The Game Awards 2022: All Winners & Special Awards

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The Game Awards 2022 celebrates the best in video games from the past year. Here are all the winners and special awards, including Game of the Year.

The Game Awards 2022 is a true celebration of the best in the video game industry from the past year, highlighting the coveted title of Game of the Year as well as other big winners and special awards. As usual, Geoff Keighley hosted the annual awards show, which was once again open to the public for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The event was held on December 8 in front of a live audience while also live-streamed across more than 40 platforms.

Throughout the evening, awards were presented in more than 30 categories, highlighting not only the year's most well-known and beloved games but also Innovation in Accessibility, Best Indie Debut, Content Creator of the Year, several eSports categories, and more. The highest honor of Game of the Year was a tough race with Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarok, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Stray, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and Horizon Forbidden West all vying for the top spot. Here are all the winners and special awards from The Game Awards 2022.

Elden Ring Wins The Game Awards Game Of The Year

Elden Ring key art featuring the Tarnished kneeling with his sword under the titular ring.

After winning Most Anticipated Game two years in a row, Elden Ring took home the coveted Game of the Year award. The title also won Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction, and Best Role Playing Game. The massively popular, yet challenging, game by FromSoftware is a dark fantasy action RPG that struck all the right notes with critics and fans alike this year. The team behind it is already excited about the plans they have for the future beyond Elden Ring's free Colosseum DLC that recently released, and winning this award is even more motivation for them.