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The 18th Annual BAFTA Game Awards took place this week at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London with Housemarque and Sony Interactive return take home the award for best game.
The sci-fi horror game not only took home the grand prize of the night, but also received recognition for Audio Achievement, Music and Best Actor in a Leading Role. Jane Perry, who played Selene Vassos in it return and took home the latter award, thanking the game’s production and writing team for “bringing Selene to life” and outlining how the world can draw inspiration from her.
“And despite her significant loss and trauma, she never gives up. She hopes for a better future. And with the world in a very serious place right now, we can all draw inspiration from Selene.”
Other big winners of the night include, among others Nobody’s heaventhe Evolving Game takes home after being nominated in this category three years in a row. unpacking received the EE Game of the Year award. with Tom take home the debut game award.
The full list of winners is below:
best game
- death loop
- ForzaHorizon 5
- It takes two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart
- return
actor in a leading role
- Erika Mori, Life is Strange: True Colors
- jane perry, return
- Jason E Kelley, death loop
- jennifer hale, Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart
- jon mclaren, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ozioma Akaga, death loop
animation
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- It takes two
- Kena: Ghost Bridge
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart
game design
- death loop
- Forza Horizon
- encryption
- It takes two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart
- return
family
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Chicory: A colorful story
- Forza Horizon
- Mario Party Superstars
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart
- unpacking
actor in a supporting role
- alexander weiner, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Han Soto, Life is Strange: True Colors
- jason cavalier, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- kimberly brooks, psychonauts 2
- Laura Bailey, Call of Duty: Vanguard
- maggie robertson, Resident Evil Village
Game beyond entertainment
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Before your eyes
- Chicory: A colorful story
- Game Builder Garage
- It takes two
- psychonauts 2
music
- 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios, Halo infinity
- Bobby Krlic, Joe Thwaites, Harry Krueger, return
- Peter McConnell, psychonauts 2
- Scott Hanau, Wataru Hokoyama, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart,
- Tom Salta, Erich Talaba, Ross Tregenza death loop
- Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft, Far cry 6
multiplayer
- Previous 4 blood
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- ForzaHorizon 5
- Halo infinity
- hell break up
- It takes two
debut game
- The artful escape
- Eastward
- The forgotten city
- Genesis Noir
- maquette
- Tom
technical performance
- ForzaHorizon 5
- hit man 3
- psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart
- Resident Evil Village
- return
EE game of the year
- Chicory: A colorful story
- death loop
- The forgotten city
- It takes two
- Metroid horror
- unpacking
British game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- The Door of Death
- Fight in close quarters
- ForzaHorizon 5
- Over board!
- sable
audio performance
- The artful escape
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- death loop
- Halo infinity
- Marvel’s Guardian’s Of The Galaxy
- return
Original property
- death loop
- The Door of Death
- encryption
- It takes two
- return
- unpacking
Evolving game
- Between us
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Apex Legends
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
- Fourteen days
- Nobody’s heaven
narrative
- Eidos-Montréal/Square Enix, Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy,
- Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts, It takes two
- Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment, return
- Square Enix, Deck Nine Games/Square Enix, Life is Strange: True Colors
- Tim Schaefer, psychonauts 2
- Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, and Annie Vandermeer, unpacking
Artistic Achievement
- The artful escape
- It takes two
- psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift apart
- Resident Evil Village
- return
