The Game Awards 2018 has delivered another year-end awards show for the gaming industry. Peppered with tons of World Premiere game announcements, various awards were given to celebrate the best games and the performance of developers, esports players and content creators that keeps the industry going.
Without further ado, here’s all the winners of The Game Awards 2018. Winners are highlighted in bold.
Game Of The Year
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Celeste
- God Of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Monster Hunter: World
- Red Dead Redemption II
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
- Overwatch
- Rainbow Six Siege
Best Game Direction
- Hazelight/EA for A Way Out
- Quantic Dream/Sony for Detroit: Become Human
- Sony Santa Monica/Sony for God Of War
- Insomniac Games/Sony for Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Rockstar Games for Red Dead Redemption II
Best Narrative
- Detroit: Become Human
- God Of War
- Life Is Strange 2: Episode 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption II
Best Art Direction
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- God Of War
- Octopath Traveller
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Return Of The Obra Dinn
Best Score/Music
- Celeste
- God Of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Octopath Traveller
- Red Dead Redemption II
Best Audio Design
- Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Forza Horizon 4
- God Of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption II
Best Performance
- Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
- Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
- Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption II
- Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Spider-Man
Games For Impact
- 11-11 Memories Retold
- Celeste
- Florence
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
- The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
Best Independent Game
- Celeste
- Dead Cells
- Into the Breach
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- The Messenger
Best Mobile Game
- Donut County
- Florence
- Fortnite
- PUBG Mobile
- Reigns: Game of Thrones
Best VR/AR Game
- Astro Bot Rescue Mission
- Beat Saber
- Firewall Zero Hour
- Moss
- Tetris Effect
Best Action Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Dead Cells
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Far Cry 5
- Mega Man 11
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- God of War
- Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Best Role Playing Game
- Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
- Monster Hunter: World
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Octopath Traveler
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Best Fighting Game
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- Soul Calibur VI
- Street Fighter V Arcade Edition
Best Family Game
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Nintendo Labo
- Overcooked 2
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- Super Mario Party
Best Strategy Game
- The Banner Saga 3
- Battletech
- Frostpunk
- Into the Breach
- Valkyria Chronicles 4
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 19
- Forza Horizon 4
- Mario Tennis Aces
- NBA 2K19
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite
- Monster Hunter: World
- Sea of Thieves
Best Student Game – Awarded the best student project created at the high school or college level.
- Combat 2018 (Tankarok)
- Dash Quasar
- JERA
- LIFF
- RE: Charge
Best Debut Indie Game
- Donut County
- Florence
- Moss
- The Messenger
- Yoku’s Island Express
Best Esports Game
- CS:GO
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
Best Esports Player
- Dominique “SonicFox” McLean
- Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
- Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Sung-hyeon “JJoNak” Bang
Best Esports Team
- Astralis – CS:GO
- Cloud9 – LOL
- Fnatic – LOL
- London Spitfire – OWL
- OG – DOTA2
Best Esports Coach
- Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu – Cloud9
- Cristian “ppasarel” Bănăseanu – OG
- Danny “zonic” Sørensen – Astralis
- Dylan Falco – Fnatic
- Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi – Team Vitality
- Janko “YNk” Paunovic – MiBR
Best Esports Event
- ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
- EVO 2018
- League of Legends World Championship
- Overwatch League Grand Finals
- The International 2018
Best Esports Host
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Anders Blume
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Paul “RedEye” Chaloner
Best Esports Moment
- C9 Comeback Win In Triple OT vs FAZE
- G2 Beating RNG
- KT vs IG Base Race
- OG’s Massive Upset of LGD
- SonicFox Side Switch Against Go1 in DBZ
Content Creator of the Year
- Dr. Lupo
- Myth
- Ninja
- Pokimane
- Willyrex
Industry Icon
Greg Thomas, Visual Concepts
Congratulations to all award winners!