Last night, San Francisco hosted the 22nd annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
The best game of the year was recognized by the CCI with elements of the Inscryption bagel. She also won the grand prize at the previous Indie Ceremony at the Independent Games Festival Awards, becoming the first game in the history of GDC to be awarded the highest award at once by both awards.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart won in nominations for the best visual style and best technologies. The meditative puzzle Unpacking took prizes for sound and innovation. The best debut was Iron Gate, which released the survival simulator Valheim.
Psychonauts 2, the platform adventure that won the award for the best narrative, was notable among other major prize-winners. Best design recognized by cooperative action-venture It Takes social contribution was awarded to the boyfriend Dungeon dating simulator.
In addition to the best games of the past year, GDCA also received special awards from Stephen Spon, Senior Development Director at AbleGamers, and Yuji Hori, creator of the Dragon Quest series. The first became the winner of an ambassador's award, and the second won an award for lifetime achievements.
The winners were determined by a closed commission of the International Choice Awards Network, consisting of leading developers from all areas of the industry.
Full list of prize-winners:
Game of the Year:
- Inscryption
- Forza Horizon 5
- Resident Evil: Village
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
Honorary mention: Halo: Infinite, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Psychonauts 2, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Death's Door
Better sound:
- Returnal
- Unpacking
- Deathloop
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Forza Horizon 5
Mention: Halo: Infinite, It Takes Two, Genesis Noir, Kid A Mnesia: Exhibition, Resident Evil: Village
Best Debut:
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Valheim
- Wildermyth
- The Artful Escape
- Sable
Mention: Genesis Noir, ElecHead, Unsighted
Better design:
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Halo: Infinite
- Deathloop
- Inscryption
Mention: Resident Evil: Village, Unpacking, Death's Door, Loop Hero
Innovation Prize:
- It Takes Two
- Wildermyth
- Unpacking
- Inscryption
- Deathloop
Mention: Returnal, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Loop Hero
The best narrative:
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Unpacking
Mention: Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Life is Strange: True Colors, The Forgotten City, Inscryption, Wildermyth
Social Contribution Prize:
- Before Your Eyes
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Mention: Forza Horizon 5
The best technologies:
- Halo: Infinite
- Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
- Hitman 3
Mention: Battlefield 2042, Resident Evil: Village
Better visual style:
- Forza Horizon 5
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Deathloop
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Psychonauts 2
Mention: The Artful Escape, Resident Evil Village, Genesis Noir, Returnal, Sable
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