Video Games: And The Video Game Awards 2021 Winners Are…
The 2021 Video Game Awards took place last night, and these are the games taking home all of the awards for the year.
Last night’s 2021 Video Game Awards highlighted the best of the best games of the last year. And there were some great games in the running. Here are the winners for each category.
2021 Video Game Awards: Best Game Direction
Winner:
Deathloop
Runners-Up:
Psychonauts 2
It Takes Two
Returnal
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best Narrative
Winner:
Guardians of the Galaxy
Runners-Up:
Deathloop
It Takes Two
Life is Strange: True Colors
Psychonauts 2
Best Art Direction
Winner:
Deathloop
Runners-Up:
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Artful Escape
Best Score and Music
Winner:
Nier Replicant
Runners-Up:
Cyberpunk 2077
Deathloop
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Artful Escape
Best Audio Design
Winner:
Forza Horizon 5
Runners-Up:
Deathloop
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Returnal
Best Performance
Winner:
Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil Village VIII
Runners-Up:
Erika Mori – Life is Strange: True Colors
Giancarlo Esposito – Far Cry 6
Jason Kelley – Deathloop
Ozioma Akagha – Deathloop
Games for Impact Award
Winner:
Life Is Strange: True Colors
Runners-Up:
Before Your Eyes
Boyfriend Dungeon
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
No Longer Home
Best Ongoing Game
Winner:
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Runners-Up:
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Genshin Impact
Fortnite
Best Independent Game
Winner:
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Runners-Up:
12 Minutes
Death’s Door
Inscryption
Loop Hero
Best Debut Indie Game
Winner:
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Runner-Ups:
Sable
The Artful Escape
The Forgotten City
Valheim
Best Action Game
Winner:
Returnal
Runner-Ups:
Back 4 Blood
Chivalry II
Deathloop
Far Cry 6
Best Action/Adventure Game at the Video Game Awards
Winner:
Metroid Dread
Runners-Up:
Guardians of the Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Psychonauts 2
Best Role-Playing Game
Winner:
Tales of Arise
Runners-Up:
Cyberpunk 2077
Monster Hunter Rise
Scarlet Nexus
Shin Megami Tensei V
Best Fighting Game
Winner:
Guilty Gear Strive
Runners-Up:
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles
Melty Blood Type Lumina
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Best Family Game
Winner:
It Takes Two
Runners-Up:
Mario Party Superstars
New Pokémon Snap
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
WarioWare: Get It Together!
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Winner:
Age of Empires IV
Runners-Up:
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Humankind
Inscryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sports/Racing Game
Winner:
Forza Horizon 5
Runners-Up:
F1 2021
FIFA 22
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Riders Republic
Best Mobile Game
Winner:
Genshin Impact
Runners-Up:
Fantasian
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Marvel: Future Revolution
Pokémon Unite
Best Community Support
Winner:
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Runners-Up:
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Best VR/AR Game
Winner:
Resident Evil 4
Runners-Up:
Hitman III
I Expect You To Die 2
Lone Echo II
Sniper Elite VR
Best Multiplayer
Winner:
It Takes Two
Runners-Up:
Back 4 Blood
Knockout City
Monster Hunter Rise
New World
Valheim
Innovation in Accessibility
Winner:
Forza Horizon 5
Runners-Up:
Far Cry 6
Guardians of the Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Content Creator of the Year
Winner:
Dream
Runners-Up
Fuslie
Gaules
Ibai
TheGrefG
Best Esports Game
Winner:
League of Legends
Runners-Up:
Call of Duty
CS:GO
Dota 2
Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
Winner:
S1mple
Runners-Up:
Collapse
Showmaker
Tenz
Simp
Best Esports Team
Winner:
Natus Vincere: CSGO
Runners-Up:
Atlanta Faze – Call of Duty
DWG KIA – League of Legends
Team Spirit – Dota 2
Sentinels – Valorant
Best Esports Coach
Winner:
kk0ma
Runners-Up:
B1ade3
Crowder
Engh
Silent
Best Esports Event
Winner:
2021 League of Legends World Championship
Runners-Up:
The International 2021
Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2 Masters
PGL Major Stockholm 2021
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
Most Anticipated Game
Winner:
Elden Ring
Runners-Up:
God of War: Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Starfield
Game of the Year
Winner:
It Takes Two
Runners-Up:
Deathloop
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
And those are all of the Video Game Awards winners. Are there any games you think should have been nominated but weren’t? Do you agree with the winners for every category? Did you favorite game of the year win any awards? Let us know in the comments!
Happy Adventuring!
