God of War Ragnarök wins 7 DICE Awards but Game of the Year goes to Elden Ring

2023-02-24 10:08, by Thibaut

This week, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences recognized the best games of the past year. Like the Game Awards, God of War Ragnarök and Elden Ring were widely acclaimed. The first one won seven awards and the second one five, including the "Game of the Year" award. Here is the complete list of winners (winners in bold).

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Moss: Book 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• The Callisto Protocol

Best Character

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Alejandro Vargas
• God of War Ragnarok: Atreus
• God of War Ragnarok: Kratos
• Horizon Forbidden West : Aloy
• Return to Monkey Island: Guybrush Threepwood

Outstanding achievement on the composition of the original soundtrack

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Metal: Hellsinger
• Moss: Book 2

Exceptional achievement on audio design

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gotham Knights
• Somerville

Outstanding achievement in storytelling

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
• Immortality
• Norco

Technically outstanding achievement

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Teardown

**Action Game of the Year

• Bayonetta 3
• Grounded
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Vampire Survivors

Adventure Game of the Year

• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Norco
• Stray
• Tunic

Fighting Game of the Year

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
• MultiVersus
• Rumbleverse
• SpiderHeck
• The King of Fighters XV

Racing Game of the Year

• F1 22
• Gran Turismo 7
• Need for Speed Unbound

Role-playing Game of the Year

• Citizen Sleeper
• Elden Ring
• Weird West
• World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Sports Game of the Year

• FIFA 23
• Mario Strikers: Battle League
• MLB The Show 22
• NBA 2K23
• OlliOlli World

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Dwarf Fortress
• Ixion
• Marvel's Midnight Suns
• Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
• Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Demonhunters

VR/AR Game of the Year

• Cosmonious High
• Moss: Book 2
• Red Matter 2
• Tentacular
• The Last Clockwinder

Outstanding achievement for an indie game

• Immortality
• Neon White
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
• Tunic
• Vampire Survivors

Mobile Game of the Year

• Diablo Immortal
• Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
• Immortality
• Marvel Snap
• Poinpy

Online Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• FIFA 23
• Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
• Marvel Snap
• Rumbleverse

**Outstanding Game Design Achievement

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Marvel Snap
• Tunic
• Vampire Survivors

Logro sobresaliente en la realización

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality
• Tunic

Game of the Year

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• Vampire Survivors