22nd Game Developers Choice Awards explained

22nd Game Developers Choice Awards
Venue:	Moscone Center
Host:	Leslee Sullivant
Date:	March 23, 2022
Most Awards:	, Unpacking (2)
Most Nominations:	Deathloop (6)
Award1 Type:	Lifetime Achievement Award
Award1 Winner:	Yuji Horii
Award2 Type:	Ambassador Award
Award2 Winner:	Steven Spohn
Award3 Type:	Game of the Year
Award3 Winner:	Inscryption
Previous:	2020
Main:	Game Developers Choice Awards

The 22nd Game Developers Choice Awards was an annual ceremony by Game Developers Choice Awards for outstanding game developers and video games which was held on March 23, 2022. The awards ceremony was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards.

Winners and Nominees

Nominees were announced on January 11, 2022.^[1] Winners (noted in bold below) were named on March 23, 2022 in a ceremony hosted by Leslee Sullivant at the Moscone Center.^{[2] [3]}

Game of the Year

• Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital)
  • Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
  • Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
  • It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
  • Resident Evil Village (Capcom)

Best Audio

• Unpacking (Witch Beam /Humble Bundle)
  • Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
  • Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal/Square Enix)
  • Returnal (Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Debut

• Valheim (Iron Gate Studio/Coffee Stain Publishing)
  • The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive)
  • (Ember Lab)
  • Sable (Shedworks/Raw Fury)
  • Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games/WhisperGames)

Best Design

• Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital)
  • Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
  • Halo Infinite (343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios)
  • It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
  • Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)

Innovation Award

• Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital)
  • Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
  • It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
  • Unpacking (Witch Beam /Humble Bundle)
  • Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games/WhisperGames)

Best Narrative

• Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
  • It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal/Square Enix)
  • Unpacking (Witch Beam /Humble Bundle)

Best Technology

• (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Halo Infinite (343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Hitman 3 (IO Interactive)
  • Returnal (Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Visual Art

• (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
  • Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
  • (Ember Lab)
  • Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)

Social Impact Award

• Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
  • Before Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games/Skybound Games)
  • (The Chicory: A Colorful Tale Team/Finji)
  • It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
  • (Deck Nine/Square Enix)

Audience Award

• Valheim (Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Publishing)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Yuji Horii, creator of the Dragon Quest series^[4]

Ambassador Award

Steven Spohn, founder of AbleGamers^[5]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'It Takes Two' and 'Deathloop' Among Nominees for Game Developers Choice Awards . Trilby . Beresford . January 11, 2022 . January 11, 2022 . .
2. Web site: Logan Lampton . Inscryption Wins Game of the Year at the 22nd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards . Businesswire . March 23, 2022.
3. Web site: Daniel New . Inscryption triumphs at the 2022 GDC Awards . Thumbsticks . March 23, 2022.
4. Web site: Sal Romano . Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii accepts Lifetime Achievement Award at 22nd annual Game Developers Choice Awards . Gematsu . March 24, 2022.
5. Web site: TJ Denze . Steven Spohn to be honored with Ambassador Award at GDCA 2022 . Shacknews . February 25, 2022.