BAFTA 2023 Games Awards winners announced

Murat OktayMarch 30, 2023

The Bafta 2023 Games Awards found their owners with a ceremony. As a prestigious organization, BAFTA had only one winner in each category, although many games were nominated at the awards ceremony, which could help bring the gaming industry forward on a larger scale. Below you can find the list of candidates and winners we have prepared for you.

Bafta 2023 Games Awards Winners and Nominees

God of War was the winner of the awards given in a total of 17 categories. God of War, which took the lead in almost all the categories for which it was nominated, received four awards, but did not win the Game of the Year Award. On the other hand its rival Elden Ring, achieved only one award.

Game of the Year is Vampire Survivors, a survival game with minimalist gameplay and roguelite elements. The production, which was nominated in five categories, won two of these.

Another game that caught our attention was Tunic. The independent game Tunic won two awards, and was among the productions that marked the night.

At the ceremony, the Bafta Fellowship Award was also presented to Shuhei Yoshida, a veteran of the game industry, who was the president of Sony Interactive Entertainment between 2008 to 2019.

Press Release

The BAFTA 2023 Games Awards winners were announced tonight in a ceremony hosted by Frankie Ward at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall and livestreamed on Twitch. The awards celebrate the very best games of the past year and the people who made them, and showcase a wide range of storytelling and creative excellence from the UK and worldwide. The Twitch livestream show, hosted by Julia Hardy and Inel Tomlinson, brought players from around the world closer to the awards action.

God of War Ragnarök won five BAFTAs: Animation; Audio Achievement; Music; Performer in a Leading Role for Christopher Judge and Performer in a Supporting Role for Laya DeLeon Hayes.

Vampire Survivors won two BAFTAs: Best Game and Game Design.

Elden Ring won two BAFTAs: Multiplayer and Original Property.

Tunic won two BAFTAs: Artistic Achievement and Debut Game.

Rollerdrome won British Game.

Image Credit: BAFTA Twitch Broadcast. BAFTA 2023 Games Awards winners announced

Final Fantasy XIV Online won Evolving Game; Kirby and the Forgotten Land won Family; Endling – Extinction is Forever, a game about climate change and the survival of a family of foxes, won Game Beyond Entertainment, the category for games with a social purpose.

Immortality won Narrative; Horizon Forbidden West won Technical Achievement.

The BAFTA Fellowship was presented to Shuhei Yoshida. The Fellowship is the highest accolade given by BAFTA in recognition of an individual’s outstanding and exceptional contribution to film, games or television across their career.

The EE Game of the Year, the only award voted for by the public, went to God of War Ragnarök.

All winners were in attendance and accepted their awards on stage.

BAFTA is a leading arts charity that marks its 76^th anniversary this year. Through its Awards, it recognises and celebrates creative excellence in film, games and television and aims to inspire the next generation of talented people, no matter who they are or where they come from. BAFTA discovers and supports talent with a focus on removing barriers to opportunity through its year-round learning and development programme of events and initiatives. Find out more at www.bafta.org/supporting-talent.