BAFTA Games Awards 2022 Winners Revealed with Returnal Winning Big

Returnal wins with four awards!

BAFTA Games Awards 2022 has recently announced its winners and its major winner is the PS5 console exclusive Returnal.

Returnal has won a total of four categories during the BAFTA Games Awards for 2022. One of those categories is the highest of them all, which is Best Game.

The roguelike sci-fi shooter has also won Audio Achievement and Music categories. Jane Perry won in the Performer in a Leading Role category for her portrayal in the game as Selene Vassos.

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart also won Animation and Technical Achievement categories. It Takes Two won best Multiplayer game and best Original Property.

Here is the full list of winners:

ANIMATION

  • CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD (Sledgehammer Games)
  • IT TAKES TWO (Hazelight Studios)
  • KENA: BRIDGE OF SPIRITS (Hunter Schmidt)
  • LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS (Deck Nine Games)
  • PSYCHONAUTS 2 (Double Fine Productions)
  • RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART (Insomniac Games) – winner

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

  • THE ARTFUL ESCAPE (Beethoven & Dinosaur) – winner
  • IT TAKES TWO (Hazelight Studios)
  • PSYCHONAUTS 2 (Double Fine Productions)
  • RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART (Insomniac Games)
  • RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE (Capcom)
  • RETURNAL (Housemarque)

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

  • THE ARTFUL ESCAPE (Beethoven & Dinosaur)
  • CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD (Sledgehammer Games)
  • DEATHLOOP (Arkane Lyon)
  • HALO INFINITE (343 Industries)
  • MARVEL’S GUARDIAN’S OF THE GALAXY (Eidos-Montréal)
  • RETURNAL (Housemarque) – winner

BEST GAME

  • DEATHLOOP (Arkane Lyon)
  • FORZA HORIZON 5 (Playground Games)
  • INSCRYPTION (Daniel Mullins GameS)
  • IT TAKES TWO (Hazelight Studios)
  • RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART (Insomniac Games)
  • RETURNAL (Housemarque) – winner

BRITISH GAME

  • ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE (ustwo games)
  • DEATH’S DOOR (Acid Nerve)
  • FIGHTS IN TIGHT SPACES (Ground Shatter)
  • FORZA HORIZON 5 (Playground Games) – winner
  • OVERBOARD! (inkle)
  • SABLE (Shedworks)

DEBUT GAME

  • THE ARTFUL ESCAPE (Beethoven & Dinosaur)
  • EASTWARD (Pixpil)
  • THE FORGOTTEN CITY (Modern Storyteller)
  • GENESIS NOIR (Feral Cat Den)
  • MAQUETTE (Graceful Decay)
  • TOEM (Something We Made) – winner

EVOLVING GAME

  • AMONG US (Innersloth)
  • ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (Nintendo)
  • APEX LEGENDS (Respawn Entertainment)
  • DISCO ELYSIUM – THE FINAL CUT (ZA/UM)
  • FORTNITE (Epic Games)
  • NO MAN’S SKY (Hello Games) – winner

FAMILY

  • ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE (ustwo games)
  • CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE (Finji) – winner
  • FORZA HORIZON 5 (Playground Games)
  • MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (Nintendo EPD)
  • RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART (Insomniac Games)
  • UNPACKING (Witch Beam)

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

  • ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE (ustwo games)
  • BEFORE YOUR EYES (GoodbyeWorld Games) – winner
  • CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE (Finji)
  • GAME BUILDER GARAGE (Nintendo)
  • IT TAKES TWO (Hazelight Studios)
  • PSYCHONAUTS 2 (Double Fine Productions)

GAME DESIGN

  • DEATHLOOP (Arkane Lyon)
  • FORZA HORIZON 5 (Playground Games)
  • INSCRYPTION (Daniel Mullins Games) – winner
  • IT TAKES TWO (Hazelight Studios)
  • RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART (Insomniac Games)
  • RETURNAL (Housemarque)

MULTIPLAYER

  • BACK 4 BLOOD (Turtle Rock Studios)
  • CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD (Sledgehammer Games)
  • FORZA HORIZON 5 (Playground Games)
  • HALO INFINITE (343 Industries)
  • HELL LET LOOSE (Black Matter)
  • IT TAKES TWO (Hazelight Studios) – winner

MUSIC

  • DEATHLOOP (Arkane Lyon)
  • FAR CRY 6 (Ubisoft Toronto)
  • HALO INFINITE (343 Industries)
  • PSYCHONAUTS 2 (Double Fine Productions)
  • RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART (Insomniac Games)
  • RETURNAL (Housemarque) – winner

NARRATIVE

  • IT TAKES TWO (Hazelight Studios)
  • LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS (Deck Nine Games)
  • MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (Eidos-Montréal)
  • PSYCHONAUTS 2 (Double Fine Productions)
  • RETURNAL (Housemarque)
  • UNPACKING (Witch Beam) – winner

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

  • DEATHLOOP (Arkane Lyon)
  • DEATH’S DOOR (Acid Nerve)
  • INSCRYPTION (Daniel Mullins Games)
  • IT TAKES TWO (Hazelight Studios) – winner
  • RETURNAL (Housemarque)
  • UNPACKING (Witch Beam)

PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE

  • OZIOMA AKAGHA as Julianna Blake in DEATHLOOP
  • JASON E KELLEY as Colt Vahn “the Captain” in DEATHLOOP
  • JENNIFER HALE as Rivet in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  • JON MCLAREN as Star-Lord/Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
  • ERIKA MORI as Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
  • JANE PERRY as Selene Vassos in Returnal – winner

PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

  • LAURA BAILEY as Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard
  • KIMBERLY BROOKS as Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2 – winner
  • JASON CAVALIER as Drax in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
  • MAGGIE ROBERTSON as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
  • HAN SOTO as Gabe Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
  • ALEX WEINER as Rocket in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

  • FORZA HORIZON 5 (Playground Games)
  • HITMAN 3 (IO Interactive)
  • PSYCHONAUTS 2 (Double Fine Productions)
  • RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART (Insomniac Games) – winner
  • RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE (Capcom)
  • RETURNAL (Housemarque)

EE GAME OF THE YEAR (voted for by the public)

  • CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE (Finji)
  • DEATHLOOP (Arkane Lyon)
  • THE FORGOTTEN CITY (Modern Storyteller)
  • IT TAKES TWO (Hazelight Studios)
  • METROID DREAD (Nintendo & MercurySteam)
  • UNPACKING (Witch Beam) – winner

Congratulations to the winners!

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