant ver 1.22474487139 – Keiichi Okabe
- Cyberpunk 2077 – Marcin Przybylowicz and Piotr T. Adamczyk
- Deathloop – Tom Salta
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Richard Jacques
- The Artful Escape – Johnny Galvatron and Josh Abrahams
| - Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
- Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
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| Best Performance | Games for Impact |
|---|
- Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil Village
- Erika Mori as Alex Chen – Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Giancarlo Esposito as Antón Castillo – Far Cry 6
- Jason E. Kelley as Colt Vahn – Deathloop
- Ozioama Akagha as Juliana Blake – Deathloop
| - Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine / Square Enix
- Before Your Eyes – GoodbyeWorld Games / Skybound Games
- Boyfriend Dungeon – Kitfox Games
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov / Finji
- No Longer Home – Humble Grove / Fellow Traveller
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| Best Ongoing Game | Best Independent Game |
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- Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts
- Call of Duty: Warzone – Raven Software / Activision
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- Genshin Impact – miHoYo
| - Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab
- 12 Minutes – Luís António / Annapurna Interactive
- Death’s Door – Acid Nerve / Devolver Digital
- Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital
- Loop Hero – Four Quarters / Devolver Digital
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| Best Mobile Game | Best Community Support |
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- Genshin Impact – miHoYo
- Fantasian – Mistwalker
- League of Legends: Wild Rift – Riot Games
- Marvel Future Revolution – Netmarble / Marvel Games
- Pokémon Unite – TiMi Studio / The Pokémon Company
| - Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts
- Destiny 2: Beyond Light – Bungie
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
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| Best VR / AR Game | Innovation in Accessibility |
|---|
- Resident Evil 4 – Armature Studio / Capcom / Oculus Studios
- Hitman 3 – IO Interactive
- I Expect You to Die 2 – Schell Games
- Lone Echo II – Ready at Dawn / Oculus Studios
- Sniper Elite VR – Coatsink / Just Add Water / Rebellion Developments
| - Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
- Far Cry 6 – Ubisoft
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown – Falling Squirrel
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| Best Action Game | Best Action / Adventure Game |
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- Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios / WB Games
- Chivalry II – Torn Banner Studios / Tripwire Interactive
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks
- Far Cry 6 – Ubisoft
| - Metroid Dread – MercurySteam / Nintendo
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
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| Best Role Playing Game | Best Fighting Game |
|---|
- Tales of Arise – Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt RED
- Monster Hunter Rise – Capcom
- Scarlet Nexus – Bandai Namco Studios / Tose / Bandai Namco
- Shin Megami Tensei V – Atlus / Sega
| - Guilty Gear Strive – Arc System Works
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles – CyberConnect2 / Sega
- Melty Blood: Type Lumina – French Bread / Delightworks
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – Ludosity / Fair Play Labs / GameMill Entertainment
- Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown – Sega
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| Best Family Game | Best Sports / Racing Game |
|---|
- It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
- Mario Party Superstars – NDcube / Nintendo
- New Pokémon Snap – Bandai Namco Studios / The Pokémon Company
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – Nintendo
- WarioWare: Get It Together! – Nintendo
| - Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
- F1 2021 – Codemasters / EA Sports
- FIFA 22 – EA Vancouver / EA Sports
- Hot Wheels Unleashed – Milestone
- Riders Republic – Ubisoft
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| Best Sim / Strategy Game | Best Multiplayer Game |
|---|
- Age of Empires IV – Relic Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination – Rebellion Developments
- Humankind – Amplitude Studios / Sega
- Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital
- Microsoft Flight Simulator – Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios
| - It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
- Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios / WB Games
- Knockout City – Velan Studios / Electronic Arts
- Monster Hunter Rise – Capcom
- New World – Amazon Games
- Valheim – Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Studios
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| Best Debut Indie Game | Most Anticipated Game |
|---|
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab
- Sable – Shedworks / Raw Fury
- The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive
- The Forgotten City – Modern Storyteller / Dear Villager
- Valheim – Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Studios
| - Elden Ring – FromSoftware / Bandai Namco
- God of War Ragnarök – Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel – Nintendo
- Starfield – Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks
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| Players’ Voice[b] |
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- Halo Infinite – 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios
- Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
- It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
- Metroid Dread – MercurySteam / Nintendo
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
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