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GAME OF THE YEAR

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Forza Horizon 5
• New World
• Resident Evil Village
• Valheim

VR GAME OF THE YEAR

• Blair Witch VR
• Cooking Simulator VR
• I Expect You To Die 2
• Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
• Sniper Elite VR

LABOR OF LOVE

• Apex Legends
• Dota 2
• No Man’s Sky
• Rust
• Terraria

BETTER WITH FRIENDS

• Back 4 Blood
• Crab Game
• Halo Infinite
• It Takes Two
• Valheim

OUTSTANDING VISUAL STYLE

• Bright Memory: Infinite
• Forza Horizon 5
• Little Nightmares 2
• Psychonauts 2
• Subnautica: Below Zero

MOST INNOVATIVE GAMEPLAY

• 12 Minutes
• Deathloop
• Inscryption
• Loop Hero
• Moncage

BEST GAME YOU SUCK AT

• Age of Empires 4
• Battlefield 2042
• Naraka: Bladepoint
• Nioh 2
• World War Z: Aftermath

BEST SOUNDTRACK

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Guilty Gear: Strive
• Nier Replicant
• Persona 5 Strikers

OUTSTANDING STORY-RICH GAME

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Days Gone
• Life Is Strange: True Colors
• Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
• Resident Evil Village

SIT BACK AND RELAX

• Farming Simulator 22
• Dorfromantik
• Potion Craft
• Townscaper
• Unpacking