Well the Game Awards have come and gone. Yes, world premieres of Ancient ring, Star Trek: Resurgence, Nightingale, and Horizon forbidden to the west were ridiculously exciting, but still, well, an award ceremony!
30 of them have been distributed, in fact. From celebrating the best and brightest in esports to the general game of the year, virtually every era in the video game industry has had its heyday. Geoff Keighley told us it would be a great show, although no one could have predicted what was to come. the Final Fantasy XIV fanboy in me left more than a little satisfied.
If you missed the 2021 Game Awards, below is a full list of the winners. It’s easy to be cynical about how overwhelming this show can be at times, but there’s no denying that the team behind them genuinely love and care about video games.
Game of the year
Resident Evil Village
Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart
Psychonauts 2
Terror Metroid
It takes two – winner
Death loop
Better direction of play
Death loop – winner
It takes two
Return
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best story
Death loop
It takes two
Life is Strange: True Colors
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – winner
Psychonauts 2
Best artistic direction
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Psychonauts 2
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Death loop – winner
Artistic escape
Best Score and Music
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 – winner
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Death loop
Cyberpunk 2077
Artistic escape
Better audio design
Return
Resident Evil Village
Forza Horizon 5 – winner
Death loop
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best performance
Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo in Far cry 6
Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake in Death loop
Jason Kelly as Colt Vahn in Death loop
Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident village of Evill – Winner
Erika Mori as Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
Impact games
Friends dungeon
Under your eyes
Chicory: a colorful tale
Life is Strange: True Colors – winner
More at home
Best current game
Call of Duty: War Zone
Apex Legends
Final Fantasy XIV Online – winner
Genshin Impact
Fortnite
Best indie
Encryption
The door of death
12 minutes
Kena: Bridge of Spirits – winner
Loop hero
Best mobile game
Fantastic
Genshin Impact – winner
League of Legends: Savage Rift
Marvel Future Revolution
Pokemon
Better community support
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV Online – winner
Apex Legends
Best role-playing game
Monster hunter rise
Scarlet Nexus
Tales of getting up – winner
Shin Megami Tensei V
Cyberpunk 2077
Most anticipated game
Starfield
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
Horizon forbidden to the west
Ancient ring -Winner
God of War Ragnarök
Best fight
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Chronicles of Hinokami
Guilty Gear – winner
Nickelodeon Star Brawl
Virtual Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Melty Blood: Lumina Type
Best family
It takes two – winner
Warioware: Come together
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
New Pokémon Snap
Mario Party Superstars
Best Sim / Strategy
Age of Empires 4 – winner
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Humanity
Encryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best sport / race
F1 2021
FIFA 22
Forza Horizon 5 – winner
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Republic of the Horsemen
Best esports game
valiant
Call of Duty
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends – winner
DOTA 2
Best esport athlete
Chris “Simp” Lehr Heo “Showmaker” Su Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov
Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev – Winner
Tyson “Tenz” Ngo
Best esports team
Atlanta faze
DWG Kia
Natus Vincere – winner
Sentinels
Team spirit
Best sports coach
Airat “Silent” Gaziev Andrey “Engh” Sholokhov Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi James “Crowder” Crowder
Kim “Kkoma” Jeong-Gyun – Winner
Best Esports Event
The International 2021 PGL Major Stockholm 2021
2021 League of Legends World Championship – Winner
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
Best multiplayer
City KO
Back 4 Blood
It takes two – winner
Monster hunter rise
New world
Valheim
Innovation in accessibility
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Forza Horizon 5 – winner
Far cry 6
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Valley: Shadow of the Crown
Best VR / AR
Resident Evil 4 VR – winner
Sniper Elite VR
Lonely Echo 2
I expect you to die
Hitman 3
Best action game
Back 4 Blood
Chivalry 2
Death loop
Far cry 6
Return – winner
Best action / adventure
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Terror Metroid – winner
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart
Resident Evil Village
Best Independent Debut Album
Artistic escape
The forgotten city
Kena: Bridge of Spirits – winner
Sable
Valhiem
Content Creator of the Year
Dream – Winner
Fuslie Gaules Ibai Grefg
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
