As is tradition, December brought with it the Game Awards, a celebration of the best and the most prominent games of the year.
The grand event took place on December 7th, 2023, and, as is tradition, it expanded the award ceremony with an exciting selection of trailers, both announcements of never-before-seen games, and new glimpses of titles we already knew to expect.
| Game | Category winner | Release | Genre | Developer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Baldur's Gate 3 |
| 2023-08-03 | RPG | Larian Studios |
 | Alan Wake 2 |
| 2023-10-27 | Action | Remedy Entertainment |
 | FINAL FANTASY XVI |
| 2023-06-22 | RPG | Square Enix |
 | Street Fighter 6 |
| 2023-06-02 | Fighting | Capcom |
 | Hi-Fi RUSH |
| 2023-01-25 | Hack and Slash | Tango Gameworks |
 | Forza Motorsport |
| 2023-10-10 | Racing | Turn 10 |
 | Tchia |
| 2023-03-21 | Adventure | Awaceb |
 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Ultimate Edition |
| 2023-12-05 | RPG | CD PROJEKT RED |
 | Sea of Stars |
| 2023-08-29 | RPG | Sabotage Studio |
 | COCOON |
| 2023-09-29 | Adventure | Geometric Interactive |
 | Honkai Star Rail Supply Pass |
| 2023-04-26 | Mobile game | COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. |
 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
| 2023-05-12 | Adventure | Nintendo |
 | ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON |
| 2023-08-25 | Action | FromSoftware Inc. |
 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
| 2023-10-20 | Adventure | Nintendo |
 | Pikmin 4 |
| 2023-07-21 | Adventure | Nintendo |
The obvious winner of the event was Baldur’s Gate 3, swiping award for Best Performance, Best RPG, Best Community Support, and Best Multiplayer, as well as the coveted Game of the Year and Player’s Voice awards.
The second-best game was Alan Wake II, winning in three categories: Best Direction, Best Narrative, and Best Art Direction. The victory was celebrated with a live performance of one of the songs from the game’s impressive soundtrack.
Third place went to Forza Motorsport, which got an award for Accessibility and the Best Sports/Racing categories.
The full list of categories and Winners below, a real cross-section of the best video games of the year, and after that: announcements and updates!
The trailers included some heavy hitters, such as the announcement of the next mainline Monster Hunter game, and a collaboration between Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele in OD, a game that’s surely going to be as inscrutable as Death Stranding was. There was even a surprising blast from the past: the announcement of World of Goo 2, a sequel to a delightful puzzle game from 2008.
The update-type trailers included the release date of anticipated Black Myth Wukong, an impressive trailer for Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, and even a DLC for God of War: Ragnarök, a roguelike gauntlet mode of sorts.
Of course, there were many more trailers to see, it was quite a showcase. This was a very busy year for games, so it’s not surprising that TGA was just as intense.