The Game Awards is a time to celebrate innovation, excellence, and creativity in gaming. Despite 2021’s rather slow year due to delays and releases held off for anniversaries happening in 2022, we’ve seen some pretty amazing contenders nominated for a variety of awards.
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Below are all of the winners of every category in The Game Awards 2021.
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Player's Voice
- It Takes Two
- Winner: Halo Infinite
- Metroid Dread
- Forza Horizon 5
- Resident Evil Village
Best Performance
- Erika Mori (Life is Strange: True Colors)
- Giancarlo Esposito (Far Cry 6)
- Jason Kelley ("Deathloop")
- Winner: Maggie Robertson (Resident Evil: Village)
- Ozioma Akagha ("Deathloop")
Best Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood
- Knockout City
- Monster Hunter: Rise
- New World
- Winner: It Takes Two
- Valheim
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Winner: Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Genshin Impact
- Fortnite
Best Art Direction
- Winner: "Deathloop"
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Artful Escape
Best Score & Music
- Cyberpunk 2077
- "Deathloop"
- Winner: NieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Artful Escape
Best Audio Design
- "Deathloop"
- Winner: Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil: Village
- Returnal
Innovation in Accessibility
- Far Cry 6
- Winner: Forza Horizon 5
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Best Narrative
- "Deathloop"
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Winner: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
Games for Impact
- Before Your Eyes
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Winner: Life is Strange: True Colors
- No Longer Home
Best Indie Game
- 12 Minutes
- Death's Door
- Winner: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Inscryption
- Loop Hero
Best Debut Indie Game
- Winner: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Sable
- The Artful Escape
- The Forgotten City
- Valheim
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Best Mobile Game
- Fantasian
- Winner: Genshin Impact
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Marvel: Future Revolution
- Pokemon UNITE
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Winner: Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Fortnite
- No Man's Sky
Best VR/AR Game
- Hitman III
- I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
- Lone Echo 2
- Winner: Resident Evil 4 VR
- Sniper Elite VR
Best Action Game
- Back 4 Blood
- Chivalry II
- "Deathloop"
- Far Cry 6
- Winner: Returnal
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Winner: Metroid Dread
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil: Village
- Psychonauts 2
Best Role Playing Game
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Monster Hunter: Rise
- Scarlet Nexus
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Winner: Tales of Arise
Most Anticipated Game
- Winner: Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2
- Starfield
Best Fighting Game
- Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles
- Winner: Guilty Gear: Strive
- Melty Blood: Type Lumina
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Virtual Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Best Family Game
- Winner: It Takes Two
- Mario Party Superstars
- New Pokemon Snap
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
- Wario Ware: Get It Together!
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Winner: Age of Empires IV
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination
- Humankind
- Inscryption
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sports/Racing Game
- F1: 2021 The Official Videogame
- FIFA 22
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Winner: Forza Horizon 5
- Riders Republic
Content Creator of the Year
- Winner: Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Ibai
- The Grefg
Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty
- CS GO
- DOTA 2
- Winner: League of Legends
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- Collapse
- Winner: S1MPLE
- Showmaker
- Tenz
- Simp
Best Esports Team
- Atlanta Faze (Call of Duty)
- DWG (League of Legends)
- Winner: Navi (CS GO)
- Team Spirit (DOTA 2)
- Sentinels (Valorant)
Best Esports Coach
- B1AD3
- Crowder
- Engh
- Winner: Kkoma
- Silent
Best Esports Event
- The International DOTA 2 Championships
- Winner: 2021 League of Legends World Championship
- Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2: Masters
- PGL Major: Stockholm 2021
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship
Best Game Direction
- Winner: "Deathloop"
- Psychonauts 2
- It Takes Two
- Returnal
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Game of the Year 2021
- "Deathloop"
- Winner: It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil: Village
Plenty of huge titles and world premieres were also revealed during the event, such as Suicide Squad: Kitt the Justice League and Sonic Frontiers.
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Published: Dec 10, 2021 12:58 am