On Wednesday, Elden Ring, the critically acclaimed action role-playing game, won the prestigious Game of the Year title at the 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards. In addition, the celebrated collaboration between game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and fantasy writer George R. R. Martin secured two more awards throughout the night.
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Elden Ring, a joint venture by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment, comes from the creative minds behind the notoriously challenging Dark Souls series. Not only did Hidetaka Miyazaki direct the title and shape the iconic “Soulsborne” genre, but renowned fantasy novelist and writer/producer George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon) also contributed his writing and world-building expertise.
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Multiple Awards Showcase Elden Ring’s Strengths
Aside from claiming the prestigious Game of the Year award, Elden Ring also took home prizes in the Best Design and Best Visual Arts categories. Meanwhile, Sony Santa Monica Studio’s God of War Ragnarök also earned high honors with three Game Developers Choice Awards, including Best Audio, Best Technology, and the Audience Award, which resulted from a public vote.
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Game Developers Choice Awards Other Big Winners and Industry Recognition
Among the other notable winners at the event were Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive), which won Best Debut, IMMORTALITY (Half Mermaid Productions) for the Innovation Award, Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios) for Best Narrative, and Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The
Here is the full list of Game Developers Choice Awards 2023 winners, nominees, and honorable mentions:
Best Debut
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive) – Winner
Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)
NORCO (Geography of Robots/Raw Fury)
TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)
Vampire Survivors (poncle)
Honorable Mentions: Chained Echoes (Matthias Linda/Deck13), Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster/Devolver Digital), Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios, Inc./Nuverse), The Case of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games/Playstack), Trombone Champ (Holy Wow Studios LLC)
Best Audio
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Winner
Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders/Funcom)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
Honorable Mentions: A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment), Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive), Persona 5 Royal (ATLUS/SEGA), Splatoon 3 (Nintendo), TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)
Best Design
Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment) – Winner
Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios, Inc./Nuverse)
Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)
Honorable Mentions: Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster/Devolver Digital), Dwarf Fortress (Bay 12 Games/Kitfox Games), God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment), IMMORTALITY (Sam Barlow/Half Mermaid), Vampire Survivors (poncle)
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Best Narrative
Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios) – Winner
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games/Finji)
IMMORTALITY (Sam Barlow/Half Mermaid)
Return to Monkey Island (Terrible Toybox/Devolver Digital)
Honorable Mentions: A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment), Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age/Fellow Traveller), Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment), NORCO (Geography of Robots/Raw Fury), Roadwarden (Moral Anxiety Studio/Assemble Entertainment)
Best Technology
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Winner
A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Beenox, Treyarch, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Activision Shanghai, Demonware, Toys for Bob/Activision)
Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Honorable Mentions: Dwarf Fortress (Bay 12 Games/Kitfox Games), Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive/Focus Entertainment), IMMORTALITY (Sam Barlow/Half Mermaid), Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive), Teardown (Tuxedo Labs)
Best Visual Art
Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment) – Winner
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
Honorable Mentions: A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment), Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster/Devolver Digital), Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive), OlliOlli World (Roll7/Private Division), TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)
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Innovation Award
IMMORTALITY (Sam Barlow/Half Mermaid) – Winner
Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)
Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
Honorable Mentions: Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster/Devolver Digital), Dwarf Fortress (Bay 12 Games/Kitfox Games), God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment), Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment), Trombone Champ (Holy Wow Studios LLC)
Social Impact Award
Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age/Fellow Traveller) – Winner
As Dusk Falls (INTERIOR/NIGHT/Xbox Game Studios)
Endling – Extinction Is Forever (Herobeat Studios/HandyGames)
I Was A Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games/Finji)
OlliOlli World (Roll7/Private Division)
We Are OFK (Team OFK)
Honorable Mentions: Before Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games/Skybound Games), God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment), Hindsight (Team Hindsight/Annapurna Interactive), NORCO (Geography of Robots/Raw Fury), Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital)
Game of the Year
Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment) – Winner
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
IMMORTALITY (Sam Barlow/Half Mermaid)
Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)
Honorable Mentions: Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age/Fellow Traveller), Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster/Devolver Digital), Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment), Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios, Inc./Nuverse), Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive), Vampire Survivors (poncle)
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