Where to Stream ‘The Game Awards’ 2022

‘Tis the season for cranberry sauce, stuffing, and loading up your Christmas list with all the latest video games. “The Game Awards” might be able to help you fill in the gaps in your gaming wish list, thanks to founder and host, Geoff Keighley. “The Game Awards” exist to celebrate the progression of video game mechanics, storytelling, music, and noteworthy additions to particular game genres. For example, last year’s Game of the Year, “It Takes Two,” was celebrated for its cutting-edge development of multiplayer cooperation.

Follow your favorite game’s path to the top, or find out about the big titles you may have missed this year by following our guide to streaming “The Game Awards.”

“The Game Awards” “streams live on all platforms” on Thursday, Dec. 8, starting with the pre-show at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT. YouTube and Twitch will be the official channels for the “The Game Awards,” but you can find the show on other gaming outlets like GameSpot and IGN, which will have their own commentary.

If you prefer to support smaller streamers (or are one), feel free to choose from any of the co-streamers who will stream the awards’ show live on their own Twitch channels. If you have a favorite Twitch streamer, check to see if they can be found on the list of co-streamers.

If you prefer Discord, “The Game Awards” has an official Discord channel that will feature exclusive AMAs from special guests.

• When are “The Game Awards”: Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
• Who is hosting “The Game Awards”: Geoff Keighley
• Where are “The Game Awards”: Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California
• Where to Watch “The Game Awards”: YouTube, Twitch, and Discord

Game of the Year

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Elden Ring”	FromSoftware / Bandai Namco
“God of War Ragnarök”	Sony Santa Monica / SIE
“A Plague Tale: Requiem”	Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment
“Horizon Forbidden West”	Guerilla Games / SIE
“Stray”	BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna
“Xenoblade Chronicles 3”	Monolith Soft / Nintendo

Best Narrative

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Elden Ring”	FromSoftware / Bandai Namco
“God of War Ragnarök”	Sony Santa Monica / SIE
“A Plague Tale: Requiem”	Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment
“Horizon Forbidden West”	Guerilla Games / SIE
“Immortality”	Half Mermaid

Best Game Direction

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Elden Ring”	FromSoftware / Bandai Namco
“God of War Ragnarök”	Sony Santa Monica / SIE
“Immortality”	Half Mermaid
“Horizon Forbidden West”	Guerilla Games / SIE
“Stray”	BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna

Best Art Direction

Game	Developer/ Publisher
“Elden Ring”	FromSoftware / Bandai Namco
“God of War Ragnarök”	Sony Santa Monica / SIE
“Scorn”	EBB Software / Kepler Interactive
“Horizon Forbidden West”	Guerilla Games / SIE
“Stray”	BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna

Best Score and Music

Composer	Game
Olivier Deriviere	“A Plague Tale: Requiem”
Bear McCreary	“God of War Ragnarök”
Two Feathers	“Metal: Hellsinger”
Yasunori Mitsuda	“Xenoblade Chronicles 3”
Tsukasa Saitoh	“Elden Ring”

Best Audio Design

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Horizon Forbidden West”	Guerilla Games / SIE
“Gran Turismo 7”	Polyphony / SIE
“God of War Ragnarök”	Sony Santa Monica / SIE
“Elden Ring”	FromSoftware / Bandai Namco
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II”	Infinity Ward / Activision

Best Performance

Actor / Actress	Game
Sunny Suljic	“God of War Ragnarök”
Manon Gage	“Immortality”
Christopher Judge	“God of War Ragnarök”
Charlotte McBurney	“A Plague Tale: Requiem”
Ashly Burch	“Horizon Forbidden West”

Games for Impact

Game	Developer / Publisher
“I Was a Teenage Exocolonist”	Northway Games / Finji
“Hindsight”	Team Hindsight / Annapurna
“Endling – Extinction is Forever”	Herobeat Studios / HandyGames
“Citizen Sleeper”	Jump Over The Age / Fellow Traveller
“As Dusk Falls”	Interior Night / Xbox Game Studios
“A Memoir Blue”	Cloisters Interactive / Annapurna

Best Ongoing Game

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Genshin Impact”	HoYoverse
“Fortnite”	Epic Games
“FINAL FANTASY XIV”	Square Enix
“Destiny 2”	Bungie
“Apex Legends”	Respawn / EA

Best Indie

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Tunic”	TUNIC Team / Finji
“Stray”	BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna
“Sifu”	Sloclap
“Neon White”	Angel Matrix / Annapurna
“Cult of the Lamb”	Massive Monster / Devolver Digital

Best Debut Indie

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Tunic”	TUNIC Team / Finji
“Stray”	BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna
“Norco”	Geography of Robots / Raw Fury
“Neon White”	Angel Matrix / Annapurna
“Vampire Survivors”	poncle

Best Community Support

Game	Developer / Publisher
“No Man’s Sky”	Hello Games
“Fortnite”	Epic Games
“FINAL FANTASY XIV”	Square Enix
“Destiny 2”	Bungie
“Apex Legends”	Respawn / EA

Best Mobile Game

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Tower of Fantasy”	Hotta Studio / Perfect World / Level Infinite
“Marvel Snap”	Second Dinner Studios / Nuverse
“Genshin Impact”	HoYoverse
“Diablo Immortal”	Blizzard / NetEase
“Apex Legends Mobile”	Lightspeed & Quantum / Respawn / EA

