The BAFTA Games Awards or British Academy Games Awards are an annual British awards ceremony honouring "outstanding creative achievement" in the

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. First presented in 2004 following the restructuring of the

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, the awards are presented by the

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(BAFTA). Since the inaugural BAFTA Games Awards in February 2004, twenty ceremonies have taken place. The most recent, the

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, were held at the

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on 8 April 2025.

Ceremonies

Winners

The BAFTA ceremonies are typically held in March or April of each year. In some years, BAFTA has given out additional awards just prior to the

Electronic Entertainment Expo E3 (short for Electronic Entertainment Expo) was an annual Trade fair, trade event for the video game industry organized and presented by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). It was held principally in Los Angeles from 1995 to 2019, wit ...

event, which happens in May or June of the year.

2003

The 2003 ceremony took place in February 2004. * Action Game – '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' * Adventure Game – '' The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'' * Animation or Intro – ''

Soulcalibur II is a 2002 fighting game developed and published by Namco. It is the third installment in the ''Soulcalibur'' series of weapon-based fighting games as the sequel to ''Soulcalibur'' (1998). Originally intended to be released on Sega's NAOMI arcad ...

(Jame Chung Edition)'' * Children's Game – '' EyeToy: Play'' * Design – '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' * Game Boy Advance Game – '' Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising'' * Game on Any Platform – The Year's Best Game – ''

Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter military video game series and media franchise published by Activision, starting in 2003. The games were first developed by Infinity Ward, then by Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games. Several spin-of ...

'' * Gamecube – ''

Metroid Prime ''Metroid Prime'' is a 2002 action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. ''Metroid Prime'' is the fifth main '' Metroid'' game and the first to use 3D computer graphics and a first-person perspec ...

'' * Mobile Game – ''

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater'', released as ''Tony Hawk's Skateboarding'' in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Europe, is a 1999 skateboarding video game developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. It is the first installment in ...

'' * Multiplayer – ''

Battlefield 1942 ''Battlefield 1942'' is a 2002 first-person shooter game developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The game can be played in single-player mode against the video game AI or in multip ...

'' * Original Music – ''

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the second novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ...

'' * PC – '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' * PS2 – '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' * Racing – ''

Project Gotham Racing 2 ''Project Gotham Racing 2'' is a 2003 arcade-style racing video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft Game Studios. It was released exclusively for the Xbox (console), Xbox in November 2003 as the succe ...

'' * Sound – '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' * Sports – ''

FIFA Football 2004 ''FIFA Football 2004'', also known as ''FIFA Soccer 2004'' in North America, is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in October 2003 with the tagline "Create Brilliance". ''FI ...

'' * Strategy – '' Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising'' * Sunday Times Reader Award for Games – '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' * Technical Achievement – '' EyeToy: Play'' * Xbox – '' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' * Special Award (Games) – '' Chris Deering''

2004

The 2004 ceremony took place on 1 March 2005. * Action Game – ''

Half-Life 2 ''Half-Life 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve Corporation. It was published for Windows on Valve's digital distribution service, Steam. Like the original ''Half-Life'' (1998), ''Half-Life 2'' is played ent ...

'' * Animation – ''

'' * Art Direction – ''

'' * Audio Achievement – '' Call of Duty: Finest Hour'' * Best Game – ''

'' * Children's – ''

Donkey Konga is a series of rhythm video games developed by Namco and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. A spin-off of the '' Donkey Kong'' series, they are played with a special controller called the DK Bongos that resemble two small bongo drums ...

'' * Gamecube – '' Prince of Persia: Warrior Within'' * Handheld – '' Colin McRae Rally 2005'' * Mobile Game – ''BlueTooth BiPlanes'' * Online Multiplayer – ''

'' * Original Music – '' Hitman: Contracts'' * Originality – '' SingStar/ Singstar Party'' * PC – ''

'' * PS2 – '' Burnout 3: Takedown'' * Racing – '' Burnout 3: Takedown'' * Sports – ''

Pro Evolution Soccer 4 ''Pro Evolution Soccer 4'' (known as ''World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8'' in Japan and ''World Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International'' in North America) is the fourth installment of Konami's ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' football simulation video game s ...

'' * Sunday Times Reader Award for Games – '' Football Manager 2005'' * Technical Direction – '' Burnout 3: Takedown'' * Xbox – ''

Halo 2 ''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclai ...

'' * Special Award (Games) –

Sam Houser Samuel Houser (born November 1971) is an English video game producer. He is a co-founder and the current president of Rockstar Games, and is one of the creative driving forces behind the ''Grand Theft Auto'' franchise, having been its producer ...

Leslie Benzies Leslie Peter Benzies (born 17 January 1971) is a Scottish video game producer and the former president of Rockstar North, a subsidiary of Rockstar Games. He was the main producer on the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, taking responsibility from ...

2006

The 2006 ceremony took place at

The Roundhouse The Roundhouse is a performing arts and concert venue at the Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England. The building was erected in 1846–1847 by the London & North Western Railway as a roundhouse, a circ ...

on 5 October 2006 and was hosted by

Vernon Kay Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974) is an English broadcaster and former model. He presented Channel 4's ''T4'' (2000–2005) and has presented various television shows for ITV, including '' All Star Family Fortunes'' (2006–2015), ''Ju ...

. * Action and Adventure (Sponsored by PC World) – ''

Shadow of the Colossus ''Shadow of the Colossus'' is a 2005 action-adventure game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It takes place in a fantasy setting and follows Wander, a young man who enters an isolated and abandoned r ...

