The Game Awards 2021, which is held every year in December and known as one of the most prestigious events in the video game industry, has been completed. The excitement was at its peak this year as well, at the events where votes were made in dozens of categories and the best game of the year was chosen by the players themselves.
In addition to the best game of the year, The Game Awards 2021 awards were handed out in various categories such as best developer, best story, best mobile game, best performance, creator of the year, best esports team and most anticipated game. . If you wish, let’s take a look at which productions received awards this year.
The Game Awards 2021 winners:
Game of the Year: It Takes Two
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
Best game directed by: Deathloop
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Returnal
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best storytelling: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
Best art direction: Deathloop
- Deathloop
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Artful Escape
Game with the best music: Nier Replicant ver. 1. 22474487139
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Deathloop
- Nier Replicant ver. 1. 22474487139
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Artful Escape
Best sound design: Forza Horizon 5
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
Best performance (for real actors):Maggie Robertson (Alcina Dimitrescu/Resident Evil Village)
- Erika Mori (Alex Chen/Life is Strange: True Colors)
- Giancarlo Esposito (Antón Castillo/Far Cry 6)
- Jason Kelly (Colt Vahn/Deathloop)
- Maggie Robertson (Alcina Dimitrescu/Resident Evil Village)
- Ozioma Akagha (Julianna Blake/Deathloop)
The game with the best social message: Life is Strange: True Colors
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Before Your Eyes
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- No Longer Home
The game that continues its development in the best way: Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best indie game: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- 12 Minutes
- Death’s Door
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Inscryption
- Loop Hero
Best mobile game: Genshin Impact
- Fantasian
- Genshin Impact
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Marvel Future Revolution
- Pokemon Unite
The game that gives the best support to its community: Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Best innovation: Forza Horizon 5
- Far Cry 6
- Forza Horizon 5
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Best VR/AR Game: Resident Evil 4
- Hitman 3
- I Expect You To Die 2
- Lone Echo II
- Resident Evil 4
- Sniper Elite VR
Best action game: Returnal
- Back 4 Blood
- Chivalry II
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Returnal
Best action/adventure game: Metroid Dread
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
Best RPG: Tales of Arise
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Scarlet Nexus
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Tales of Arise
Best fighting game: Guilty Gear -Strive-
- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
- Guilty Gear -Strive-
- Melty Blood: Type Lumina
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
The best family game: It Takes Two
- It Takes Two
- Mario Party Superstars
- New Pokémon Snap
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- WarioWare: Get It Together!
Best real-time strategy/simulation game: Age of Empires IV
- Age of Empires IV
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination
- Humankind
- Inscryption
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best sports/racing game: Forza Horizon 5
- F1 2021
- FIFA 22
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Riders Republic
Best multiplayer game: It Takes Two
- Back 4 Blood
- It Takes Two
- Knockout City
- Monster Hunter Rise
- New World
- Valheim
Best content creator: Dream
- Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Ibai
- TheGrefg
Best debuting indie game: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Sable
- The Artful Escape
- The Forgotten City
- Valheim
The most anticipated game: Elden Ring
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Starfield
Best esports game: League of Legends
- Call of Duty
- CS:GO
- DOTA2
- League of Legends
- Valorant
Best esports player: Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Chris “Simp” Lehr
- Heo “ShowMaker” Su
- Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Tyson “TenZ” Ngo
Best esports team: Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
- Atlanta FaZe (COD)
- DWG KIA (LOL)
- Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
- Sentinels (Valorant)
- Team Spirit (DOTA2)
Best esports trainer: Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun
- Airat “Silent” Gaziev
- Andrey “ENGH” Sholokhov
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi
- James “Crowder” Crowder
- Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun
Best esports event: 2021 League of Legends World Championship
- 2021 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
- The International 2021
- Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters