The Game Awards 2021 has revealed the best video games of the year. The physical event was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, on December 9 and was live-streamed across more than 40 digital platforms.
This year, two games tied for the most awards, namely It Takes Two, a co-op adventure platformer, and Forza Horizon 5, an open-world racer. The former was named Game of the Year, as well as Best Family and Best Multiplayer. Meanwhile, the latter was awarded Best Sports/Racing, Best Audio Design, and Innovation in Accessibility.
Moreover, the event showcased new trailers for upcoming video games such as Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga, The Expanse: A Telltale Series, Alan Wake II, and Star Wars Eclipse; a trailer for the Sonic movie sequel and Halo. The Game Awards 2021 also presented a segment featuring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss from The Matrix, who promoted the upcoming Matrix Resurrections film and the Matrix Awakens demo, an interactive experience now available for download on the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Below is the full list of winners of The Game Awards 2021:
Game of the Year
WINNER: It Takes Two
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Best Game Direction
WINNER: Deathloop
It Takes Two
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best Art Direction
WINNER: Deathloop
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Artful Escape
Best Narrative
WINNER: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
It Takes Two
Life is Strange: True Colors
Psychonauts 2
Best Action Game
WINNER: Returnal
Back 4 Blood
Chivalry II
Best Action/Adventure Game
WINNER: Metroid Dread
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Best Mobile Game
League of Legends: Wild Rift
MARVEL Future Revolution
Pokémon Unite
Best Ongoing Game
WINNER: Final Fantasy XIV Online
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Genshin Impact
Innovation in Accessibility
WINNER: Forza Horizon 5
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Best Family Game
WINNER: It Takes Two
Mario Party Superstars
New Pokémon Snap
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
WarioWare: Get It Together!
Best Fighting Game
WINNER: Guilty Gear -Strive-
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Best Sim/Strategy Game
WINNER: Age of Empires IV
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Inscryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best VR/AR
WINNER: Resident Evil 4 VR
I Expect You To Die 2
Lone Echo II
Sniper Elite VR
Most Anticipated Game
WINNER: Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Players’ Voice
WINNER: Halo Infinite
Metroid Dread
It Takes Two
Forza Horizon 5
Resident Evil Village
Best RPG
WINNER: Tales of Arise
Cyberpunk 2077
Monster Hunter Rise
Scarlet Nexus
Shin Megami Tensei V
Best Score and Music
WINNER: Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139
Cyberpunk 2077
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
The Artful Escape
Best Audio Design
WINNER: Forza Horizon 5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Games for Impact
WINNER: Life is Strange: True Colors
Before Your Eyes
Boyfriend Dungeon
No Longer Home
Best Community Support
WINNER: Final Fantasy XIV Online
Apex Legends
No Man’s Sky
Best Sports/Racing Game
WINNER: Forza Horizon 5
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Riders Republic
Best Multiplayer Game
WINNER: It Takes Two
Back 4 Blood
Knockout City
Monster Hunter Rise
Best Indie Game
WINNER: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
12 Minutes
Death’s Door
Inscryption
Best Debut Indie Game
WINNER: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
The Artful Escape
The Forgotten City
Best Performance
WINNER: Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu, Resident Evil Village
Erika Mori as Alex Chen, Life is Strange: True Colors
Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo, Far Cry 6
Jason E. Kelley as Colt Vahn, Deathloop
Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake, Deathloop
Best Esports Game
WINNER: League of Legends
Call of Duty
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Best Esports Player
WINNER: Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
Chris “Simp” Lehr
Heo “ShowMaker” Su
Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov
Tyson “TenZ” Ngo
Best Esports Team
WINNER: Natus Vincere (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Atlanta FaZe (Call of Duty)
DWG KIA (League of Legends)
Sentinels (Valorant)
Team Spirit (Dota 2)
Best Esports Coach
WINNER: Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun
Airat “Silent” Gaziev
Andrey “ENGH” Sholokhov
Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi
James “Crowder” Crowder
Best Esports Event
PGL Major Stockholm 2021
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
Content Creator of the Year
WINNER: Dream
List of Winners of The Game Awards 2021
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