The Game Awards Show 2023 Winners List
The curtain has closed on Geoff Keighley’s annual celebration of excellence in gaming, The Game Awards Show 2023. With a staggering 31 award categories, including prestigious honors like Game of the Year (GOTY), Content Creator, and Esports Athlete of the Year, the event showcased the industry’s finest achievements. To ensure you’re up to date with all the winners, we’ve compiled the comprehensive list of The Game Awards Show 2023 Winners below.
Full List of The Game Awards Show 2023 Winners
Below is the full list of nominees, categories, and the respective winners announced during The Game Awards Show 2023. The bolded entry in each category represents the winner for that category. Not every award was presented during the livestream event. Some were presented prior to the event and during commercial breaks.
Game of the Year
- 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
Game Direction
- Alan Wake 2
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Narrative
- Alan Wake 2
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Art Direction
- Alan Wake 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Lies of P
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Score and Music
- Alan Wake 2 – Petri Alanko
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – Borislav Slavov
- Final Fantasy XVI – Masayoshi Soken
- Hi-Fi Rush – Shuicji Kobori
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Sound Team
Audio Design
- Alan Wake 2
- Dead Space
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
Performance
- Final Fantasy XVI – Ben Starr
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – Cameron Monaghan
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – Idris Elba
- Alan Wake 2 – Melanie Liburd
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – Neil Newbon
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Yuri Lownthal
Innovation Accessibility
- Diablo IV
- Forza Motorsport
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Street Fighter 6
Games For Impact
- A Space for the Unbound
- Chants of Sennaar
- Goodbye Volcano High
- Tchia
- Terra Nil
- Venba
Ongoing Development
- Apex Legends
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- No Man’s Sky
Independent Game
- Cocoon
- Dave the Diver
- Dredge
- Sea of Stars
- Viewfinder
Debut Indie Game
- Cocoon
- Dredge
- Pizza Tower
- Venba
- Viewfinder
Mobile Game
- Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Monster Hunter Now
- Terra Nil
VR/AR
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Call of the Mountain
- Humanity
- Resident Evil Village VR Mode
- Synapse
Action Game
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Dead Island 2
- Ghostrunner 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Remnant 2
Action/Adventure Game
- Alan Wake 2
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
RPG
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Lies of P
- Sea of Stars
- Starfield
Fighting
- God of Rock
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
- Pocket Bravery
- Street Fighter 6
Family
- Disney Illusion Island
- Party Animals
- Pikmin 4
- Sonic Superstars
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Sim/Strategy
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
- Cities: Skylines II
- Company of Heroes 3
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Pikmin 4
Sports/Racing
- EA Sports FC 24
- F1 23
- Forza Motorsport
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
- The Crew Motorfest
Multiplayer
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Diablo IV
- Party Animals
- Street Fighter 6
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Adaptation (Movie/TV Show)
- Castlevania: Nocturne
- Gran Turismo
- The Last of Us
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Twisted Metal
Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Hades II
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Tekken 8
Content Creator
- Ironmouse
- Peoplemakegames
- Quackity
- Spreen
- SypherPK
Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- PUBG Mobile
- Valorant
Esports Athlete
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok – League of Legends
- Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut – CS:GO
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov – Valorant
- Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez – Call of Duty
- Park “Ruler” Jae-Hyuk – League of Legends
- Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen – Apex Legends
Best Esports Team
- Evil Geniuses – Valorant
- Fnatic – Valorant
- Gaimin Gladiators – Dota 2
- JD Gaming – League of Legends
- Team Vitality – Counter-Strike
Esports Coach
- Christine “Potter” Chi – Valorant (Evil Geniuses)
- Danny “Zonic” Sorensen – Counter-Strike (Team Falcons)
- Jordan “Gunba” Graham – Overwatch (Florida Mayhem)
- Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam – Counter-Strike (Team Vitality)
- Yoon “Homme” Sung-Young – League of Legends (JD Gaming)
Esports Event
- 2023 League of Legends World Championship
- Blast.TV Paris Major 2023
- Evo 2023
- The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
- Valorant Champions 2023
Player’s Voice
- Baldur’s Gate 3
The recipients at The Game Awards Show were chosen through a panel of judges, holding 90% of the voting influence. The remaining 10% of the voting power was allocated to viewers who participated in voting on The Game Awards website.
Awards weren’t the only thing announced during event. Multiple big game announcements occurred during the livestreamed event. Check out our full The Game Awards Show 2023 game announcements list for details on those.
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