The Game Awards 2021: The Complete List of Winners—'It Takes Two' is Game of the Year

The Game Awards 2021 is over and we now have the complete list of winners from this year's awarding ceremony. "It Takes Two," an action-adventure platform game released in March, is named this year's Game of the Year.

Other big winners this year include "Kena: Bridge of Spirits," "Forza Horizon Five" and "Deathloop."

The Game Awards 2021: The Complete List Winners

The Game Awards 2021 was held Thursday at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Here is the full list of winners this year, according to an article by GameSpot. Winners are marked in bold and labelled as such in each category.

Game of the Year

  • "Deathloop"

  • "It Takes Two" (Winner)

  • "Metroid Dread"

  • "Psychonauts 2"

  • "Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart"

  • "Resident Evil Village"

Best Action / Adventure Game

  • "Guardians of the Galaxy"

  • "Metroid Dread" (Winner)

  • "Psychonauts 2"

  • "Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart"

  • "Resident Evil Village"

Best Action Game

  • "Back 4 Blood"

  • "Chivalry 2"

  • "Deathloop"

  • "Far Cry 6"

  • "Returnal" (Winner)

Best Art Direction

  • "The Artful Escape"

  • "Deathloop" (Winner)

  • "Kena: Bridge of Spirits"

  • "Psychonauts 2"

  • "Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart"

Best Audio Design

  • "Deathloop"

  • "Forza Horizon 5" (Winner)

  • "Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart"

  • "Resident Evil Village"

  • "Returnal"

Best Community Support

  • "Apex Legends"

  • "Destiny 2"

  • "Final Fantasy XIV Online" (Winner)

  • "Fortnite"

  • "No Man's Sky"

Best Debut Game

  • "The Artful Escape"

  • "The Forgotten City"

  • "Kena: Bridge of Spirits" (Winner)

  • "Sable"

  • "Valheim"

Best Family Game

  • "It Takes Two" (Winner)

  • "Mario Party Superstars"

  • "New Pokémon Snap"

  • "Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury"

  • "WarioWare: Get It Together"

Best Fighting Game

  • "Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles"

  • "Guilty Gear Strive" (Winner)

  • "Melty Blood: Type Lumina"

  • "Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl"

  • "Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown"

Best Game Direction

  • "Deathloop" (Winner)

  • "It Takes Two"

  • "Psychonauts 2"

  • "Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart"

  • "Returnal"

Best Indie

  • "12 Minutes"

  • "Death's Door"

  • "Inscryption"

  • "Kena: Bridge of Spirits" (Winner)

  • "Loop Hero"

Best Mobile Game

  • "Fantasian"

  • "Genshin Impact" (Winner)

  • "League of Legends: Wild Rift"

  • "Marvel Future Revolution"

  • "Pokémon Unite"

Best Multiplayer Game

  • "Back 4 Blood"

  • "It Takes Two" (Winner)

  • "Knockout City"

  • "Monster Hunter Rise"

  • "New World"

Best Narrative

  • "Deathloop"

  • "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy" (Winner)

  • "It Takes Two"

  • "Life is Strange: True Colors"

  • "Psychonauts 2"

Best Ongoing Game

  • "Apex Legends"

  • "Call of Duty: Warzone"

  • "Final Fantasy XIV Online" (Winner)

  • "Fortnite"

  • "Genshin Impact"

Best Original Score / Music

  • "The Artful Escape"

  • "Cyberpunk 2077"

  • "Deathloop"

  • "Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy"

  • "NieR Replicant" (Winner)

Best Performance

  • Erika Mori (Alex Chen / Life is Strange: True Colors)

  • Giancarlo Esposito (Antón Castillo / Far Cry 6)

  • Jason Kelly (Colt Vahn / Deathloop)

  • Maggie Robertson (Alcina Dimitrescu / Resident Evil Village) [Winner]

  • Ozioma Akagha (Julianna Blake / Deathloop)

Best RPG

  • "Cyberpunk 2077"

  • "Monster Hunter Rise"

  • "Scarlet Nexus"

  • "Shin Megami Tensei 5"

  • "Tales of Arise" (Winner)

Best Sim / Strategy Game

  • "Age of Empires 4" (Winner)

  • "Evil Genius 2"

  • "Humankind"

  • "Inscryption"

  • "Microsoft Flight Simulator"

Best Sports / Racing Game

  • "F1 2021"

  • "FIFA 22"

  • "Forza Horizon 5" (Winner)

  • "Hot Wheels Unleashed"

  • "Riders Republic"

Best VR / AR Game

  • "Hitman 3"

  • "I Expect You to Die 2"

  • "Lone Echo 2"

  • "Resident Evil 4 VR Edition" (Winner)

  • "Sniper Elite VR"

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Content Creator of the Year

  • Dream (Winner)

  • Fuslie

  • Gaules

  • Ibai

  • The Grefg

Games for Impact

  • "Before Your Eyes"

  • "Boyfriend Dungeon"

  • "Chicory: A Colorful Tale"

  • "Life is Strange: True Colors" (Winner)

  • "No Longer Home"

Innovation in Accessibility

  • "Far Cry 6"

  • "Forza Horizon 5" (Winner)

  • "Guardians of the Galaxy"

  • "Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart"

  • "The Vale: Shadow of the Crown"

Most Anticipated Game

  • "Elden Ring" (Winner)

  • "God of War Ragnarok"

  • "Horizon Forbidden West"

  • "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild" Sequel

  • "Starfield"

Game Awards 2021 Winners: Esports

There are also esports categories in the Game Awards. The following are the nominees for the esports categories:

Best Esports Athlete

  • Collapse

  • S1mple (Winner)

  • Showmaker

  • Tenz

  • Simp

Best Esports Coach

  • Airat "Silent" Gaziev

  • Andrey "Engh" Sholokhov

  • Andreii "B1AD3" Horodenskyi

  • James "Crowder" Crowder

  • Kim "KKoma" Jeong-Gyun (Winner)

Best Esports Event

  • 2021 League of Legends World Championship (Winner)

  • The International

  • PGL Major Stockholm 2021

  • PUBG Mobile Championship 202

  • Valorant Champions Tour - Stage 2 Masters

Best Esports Game

  • "Call of Duty"

  • "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive"

  • "Dota 2"

  • "League of Legends" (Winner)

  • "Valorant"

Best Esports Team

  • Atlanta Faze (Call of Duty)

  • DWG KIA (League of Legends)

  • Natus Vincere (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) [Winner]

  • Sentinels (Valorant)

  • Team Spirit (Dota 2)

Some of the Game Announcements During The Game Awards 2021

A number of game announcements were made during The Game Awards 2021 awarding ceremony. One of which is the upcoming game "Star Wars Eclipse," which will be developed by Quantic Dream. The game developer is behind other games such as "Detroit: Become Human" and "Heavy Rain."

According to a report by The Verge, "Allan Wake 2," "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League," and "Slitterhead," a game by "Silent Hill" creator Keiichiro Toyama were all featured during the ceremony.

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