'' * Artistic Achievement – ''

'' * Audio Achievement – ''

Electroplankton is an interactive music video game developed by indieszero and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was first released in Japan in 2005, and was later released in North America and Europe in 2006. This ...

'' * Best Game (Sponsored by ''

PC World ''PC World'' (stylized as PCWorld) is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG. Since 2013, it has been an online-only publication. It offers advice on various aspects of PCs and related items, the Internet, and other personal tec ...

'') – ''

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter'' is a 2006 tactical shooter video game developed and published by Ubisoft. It was released for the Xbox 360, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. As in previous '' Ghost Recon'' games, playe ...

'' * Casual and Social – '' Buzz!: The BIG Quiz'' * Character – LocoRoco (''

LocoRoco is a 2006 platform video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. The game was conceived by Tsutomu Kouno, who strived to create a game that was different from other titles being released for th ...

'') * Children's – ''

'' * Gameplay (Sponsored by

Nokia N-Gage The N-Gage is a mobile device combining features of a cellular phone and a handheld game system developed by Nokia, released on 7 October 2003. Officially nicknamed the ''game deck'', the N-Gage's phone works on the GSM cellular network, and s ...

) – '' Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy'' * Gamers' Award (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage) – '' 24: The Mobile Game'' *

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– '' Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain?'' * Multiplayer – '' Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach'' * Original Score – '' Tomb Raider: Legend'' * Screenplay – ''

Psychonauts ''Psychonauts'' is a 2005 platformer, platform game developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Majesco Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Xbox (console), Xbox and PlayStation 2. Set in a Retrofuturism, retro-futuristic version of t ...

'' * Simulation – ''

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'' * Soundtrack – ''

Guitar Hero ''Guitar Hero'' is a series of rhythm games first released in 2005, in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing primarily lead guitar, lead, bass guitar, bass, and rhythm guitar across numerous songs. Players match ...

'' * Sports – ''

Fight Night Round 3 ''Fight Night Round 3'' is a boxing video game developed by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to EA Sports' previous boxing title, '' Fight Night Round 2'', which was released in 2005. ''Fight Night Round 3'' was released on February 20, 2006, for ...

'' * Strategy – '' Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War'' * Technical Achievement (Sponsored by Skillset) – ''

2007

The 2007 ceremony took place at Battersea Evolution on 23 October 2007 and was hosted by

Vic Reeves James Roderick Moir (born 24 January 1959), commonly known by his stage name Vic Reeves, is an English comedian and artist. He has a double act with Bob Mortimer as Reeves & Mortimer. He is known for his surreal sense of humour. In 2003, Ree ...

. * Action and Adventure (Sponsored by ''PC World'') – '' Crackdown'' * Artistic Achievement – ''

Ōkami is a 2006 action-adventure game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for PlayStation 2 in 2006 in Japan and North America, and in 2007 in Europe and Australia. After the closure of Clover Studio a few months afte ...

'' * Best Game – ''

BioShock ''BioShock'' is a 2007 first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston (later Irrational Games) and 2K Australia, and published by 2K. The first game in the ''BioShock'' series, it was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 ...

'' * Casual – ''

Wii Sports ''Wii Sports'' is a 2006 sports simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. The game was released in North America along with the Wii on 19 November 2006, and in Japan, Australia, and Europe the fo ...

'' * Gameplay (Sponsored by Nokia N-Gage) – ''

'' *

– ''

'' * Multiplayer – ''

'' * Original Score – ''

'' * Sports – ''

'' * Story and Character – ''

God of War II ''God of War II'' is a 2007 action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). First released for the PlayStation 2 on March 13, 2007, the game is the second installment in the ''God of ...

'' * Strategy and Simulation – ''

'' * Technical Achievement – ''

'' * Use of Audio – '' Crackdown'' * BAFTA One's To Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital) – '' Ragnarawk'' * The PC World Gamers Award (voted for by the public) – '' Football Manager 2007'' * Academy Fellowship – Will Wright

2008

The 2008 ceremony took place at London Hilton on 10 March 2009 and was hosted by

Dara Ó Briain Dara Ó Briain ( , ; born 4 February 1972) is an Irish comedian and television presenter based in the United Kingdom. He is noted for performing stand-up comedy shows all over the world and for hosting topical panel shows such as ''Mock the Wee ...

. * Action and Adventure – ''

Fable II ''Fable II'' is a 2008 action role-playing video game developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360. The game is the second installment in the ''Fable'' game series, and the sequel to 2004's ''Fable''. The ...

'' * Artistic Achievement – ''

LittleBigPlanet ''LittleBigPlanet'' (''LBP''; stylised as ''LittleBIGPlanet'') is a Puzzle video game, puzzle platform video game series created and produced by British developer Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Most games in th ...

'' * Best Game – ''

Super Mario Galaxy is a 2007 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the third 3D platformer game in the ''Super Mario'' series. As Mario, the player embarks on a quest to rescue Princess Peach and save the universe from Bowser, af ...

'' * Casual – ''

Boom Blox ''Boom Blox'' is a 2008 puzzle video game by Electronic Arts for the Wii and N-Gage. It was developed by EA Los Angeles and directed by filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The game presents a series of physics-based puzzles, the objective being either ...

'' * Gameplay – '' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' * Handheld – ''

Professor Layton and the Curious Village ''Professor Layton and the Curious Village'' is a puzzle video game, puzzle adventure game, adventure video game for the Nintendo DS system. It was developed and published by Level-5 (company), Level-5 in Japan and published by Nintendo worldwide. ...

