Elden Ring as Game of the Year at DICE Awards 2023; Full List of Winners
The winners of the 26th DICE Awards gala have been announced. The title of best game of the year went to Elden Ring, while God of War Ragnarok took the most statuettes.
It's February, and Elden Ring is winning more awards. After winning the title of "the best game of 2022" at The Game Awards, it was time for the D.I.C.E. awards presented by the American Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. The best chances for triumph had God of War Ragnarok - the PS5 exclusive received as many as 12 nominations, and during the gala it took the most, as many as 7 awards. In the end, however, it was Elden Ring that won the most important award - the title of Game of the Year at the 26th DICE Awards.
Game of the year
Winner: Elden Ring
Other nominated productions:
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Stray
- Vampire Survivors
Best action game
Winner: Vampire Survivors
Other nominated productions:
- Bayonetta 3
- Grounded
- Neon White
- Sifu
Best adventure game
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok
Other nominated productions:
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Norco
- Stray
- Tunic
Best family game
Winner: Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Other nominated productions:
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- Kirby's Dream Buffet
- Lost in Play
- Trombone Champ
Best fighting game
Winner: MultiVersus
Other nominated productions:
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
- Rumbleverse
- SpiderHeck
- The King of Fighters XV
Best racing game
Winner: Gran Turismo 7
Other nominated productions:
- F1 22
- Need for Speed: Unbound
Best RPG
Winner: Elden Ring
Other nominated productions:
- Citizen Sleeper
- Weird West
- World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best sports game
Winner: OlliOlli World
Other nominated productions:
- FIFA 23
- Mario Strikers: Battle League
- MLB: The Show 22
- NBA 2K23
Best strategy/simulation
Winner: Dwarf Fortress
Other nominated productions:
- Ixion
- Marvel's Midnight Suns
- Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
- Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Best VR game
Winner: Red Matter 2
Other nominated productions:
- Cosmonious High
- Moss: Book 2
- Tenatcular
- The Last Clockwinder
Best network game
Winner: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Other nominated productions:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ll
- FIFA 23
- Marvel Snap
- Rumbleverse
Best mobile game
Winner: Marvel Snap
Other nominated productions:
- Diablo Immortal
- Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
- Immortality
- Poinpy
Best realized character
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok - Kratos
Other nominated productions:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ll - Alejandro Vargas
- God of War: Ragnarok - Atreus
- Horizon: Forbidden West - Aloy
- Return to Monkey Island - Guybrush Threepwood
Outstanding achievement in animation
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok
Other nominated productions:
- Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
- Elden Ring
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Moss: Book II
Outstanding achievement in graphic design style
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok
Other nominated productions:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ll
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Stray
- The Callisto Protocol
Outstanding achievement in music
Winner: God of War: Ragnarok
Other nominated productions:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- 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 ll
- Gotham Knights
- Somerville
Outstanding achievement in storyline
Winner: Elden Ring
Other nominated productions:
- God of War: Ragnarok
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
- Immortality
- Norco
Outstanding technical achievement
Winner: Elden Ring
Other nominated productions:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Teardown
Outstanding indie game achievement
Winner: Tunic
Other nominated productions:
- Immortality
- Neon White
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
- Vampire Survivors
Outstanding achievement in game design
Winner: Elden Ring
Other nominated productions:
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Marvel Snap
- Tunic
- Vampire Survivors
Outstanding achievement in game direction
Winner: Elden Ring
Other nominated productions:
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Tunic
