The 23rd Game Developers Choice Awards was an annual ceremony by Game Developers Choice Awards for outstanding game developers and video games which was held on March 22, 2023. The awards ceremony was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards.
| 23rd Game Developers Choice Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 22, 2023 |
| Venue | Moscone Center |
| Hosted by | Leslee Sullivant |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarök (3) |
| Most nominations | Elden Ring and Stray (6) |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | John Romero |
| Pioneer Award | Mabel Addis |
| Game of the Year | Elden Ring |
Winners and Nominees
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Nominees were announced on January 26, 2023.[1] Winners (noted in bold below) were named on March 22, 2023, in a ceremony hosted by Leslee Sullivant at the Moscone Center.[2][3][4]
Best Audio
editBest Debut
edit- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna Interactive)
- NORCO (Geography of Robots / Raw Fury)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix / Annapurna Interactive)
- Tunic (TUNIC Team / Finji)
- Vampire Survivors (poncle)
Best Design
edit- Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc. / Bandai Namco Entertainment))
- Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios, Inc. / Nurverse)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix / Annapurna Interactive)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna Interactive)
- Tunic (TUNIC Team / Finji)
Innovation Award
edit- Immortality (Sam Barlow / Half Mermaid)
Best Narrative
editBest Technology
edit- God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Beenox, Treyarch, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Activision Shanghai, Demonware, Toys for Bob / Activision)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc. / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Visual Art
editSocial Impact Award
edit- Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over the Age / Fellow Traveller)
- As Dusk Falls (INTERIOR/NIGHT / Xbox Game Studios)
- Endling – Extinction Is Forever (Herobeat Studios / HandyGames)
- I Was A Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games / Finji)
- OlliOlli World (Roll7 / Private Division)
- We Are OFK (Team OFK)
Audience Award
editLifetime Achievement Award
edit- John Romero, co-founder of id Software and Ion Storm, and co-creator of the Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake series[5]
The Pioneer Award
edit- Mabel Addis (first female video game designer)
References
edit- ^ Ozzie Mejia (January 26, 2023). "Elden Ring & Stray lead Game Developers Choice Awards 2023 nominees". Shacknews.
- ^ Beth Elderkin (March 22, 2023). "'Elden Ring' Wins Game Of The Year At The 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards". Game Developers Choice Conference.
- ^ Ivan, Tom (March 23, 2023). "Elden Ring named Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards". Video Games Chronicle. Gamer Network. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Makar, Connor (March 23, 2023). "Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards". VG247. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Brendan Sinclair (February 23, 2023). "GDC Awards to honor Mabel Addis, John Romero". Gamesindustry.
