The Game Awards have come and gone, and to save you from watching it in its entirety, we have the full list of winners revealed - as well as all of the nominees.

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Without giving anything away, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 both had a very fruitful night, but there are many, many categories to get through.

Taking place in the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, the annual awards show was live streamed around the globe, and you can check out the whole event down below.

The event hasn't been without controversy, however, as many feel that in a year of a record number of developers being laid off, there should have been some sort of acknowledgement.

But all the hard work from those in the industry hasn't gone unrecognised, and you can scroll on down to see which games won in each category and what the Game of the Year was.

Full list of The Game Awards 2023 winners and nominees

The Game Award nominations for 2023 were announced by Geoff Keighley in November 2023, where we found out exactly what games are competing in each category.

Below, we have all the nominees and winners which we have moved up to the top of their lists.

Best Game of the Year

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios – WINNER
  • Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games
  • Resident Evil 4 – Capcom
  • Super Mario Bros Wonder – Nintendo
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo

Best Game Direction

Best Performance

Best Ongoing Game

Best Multiplayer Game

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios – WINNER
  • Diablo IV – Blizzard
  • Party Animals – Recreate Games
  • Street Fighter 6 – Capcom
  • Super Mario Bros Wonder – Nintendo

Best Art Direction

  • Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment – WINNER
  • Hi-Fi Rush – Tango Gameworks
  • Lies of P – Round8 Studio
  • Super Mario Bros Wonder – Nintendo
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo

Best Score and Music

  • Final Fantasy XVI composed by Masayoshi Soken – Square Enix – WINNER
  • Alan Wake 2 composed by Petri Alanko – Remedy Entertainment
  • Baldur’s Gate 3 composed by Borislav Slavov – Larian Studios
  • Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori – Tango Gameworks
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom composed by Nintendo Sound Team – Nintendo

Best Audio Design

  • Hi-Fi Rush – Tango Gameworks – WINNER
  • Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment
  • Dead Space – Motive Studio
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games
  • Resident Evil 4 – Capcom

Best Adaptation

Best Narrative

  • Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment – WINNER
  • Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – CD Projekt Red
  • Final Fantasy 16 – Square Enix
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games

Best Games for Impact

  • Tchia – Awaceb – WINNER
  • A Space for the Unbound – Mojiken
  • Chants of Sennaar – Rundisc
  • Goodbye Volcano High – KO_OP
  • Terra Nil – Free Lives
  • Venba – Visai Games

Best Indie Game

  • Sea of Stars – Sabotage Studio – WINNER
  • Cocoon – Geometric Interactive
  • Dave the Diver – MINTROCKET
  • Dredge – Black Salt Games
  • Viewfinder – Sad Owl Studios

Best Mobile Game

  • Honkai: Star Rail – HoYoverse – WINNER
  • Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis – Applibot & Square Enix
  • Hello Kitty Island Adventure – Sunblink Entertainment
  • Monster Hunter Now – Niantic & Capcom
  • Terra Nil – Free Lives

Best Community Support

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios – WINNER
  • Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt Red
  • Destiny 2 – Bungie
  • Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
  • No Man’s Sky – Hello Games

Best Debut Indie

  • Cocoon – Geometric Interactive – WINNER
  • Dredge – Black Salt Games
  • Pizza Tower – Tour de Pizza
  • Venba – Visai Games
  • Viewfinder – Sad Owl Studios

Best Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) Game

Best Content Creator

  • IronMouse – WINNER
  • PeopleMakeGames
  • Quackity
  • Spreen
  • SypherPK

Most Anticipated Game

Best Action/Adventure Game

  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo – WINNER
  • Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games
  • Resident Evil 4 – Capcom
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – Respawn Entertainment

Best RPG

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios – WINNER
  • Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
  • Lies of P – Round8 Studio
  • Sea of Stars – Sabotage Studio
  • Starfield – Bethesda Game Studios

Best Fighting Game

  • Street Fighter 6 – Capcom – WINNER
  • God of Rock – Modus Studios Brazil
  • Mortal Kombat 1 – NetherRealm Studios
  • Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 – Ludosity
  • Pocket Bravery – Statera Studio

