Vampire Survivors – well, that was a surprise (pic: poncle)



God Of War Ragnarök has not performed the clean sweep that was expected of it at the Bafta Video Game Awards, although it did win several categories.



Although the actual awards section is only a small part of the appeal The Game Awards have long established themselves as the closest thing the video games industry has to the Oscars. The second closest though has always been the Bafta Game Awards.



This year’s winners were announced at a ceremony on Thursday night, where it was widely expected that God Of War Ragnarök would walk away with most of the big awards, since it had been nominated a record-breaking 14 times .



In the end though it only won in five technical and performance-based categories, and not Best Game. Instead that honour went to low budget indie game Vampire Survivors , which was certainly a surprise.



Vampire Survivors is a great game, but Bafta always tends to favour British-made games, as well titles with a strong narrative.



It also has a history of underrepresenting Japanese-made games, with Elden Ring – which won Game of the Year at The Game Awards – only winning Best Multiplayer and Original Property (i.e. not a sequel or licence). Bayonetta 3 was not nominated for anything.



At first, Best Multiplayer seems an odd award for Elden Ring to even been be nominated for, but it makes a certain amount of sense when you consider the co-op options and the way you share tips with other players.







God Of War Ragnarök’s biggest win of the night was the EE Game of the Year award, which is the only one voted on by the public.



Previously, Bafta announced that PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida would be awarded a Bafta Fellowship and he was there on the night to collect his well-deserved prize.






Bafta Game Awards 2023 winners Winners are indicated in bold
Animation Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 God Of War Ragnarök Horizon Forbidden West Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Sifu Stray
Evolving Game Apex Legends Dreams The Elder Scrolls Online Final Fantasy 14 Online Forza Horizon 5 No Man’s Sky
Original Property Citizen Sleeper Cult of the Lamb Elden Ring Sifu Stray Vampire Survivors
Audio Achievement A Plague Tale: Requiem God Of War Ragnarök Horizon Forbidden West Metal: Hellsinger Stray Tunic
Game Design Cult Of The Lamb Elden Ring God Of War Ragnarök Horizon Forbidden West Tunic Vampire Survivors
British Game Citizen Sleeper OlliOlli World Rollerdrome Total War: Warhammer 3 Two Point Campus Vampire Survivors
Artistic Achievement A Plague Tale: Requiem Elden Ring God Of War Ragnarök Immortality Pentiment Tunic
Multiplayer Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 EA Sports FIFA 23 Elden Ring Overwatch 2 Splatoon 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Narrative A Plague Tale: Requiem Citizen Sleeper God Of War Ragnarök Immortality Pentiment Stray
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 Ryan Hurst as Thor in God of War Ragnarök
Music A Plague Tale: Requiem Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course Elden Ring God Of War Ragnarök Stray Tunic
EE Game of the Year Elden Ring God Of War Ragnarök Horizon Forbidden West Immortality Marvel Snap Stray
Technical Achievement Elden Ring God Of War Ragnarök Horizon Forbidden West Immortality The Last of Us Part 1 Stray
Family Disney Dreamlight Valley Kirby And The Forgotten Land Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Nintendo Switch Sports Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Debut Game As Dusk Falls The Case Of The Golden Idol Stray Trombone Tunic Vampire Survivors
Game Beyond Entertainment Citizen Sleeper Endling: Extinction Is Forever Gibbon: Beyond The Trees I Was A Teenage Exocolonist Not For Broadcast We’ll Always Have Paris
Performer in a Leading Role Alain Mesa as Alejandro Vargas in Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Charlotte McBurney as Amicia in A Plague Tale: Requiem Christopher Judge as Kratos in God Of War Ragnarök Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel in Immortality Siobhan Williams as Laura in The Quarry Sunny Suljic as Atreus in God Of War Ragnarök
Best Game Cult Of The Lamb Elden Ring God Of War Ragnarök Marvel Snap Stray Vampire Survivors















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