'' * Multiplayer – ''

Left 4 Dead ''Left 4 Dead'' is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve. It was originally released for Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the first title in the '' Left 4 ...

'' * Original Score – ''

Dead Space ''Dead Space'' is a science fiction horror franchise created and directed by Glen Schofield. ''Dead Space'' was developed by Visceral Games and published and owned by Electronic Arts. The franchise's chronology is not presented in a linear format ...

'' * Sports – '' Race Driver: Grid'' * Strategy – '' Civilization Revolution'' * Story and Character – '' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' * Technical Achievement – ''

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'' * Use of Audio – ''

'' * BAFTA One's to Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital) – '' Boro-Toro'' * GAME Award of 2008 – '' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' * Academy Fellowship –

Nolan Bushnell Nolan Kay Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consu ...

2009

The 2009 ceremony took place at London Hilton 19 March 2010 and was hosted by

. * Action – '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' * Artistic Achievement – ''

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'' * Best Game – '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'' * Family & Social – ''

Wii Sports Resort ''Wii Sports Resort'' is a 2009 sports simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. It is the sequel to '' Wii Sports'' (2006). It is the first first-party Wii game to support the Wii MotionPlus ac ...

'' * Gameplay – '' Batman: Arkham Asylum'' * Handheld – ''

'' * Multiplayer – ''

Left 4 Dead 2 ''Left 4 Dead 2'' is a 2009 first-person shooter video game developed and published by Valve. The sequel to '' Left 4 Dead'' (2008) and the second game in the '' Left 4 Dead'' series, it was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in November ...

'' * Original Score – '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' * Sports – ''

FIFA 10 ''FIFA 10'' (titled ''FIFA Soccer 10'' in North America) is a Association football, football Simulation video game, simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was releas ...

'' * Story – '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' * Strategy – '' Empire: Total War'' * Use of Audio – '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' * Use of Online – ''

'' * BAFTA One's to Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital) – '' Shrunk!'' * GAME Award of 2009 – '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' * Academy Fellowship –

Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer, video game producer, producer and Creative director#Video games, game director at Nintendo, where he has served as one of its representative directors as an executive since 2002. Widely regarded as one o ...

2010

The 2010 ceremony took place at London Hilton on 16 March 2011 and was hosted by

. * Action – '' Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' * Artistic Achievement – ''

God of War III ''God of War III'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. First released for the PlayStation 3 on March 16, 2010, it is the fifth installment in the ''God of War'' serie ...

'' * Best Game – '' Mass Effect 2'' * Family – '' Kinect Sports'' * Gameplay – ''

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a 2010 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It was first announced at E3 2009 and is the sequel to 2007's ''Super Mario Galaxy''. Much like the first game, the story follows Mario as he pursues the Koopa King, Bowse ...

'' * Handheld – ''

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'' * Multiplayer – '' Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit'' * Original Music – '' Heavy Rain'' * Puzzle – '' Rooms: The Main Building'' * Social Network Game – '' My Empire'' * Sports – '' F1 2010'' * Story – '' Heavy Rain'' * Strategy – ''

Civilization V ''Sid Meier's Civilization V'' is a 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K (company), 2K. It is the sequel to Civilization IV, ''Civilization IV'', and was released for Microsoft Windows, Windows in Sep ...

'' * Technical Innovation – '' Heavy Rain'' * Use of Audio – '' Battlefield: Bad Company 2'' * BAFTA Ones to Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital) – ''Twang!'' * GAME Award of 2010 – '' Call of Duty: Black Ops'' * Academy Fellowship –

Peter Molyneux Peter Douglas Molyneux (; born 5 May 1959) is an English video game designer and programmer. He created the god games '' Populous'', ''Dungeon Keeper'', and '' Black & White'', as well as ''Theme Park'', the ''Fable'' series, '' Curiosity: Wh ...

2011

The 2011 ceremony took place at London Hilton on 16 March 2012 and was hosted by

. * Action – '' Batman: Arkham City'' * Artistic Achievement – ''

Rayman Origins ''Rayman Origins'' is a 2011 platform game developed and published by Ubisoft. It is the fourth main installment in the '' Rayman'' series and the first main installment since '' Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc'' (2003). The game was released for the P ...

'' * Audio Achievement – ''

Battlefield 3 ''Battlefield 3'' is a 2011 first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sixth main installment in the '' Battlefield'' series and a follow-up to '' Battlefield 2'' (2005). The game was released on Micr ...

'' * Best Game – ''

Portal 2 ''Portal 2'' is a 2011 puzzle-platform game developed by Valve for Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The digital PC versions are distributed online by Valve's Steam service, while all retail editions are distributed by Elect ...

'' * Debut Game – '' Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet'' * Family – ''

LittleBigPlanet 2 ''LittleBigPlanet 2'' is a 2011 puzzle-platform video game developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The second main instalment in the ''LittleBigPlanet'' series and the third overall, it is ...

'' *

– ''

'' * Game Innovation – ''

'' * Mobile & Handheld – '' Peggle HD'' * Online – Browser – '' Monstermind'' * Online Multiplayer – ''

'' * Original Music – '' L.A. Noire'' *

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–

Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, and the Joker (character), Joker in various animated DC Comics projects, starting with ''Batm ...

(as

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, '' Batman: Arkham City'') * Sports/Fitness – '' Kinect Sports: Season Two'' * Story – ''

'' * Strategy – '' Total War: Shogun 2'' * BAFTA Ones To Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital) – ''Tick Tock Toys'' * GAME Award of 2011 – ''

'' * Special –

Markus Persson Markus Alexej Persson ( , ; born 1 June 1979), known by the pseudonym Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and Video game designer, designer. He is the creator of ''Minecraft'', which is the List of best-selling video games, best-selling ...

