Nominations have appeared for Game Developers Award 2023with games like lost and Elen’s ring make cuts. Some of these games are also available at Game Awards for 2022. This year’s Game Developers Choice Awards will take place from March 20-24, 2023 in San Francisco, USA.
Here’s the full list of nominees (as well as honorary nominees) for the 2023 Game Developers’ Choice Awards:
Best debut
- White Neon (Matrix of Angels, Annapurna Interactive)
- NORCO (Geography of Robots, Yuan Rage)
- lost (Studio BlueTwelve, Annapurna Interactive)
- AO DAI (TUNIC group, Finji)
- Vampire Survivor (poncle)
Honorable Mention: Chained Echoes, Cult of the Lamb, wonder Snap, The Case of the Golden Idol, Trombone Champ
Best sound
- Elen’s ring (From Software Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- god of war Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Forbidden Horizon (Guerrilla Game, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Metal: Hellsinger (Outsiders, Funcom)
- lost (Studio BlueTwelve, Annapurna Interactive)
Honorable Mention: The Story of the Plague: Requiem, Neon White, Persona 5 Royal, Splatoon 3, Ao Dai
Best design
- Elen’s ring (From Software Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios, Inc., Nuverse)
- White Neon (Matrix of Angels, Annapurna Interactive)
- lost (Studio BlueTwelve, Annapurna Interactive)
- AO DAI (TUNIC group, Finji)
Honorable Mention: Sheep Cult, Dwarf Fortress, God of War Ragnarok, Immortality, Vampire Survivors
Best narration
- god of war Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- I’m a Teen Exocolonist (Northway Game, Finji)
- Immortality (Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid)
- penitent (Obsidian Entertainment, Xbox Game Studio)
- Back to Monkey Island (Terrible Toy Box, Devolver Digital)
Honorable Mention: The Story of the Plague: Requiem, Citizen Sleeper, Horizon Forbidden West, NORCO, Roadwarden
The best technology
- The Story of the Plague: Requiem (Asobo Studio, Focus Entertainment)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Beenox, Treyarch, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Activision Shanghai, Demonware, Toys for Bob, Activision)
- Elen’s ring (From Software Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- god of war Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Forbidden Horizon (Guerrilla Game, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Honorable Mention: Dwarf Fortress, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, IMMORTALITY, Stray, Teardown
Best Visual Arts
- Elen’s ring (From Software Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- god of war Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Forbidden Horizon (Guerrilla Game, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- penitent (Obsidian Entertainment, Xbox Game Studio)
- lost (Studio BlueTwelve, Annapurna Interactive)
Honorable Mention: The Story of the Plague: Requiem, Cult of the Lamb, Neon White, OlliOlli World, TUNIC
Creativity Award
- Elen’s ring (From Software Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Immortality (Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid)
- White Neon (Matrix of Angels, Annapurna Interactive)
- penitent (Obsidian Entertainment, Xbox Game Studio)
- lost (Studio BlueTwelve, Annapurna Interactive)
Honorable Mention: Sheep Cult, Dwarven Fortress, Ragnarok God of War, Horizon Forbidden West, Trombone Champ
Social Impact Award
- When the sunset falls (FURNITURE/NIGHT, Xbox Game Studios)
- sleeping citizen (Jumping Through the Ages, Traveler)
- Endling – Extinction is forever (Heroeat Studios, HandyGames)
- I’m a Teen Exocolonist (Northway Game, Finji)
- OlliOlli World (Roll7, Private Division)
- We are OFK (OFK team)
Honorable Mention: Before your eyes, God of War Ragnarok, hindsight, NORCO, Terra Nil
Game of the year
- Elen’s ring (From Software Inc, Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- god of war Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Immortality (Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid)
- penitent (Obsidian Entertainment, Xbox Game Studio)
- lost (Studio BlueTwelve, Annapurna Interactive)
- AO DAI (TUNIC group, Finji)
Honorable Mention: CitizenSleeper, Cult of the Lamb, Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel Snap, Neon White, Vampire Survivors
Games launching in 2022 were eligible for nominations, and the International Choice Awards Network selected them. ICAN is also the organization that will select the winners. It also includes creators in the video game industry.
The Game Developers Choice Awards 2023 will take place from March 20-24, 2023, and the award ceremony for the winners will take place on March 22, 2023. Live stream on GDC Twitch channel.