Best Action Game

Best Accessibility

  • Forza Motorsport – Turn 10 Studios – WINNER
  • Diablo IV – Blizzard
  • Hi-Fi Rush – Tango Gameworks
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games
  • Mortal Kombat 1 – NetherRealm Studios
  • Street Fighter 6 – Capcom

Best Family Game

  • Super Mario Bros Wonder – Nintendo – WINNER
  • Disney Illusion Island – Dlala Studios
  • Party Animals – Recreate Games
  • Pikmin 4 – Nintendo
  • Sonic Superstars – Arzest

Best Sim/Strategy Game

  • Pikmin 4 – Nintendo – WINNER
  • Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp – WayForward
  • Cities: Skylines II – Colossal Order
  • Company of Heroes 3 – Relic Entertainment
  • Fire Emblem Engage – Intelligent Systems

Best Sports/Racing Game

  • Forza Motorsport – Turn 10 Studios – WINNER
  • EA Sports FC 24 – EA Sports
  • F1 23 – Codemasters
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged – Milestone
  • The Crew Motorfest – Ubisoft Ivory Tower

Best Esports Game

  • Valorant – Riot Games – WINNER
  • Counter-Strike 2 – Valve
  • Dota 2 – Valve
  • League of Legends – Riot Games
  • PUBG Mobile – LightSpeed Studios

Best Esports Athlete

  • Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok – League of Legends – WINNER
  • 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

  • JD Gaming – League of Legends – WINNER
  • Evil Geniuses – Valorant
  • Fnatic – Valorant
  • Gaimin Gladiators – Dota 2
  • Team Vitality – Counter-Strike

Best Esports Coach

  • Christine 'potter' Chi of Evil Geniuses – Valorant – WINNER
  • Danny 'zonic' Sørensen of Team Falcons – Counter-Strike
  • Jordan 'Gunba' Graham of Florida Mayhem – Overwatch
  • Remy 'XTQZZZ' Quoniam of Team Vitality – Counter-Strike)
  • Yoon 'Homme' Sung-young of JD Gaming – League of Legends

Best Esports Event

  • 2023 League of Legends World Championship – WINNER
  • Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
  • EVO 2023
  • The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
  • Valorant Champions 2023

Players' Voice

  • Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios – WINNER
  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – CD Projekt Red
  • Genshin Impact – miHoYo
  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo

How to watch The Game Awards 2023

The Game Awards 2023 was available to watch live on YouTube when it broadcasted on Friday 8th December. You can watch it now by using the embedded video above.

The line-up of guests and presenters was substantial, with Christopher Judge, Timothée Chalamet, Vince Zampella, Caroline Marchal, Zedd, Gonzo from The Muppets and the cast of the new Amazon Fallout TV show all appearing.

The Game Awards Orchestra also performed a medley of songs from the Game of the Year nominees, which is always a treat. Poets of the Fallen from Alan Wake 2 made an eccentric appearance, too.

When was The Game Awards 2023?

The Game Awards 2023 key art with the logo and trophy
The Game Awards 2023. The Game Awards

The Game Awards 2023 took place on 8th December 2023.

The annual event usually takes place around this time of year, with the 2022 event being held on 9th December 2022, so it’s no surprise to see it landing in the holiday season once more.

It’s a great way for last-minute Christmas shoppers to see what games are safe bets to buy for their friends and loved ones – one that is far easier to parse through for non-gamers than when such awards were featured only in magazines.

If you’re curious to see what games might feature next time in next year's awards, take a peek at our guide on the upcoming games for 2023 and beyond.

What UK time did The Game Awards 2023 start?

The Game Awards 2023 started at 12:30am UK time on Friday 8th December 2023 with a 30-minute pre-show.

It then went into the main show at 1am before running for around two and a half hours - so it was a late night for anyone here in the UK who watched it live.

If you were happy to stay up until four in the morning to get a glimpse of all the new world premieres first, we salute you! If you weren't, you can catch up now.

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Cole Luke
Cole LukeFreelance Writer

Cole Luke is a freelance journalist and video producer who contributes to RadioTimes.com's Gaming section. He also has bylines for Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, Network N and more.

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