Best of 2023: Game of the Year Awards
Recent updates:
December 8, 2023: Added winners of The Game Awards.
November 13, 2023: Scorecard launched with this year's TGA nominees.
Key to awards:
[BAFTA] BAFTA Games Awards nominees announced Mar. 7
[DICE] D.I.C.E. Awards nominations tbd Jan; winners announced Feb. 15
[GDC] Game Developers Choice Awards noms tbd Jan; winners tbd Mar
[MC] Metacritic Game of the Year (overall highest Metascore) date tbd
[NY] New York Game Awards noms tbd Jan; winners announced Jan. 23
[TGA] The Game Awards winners announced Dec. 7
★ Wins in bold and starred / nominations in regular text
Game of the Year
tbd Alan Wake II - TGA
tbd Baldur's Gate 3 - ★TGA
tbd The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - TGA
tbd Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - TGA
tbd Resident Evil 4 - TGA
tbd Super Mario Bros. Wonder - TGA
Indie Game of the Year
tbd Dave the Diver - TGA
tbd Sea of Stars - ★TGA
tbd Viewfinder - TGA
Debut Game of the Year
tbd Pizza Tower - TGA
tbd Viewfinder - TGA
AR/VR/IR Game of the Year *
tbd Gran Turismo 7 - TGA
tbd Horizon: Call of the Mountain - TGA
tbd Resident Evil Village VR Mode - ★TGA
* Note: In cases where a game is playable on both VR and non-VR devices, the Metascore displayed above is for the general version of the game and not specifically the VR version.
Multiplayer/Online Game of the Year
tbd Baldur's Gate 3 - ★TGA
tbd Party Animals - TGA
tbd Street Fighter 6 - TGA
tbd Super Mario Bros. Wonder - TGA
Ongoing/Evolving Game of the Year
Games first released prior to 2023 with new content added in 2023
Apex Legends - TGA
Cyberpunk 2077 - ★TGA
Final Fantasy XIV - TGA
Fortnite - TGA
Genshin Impact - TGA
Mobile Game of the Year
tbd Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis - TGA
tbd Hello Kitty Island Adventure - TGA
tbd Honkai: Star Rail - ★TGA
tbd Monster Hunter Now - TGA
Best Story/Writing
tbd Alan Wake II - ★TGA
tbd Baldur's Gate 3 - TGA
tbd Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - TGA
tbd Final Fantasy XVI - TGA
tbd Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - TGA
Best Art Direction
tbd Alan Wake II - ★TGA
tbd Hi-Fi Rush - TGA
tbd The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - TGA
tbd Super Mario Bros. Wonder - TGA
Genre-Specific Awards
Action Game of the Year
tbd Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon - ★TGA
tbd Dead Island 2 - TGA
tbd Ghostrunner 2 - TGA
tbd Hi-Fi Rush - TGA
tbd Remnant II - TGA
Adventure (or Action-Adventure) Game of the Year
tbd Alan Wake II - TGA
tbd The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - ★TGA
tbd Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - TGA
tbd Resident Evil 4 - TGA
tbd Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - TGA
Fighting Game of the Year
tbd God of Rock - TGA
tbd Mortal Kombat 1 - TGA
tbd Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - TGA
tbd Pocket Bravery - TGA
tbd Street Fighter 6 - ★TGA
Role-Playing Game of the Year
tbd Baldur's Gate 3 - ★TGA
tbd Final Fantasy XVI - TGA
tbd Sea of Stars - TGA
Simulation/Strategy Game of the Year
tbd Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp - TGA
tbd Cities: Skylines II - TGA
tbd Company of Heroes 3 - TGA
tbd Fire Emblem Engage - TGA
Sports/Racing Game of the Year
tbd The Crew Motorfest - TGA
tbd EA Sports FC 24 - TGA
tbd Forza Motorsport - ★TGA
tbd Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged - TGA
Note that most awards organizations also honor games and creators in additional categories not listed above. We opted to concentrate on those categories that tend to recur most frequently among the different awards groups. In addition, we have omitted awards and organizations (such as the Golden Joystick Awards) that are determined solely by public voting, as well as any awards (like those theoretically handed out in the summer at E3) that don't primarliy correspond to the calendar year.