The Game Awards 2018 took place on December 6, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Let’s take a look at the winners and nominees of the Game Awards 2018:
Game of the Year
God of War was named the winner of Game of the year at the Game Awards 2018. Sony’ God of War also picked up awards for Best Game Direction and Best Action/Adventure Game.
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Celeste
- God of War – WINNER
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Monster Hunter: World
- Red Dead Redemption II
Best Action Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Dead Cells – WINNER
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Far Cry 5
- Mega Man 11
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
- God of War – WINNER
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Best Role Playing Game
- Dragon Quest XI
- Monster Hunter: World – WINNER
- Ni no Kuni II
- Octopath Traveler
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Best Game Direction
- A Way Out
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War – WINNER
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- 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 – WINNER
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite – WINNER
- No Man’s Sky
- Overwatch
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Best Art Direction
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- God of War
- Octopath Traveler
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Return of the Obra Dinn – WINNER
Best Score/Music
- Celeste
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Octopath Traveler
- Red Dead Redemption II – WINNER
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Forza Horizon 4
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption II – WINNER
Best Independent Game
- Celeste – WINNER
- Dead Cells
- Intro the Breach
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- The Messenger
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 – WINNER
- Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man
Games for Impact
- 11-11 Memories Retold
- Celeste – WINNER
- Florence
- Life is Strange 2
- The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
Best Mobile Game
- Donut County
- Florence – WINNER
- Fortnite
- PUBG MOBILE
- Reigns: Game of Thrones
Best VR/AR Game
- ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission – WINNER
- Beat Saber
- Firewall Zero Hour
- Moss
- Tetris Effect
Best Fighting Game
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
- Dragon Ball FighterZ – WINNER
- Soul Caliber VI
- Street Fighter V Arcade Edition
Best Family Game
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Nintendo Labo
- Overcooked 2 – WINNER
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- Super Mario Party
Best Strategy Game
- Battletech
- Frostpunk
- Into the Breach – WINNER
- The Banner Saga 3
- Valkyria Chronicles 4
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 19
- Forza Horizon 4 – WINNER
- Mario Tennis Aces
- NBA 2K19
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite – WINNER
- Monster Hunter: World
- Sea of Thieves
Best Student Game
- Combat 2018 – WINNER
- Dash Quasar
- JERA
- LIFF
- RE: Charge
Best Debut Indie Game
- Donut County
- Florence
- Moss
- The Messenger – WINNER
- Yoku’s Island Express
Best eSports Game
- CSGO
- DOTA2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Overwatch – WINNER
Best Esports Player
- Dominique “SonicFox” McLean – WINNER
- Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
- Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Sung-
hygeon “JJoNak” Bang
Best Esports Team
- Astralis
- Cloud9 – WINNER
- Fnatic
- London Spitfire
- OG
Content Creator of the Year
- Dr. Lupo
- Myth
- Ninja – WINNER
- Pokimane