2012

The 2012 ceremony took place at London Hilton on 5 March 2013 and was hosted by

. * Action – ''

Far Cry 3 ''Far Cry 3'' is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the third main installment in the '' Far Cry'' series after ''Far Cry 2''. The game takes place on the fictional Rook Islands, a t ...

'' * Artistic Achievement – '' Journey'' * Audio Achievement – '' Journey'' * Best Game – ''

Dishonored ''Dishonored'' is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, ''Dishonored'' follows the story of Corvo Attano, bodyguard to th ...

'' * British Game – ''

The Room ''The Room'' is a 2003 American independent romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Tommy Wiseau, who also stars in the film alongside Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero. Set in San Francisco, the film is centered around a ...

'' * Debut Game – '' The Unfinished Swan'' * Family – '' Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes'' *

– '' Journey'' * Game Innovation – '' The Unfinished Swan'' * Mobile & Handheld – '' The Walking Dead'' * Online – Browser – '' SongPop'' * Online Multiplayer – '' Journey'' * Original Music – '' Journey'' *

–

Danny Wallace Daniel, Dan or Danny Wallace may refer to: * Daniel Wallace (politician) (1801–1859), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina * Daniel B. Wallace (born 1952), professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary * Daniel Wallace (aut ...

(as the narrator, '' Thomas Was Alone'') * Sports/Fitness – ''

New Star Soccer ''New Star Soccer'', also known as ''NSS'', is a series of Sports game, football video games developed and published by New Star Games. The games let the player create and control a Association football, soccer player's career as he moves through ...

'' * Story – '' The Walking Dead'' * Strategy – '' XCOM: Enemy Unknown'' * BAFTA Ones to Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital) – ''Starcrossed'' * Academy Fellowship –

Gabe Newell Gabe Logan Newell (born November 3, 1962), also known by his nickname Gaben, is an American video game developer and businessman. He is the president and co-founder of the video game company Valve Corporation. Newell was born in Colorado and ...

2013

The 2013 ceremony took place at

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on 12 March 2014 and was hosted by

. * Action & Adventure – ''

The Last of Us ''The Last of Us'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States ...

'' * Artistic Achievement – '' Tearaway'' * Audio Achievement - ''

'' * Best Game – ''

'' * British Game – ''

Grand Theft Auto V ''Grand Theft Auto V'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the seventh main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2008's ''Grand Theft Auto IV'', and ...

'' * Debut Game – '' Gone Home'' * Family – '' Tearaway'' *

– ''

'' * Game Innovation – '' Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons'' * Mobile & Handheld – '' Tearaway'' * Online Multiplayer – ''

'' * Original Music – ''

BioShock Infinite ''BioShock Infinite'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K. The third installment of the ''BioShock'' series, ''Infinite'' was released worldwide for the PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, a ...

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Ashley Johnson Ashley Suzanne Johnson (born 1983) is an American actress. She became known as a child actor for her role as Chrissy Seaver on the sitcom ''Growing Pains'' (1990–1992). As an adult, her television roles include Amber Ahmed on '' The Killing' ...

(as Ellie, ''

'') * Sports – ''

FIFA 14 ''FIFA 14'' is a football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released in September 2013 for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStati ...

'' * Story – ''

'' * Strategy & Simulation – ''

Papers, Please ''Papers, Please'' is a puzzle simulation video game created by indie game developer Lucas Pope, developed and published through his production company, 3909 LLC. The game was released on August 8, 2013, for Microsoft Windows and OS X, for ...

'' * BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – ''Size DOES Matter'' * Academy Fellowship – ''

Rockstar Games Rockstar Games, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in New York City. The company was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, using the assets Take-Two had previously acquired from BMG Interactive. Foun ...

2014

The 2014 ceremony took place at

on 12 March 2015 and was hosted by

Rufus Hound Rufus Hound (born Robert James Blair Simpson 6 March 1979) is an English actor, comedian and presenter. Early life Hound was born on 6 March 1979 in Essex and moved to Surrey at the age of 7. He was educated at Hoe Bridge School Woking, Fre ...

. * Artistic Achievement – '' Lumino City'' * Audio Achievement – '' Alien: Isolation'' * Best Game – ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes also called fate (), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often used interchangeably, the words ''fate'' and ''destiny'' ...

'' * British Game – ''

Monument Valley Monument Valley (, , meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, with the largest reaching above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeas ...

'' * Debut Game – '' Never Alone'' * Family – '' Minecraft: Console Editions'' *

– '' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' * Game Innovation – ''

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter ''The Vanishing of Ethan Carter'' is a 2014 horror adventure game, adventure video game developed and published by The Astronauts (company), The Astronauts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Gameplay ''The Vanishi ...

'' * Mobile & Handheld – ''Monument Valley'' * Online Multiplayer – '' Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft'' * Original Music – ''

Far Cry 4 ''Far Cry 4'' is a 2014 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the successor to the 2012 video game '' Far Cry 3'', and the fourth main installment in the '' Far Cry'' series. Set in the fiction ...

'' * Original Property – '' Valiant Hearts: The Great War'' *

–

(as Ellie, '' The Last of Us: Left Behind'') * Persistent Game – ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...

