Surprising very few, Baldur’s Gate 3 has claimed yet another Game of the Year Award, this time from the Game Developers Choice Awards, held tonight as part of the Game Developers Conference (GDC). In addition, Visai Games’ 2023 game Venba won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game at tonight’s Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards.
Larian Studio’s RPG took home three other awards for the night, including best narrative and design. Tears of the Kingdom won an innovation award, while Alan Wake and Hi-Fi Rush also took home awards for visual art and audio, respectively.
Other winners of the night include the Nuovo Award at the IGF Awards, which honors games that change the way one thinks about games, which went to the horror game Anthology of the Killer.
Legendary composer Yoko Shimomura, whose work includes Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Mana and Parasite Eve, was honored with a lifetime achievement award.
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Full List of Winners at the GDC Awards
Game of the Year: Baldur’s Gate 3
Best Design: Baldur’s Gate 3
Best Narrative: Baldur’s Gate 3
Best Visual Art: Alan Wake 2
Best Audio: Hi-Fi Rush
Best Technology: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Debut: Venba
Social Impact Award: Venba
Innovation Award: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Audience Award: Baldur’s Gate 3
Ambassador Award: Fawzi Mesmar
Lifetime Achievement Award: Yoko Shimomura
Full List of Winners at the IGF Awards
Seumas McNally Grand Prize: Venba
Excellence in Audio: Rhythm Doctor
Excellence in Visual Art: Phonopolis
Excellence in Design: Cryptmaster
Excellence in Narrative: Mediterranea Inferno
Nuovo Award: Anthology of the Killer
Best Student Game: Once Upon a Jester
Alt.ctrl.GDC Award: Chú Mó
Audience Award: RAM: Random Access Mayhem
