Despite God of War Ragnarok dominating at The Game Awards, the Game of the Year crown has gone to Elden Ring. FromSoftware’s action role-playing game has walked away with four awards in total. From Best Game Direction to Game of the Year, here are all the trophies Elden Rings bagged at TGA 2022.
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Elden Ring wins Game of the Year ahead of God of War Ragnarok at The Game Awards 2022
Congratulations to FromSoftware and Elden Ring on winning Game of the Year at #TheGameAwards! pic.twitter.com/CI664mURry
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) December 9, 2022
Here are all the awards Elden Ring has won along with all the nominees:
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studios)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerilla Games)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft)
Best Game Direction
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerilla Games)
- Immortality (Half Mermaid)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna Interactive)
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerilla Games)
- Scorn (Ebb Software)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio)
Best Role Playing Game
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware)
- Live A Live (Square Enix)
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Game Freak)
- Triangle Strategy (Artdink)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft)
While God of War Ragnarok won big with six titles, Elden Ring managed to grab the biggest honor of the year. Built alongside George R.R. Martin, the Elden Ring lore and universe has now cemented its place in gaming’s hall of fame. While the biggest title of the year is under their belt, the Elden Ring developers aren’t done with the franchise. During the acceptance speech, it was confirmed that the developers aren’t done with the game and intend to release more content in the future.
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