In the best game of the year category, the three aforementioned titles appear, accompanied by Stray and Vampire Survivors, one of the phenomena indie of the year that will also fight to win the award for best action game, best independent game and best design. The 2022 DICE Awards named It Takes Two as the best game of the year, although the most nominated title was Ratchet & Clank: A Separate Dimension with nine mentions. We will see if in this new edition the favorites prevail or again the surprise comes out.
Before reviewing all the games nominated by category at the DICE Awards 2023, mention that these awards are equivalent to the Oscars of the video game industry. Those in charge of deciding the winners are the more than 33,000 members that make up the AIAS, which among its ranks includes creative directors, art directors, sound directors, producers, designers…
game of the year
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/Sony)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
- Vampire Survivors (Poncle)
Best Director Award
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/Sony)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony)
- Immortality (Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid/Half Mermaid)
- Tunic (Tunic Team/Finji)
Best Design Award
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/Sony)
- Marvel Snap (Second Dinner/Nuverse)
- Tunic (Tunic Team/Finji)
- Vampire Survivors (Poncle)
online game of the year
- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (Square Enix)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision Blizzard)
- EA Sports FIFA 23 (EA Vancouver, EA Romania/Electronic Arts)
- Rumbleverse (Iron Galaxy Studios/Epic Games)
- Marvel Snap (Second Dinner/Nuverse)
Mobile Game of the Year
- Marvel Snap (Second Dinner/Nuverse)
- Diablo Immortal (Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase/Activision Blizzard)
- Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (Broken Rules)
- Immortality (Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid/Half Mermaid)
- Poinpy (Moppin/Return Digital)
Indie Game of the Year
- Immortality (Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid/Half Mermaid)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Tribute Games/Dotemu)
- Vampire Survivors (Poncle)
- Tunic (Tunic Team/Finji)
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- Cosmonious High (Owlchemy)
- Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
- Red Matter 2 (Vertical Robot)
- Tentacular (Firepunchd/Return Digital)
- The Last Clockwinder (Pontoco/Cyan Ventures)
Technical achievement in immersive reality
- Among Us VR (Innersloth, Schell Games, Robot Teddy)
- Cosmonious High (Owlchemy)
- Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
- Red Matter 2 (Vertical Robot)
- The Last Clockwinder (Pontoco/Cyan Ventures)
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Dwarf Fortress (Bay12 Games/Kitfox Games)
- IXION (Bulwark Studios/Kasedo Games)
- Marvel’s Midnight Suns (Firaxis Games/2K)
- Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator (niceplay games/tinyBuild)
- Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters (Complex Games/ Frontier Foundry)
Sports Game of the Year
- EA Sports FIFA 23 (EA Vancouver, EA Romania/EA Sports)
- Mario Strikers: Battle League (Next Level Games/Nintendo)
- MLB The Show 22 (San Diego Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- NBA 2K23 (Visual Concepts/2K)
- OlliOlli World (Roll7/Private Division)
RPG of the Year
- Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over the Age/Fellow Traveler)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Weird West (WolfEye Studios/Devolver Digital)
- World of Warcraft: Dragonflight (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
Racing Game of the Year
- F1 22 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Need for Speed Unbound (Criterion Games/Electronic Arts)
Fighting Game of the Year
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R (CyberConnect2/Bandai Namco)
- MultiVersus (Player First Games/Warner Bros. Games)
- Rumbleverse (Iron Galaxy Studios/Epic Games)
- SpiderHeck (Neverjam/tinyBuild)
- The King of Fighters XV (SNK)
Family Game of the Year
- Disney Dreamlight Valley (Gameloft)
- Kirby’s Dream Buffet (HAL Laboratory/Nintendo)
- Lost in Play (Happy Juice Games/Joystick Ventures)
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft)
- Trombone Champ (Holy Wow Studios)
Adventure Game of the Year
- God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Norco (Geography of Robots/Raw Fury)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
- Tunic (Isometricorp Games/Finji)
Action Game of the Year
- Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
- Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)
- Sifu (Sloclap/Kepler Interactive)
- Vampire Survivors (poncle)
Technical Achievement Award
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Teardown (Tuxedo Labs)
Prize for the best story
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games/Finji)
- Immortality (Half Mermaid Productions)
- Norco (Geography of Robots/Raw Fury)
Best Audio Design Award
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Gotham Knights (Warner Bros. Games Montreal/Warner Bros. Games)
- Somerville (Jumpship)
Award for Best Original Musical Composition
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
- God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders/Funcom)
- Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
Award for the best character
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II – Alejandro Vargas
- God of War Ragnarok – Atreus
- God of War Ragnarök – Kratos
- Horizon Forbidden West – Aloy
- Return to Monkey Island – Guybrush Threepwood
Best Art Direction Award
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
- The Callisto Protocol (Striking Distance Studios/Krafton)
Best Animation Award
- Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course (Studio MDHR)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Moss: Book II (Polyarc)