The 13th annual New York Game Awards took place yesterday, with Baldur’s Gate 3 taking the top prize of Game of the Year.
Larian Studios’ game also took home the award for Best Writing in a Game, having been nominated for six awards in total.
Remedy’s Alan Wake 2 also received two accolades including Best World and Best Acting in a Game for Melanie Liburd’s performance as Saga Anderson.
Rundisc’s Chants of Sennaar won Best Indie Game, while MiHoYo’s Honkai: Star Rail took home the award for Best Mobile Game and Sanzaru Games’ Asgard’s Wrath 2 won Best AR/VR Game.
Elsewhere, Super Mario Bros Wonder won Best Kids Game, and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty received the award for Best DLC.
Here are the full list of winners:
Best Game of the Year: Baldur’s Gate 3
Best Indie Game: Chants of Sennar
Best Writing in a Game: Baldur’s Gate 3
Best World: Alan Wake 2
Best Music in a Game: Hi-Fi Rush
Best Acting in a Game: Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2
Best AR/VR Game: Asgard’s Wrath 2
Best Kids Game: Super Mario Bros Wonder
Best Mobile Game: Honkai: Star Rail
Best Remake: Resident Evil 4
Best Esports Player of the Year: Arslan ‘Arslan Ash’ Siddique (Twisted Minds/Red Bull Esports)
Best Hidden Gem: Slay the Princess
Best DLC: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Best Games Journalism: Nicole Carpenter, Polygon
Andrew Yoon Legend Award Recipient: Neil Druckmann