| 18th British Academy Games Awards | |
| Date: | 7 April 2022 |
| Site: | https://www.bafta.org/games |
| Host: | Elle Osili-Wood |
| Most Nominations: | It Takes Two and Returnal (9) |
| Last: | 17th |
| Next: | 19th |
| Best Game: | Returnal |
| Most Wins: | Returnal (4) |
The 18th British Academy Video Game Awards was hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 7 April 2022 to honour the best video games of 2021. Held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, television presenter Elle Osili-Wood returned to host the ceremony for the second time.[1] Co-operative action-adventure platformer It Takes Two and third-person roguelike shooter Returnal both led the nominations with nine. Returnal won four awards at the ceremony, the most wins of any game.
Most nominations were announced on 3 March 2022,[2] [3] while the nominations for performers were announced on 16 March 2022.[4]
| Wins | Game |
|---|---|
| 4 | Returnal |
| 2 | It Takes Two |
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