'' * Sports – '' OlliOlli'' * Story – '' The Last of Us: Left Behind'' * BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – ''

Chambara , also commonly spelled "''chambara''", meaning "sword fighting" films,Hill (2002). denotes the Japanese film genre called samurai cinema in English and is roughly equivalent to Western and swashbuckler films. ''Chanbara'' is a sub-category of ...

'' * Academy Fellowship –

David Braben David John Braben (born 2 January 1964) is an English video game developer and designer, founder and President of Frontier Developments, and co-creator of the ''Elite'' series of space trading video games, first published in 1984. He is also ...

2015

The 2015 ceremony took place at

on 7 April 2016 and was hosted by

. * Artistic Achievement – ''

Ori and the Blind Forest ''Ori and the Blind Forest'' is a Platform game#Platform-adventure games, platform-adventure Metroidvania video game developed by Moon Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. The game was released for Windows and Xbox One in March 2015, and ...

'' * Audio Achievement – '' Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'' * Best Game – ''

Fallout 4 ''Fallout 4'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fourth main game in the ''Fallout'' series and was released worldwide on November 10, 2015, for Microsoft Windo ...

'' * British Game – '' Batman: Arkham Knight'' * Debut Game – '' Her Story'' * Family – ''

Rocket League ''Rocket League'' is a 2015 vehicular Association football, soccer video game developed and published by Psyonix for various home consoles and computers. A sequel to 2008's ''Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars'', ''Rocket League ...

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– ''

Bloodborne is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. The game follows a Hunter through the decrepit Gothic, Victorian-era–inspired city of Yharnam, whose inhabita ...

'' * Game Innovation – '' Her Story'' * Mobile & Handheld – '' Her Story'' * Multiplayer – ''

'' * Music - '' Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'' * Original Property – '' Until Dawn'' *

– Merle Dandridge (as Kate Collins, '' Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'') * Persistent Game – ''

Prison Architect ''Prison Architect'' is a private prison construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Introversion Software. It was made available as a crowdfunded paid alpha pre-order on September 25, 2012 with updates that were ...

'' * Sports – ''

'' * Story – ''

Life Is Strange ''Life Is Strange'' is a series of adventure games published by Square Enix's Square Enix External Studios, External Studios. Created by Dontnod Entertainment, the series debuted with the Life Is Strange (video game), eponymous first install ...

'' * Special -

Amy Hennig Amy Hennig (born August 19, 1964) is an American video game writer and director, formerly for the video game company Naughty Dog. She began her work in the industry on the Nintendo Entertainment System, with her design debut on the Super Ninten ...

* BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – ''Sundown'' * Academy Fellowship –

John Carmack John D. Carmack II (born August 21, 1970) is an American computer programmer and video game developer. He co-founded the video game company id Software and was the lead programmer of its 1990s games ''Commander Keen'', ''Wolfenstein 3D'', ''Do ...

* AMD eSports Audience Award – '' Smite''

2016

The 2016 ceremony took place at

on 6 April 2017 and was hosted by

. * Artistic Achievement – ''

Inside Inside may refer to: Film * ''Inside'' (1996 film), an American television film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Eric Stoltz * ''Inside'' (2002 film), a Canadian prison drama film * ''Inside'' (2006 film), an American thriller film starri ...

'' * Audio Achievement – ''

The Last Guardian ''The Last Guardian'' is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Japan Studio and GenDesign and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Players control a boy who befriends a giant legendary creature named Trico. ...

'' * Best Game – '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' * British Game – ''

Overcooked ''Overcooked'' (stylised as ''Overcooked!'') is a 2016 cooking simulation game developed by Ghost Town Games and published by Team17. In a local cooperative experience, players control a number of chefs in kitchens filled with various obstacle ...

'' * Debut Game – ''

Firewatch ''Firewatch'' is an adventure game developed by Campo Santo (company), Campo Santo and published by the developer in partnership with Panic Inc., Panic. The game was released in February 2016 for Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox ...

'' * Evolving Game – ''

'' * Family – ''

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– ''

'' * Game Innovation – '' That Dragon, Cancer'' * Mobile – ''

Pokémon Go ''Pokémon Go'' (stylized as ''Pokémon GO'') is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game originally developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices. It uses mobile devic ...

'' * Multiplayer – ''

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' (abbreviated as OW) is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'' was released in 2016 with a success ...

'' * Music – ''

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

'' * Narrative – ''

'' * Original Property – ''

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–

Cissy Jones Cissy Jones is an American voice actress. Jones's voice has appeared in games such as ''Firewatch'', '' The Walking Dead'', ''Life Is Strange'', ''Grand Theft Auto V'' and '' Darksiders III''. She voiced the part of Lois Lane in the 2018 game ...

(as Delilah, ''

'') * BAFTA Special Award –

Brenda Romero Brenda Louise Romero (née Garno; born October 12, 1966), previously known as Brenda Brathwaite, is an American game designer and video game developer, developer. She was born in Ogdensburg, New York and is a graduate of Clarkson University. R ...

* BAFTA Special Award - Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill of

Riot Games Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles. It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop ''League of Legends'' and went on to develop ...

* BAFTA Ones to Watch Award – ''Among the Stones'' * AMD eSports Audience Award – ''

Clash Royale ''Clash Royale'' is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Supercell. The game combines elements from collectible card games, tower defense, and multiplayer online battle arena. The game was released globally on March 2, ...

2017

The 2017 ceremony took place at The Troxy on 12 April 2018 and was hosted by

. * Artistic Achievement – '' Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice'' * Audio Achievement – '' Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice'' * Best Game – ''

What Remains of Edith Finch ''What Remains of Edith Finch'' is a First-person (video games), first-person adventure game, exploration video game developed by Giant Sparrow and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game was released in 2017 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and ...