Best VR / AR

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Red Matter 2”	Vertical Robot
“Moss: Book II”	Polyarc
“Bonelab”	Stress Level Zero
“Among Us VR”	Schell Games / InnerSloth
“After the Fall”	Vertigo Games

Best Action

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge”	Tribute Games / Dotemu
“Sifu”	Sloclap
“Neon White”	Angel Matrix / Annapurna
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II”	Infinity Ward / Activision
“Bayonetta 3”	Platinum Games / Nintendo

Best Action / Adventure

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Tunic”	TUNIC Team / Finji
“Stray”	BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna
“Horizon Forbidden West”	Guerrilla Games / SIE
“God of War Ragnarök”	Sony Santa Monica / SIE
“A Plague Tale: Requiem”	Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment

Best Role-Playing

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Xenoblade Chronicles 3”	Monolith Soft / Nintendo
“Triangle Strategy”	Artdink / Square Enix
“Pokémon Legends: Arceus”	Game Freak / Nintendo / TPCI
“Live A Live”	Square Enix / Nintendo
“Elden Ring”	FromSoftware / Bandai Namco

Best Fighting

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Sifu”	Sloclap
“MultiVersus ”	Player First Games / WB Games
“The King of Fighters XV”	SNK / Plaion
“JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R”	CyberConnect 2 Co. Ltd / Bandai Namco
“DNF Duel”	Arc System Works / EIGHTING / NEOPLE / NEXON

Best Family

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Splatoon 3”	Nintendo EPD / Nintendo
“Nintendo Switch Sports”	Nintendo EPD / Nintendo
“Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope”	Ubisoft Milan / Paris / Ubisoft
“LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga”	Traveller’s Tales / WB Games
“Kirby and the Forgotten Land”	HAL Laboratory / Nintendo

Best Sim / Strategy

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Total War: Warhammer III”	Creative Assembly / SEGA
“Victoria 3”	Paradox Development Studio / Paradox Interactive
“Two Point Campus”	Two Point Studios / SEGA
“Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope”	Ubisoft Milan / Paris / Ubisoft
“Dune: Spice Wars”	Shiro Games / Funcom

Best Sports / Racing

Game	Developer / Publisher
“OlliOlli World”	Roll 7 / Private Division
“Gran Turismo 7”	Polyphony Digital / SIE
“NBA 2K23 ”	Visual Concepts / 2K Sports
“FIFA 23”	EA Vancouver / Romania / EA Sports
“F1 22”	Codemasters / EA Sports

Best Multiplayer

Game	Developer / Publisher
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge”	Tribute Games / Dotemu
“Splatoon 3”	Nintendo EPD / Nintendo
“Overwatch 2”	Blizzard
“MultiVersus”	Player First Games / WB Games
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II”	Infinity Ward / Activision

Most Anticipated Game

Game	Developer / Publisher
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”	Nintendo EPD / Nintendo
“Starfield”	Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda
“Resident Evil 4”	Capcom
“Hogwarts Legacy”	Avalanche Software / WB Games
“FINAL FANTASY XVI”	Square Enix

Content Creator of the Year

Content Creator
QTCinderella
Nobru
Nibellion
Ludwig
Karl Jacobs

Best Adaptation

Game	Developer / Production Company
“Uncharted”	PlayStation Productions / Sony Pictures
“Sonic the Hedgehog 2”	SEGA Sammy Group / Paramount Pictures
“The Cuphead Show!”	Studio MDHR / King Features Syndicate / Netflix
“Cyberpunk: Edgerunners”	Studio Trigger / CD Projek / Netflix
“Arcane: League of Legends”	Fortiche / Riot Games / Netflix

Innovation in Accessibility

Game	Developer / Publisher
“The Quarry”	Supermassive Games / 2K
“The Last Of Us Part I”	Naughty Dog / SIE
“Return to Monkey Island”	Terrible Toybox / Devolver Digital
“God of War Ragnarök”	Sony Santa Monica / SIE
“As Dusk Falls”	Interior Night / Xbox Game Studios

Best Esports Game

Game	Developer
“Valorant”	Riot Games
“Rocket League”	Psyonix
“League of Legends”	Riot Games
“DOTA 2”	Valve
“Counter-Strike: Global Offensive”	Valve

Best Esports Athlete

Athlete	Team	Game
Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker	Cloud9	“Valorant”
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev”	Natus Vincere	“Counter-Strike: Global Offensive”
Finn “karrigan” Andersen	FaZe Clan	“Counter-Strike: Global Offensive”
Lee “faker” Sang-hyeok	T1	“League of Legends”
Jeong “chovy” Ji-hoon	Gen.G	“League of Legends”

Best Esports Team

Team	Game
LOUD	“Valorant”
LA Thieves	“Call of Duty”
Gen.G	“League of Legends”
FaZe Clan	“Counter-Strike: Global Offensive”
DarkZero Esports	“Apex Legends”

Best Esports Coach

Coach	Team	Game
Go “Score” Dong-bin	Gen.G	“League of Legends”
Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström	FaZe Clan	“Counter-Strike: Global Offensive”
Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren	FPX	“Valorant”
Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi	Loud	“Valorant”
Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi	Natus Vincere	“Counter-Strike: Global Offensive”

Best Esports Event

Event
EVO 2022
2022 League of Legends World Championship
PGL Major Antwerp 2022
The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational