THE Game Awards have just announced the winners from all 31 award categories.

There were more than a few surprises and snubs, with some big games missing out from nominations.

Over the large number of categories available, a massive 72 games received a nomination.

Here’s the full list of The Game Awards 2022 nominees, and the games that walked away with the prizes.

Game of the Year

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Verdwaal
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Game Direction

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality
• Verdwaal

Best Narrative

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality

Best Art Direction

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Scorn
• Verdwaal

Best Score and Music

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Metal: Hellsinger
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Audio Design

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Forbidden West

Best Performance

• Ashly Burch – Horizon Forbidden West
• Charlotte McBurney – A Plague’s Tale: Requiem
• Christopher Judge – God of War Ragnarök
• Manon Gage – Immortality
• Sunny Suljik – God of War Ragnarök

Games for Impact

• A Memoir Blue
• As Dusk Falls
• Citizen Sleeper
• Endling: Extinction is Forever
• Hindsight
• I was a Teenage Exocolonist

Best Ongoing

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy 14
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Indie

• Cult of the Lamb
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Verdwaal
• Tunic

Best Mobile Game

• Apex Legends
• Diablo Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• Marvel Snap
• Tower of Fantasy

Best Community Support

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy 14
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

Innovation in Accessibility

• As Dusk Falls
• God of War Ragnarök
• Return to Monkey Island
• The Last of Us Part 1
• The Quarry

Best VR

• After the Fall
• Among Us VR
• Bonelab
• Moss Book 2
• Red Matter 2

Best Action Game

• Bayonetta 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Best Action/Adventure

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Verdwaal
• Tunic

Best Roleplaying

• Elden Ring
• Live a Live
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• Triangle Strategy
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Fighting

• DNF Duel
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
• The King of Fighters 15
• Multiversus
• Sifu

Best Family

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Nintendo Switch Sports
• Splatoon 3

Best Sim/Strategy

• Dune: Spice Wars
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Total War: Warhammer 3
• Two Point Campus
• Victoria 3

Best Sports/Racing

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• FIFA 23
• NBA 2K23
• Gran Turismo 7
• OlliOlli World

Best Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Multiversus
• Oorkyk 2
• Splatoon 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Content Creator of the Year

• Karl Jacobs
• Ludwig
• Nibellion
• Nobru
• QTCinderella

Best Debut Indie

• Neon White
• Norco
• Verdwaal
• Tunic
• Vampire Survivors

Best Adaptation

• Arcane: League of Legends
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• The Cuphead Show!
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Uncharted

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy 16
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Resident Evil 4
• Starfield
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Rocket League
• Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

• Chovy
• Faker
• Karrigan
• S1mple
• Yay

Best Esports Team

• Dark Zero Esports
• FaZe Clan
• Gen.G
• LA Thieves
• Loud

Best Esports Coach

• B1ad3
• BZKA
• D00mbr0s
• Robban
• Telling

Best Esports Event

• Evo 2022
• 2022 League of Legends Worlds Championship
• PGL Major Antwerp 2022
• Die 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
• Valorant Champions 2022

Players’ Voice

• Sonic Frontiers
• Genshin Impact
• Verdwaal
• God of War Ragnarök
• Elden Ring

Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.