'' * British Game – '' Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice'' * Debut Game – '' Gorogoa'' * Evolving Game – ''

'' * Family – ''

Super Mario Odyssey is a 2017 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. An installment in the ''Super Mario'' series, it follows Mario and his new ally Cappy—a sentient hat—as they journey across various kingdoms to save Prince ...

'' * Game Beyond Entertainment – '' Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice'' *

– ''

'' * Game Innovation – '' The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' * Mobile Game – ''Golf Clash'' *

– '' Divinity: Original Sin II'' * Music – ''

Cuphead ''Cuphead'' is a 2017 run and gun video game developed and published by Canadian developer Studio MDHR. The game follows its titular teacup-headed character and his brother Mugman, as they make a deal with the Devil to pay casino losses by r ...

'' * Narrative – '' Night in the Woods'' * Original Property – ''

Horizon Zero Dawn ''Horizon Zero Dawn'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. A port to Windows was released in 2020 as the first in a series of PlayStation exclusi ...

'' *

–

Melina Juergens Senua is the player character and protagonist of the ''Hellblade'' video game series which consists of the 2017 video game ''Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice'' that marks her first appearance, as well the sequel ''Senua's Saga: Hellblade II''. She is ...

(as Senua, '' Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice'') * Special Award:

Nolan North Nolan North (born October 31, 1970) is an American actor best known for his voice acting roles. After his breakthrough role as Dr. Chris Ramsey on the ABC soap opera '' Port Charles'' in 1997, North moved into voice acting when the show ended ...

2018

The 2018 ceremony took place at

on 4 April 2019 and was hosted by

. *Artistic Achievement – '' Return of the Obra Dinn'' *Audio Achievement – ''

God of War A war god in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed. They occur commonly in polytheism, polytheistic religions. Unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their ...

'' * Best Game – ''

'' * British Game – ''

Forza Horizon 4 ''Forza Horizon 4'' is a 2018 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released on 2 October 2018 for Windows and Xbox One after being announced at Xbox's E3 2018 conference. An enhanced versio ...

'' * Debut Game – '' Yoku's Island Express'' * EE Mobile Game – ''

Old School RuneScape ''Old School RuneScape'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), developed and published by Jagex. The game was released on 16 February 2013. When ''Old School RuneScape'' launched, it began as an August 2007 version of th ...

'' *Evolving Game – ''

Fortnite Battle Royale ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' is a 2017 Battle royale game, battle royale video game produced by Epic Games. It was originally developed as a companion game part of the early access version of ''Fortnite: Save the World'', a cooperative survival ...

'' *Family –

Nintendo Labo is a series of toys-to-life video games developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. Gameplay consists of players constructing Toy-Cons from kits that include cardboard cut-outs and other materials in combination with the consol ...

* Game Beyond Entertainment – ''

My Child Lebensborn ''My Child Lebensborn'' is a 2018 social simulation game developed by Teknopilot and Sarepta Studio and published by Teknopilot for iOS, Android (operating system), Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox On ...

'' *

– '' Return of the Obra Dinn'' * Game Innovation –

*Mobile Game – ''

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

'' *

– '' A Way Out'' *Music – ''

'' *Narrative – ''

'' *Original Property – ''

Into the Breach ''Into the Breach'' is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by indie studio Subset Games, consisting of Jay Ma and Matthew Davis. ''Into the Breach'' is their second game, following '' FTL: Faster Than Light''. It features ...

'' *

–

Jeremy Davies Jeremy Boring (born October 28, 1969), known professionally as Jeremy Davies, is an American actor. He is known for playing Ray Aibelli in '' Spanking the Monkey'' (1994), Corporal Timothy Upham in ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), Private Toffl ...

as The Stranger/Baldur in ''

'' *Special Award –

Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American Video game developer, video game and software development, software developer and video game publisher, publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney (game developer), Tim Sween ...

2019

Though originally planned to be presented at a ceremony at the

in London, the event was instead presented as a live stream on 2 April 2020 due to concern over the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. *Animation – '' Luigi's Mansion 3'' *Artistic Achievement – '' Sayonara Wild Hearts'' *Audio Achievement – '' Ape Out'' * Best Game – ''

Outer Wilds ''Outer Wilds'' is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Mobius Digital and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game follows the player character as they explore a planetary system stuck in a 22-minute time loop that resets after the ...

'' * British Game – ''

Observation Observation in the natural sciences is an act or instance of noticing or perceiving and the acquisition of information from a primary source. In living beings, observation employs the senses. In science, observation can also involve the percep ...

'' * Debut Game – ''

Disco Elysium ''Disco Elysium'' is a 2019 role-playing video game developed and published by ZA/UM. The game was written and designed by a team led by Estonian novelist Robert Kurvitz and executive producer Kaur Kender, featuring an art style based on oil pain ...

'' * EE Mobile Game – '' Call of Duty: Mobile'' *Evolving Game – ''

Path of Exile ''Path of Exile'' is a free-to-play action role-playing video game developed and published by Grinding Gear Games. Following an open beta phase, the game was released for Microsoft Windows in October 2013. A version for Xbox One was released in ...

'' *Family – '' Untitled Goose Game'' * Game Beyond Entertainment – '' Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)'' *

– ''

'' *

– ''

Apex Legends ''Apex Legends'' is a 2019 Battle royale game, battle royale-hero shooter video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, set in the same science fiction universe as Respawn's ''Titanfall'' series. It is offered ...

