The 26th annual DICE Awards arrived, and while God of War Ragnarok led the night with seven wins, Elden Ring took home the ultimate Game of the Year 2022 award.
The DICE Awards are presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and this year’s show was hosted by Stella Chung of IGN and Greg Miller of Kinda Funny. Additionally, IGN was proud to be the Media Partner for the 26th Annual DICE Awards.
There were 23 different categories on the show, and as mentioned earlier, God of War Ragnarok won most categories, including awards for Outstanding Achievement for Animation, Art Direction, Character, Original Music Composition, Audio Design, and Story.
Elden Ring, alongside winning Game of the Year, won four other categories – Outstanding Technical Achievement, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Outstanding Achievement in Game DIRECTION, and Role-Playing Game of the Year.
In addition to honoring games and their studios, the DICE Awards took time to induct Double Fine Productions founder Tim Schafer into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame for his 30+ year impact on the gaming industry. .
With all that out of the way, here are all the winners of the 26th Annual DICE Awards:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course
- elden ring
- God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Moss: Book 2
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
- Forbidden Horizon West
- mutts
- The Callisto Protocol
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Alejandro Vargas
- God of War Ragnarok – Atreus
- God of War Ragnarok – Kratos – WINNER
- Forbidden Horizon West – Aloy
- Return to Monkey Island – Guybrush Threepwood
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Moss: Book 2
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- God of War Ragnarok
- Gotham Knights
- somerville
Extraordinary achievement in history
- elden ring
- God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
- I was a teenage exocolonist
- IMMORTALITY
- NORCO
Exceptional Technical Achievement
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring – WINNER
- God of War Ragnarok
- Forbidden Horizon West
- To destroy
Action Game of the Year
- bayonet 3
- Of punishment
- neon white
- sifu
- Survivor Vampires – WINNER
Adventure Game of the Year
- God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
- Forbidden Horizon West
- NORCO
- mutts
- TUNICA
Family Game of the Year
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- Kirby’s Buffet of Dreams
- lost in the game
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – WINNER
- trombone champion
Fighting Game of the Year
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
- MultiVersus – WINNER
- rumbleverse
- SpiderHeck
- THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
Racing Game of the Year
- F1 22
- Gran Turismo 7 – WINNER
- Need for unlimited speed
RPG of the year
- sleepy citizen
- Elden Ring – WINNER
- weird west
- World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Sports game of the year
- EA SPORTS FIFA 23
- Mario Strikers: Battle League
- MLB The Show 22
- NBA 2k23
- OlliOlli World – WINNER
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Fortress of the Dwarves – WINNER
- IXION
- Marvel’s Midnight Sun
- Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
- Warhammer 40,000: CHaos Gate – Demon Hunters
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- haute cosmonios
- Moss: Book 2
- Red Matter 2 – WINNER
- tenacular
- The Last Clock
Outstanding Achievement for an Indie Game
- IMMORTALITY
- neon white
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- TUNIC – WINNER
- Survivor Vampires
Mobile Game of the Year
- Diablo Immortal
- Gibbon: beyond the trees
- IMMORTALITY
- MARVEL SNAP – WINNER
- poinpy
Online Game of the Year
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- EA SPORTS FIFA 23
- FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker – WINNER
- WONDERFUL SNAPSHOT
- rumbleverse
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- Elden Ring – WINNER
- God of War Ragnarok
- WONDERFUL SNAPSHOT
- TUNICA
- Survivor Vampires
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Elden Ring – WINNER
- God of War Ragnarok
- Forbidden Horizon West
- IMMORTALITY
- TUNICA
game of the year
- Elden Ring – WINNER
- God of War Ragnarok
- Forbidden Horizon West
- mutts
- Survivor Vampires
To learn more, check out which game we crowned the best of last year, the full list of The Game Awards 2022 winners, and which games to look out for this year!
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