The Game Awards 2021: All winners & game reveals

April 2023 · 7 minute read

The Game Awards 2021 recognizes high-achievers across gaming and esports, including Game of the Year. There’s also plenty of reveals and teasers for upcoming releases on the night. We’ve got a list of all the nominees and winners right here.

The Game Awards is the industry’s night of nights, celebrating the best in gaming and getting excited about what’s to come.

All eyes are on the coveted Game of the Year title, but 30 awards will be handed out on the night. Not only that, but players will get a taste of plenty of upcoming games, with plenty of premieres and reveals expected.

We’ve got everything you need to know about The Game Awards 2021 right here, including all the award winners, and the game reveals during December 9’s show.

Game reveals at The Game Awards 2021

According to Geoff Keighley before the show, 40 to 50 games were set to feature in “someway or another” at The Game Awards 2021. The 3.5-hour award show certainly delivered on that promise with dozens of new trailers.

“Especially this year, there’ll be a lot of content for 2022 and 2023 that will be showing us our kind of biggest lineup yet of world premieres and announcements,” he said in an interview published by Epic Games.

Alan Wake 2 has been revealed at #TheGameAwards, 10 years after the game's original release pic.twitter.com/XV4zQnFAMb

— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 10, 2021

“What we really learned last year was at the end of the day, it really is the games and the trailers that drive the show.”

Destiny 2’s Witch Queen expansion made an appearance, as will Dying Light 2 and Lost Ark. New game announcements, including ARC Raiders, Star Wars Eclipse, Alan Wake 2, and more were also shown off.

And finally, to end the show, a new Elden Ring trailer — as well as a new Matrix game — were both shown off.

A new @Quantic_Dream game announced at #TheGameAwards: Star Wars Eclipse pic.twitter.com/dJwKyG1FVP

— Dexerto (@Dexerto) December 10, 2021

The Game Awards 2021: Nominees and winners

Game of the Year

Most Anticipated Game

Congratulations to @leagueoflegends, It Takes Two from @hazelightgames, #GuiltyGearStrive by @arcsystemworksu, @ageofempires IV from @relicgames, Resident Evil 4 VR from @oculusgaming, and @eldenring from @fromsoftware_pr on their wins! #TheGameAwards! pic.twitter.com/JTtpH1PIzQ

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best VR / AR Game

Best Fighting Game

Best Family Game

Best Sim / Strategy Game

Best Esports Game

Best Game Direction

Another win for @deathloop, this time for Best Game Direction! Congratulations to the @Bethesda + @arkanestudios teams! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/MClLFJrlRM

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Innovation in Accessibility

With their second game award of the night, the award for Innovation in Accessibility presented by @chevrolet goes to @forzahorizon 5! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/Q1VilFIGGx

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Sports / Racing Game

Best Ongoing Game

.@ff_xiv_en from @SquareEnix wins Best Ongoing Game, congratulations! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/3e2ZP8ioV7

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Community Support

Best Action / Adventure Game

Metroid Dread from @NintendoAmerica + @MercurySteam wins Best Action/Adventure Game! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/yoHQENnCx0

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Narrative

Wow! @gotgthegame from @marvelgames + @EidosMontreal takes home the Best Narrative Award! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/lL3hmB39Gk

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Mobile Game

🏆 Congratulations to @genshinimpact for winning Best Mobile Game presented by @verizon 🏆 #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/78UnyjB8Jj

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Content Creator of the Year

Congratulations to @dream and It Takes Two for their wins tonight #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/KyGfg2DebM

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Multiplayer Game

Best Role Playing Game

Best Score and Music

Players’ Voice Award

Halo Infinite wins Players’ Voice Award at #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/uGy3hRTuW1

— Spartans News (@DexertoSpartans) December 10, 2021

Best Art Direction

Congratulations to @Deathloop from @arkanestudios + @bethesdastudios for their Best Art Direction win tonight! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/tCMhp6TFnU

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Action Game

Returnal from @housemarque wins Best Action Game!! 👏 #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/B6gwYWiYTY

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Performance

A round of applause for @maggiethebard as Lady Dimitresc who just won Best Performance for @RE_Games Village! ☣️ #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/pyJZwBT17y

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Indie Game

Kena: Bridge of Spirits from @emberlab wins Best Independent Game! Congratulations! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/jD5KCNWQax

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Debut Game

Best Audio Design

Vroom Vroom! 🏎 Congrats to @ForzaHorizon 5, from @weareplayground + @Xbox! Winner of Best Audio Design #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/lYTHfJJKcJ

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Esports Player

We've got a whole lotta Esports wins here! Congratulations to @s1mpleO, @CSGO, kk0ma of @DWGKIA, and @lolesports 🎉 #TheGameAwards! pic.twitter.com/23RJGjRrML

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

Best Esports Team

Best Esports Coach

Best Esports Event

Games for Impact

The first award of the night goes to @LifeIsStrange from @DeckNineGames + @SquareEnix! Congratulations on your Games for Impact win! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/f7m21p8vg7

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021

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