God of War Ragnarök Secures Six Wins at BAFTA Games Awards 2023

However, the award for Best Game was given to the unexpected indie sensation, Vampire Survivors.

The winners of the BAFTA Games Awards 2023 have been revealed. The ceremony was dominated by God of War Ragnarök from Sony Santa Monica, which scooped five awards. This is a repeat of its previous installment's success, which also won five prizes at the BAFTA Games Awards 2019.

The Animation, Audio, Music, Performer in a Leading Role (Christopher Judge as Kratos), and Performer in a Supporting Role (Laya Deleon Hayes as Angrboða) categories were all won by God of War Ragnarök. In addition to these accolades, the game also secured the Game of the Year award, which was voted by the public. Technically, this would be the studio's sixth win, but it is formally regarded as a separate category from those selected by the judges.

Ragnarök's competitor in the awards season, FromSoftware's Elden Ring, received two awards – Original Property and Multiplayer.

Although Ragnarök dominated the ceremony in terms of the number of awards, neither Ragnarök nor Elden Ring won the Best Game award. Instead, The BAFTA Award for Best Game was won by Vampire Survivors from developer poncle. It also received the Game Design award for its captivating gameplay.

Here's the full list of this year's winners:

EE Game of the Year (voted by the public)

Elden Ring (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco)
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment) [WINNER]
Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Immortality (Half Mermaid Productions)
Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios, Nuverse)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)

Best Game

Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster, Devolver Digital)
Elden Ring (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco)
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios, Nuverse)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
Vampire Survivors (Poncle) [WINNER]

British Game

Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age, Fellow Traveller)
Olli Olli World (Roll7, Private Division)
Rollerdrome (Roll7, Private Division) [WINNER]
Total War: Warhammer 3 (Creative Assembly, Sega)
Two Point Campus (Two Point Studios, Sega)
Vampire Survivors (Poncle)

Evolving Game

Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment, EA)
Dreams (Media Molecule, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
The Elder Scrolls Online (Zenimax Online Studios, Bethesda Softworks)
Final Fantasy XIV Online (Creative Business Unit 3, Square Enix) [WINNER]
Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games, Xbox Game Studios)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Debut Game

As Dusk Falls (Interior Night, Xbox Game Studios)
The Case of the Golden Idol (Color Gray Games, Playstack)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
Trombone Champ (Holy Wow Studios)
Tunic (Tunic Team, Finji) [WINNER]
Vampire Survivors (Poncle)

Technical Achievement

Elden Ring (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco)
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) [WINNER]
Immortality (Half Mermaid Productions)
The Last of Us Part I (Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)

Original Property

Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age, Fellow Traveller)
Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster, Devolver Digital)
Elden Ring (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco) [WINNER]
Sifu (Sloclap, Kepler Interactive)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
Vampire Survivors (Poncle)

Narrative

A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio, Focus Entertainment)
Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age, Fellow Traveller)
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Immortality (Half Mermaid Productions) [WINNER]
Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment, Xbox Game Studio)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)

Music

A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio, Focus Entertainment)
Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course (Studio MDHR)
Elden Ring (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco)
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment) [WINNER]
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio

Multiplayer

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward, Activision)
FIFA 23 (EA Sports)
Elden Ring (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco) [WINNER]
Overwatch 2 (Blizzard Entertainment)
Splatoon 3 (Nintendo)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (Tribute Games, Dotemu)

Game Design

Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster, Devolver Digital)
Elden Ring (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco)
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Tunic (Tunic Team, Finji)
Vampire Survivors (Poncle) [WINNER]

Family

Disney Dreamlight Valley (Gameloft)
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (HAL Laboratory, Nintendo) [WINNER]
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft)
Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (Tribute Games, Dotemu)

Audio Achievement

A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio, Focus Entertainment)
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment) [WINNER]
Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders, Funcom)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
Tunic (Tunic Team, Finji)

Artistic Achievement

A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio, Focus Entertainment)
Elden Ring (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco)
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Immortality (Half Mermaid Productions)
Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment, Xbox Game Studio)
Tunic (Tunic Team, Finji) [WINNER]

Animation

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward, Activision)
God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment) [WINNER]
Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Sifu (Sloclap, Kepler Interactive)
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)

Game Beyond Entertainment

Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age, Fellow Traveller)
Endling – Extinction is Forever (Herobeat Studios, HandyGames) [WINNER]
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (Broken Rules)
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games, Finji)
Not For Broadcast (NotGames, TinyBuild)
We'll always have Paris (Cowleyfornia Studios)

Performer in a Leading Role

Alain Mesa as Alejandro Vargas in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Charlotte McBurney as Amicia in A Plague Tale: Requiem
Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War Ragnarök [WINNER]
Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel in Immortality
Siobhan Williams as Laura in The Quarry
Sunny Suljic as Atreus in God of War Ragnarök

Performer in a Supporting Role

Adam J. Harrington as Sindri in God of War Ragnarök
Alison Jaye as Alva in Horizon Forbidden West
Charlotta Mohlin as The One in Immortality
Danielle Bisutti as Freya in God of War Ragnarök
Laya Deleon Hayes as Angrboda in God of War Ragnarök [WINNER]
Ryan Hurst as Thor in God of War Ragnarök

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