Die Gewinner des The Game Awards 2021 stehen fest. Im Rahmen einer großen Preisverleihung wurden in der Nacht vom Donnerstag, den 9. Dezember 2021, auf Freitag, den 10. Dezember 2021, die besten Spiele, Entwickler und Studios des Jahres in 30 Kategorien geehrt.
Die Nominierten & Gewinner des The Game Awards 2021:
Game of the Year
- It Takes Two (Hazlight Studios / EA)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda)
- Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam / Nintendo)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
Best Game Direction
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda)
- It Takes Two (Hazlight Studios / EA)
- Returnal (Housemarque / SIE)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / SIE)
Best Narrative
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal / Square Enix)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda)
- It Takes Two (Hazlight Studios / EA)
- Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine / Square Enix)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
Best Art Direction
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda)
- The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna)
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / SIE)
Best Score and Music
- Nier Replicant VER.1.22474487139 (Keiichi Okabe / Composer)
- The Artful Escape (Johnny Galvatron & Josh Abrahams / Composers)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (Marcin Przybylowicz, Piotr T. Adamczyk, Paul Leonard Morgan / Composers)
- Deathloop (Tom Salta / Composer)
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Richard Jacques / Composer)
Best Audio Design
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
- Returnal (Housemarque / SIE)
Best Performance
- Maggie Robertson als Lady Dimitrescu (Resident Evil Village)
- Erika Mori als Alex Chen (Life is Strange: True Colors)
- Giancarlo Esposito als Anton Castillo (Far Cry 6)
- Jason Kelly als Colt Vahn (Deathloop)
- Ozioma Akagha als Julianna Blake (Deathloop)
Games for Impact
- Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine / Square Enix)
- Before Your Eyes (Goodbyeworld Games / Skybound Games
- Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Greg Lobanow, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine, Madeline Berger, A Shell in The Pit / Finji)
Best Ongoing
- Final Fantasy XIV Online (Square Enix)
- Apex Legends (Respawn / EA)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Genshin Impact (Mihoyo)
- Call of Duty: Warzone (Infinity Ward / Raven / Activision)
Best Indie
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
- 12 Minutes (Luis Antonio / Annapurna)
- Death’s Door (Acid Nerve / Devolver Digital)
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)
- Loop Hero (Four Quarters / Devolver Digital)
Best Mobile Game
- Genshin Impact (Mihoyo)
- Fantasian (Mistwalker)
- League of Legends: ild Rift (Riot Games)
- Marvel Future Revolution (Netmarble)
- Pokémon Unite (Timi Studio Group / The Pokémon Company)
Best Community Support
- Final Fantasy XIV Online (Square Enix)
- Apex Legends (Respawn / EA)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Innovation in Accessibility
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft)
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal / Square Enix)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- The Vale: Shadow of The Crown (Creative Bytes Studios / Falling Squirrel)
Best VR / AR
- Resident Evil 4 (Armature Studios / Capcom / Oculus Studios)
- Hitman 3 (IO Interactive)
- I Expect you to Die 2 (Schell Games)
- Leno Echo II (Ready at Dawn / Oculus Studios)
- Sniper Elite VR (Coatsink / Just Add Water / Rebellion Developments)
Best Action Game
- Returnal (Housemarque / SIE)
- Black 4 Blood (Turtle Rock / WB Games)
- Chivalry II (Torn Banner Studios / Tripwire Interactive)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda)
- Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft)
Best Action / Adventure
- Metroid Dead (Mercurysteam / Nintendo)
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal / Square Enix)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
Best Role Playing
- Tales of Arise (Bandai Namco)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
- Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom)
- Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco)
- Shin Megami Tensei V (Atlus / Sega)
Best Fighting
- Guilty Gear -Strive- (Arcsystemworks)
- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu No Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles (CyberConnect2 / Sega)
- Melty Blood: Type Lumina (French-Bread / Delightworks)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Ludosity / Fair Play Labs / Gamemill)
- Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown (Sega)
Best Family
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / EA)
- Mario Party Superstars (NDCube / Nintendo)
- New Pokémon Snap (Bandai Namco / The Pokémon Company / Nintendo)
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo)
- Warioware: Get It Togehter! (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
Best Sim / Strategy
- Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination (Rebellion Developments)
- Humankind (Amplitude Studios / Sega)
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios)
Best Sports / Racing
- Forza Horizon 5 (PlayGround Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- F1 2021 (Codemasters / EA)
- FIFA 22 (EA Vancouver / EA)
- Hot Wheels Unleashed (Milestone)
- Riders Republic (Ubisoft Annecy / Ubisoft)
Best Multiplayer
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / EA)
- Black 4 Blood (Turtle Rock / WB Games)
- Knockout City (Velan / EA)
- Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom)
- New World (Amazon Games)
- Valheim (Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain)
Content Creator of the Year
- Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Ibai
- Grefg
Best Debut Indie
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
- The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna)
- The Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller / Dear Villagers)
- Sable (Sheoworks / Raw Fury)
- Valheim (Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain)
Most Anticipated Game
- Elden Ring (Fromsoftware / Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla / SIE)
- The Sequeal to the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
- Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda)
Best Esports Game
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Call of Duty (Activision)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- Valorant (Epic Games)
Best Esports Athlete
- Oleksandr “SIMPLE” Kostyliev
- Chris “SIMP” Lehr
- Hed “SHOWMAKER” Su
- Magomed “COLLAPSE” Khallilov
- Tyson “TENZ” NGO
Best Esports Team
- Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
- Atlanta Faze (COD)
- DWG KIA (LOL)
- Sentinals (Valorant)
- Team Spirit (Dota 2)
Best Esports Coach
- Kim “KKOMA” Jeong-Gyun
- Ariat “SILENT” Gaziev
- Andrey “ENGH” Sholokhov
- Andrii “B1AD3” Horddenskyi
- James “CROWDER” Crowder
Best Esports Event
- 2021 League of Legeds World Championship
- The International 2021
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
- Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
