Baldur's Gate 3 Named GOTY at The Game Awards 2023

The CRPG Baldur’s Gate 3 has been officially titled Game of the Year 2023 at the The Game Awards, among many of its wins.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Named GOTY at The Game Awards 2023

Larian Studios is not short of awards this season as they gained another six awards for their CRPG Baldur’s Gate 3. Sven Vincke will need to make more room on his shelf (or game awards room which it’s probably becoming at this point) as the studio collects a few more. Most notably the game was crowned Game of the Year 2023, which beat contenders Alan Wake 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legends of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. They also won the categories: Best Performance (Neil Newbon for Astarion), Best Community Support, Best RPG, Best Multiplayer, and took home the Player’s Voice vote.

What a night. Thank you to everyone who voted in #TheGameAwards.

Baldur's Gate 3 is out now on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S pic.twitter.com/vBlGxY5GN8
— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) December 8, 2023

Baldur’s Gate out on Xbox Series X|S

That’s not the only good news, as they also announced via X that the game is finally available on Xbox Series X|S. While it was no surprise we’d be getting a release date reveal at TGA 2023 which was announced to be arriving in December, it’s great to see the game make its way to the console after a long road. Larian also previously announced a Physical Deluxe Edition which you can pre-order for early 2024, which is not a limited edition so don’t panic if you can’t get it yet.

Xbox players, it’s party time.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is now available for Xbox Series X|S; start your adventure today!
Get BG3 Here: https://t.co/cQgrmWoAQo pic.twitter.com/f08upIYL9z
— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) December 8, 2023

The game also had some astonishing stats revealed this week, with over 1.3 million players now having completed the game. The title also received a big update 5.1 which included the new Honour Mode adding some permadeath challenge, new epilogue scenes and more.

The Game Awards 2023 – Winners

You can check out the full list of winners below:

Game of the Year 2023
Recognising a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction
Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

Alan Wake 2 – WINNER
Baldur’s Gate 3
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

Alan Wake 2 – WINNER
Baldur’s Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Final Fantasy 16
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

Alan Wake 2 – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush
Lies of P
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score/Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy 16 – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Audio Design
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

Alan Wake 2
Dead Space Remake
Hi-Fi Rush – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4 Remake

Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

Ben Starr – Final Fantasy 16
Cameron Monaghan – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Idris Elba – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Melanie Liburd – Alan Wake 2
Neil Newbon – Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Yuri Lowenthal – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Games for Impact
For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

A Space for the Unbound
Chants of Sennaar
Goodbye Volcano High
Tchia – WINNER
Terra Nil
Venba

Best Ongoing Game
Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077 – WINNER
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite
Genshin Impact

Best Indie Game
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

Cocoon
Dave the Diver
Dredge
Sea of Stars – WINNER
Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game
For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

Cocoon – WINNER
Dredge
Pizza Tower
Venba
Viewfinder

Best Mobile Game
For the best game playable on a mobile device.

Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
Honkai: Star Rail – WINNER
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Monster Hunter Now
Terra Nil

Best Community Support
Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.

Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy 16
No Man’s Sky

Best VR/AR Game
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

Gran Turismo 7
Humanity
Horizon: Call of the Mountain
Resident Evil Village – WINNER
Synapse

Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

Diablo 4
Forza Motorsport – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Mortal Kombat 1
Street Fighter 6

Best Action Game
For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon – WINNER
Dead Island 2
Ghostrunner 2
Hi-Fi Rush
Remnant 2

Best Action/Adventure Game
For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

Alan Wake 2
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – WINNER

Best RPG
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Final Fantasy 16
Lies of P
Sea of Stars
Starfield

Best Fighting Game
For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

God of Rock
Mortal Kombat 1
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Pocket Bravery
Street Fighter 6 – WINNER

Best Family Game
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

Disney Illusion Island
Party Animals
Pikmin 4
Sonic Superstars
Super Mario Bros. Wonder – WINNER

Best Sports/Racing Game
For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

EA Sports FC 24
F1 23
Forza Motorsport – WINNER
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
The Crew Motofest

Best SIM/Strategy Game
Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.

Advanced Wars 1+” Re-Boot Camp
Cities: Skylines 2
Company of Heroes 3
Fire Emblem Engage
Pikmin 4 – WINNER

Best Multiplayer Game
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Diablo 4
Party Animals
Street Fighter 6
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Content Creator of the Year
For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2021.

IronMouse – WINNER
PeopleMakeGames
Quackity
Spreen
SypherPK

Best Esports Athlete
The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021, irrespective of game.

Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok – WINNER
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
Max “Demon1” Mazanov
Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen

Best Esports Coach
The Esports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.

Christine “potter” Chi – WINNER
Danny “zonic” Sorensen
Jordan “Gunba” Graham
Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
Yoon “Homme” Sung-young

Best Esports Event
Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience.

2023 League of Legends World Championship – WINNER
Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
EVO 2023
The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
VALORANT Champions 2023

Best Esports Game
For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.

Counter-Strike 2
Dota 2
Leage of Legends
PUBG Mobile
Valorant – WINNER

Best Esports Team
Recognizing a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.