Team Asobi’s Astro Bot took center stage at The Game Awards 2023, sweeping the night with four major wins, including Game of the Year. The critically acclaimed game also claimed Best Game Direction, Best Family Game, and Best Action/Adventure Game.
Following closely behind were Studio Zero’s Metaphor: ReFantazio and LocalThunk’s Balatro, each winning three awards. Metaphor: ReFantazio earned Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and Best RPG, while Balatro was recognized with Best Independent Game, Best Debut Indie Game, and Best Mobile Game. At the same time Faker won the best esports athlete award.
The evening also featured exciting new reveals, including a first look at CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 4, Naughty Dog’s new project Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and the announcement of a long-awaited sequel to the 2006 classic Okami.
A new addition to this year’s event was the Game Changers Award, presented to Amir Satvat, Tencent’s business development director. Satvat was honored for his work supporting developers impacted by layoffs and studio closures.
Here is the full list of winners:
- Game of the Year: Astro Bot (Team Asobi)
- Best Game Direction: Astro Bot (Team Asobi)
- Best Narrative: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero)
- Best Art Direction: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero)
- Best Score and Music: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Best Audio Design: Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory)
- Best Performance: Melina Juergens – Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
- Best Adaptation: Fallout (Amazon Prime Video)
- Best Ongoing Game: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios)
- Best Independent Game: Balatro (LocalThunk)
- Best Debut Indie Game: Balatro (LocalThunk)
- Best Mobile Game: Balatro (LocalThunk)
- Best VR/AR Game: Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj)
- Best Action Game: Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Best Action/Adventure Game: Astro Bot (Team Asobi)
- Best RPG: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero)
- Best Fighting Game: Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco, Arika)
- Best Family Game: Astro Bot (Team Asobi)
- Best Sim/Strategy Game: Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)
- Best Sports/Racing: EA Sports FC 25 (EA Canada)
- Innovation in Accessibility: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft)
- Games for Impact: Neva (Nómada Studio)
- Best Community Support: Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Best Multiplayer: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios)
- Players’ Voice: Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto 6 (Rockstar Games)
- Content Creator of the Year: CaseOh
- Best Esports Game: League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Best Esports Athlete: Faker
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