The BAFTA Games Awards 2023 have chosen the best games of the year
Miscellaneous / / April 03, 2023
On March 30, the winners of the prestigious BAFTA Games Awards, which honor the best games of the year, were officially announced. Here are the projects that won in the main categories in 2023.
Best Animation
Winner — God of War Ragnarök.
Nominees:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Horizon Forbidden West
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Sifu
- Stray
Best Artistic Achievement
Winner — Tunic.
Nominees:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- immortality
- pentiment
Best Sound
Winner — God of War Ragnarök.
Nominees:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Stray
- Tunic
Game of the Year
Winner — Vampire Survivors.
Nominees:
- Cult of the Lamb
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Marvel Snap
- Stray
Best Debut Game
In this nomination, only the first games of the developers were evaluated.
Winner — Tunic.
Nominees:
- As Dusk Falls
- Stray
- The Case of the Golden Idol
- Trombone Champ
- Vampire Survivors
Best Updated Game
Here it's the other way around: we're talking about old games that continue to be supported.
Winner — Final Fantasy XIV Online.
Nominees:
- Apex Legends
- Dreams
- Forza Horizon 5
- No Man's Sky
- The Elder Scrolls Online
Best Family Game
Winner Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Nominees:
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Home
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Best Game Design
Winner — Vampire Survivors.
Nominees:
- Cult of the Lamb
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Tunic
Best Multiplayer Game
Winner — Elden Ring.
Nominees:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- EA Sports FIFA 23
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
The best music
Winner — God of War Ragnarök.
Nominees:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course
- Elden Ring
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Narrative
Winner — A Plague Tale: Requiem.
Nominees:
- Citizen Sleeper
- God of War Ragnarök
- immortality
- pentiment
- Stray
Best Lead Actor
Winner — Christopher Judge, Kratos in God of War Ragnarök.
Nominees:
- Alain Mesa, Alejandro Vargas in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Charlotte McBurney, Amicia de Rune in A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Sunny Suljik, Atreus in God of War Ragnarök
- Siobhan Williams, Laura Kearney in The Quarry
- Manon Gage, Marissa Marcel in Immortality
Top Technical Achievements
Winner Horizon Forbidden West.
Nominees:
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- immortality
- Stray
- The Last of Us Part I
Other nominations can be found at award website.
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