'' *Music – ''

'' *Narrative – ''

'' *Original Property – ''

'' * Performer in a Leading Role – Gonzalo Martin as Sean Diaz in ''

Life Is Strange 2 ''Life Is Strange 2'' is a 2018 episodic adventure game developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix. As a main sequel in the ''Life Is Strange'' series, the game's plot features Hispanic American brothers Sean and Daniel ...

'' * Performer in a Supporting Role – Martti Suosalo as Ahti the Janitor in '' Control'' * Technical Achievement – ''

Death Stranding ''Death Stranding'' is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and originally published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is the first game from director Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions after their split from Konam ...

'' *

–

Hideo Kojima is a Japanese video game designer. Regarded as one of the pioneering auteurs of video games, he developed a strong passion for film and literature during his childhood and adolescence, which in turn has had a significant influence on his game ...

2020

The event was held as a live-streamed event on 25 March 2021. The nominees were announced on 3 March 2021. *Animation – ''

The Last of Us Part II ''The Last of Us Part II'' is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Set four years after '' The Last of Us'' (2013), the game focuses on two playable characters in a post-apo ...

'' *Artistic Achievement – ''

Hades Hades (; , , later ), in the ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, is the god of the dead and the king of the Greek underworld, underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea ...

'' *Audio Achievement – ''

Ghost of Tsushima In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from an invisible presence to translucen ...

'' * Best Game – ''

'' * British Game – '' Sackboy: A Big Adventure'' * Debut Game – ''

Carrion Carrion (), also known as a carcass, is the decaying flesh of dead animals. Overview Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers) include crows, vultures ...

'' * EE Game of the Year – ''

'' *Evolving Game – ''

Sea of Thieves ''Sea of Thieves'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Rare and published by Xbox Game Studios. The player assumes the role of a pirate who completes voyages from different trading companies. The multiplayer game sees players explore a ...

'' *Family – '' Sackboy: A Big Adventure'' * Game Beyond Entertainment – '' Animal Crossing: New Horizons'' *

– ''

'' *

– '' Animal Crossing: New Horizons'' *Music – '' Spider-Man: Miles Morales'' *Narrative – ''

'' *Original Property – '' Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition'' * Performer in a Leading Role –

Laura Bailey Laura Bailey (born May 28, 1981) is an American voice actress. She made her voice acting debut as Trunks (Dragon Ball), Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'' and has since voiced List of Gunslinger Girl characters#First Generati ...

as Abby in ''

'' * Performer in a Supporting Role – Logan Cunningham for multiple roles in ''

'' * Technical Achievement – ''

Dreams A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5–20 minutes, althou ...

'' *

– Siobhan Reddy

2021

The ceremony took place at

on 7 April 2022 and was hosted by television presenter Elle Osili-Wood for the second time. The nominees were announced on 3 March 2022. *Animation – '' Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart'' *Artistic Achievement – ''

The Artful Escape ''The Artful Escape'' is a platform video game developed by Beethoven & Dinosaur and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game was originally released on September 9, 2021 for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, and for PlayStation 4, ...

'' *Audio Achievement – '' Returnal'' * Best Game – '' Returnal'' * British Game – ''

Forza Horizon 5 ''Forza Horizon 5'' is a 2021 racing game developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the fifth ''Forza Horizon'' title and twelfth main instalment in the ''Forza'' series. The game is set in a fictionalised represen ...

'' * Debut Game – '' TOEM'' * EE Game of the Year – '' Unpacking'' *Evolving Game – ''

No Man's Sky ''No Man's Sky'' is an Action-adventure game, action-adventure survival game developed and published by Hello Games. It was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Windows in August 2016, for Xbox One in July 2018, for the PlayStation 5 an ...

'' *Family – '' Chicory: A Colorful Tale'' * Game Beyond Entertainment – '' Before Your Eyes'' *

– ''

Inscryption ''Inscryption'' is a 2021 roguelike deck-building game developed by Daniel Mullins Games and published by Devolver Digital. Directed by Daniel Mullins, it was originally released for Windows on October 19, 2021, and on Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4 ...

'' *

– '' It Takes Two'' *Music – '' Returnal'' *Narrative – '' Unpacking'' *Original Property – '' It Takes Two'' * Performer in a Leading Role – Jane Perry as Selene Vassos in '' Returnal'' * Performer in a Supporting Role –

Kimberly Brooks Kimberly Brooks is an American voice actress. Brooks has voiced characters in video games since the mid-1990s. She has played the voice of Luna in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise as part of The Hex Girls, Ashley Williams in the ''Mass Effect'' s ...

as Hollis Forsythe in ''

Psychonauts 2 ''Psychonauts 2'' is a 2021 platformer, platform game developed by Double Fine and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game was announced at The Game Awards 2015 ceremony, and released on August 25, 2021 for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One and ...

'' * Technical Achievement – '' Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart''

2022

The ceremony took place at

on 30 March 2023 and was hosted by

esports Esports (), short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, played individually or as teams. ...

presenter Frankie Ward. The nominees were announced on 2 March 2023. *Animation – ''

God of War Ragnarök ''God of War Ragnarök'' is a 2022 action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, marking the ...

'' *Artistic Achievement – ''

Tunic A tunic is a garment for the torso, usually simple in style, reaching from the shoulders to a length somewhere between the hips and the ankles. It might have arm-sleeves, either short or full-length. Most forms have no fastenings. The name deri ...

