The Game Awards 2023 List of Nominees All Categories

Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

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

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

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

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

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

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

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

For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song, and/or licensed soundtrack.

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

Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

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

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion, and/or performance capture.

• Ben Starr – Final Fantasy XVI
• Cameron Monaghan – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Idris Elba – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melanie Liburd – Alan Wake 2
• Neil Newbon – Baldur’s Gate 3
• Yuri Lowenthal – Marvel’s Spider-man 2

Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology, and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

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

For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

• A Space for The Unbound
• Chants of Sennaar
• Goodbye Volcano High
• Tchia
• Terra Nil
• Venba

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

• Apex Legends
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency, and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.

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

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

• Cocoon
• Dave The Diver
• Dredge
• Sea of Stars
• Viewfinder

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

• Cocoon
• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• Venba
• Viewfinder

For the best game playable on a mobile device.

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

For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Call of The Mountain
• Humanity
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode
• Synapse

The best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.

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

For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

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

For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

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

For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

• God Of Rock
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Pocket Bravery
• Street Fighter 6

For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

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

Best game focused on real-time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.

• Advance Wars 1+2: ReBoot Camp
• Cities Skylines II
• Company of Heroes 3
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Pikmin 4

For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

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

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

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

Recognizing outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium

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

Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Hades II
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Tekken 8

For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2023.

• IronMouse
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackity
• Spreen
• Sypherpk

For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support, and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.

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

The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2023, irrespective of the game.

• Lee Faker Sang-Hyeok
• Mathieu Zywoo Herbaut
• Max Demon1 Mazanov
• Paco Hydra Rusiewiez
• Park Ruler Jae-Hyuk
• Philip Imperialhal Dosen

Recognizing a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2023.

• Evil Geniuses
• Fnatic
• Gaimin Gladiators
• JD Gaming
• Team Vitality

The esports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2023.

• Christine Potter Chi
• Danny Zonic Sorensen
• Jordan Gunba Graham
• Remy XTQZZ Quoniam
• Yoon Homme Sung-Young

Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience.

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