The Game Awards 2021 winners, announcements, & trailers

The Game Awards 2021 has arrived, and with it, we got yet another night of whole night of video game awards, announcements, and trailers to go with all of it. If you happened to miss out on the show, we’ve got you covered. We gathered up all of the major announcements and trailers that were revealed during the event, as well as The Game Awards 2021 winners from every category throughout the night.

Updated: December 9, 2021 @ 8:22 p.m. PT

The Game Awards 2021 Winners

The focal point of every year’s Game Awards are, of course, the awards themselves. With that in mind, we’ve got every winner from every category and their previously revealed nominees introduced throughout the night. Check it all out below:

Game of the Year Winner: It Takes Two

Nominees

Deathloop
It Takes Two
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village

Best Action Game Winner: Returnal

Nominees

Back 4 Blood
Chivalry 2
Deathloop
Far Cry 6
Returnal

Best Action/Adventure Game Winner: Metroid Dread

Nominees

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Metroid Dread
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Psychonauts 2

Most Anticipated Game Winner: Elden Ring

Nominees

Elden Ring
God of War Ragnorak
Horizon Forbidden West
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel
Starfield

Best Art Direction Winner: Deathloop

Nominees

Deathloop
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Artful Escape

Best Audio Design Winner: Forza Horizon 5

Nominees

Deathloop
Forza Horizon 5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Returnal

Best Community Support Winner: Final Fantasy 14

Nominees

Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite
No Man's Sky

Content Creator of the Year Winner: Dream

Nominees

Dream
Fuslie
Gaules
Ibai
The Grefg

Best Debut Indie Game Winner: Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Nominees

Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Sable
The Artful Escape
The Forgotten City
Valheim

Best Esports Coach Winner: Kkoma

Nominees

B1ad3
Crowder
Engh
Kkoma
Silent

Best Esports Event Winner: League of Legends Worlds 2021

Nominees

Dota 2: The International 2021
League of Legends Worlds 2021
Valorant Champions Tour Masters
CSGO PGL Major Stockholm 2021
PUBG Mobile Global Championship

Best Esports Game Winner: League of Legends

Nominees

Call of Duty
CSGO
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Valorant

Best Esports Athlete Winner: S1mple

Nominees

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S1mple
Showmaker
Tenz
Simp

Best Esports Team Winner: Natus Vincere (CSGO)

Nominees

Atlanta Faze (Call of Duty)
DAMWON Gaming (League of Legends)
Natus Vincere (CSGO)
Team Spirit (DOTA 2)
Sentinels (Valorant)

Best Family Game Winner: It Takes Two

Nominees

It Takes Two
Mario Party Superstars
New Pokemon Snap
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
WarioWare: Get It Together!

Best Fighting Game Winner: Guilty Gear Strive

Nominees

Demon Slayer
Guilty Gear Strive
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown

Best Game Direction Winner: Deathloop

Nominees

Deathloop
Psychonauts 2
It Takes Two
Returnal
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Games for Impact Winner: Life is Strange: True Colors

Nominees

Before Your Eyes
Boyfriend Dungeon
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Life is Strange: True Colors
No Longer Home

Best Indie Game Winner: Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Nominees

12 Minutes
Death's Door
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Inscryption
Loop Hero

Innovation in Accessibility Winner: Forza Horizon 5

Nominees

Far Cry 6
Forza Horizon 5
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Best Mobile Game Winner: Genshin Impact

Nominees

Fantasian
Genshin Impact
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Marvel Future Revolution
Pokemon Unite

Best Multiplayer Game Winner: It Takes Two

Nominees

Back 4 Blood
Knockout City
Monster Hunter Rise
New World
It Takes Two
Valheim

Best Narrative Winner: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Nominees

Deathloop
It Takes Two
Life is Strange: True Colors
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Psychonauts 2

Best Ongoing Game Winner: Final Fantasy 14

Nominees

Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Final Fantasy 14
Genshin Impact
Fortnite

Best Performance Winner: Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimetrescu (Resident Evil Village)

Nominees

Erika Mori as Alex Chen (Life is Strange: True Colors)
Giancarlo Esposito as Antón Castillo (Far Cry 6)
Jason Kelley as Colt Vahn (Deathloop)
Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimetrescu (Resident Evil Village)
Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake (Deathloop)

Best Role-Playing Game Winner: Tales of Arise

Nominees

Cyberpunk 2077
Monster Hunter Rise
Scarlet Nexus
Shin Megami Tensei 5
Tales of Arise

Best Score and Music Winner: Nier Replicant remake

Nominees

Cyberpunk 2077
Deathloop
Nier Replicant remake
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
The Artful Escape

Best Sports/Racing Game Winner: Forza Horizon 5

Nominees

F1 2021
FIFA 22
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Forza Horizon 5
Riders Republic

Best Strategy/Sim Game Winner: Age of Empires 4

Nominees

Age of Empires 4
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Humankind
Inscryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator

Best VR/AR Game Winner: Resident Evil 4 VR

Nominees

Hitman 3
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
Lone Echo 2
Resident Evil 4 VR
Sniper Elite VR

The Game Awards 2021 Announcements

There were, of course, plenty of other reasons to watch The Game Awards 2021. There was plenty of news out of the show and we wrote on a lot of it. You can find many of the announcements and reveals that occurred throughout the night just below:

The Game Awards 2021 Trailers

Just want to get a look at any one of the announcement, premiere, or reveal trailers that were shown during The Game Awards? We’ve got you covered there too. Check out all of the trailers that showed up during the event right here:

The Game Awards 2021 have come and gone and the winners have been revealed. Did your favorite win? Don’t forget that the Shacknews Year of the Games 2021 awards are coming up as well! Stay tuned for more GOTY fun right around the corner.