The winners of the 26th Annual DICE Awards Gala have been announced. The title for best game of the year went to Elden Ring, while God of War Ragnarok won the most statuettes.
It’s February and the Elden Ring is winning even more awards. After winning the title of “Best Game of 2022” at The Game Awards, it was time for the DICE Awards presented by the American Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. God of War Ragnarok had the best chance of victory: the PS5 exclusive received up to 12 nominations, and during the gala it took the most, up to 7 awards. In the end, however, it was old ring who won the biggest prize: Game of the Year at the 26th DICE Awards.
game of the year
Winner: old ring
Other nominated productions:
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon: West forbidden
- Lost
- vampire survivors
best action game
Winner: vampire survivors
Other nominated productions:
- bayonet 3
- Based
- neon white
- Sifu
best adventure game
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok
Other nominated productions:
- Horizon: West forbidden
- norco
- Lost
- For you
best family game
Winner: Mario Rabbids sparks of hope
Other nominated productions:
- Disney Valley of Dreams Lamp
- Kirby’s Dream Buffet
- lost in the game
- trombone champ
best fighting game
Winner: MultiVersus
Other nominated productions:
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
- Rumbleback
- spider devils
- King of Fighters XV
best racing game
Winner: grand touring 7
Other nominated productions:
- F1 22
- Need for Speed: Sin Consolidar
best role play
Winner: old ring
Other nominated productions:
- sleeper citizen
- weird west
- World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
best sports game
Winner: Mundo OlliOlli
Other nominated productions:
- fifa23
- Mario Strikers: Battle League
- MLB: The Show 22
- NBA 2K23
Best strategy/simulation
Winner: dwarf fortress
Other nominated productions:
- ixion
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns
- Craft Potion: Alchemist Simulator
- Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Demon Hunters
best virtual reality game
Winner: red matter 2
Other nominated productions:
- Alto cosmonioso
- Moss: Book 2
- tentacle
- the last watchmaker
best network game
Winner: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Other nominated productions:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- fifa23
- Marvel add-on
- Rumbleback
best mobile game
Winner: Marvel add-on
Other nominated productions:
- immortal devil
- Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
- Immortality
- sharp
best directed character
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok – Kratos
Other nominated productions:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II – Alejandro Vargas
- God of War: Ragnarok – Atreo
- Horizon: Forbidden West – Aloy
- Return to Monkey Island – Guybrush Threepwood
Outstanding Achievement in Animation.
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok
Other nominated productions:
- Cuphead: the last delicious dish
- old ring
- Horizon: West forbidden
- Moss: Book II
Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design Style.
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok
Other nominated productions:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Horizon: West forbidden
- Lost
- The Callisto Protocol
Outstanding Achievement in Music
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok
Other nominated productions:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Horizon: West forbidden
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Moss: Book II
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok
Other nominated productions:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Gotham Knights
- Somerville
Outstanding Achievement in History
Winner: old ring
Other nominated productions:
- God of War: Ragnarok
- I was an exocolon teenager
- Immortality
- norco
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Winner: old ring
Other nominated productions:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon: West forbidden
- Demolish
Outstanding Achievement in an Indie Game
Winner: For you
Other nominated productions:
- Immortality
- neon white
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- vampire survivors
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design.
Winner: old ring
Other nominated productions:
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Marvel add-on
- For you
- vampire survivors
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Winner: old ring
Other nominated productions:
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon: West forbidden
- Immortality
- For you