'' *Audio Achievement – ''

'' * Best Game – '' Vampire Survivors'' * British Game – '' Rollerdrome'' * Debut Game – ''

'' * EE Game of the Year – ''

'' *Evolving Game – '' Final Fantasy XIV Online'' *Family – ''

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a 2022 Action game, action-Platformer, platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the thirteenth mainline installment in the Kirby (series), ''Kirby'' series, second on the Switch, as ...

'' * Game Beyond Entertainment – '' Endling: Extinction is Forever'' *

– '' Vampire Survivors'' *

– ''

Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by the American fantasy writer George R. R. Martin. It was released o ...

'' *Music – ''

'' *Narrative – ''

Immortality Immortality is the concept of eternal life. Some species possess "biological immortality" due to an apparent lack of the Hayflick limit. From at least the time of the Ancient Mesopotamian religion, ancient Mesopotamians, there has been a con ...

'' *Original Property – ''

'' * Performer in a Leading Role –

Christopher Judge Christopher Judge is an American actor. He is best known for playing Teal'c in the Canadian- American military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1'' (1997-2007). He is also the second actor to portray Kratos in the ''God of War'' ...

as Kratos in ''

'' * Performer in a Supporting Role – Laya Deleon Hayes as

Angrboða Angrboða (Old Norse: ; also Angrboda) is a'' jötunn'' in Norse mythology. She is the mate of Loki and the mother of monsters. She is only mentioned once in the Poetic Edda (''Völuspá hin skamma)'' as the mother of Fenrir by Loki. The Prose E ...

in ''

'' * Technical Achievement – ''

Horizon Forbidden West ''Horizon Forbidden West'' is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The sequel to '' Horizon Zero Dawn'' (2017), the game is set in a post-apocalyptic version of the Wester ...

2023

The ceremony took place at

on 11 April 2024. For the first time, BAFTA released their official longlist on 14 December 2023, with the shortlisted nominees announced on 7 March 2024. *

– '' Hi-Fi Rush'' * Artistic Achievement – '' Alan Wake 2'' * Audio Achievement – '' Alan Wake 2'' * Best Game – ''

Baldur's Gate 3 ''Baldur's Gate 3'' is a 2023 role-playing video game developed and published by Larian Studios. It is the third main installment of the ''Baldur's Gate'' series, based on the tabletop fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. A partial ...

'' * British Game – ''

Viewfinder In photography, a viewfinder is a device on a camera that a photographer uses to determine exactly where the camera is pointed, and approximately how much of that view will be photographed. A viewfinder can be mechanical (indicating only direct ...

'' * Debut Game – ''Venba'' * EE Game of the Year – ''

'' * Evolving Game – ''

Cyberpunk 2077 ''Cyberpunk 2077'' is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by CD Projekt Red and published by CD Projekt. Based on Mike Pondsmith's ''Cyberpunk (role-playing game), Cyberpunk'' tabletop game series, the plot is set in the fictional metrop ...

'' *

– '' Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' * Game Beyond Entertainment – '' Tchia'' *

– ''

Dave the Diver ''Dave the Diver'' is a 2023 video game developed and published by Nexon, Mintrocket. The game combines both Action-adventure game, action-adventure and Management game, management gameplay styles as players explore deep sea environments to gath ...

'' *

– '' Super Mario Bros. Wonder'' *

– ''

'' *

– ''

'' * New Intellectual Property – ''

'' * Performer in a Leading Role – Nadji Jeter as

Miles Morales Spider-Man (Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). ) is a superhero and the third predominant Spider-Man to appear in American comic books published by M ...

in ''

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 ''Marvel's Spider-Man 2'' is a 2023 action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, and features a narrative inspired by its long-running ...

'' * Performer in a Supporting Role – Andrew Wincott as Raphael in ''

'' * Technical Achievement – '' The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom''

2024

The ceremony took place at

on 8 April 2025. *

– ''

Astro Bot is a 2024 Platformer, platform game developed and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5 to coincide with PlayStation's 30th anniversary. Following ''Astro's Playroom'' (2020), it is the fifth overall installment in ...

'' * Artistic Achievement – ''

Neva The Neva ( , ; , ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of , it is the fourth- ...

'' * Audio Achievement – ''

'' * Best Game – ''

'' * British Game – '' Thank Goodness You're Here!'' * Debut Game – '' Balatro'' * Evolving Game – '' Vampire Survivors'' *

– ''

'' * Game Beyond Entertainment – '' Tales of Kenzera: Zau'' *

– ''

'' *

– ''

Helldivers 2 ''Helldivers 2'' is a 2024 cooperative third-person shooter game developed by Arrowhead Game Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5 and Windows. The game is the direct sequel to '' Helldivers'' (2015). Set ...

'' *

– ''

'' *

– '' Metaphor: ReFantazio'' * New Intellectual Property – ''

Still Wakes the Deep ''Still Wakes the Deep'' is a 2024 psychological horror video game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Secret Mode. The story follows an electrician named Cameron "Caz" McLeary (Alec Newman), who is trapped on a damaged oil drill ...

'' * Performer in a Leading Role –

Alec Newman Mark Alexander Newman (born 27 November 1974) is a Scottish actor best known for portraying Paul Atreides in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries adaptation of Frank Herbert's ''Dune''. He played Adam Smasher in '' Cyberpunk 2077'' and '' Cyb ...

as Cameron "Caz" McLeary in ''

'' * Performer in a Supporting Role – Karen Dunbar as Finlay in ''

'' * Technical Achievement – '' Senua's Saga: Hellblade II''

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