Game Awards 2022 | All Winners and Announcements
I won’t waste your time with a lot of explanation. If you didn’t get a chance to watch The Game Awards, which live streamed on Thursday, December 8th, here’s a handy list for you. Below you’ll find a list of all the award winners and every announcement video shown during the presentation. If you’d like to pick and choose what you’d like to watch without all the fluff, have at it. Hope you find this helpful.
Pre-Show Awards
Best Mobile Game: Marvel Snap
Best Fighting Game: Multiverse
Best eSports Game: Valorant
Best eSports Athlete: Yay
Best eSports Team: Loud
Best eSPorts Coach: Bzka
Best eSports Event: 2022 League of Legends World Championship
Best Family Game: Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Main Show Awards
Best Performance: Christopher Judge, God of War Ragnarok
Best Debut Indie: Stray
Best Adaptation: Arcane: League of Legends
Best Narrative: God of War Ragnarok
Best Art Direction: Elden Ring
Best VR/AR Game: Moss: Book II
Best Sim/Strategy Game: Mario+Rabbids: Spark of Hope
Best Community Support: Final Fantasy XIV
Best Game for Impact: As Dust Falls
Best Sports/Racing Game: Gran Turismo 7
Best Multiplayer Game: Splatoon 3
Best Audio Design: God of War Ragnarok
Content Creator of the Year: Ludwig
Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Action Game: Bayonetta 3
Best Score & Music: God of War Ragnarok
Innovation in Accessibility: God of War Ragnarok
Best Role Playing Game: Elden Ring
Players Voice: Genshin Impact
Best Independent Game: Stray
Best Action/Adventure Game: God of War Ragnarok
Best Ongoing Game: Final Fantasy XIV
Best Game Direction: Elden Ring
Game of the Year: Elden Ring
Pre-Show Reveals
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania (Q1, 2023)
Vampire Survivors (on mobile now)
Valiant Hearts (coming to mobile)
Returnal (coming soon to PC)
It Takes Two merchandise
Horizon: Call of the Mountain (PSVR2, 2/22/23)
Post Trauma (PC and console)
Viewfinder (PlayStation)
Atomic Heart (commercial, 2/21/23)
Scars Above (commercial, 2/28/23, Xbox/PS/PC)
Relic Hunters Legend (commercial, PC)
Among Us – Hide and Seek Update (December 9th)
After Us (Spring 2023, Xbox/PS/PC)
Replaced (2023)
Street Fighter 6 (6/2/23)
Main Show Reveals
Hades 2 from Supergiant Games (Early Access in 2023)
Judas from Ken Levin, the creator of Bioshock (Xbox/PS/Epic)
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (Switch, 3/17/23)
Destiny 2 – Lightfall (2/28/23)
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League from Rocksteady, tribute to Kevin Conroy (5/26/23)
Party Animals (PC/Xbox, 2023)
Last of Us Part 1 (PC, 3/2/23)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (3/17/23)
Earthblade from the creator of Celeste (2023)
Dune Awakening (survival MMO, Xbox/PS/PC)
Forspoken (demo available now)
Death Stranding 2 From Kojima (PS5) – Hideo Kojima came on stage
Immortals of Aveum from Ascendent Studios (2023)
Tekken 8 (PS5, 8/8/23)
Nightingale (PC)
Baldur’s Gate III from Larian Studios (August, 2023)
Wayfinder (PlayStation/PC)
Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass (Switch, 1/20/23)
Sky from That Game Company (concert within the game after the Game Awards?)
Diablo IV – musical performance by halsey (6/6/23)
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores [DLC] (PS5, 4/19/23)
Appearance by the cast of The Last of Us (both game and HBO series, on stage at the same time)
Blue Protocol from Bandai Namco and Amazon Games (Xbox/PS/PC, 2023)
Remnant II (Xbox/PlayStation/PC)
Transformers: Reactivate (PC/consoles, closed beta 2023)
Behemoth (Meta Quest 2, no date given)
Super Mario Bros. Movie clip shown (April 7th)
Banishers: Ghost of New Eden from Dontnod & Focus Entertainment (end of 2023)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (2023)
Meet Your Maker (Xbox/PS/PC, 4/4/23)
Crash Team Rumble (2023)
The Lords of the Fallen (Xbox/PS/PC)
Crime Boss: Rockay City (Epic Games Store, 3/28/23)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Atomgrad Raid Ep 1 (free content update, 12/14/23)
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty DLC, featuring Idris Elba (2023)
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon from From Software & Bandai Namco (Xbox/PS/PC, 2023)
Wild Hearts (2023)
Final Fantasy XVI (6/22/23)
Wrap-Up
And there you have it. Everything we saw at the 2022 Game Awards. What were your favorite announcements from this year’s presentation?
