A full rundown of everyone who took home a trophy tonight
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The Game Awards 2021 has announced its winners and the show has come to an end. Accolades were given, musical performances rocked the house, and even though I’m pre-writing this section, I’ll just assume a Muppet showed up somewhere. (Note: No Muppets, but there was one pot friend.)
It Takes Two took home the big award, but games like Deathloop and Forza Horizon 5 made off with a fair number of trophies too. Kena: Bridge of Spirits, meanwhile, took both indie categories at The Game Awards 2021, making it a pretty strong debut for Ember Lab. The Matrix got a new interactive experience, plus a bunch of other trailers and reveals were shown.
Here are all the Game Awards 2021 winners, bolded in their category alongside their fellow nominees.
Game of the Year
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
Best Game Direction
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Returnal
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best Mobile Game
- Fantasian
- Genshin Impact
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Marvel Future Revolution
- Pokemon Unite
Best Independent Game
- 12 Minutes
- Death’s Door
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Inscryption
- Loop Hero
Best Debut Indie Game
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Sable
- The Artful Escape
- The Forgotten City
- Valheim
Best AR/VR
- Hitman 3
- I Expect You To Die 2
- Lone Echo
- Resident Evil 4
- Sniper Elite VR
Best Narrative
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
Best Action Game
- Back 4 Blood
- Chivalry II
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Returnal
Best Action/Adventure
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Metroid Dread
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Psychonauts 2
Best RPG
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Scarlet Nexus
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Tales of Arise
Best Fighting Game
- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
- Guilty Gear Strive
- Melty Blood Type Lumina
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Best Family Game
- It Takes Two
- Mario Party Superstars
- New Pokemon Snap
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- Warioware: Get It Together!
Best Sim/Strategy
- Age of Empires IV
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination
- Humankind
- Inscryption
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sports/Racing
- F1 2021
- FIFA 2022
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Forza Horizon 5
- Riders Republic
Games For Impact
- Before Your Eyes
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- No Longer Home
Innovation in Accessibility
- Far Cry 6
- Forza Horizon 5
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Best Art Direction
- Deathloop
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Artful Escape
Best Score/Music
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Deathloop
- Nier Replicant
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Artful Escape
Best Audio Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
Best Performance
- Erika Mori (Life is Strange: True Colors)
- Giancarlo Esposito (Far Cry 6)
- Jason E. Kelley (Deathloop)
- Maggie Robertson (Resident Evil Village)
- Ozioma Akagha (Deathloop)
Best Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood
- It Takes Two
- Knockout City
- Monster Hunter Rise
- New World
- Valheim
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Most Anticipated Game
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Starfield
Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- Chris “Simp” Lehr
- Heo “ShowMaker” Su
- Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Tyson “TenZ” Ngo
Best Esports Team
- Atlanta Faze (Call of Duty)
- DAMWON Gaming (League of Legends)
- Na’Vi (CS:GO)
- Team Spirit (Dota 2)
- Sentinels (Valorant)
Best Esports Coach
- B1AD3
- Crowder
- Engh
- Kkoma
- Silent
Best Esports Event
- The International 2021
- Worlds 2021
- Valorant Masters 2021
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2021
Content Creator of the Year
- Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Ibai
- The Grefg
