Here are all the winners from The Game Awards 2021
Many are nominated, only a few will win.
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The Game Awards always bring a bevy of game announcements, with exciting reveals and updates on previously-announced upcoming titles, andThe Game Awards 2021is no exception. It’s also, as the name implies, an awards show, with games being recognized across the industry from the biggest AAA first-party titles to the smallest indie games, many of which join the ranks of thebest Xbox gamesavailable.
The big winner of the night was It Takes Two, which was the surprise winner of the big Game of the Year category. It also took home the prizes for Best Family Game and Best Multiplayer Game.
This year, the Xbox first-party family of Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks led the nominations, so of course the company took home a few prizes. Deathloop from Bethesda’s Arkane Lyon won Best Game Direction and Best Art Direction and Forza Horizon 5, despite not getting nominations in huge categories, won Innovation in Accessibility, among other awards.
We tracked all of the winners as the night went on. Game of the Year was, of course, the last thing to be announced during the three and a half hour showcase.
Game of the Year
Best Performance
Best Action-Adventure
Best Indie
Best Debut Indie
Games for Impact
Best Audio Design
Best Action Game
Best Art Direction
Best Family Game
Best Game Direction
Best Multiplayer
Best Narrative
Best Ongoing
Best Role-Playing
Best Score and Music
Best Sim and Strategy
Best Sports and Racing
Best Mobile
Innovation in Accessibility
Most Anticipated Game
Best VR and AR
Best Esports game
Best Esports team
Best Esports event
Content Creator of the Year
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
