Returnal wins Best Game at BAFTA Game Awards 2022 - complete list of winners
The Playstation exclusive game took home awards in four categories. Check out the full list of nominees and winners here.
BAFTA Games Awards returned as an in-person event for the first time since 2018. The game awards event by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts saw Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Returnal take home the most accolades on the night.
Returnal was named the Best Game of 2021 by BAFTA. The PS5 exclusive game by Sony defeated the game by its rival counterpart studio Forza Horizon 5. Forza Horizon 5 is an Xbox Game Studios production released for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. Inscryption by Devolver Digital, EA’s It Takes Two, and another Sony production Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart were the other nominees.
Returnal edged Call of Duty: Vanguard, Halo Infinite, and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy in numerous categories to leave with four major awards in total. The game won Best Performer In A Leading Role as Jane Perry depicted as Selene Vassos in Returnal. Returnal also came out on top in the Audio Achievement and Music category.
The Artful Escape by Annapurna Interactive, a music-based game, lost to Returnal in the audio achievement category. The game was nominated in three categories including audio achievement, artistic achievement and debut game. The game won the award at BAFTA Game Awards for artistic achievement defeating games by big studio names like EA (It Takes Two) and Capcom (Resident Evil Village).
Electronic Arts’ It Takes Two won two awards including Original Property and best Multiplayer game. It Takes Two was named the best multiplayer game among other nominees such as Forza Horizon 5, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Back 4 Blood, Hell Let Loose and Halo Infinite.
No Man’s Sky beat the odds to be named the best evolving game of 2021. The survival game developed by Hello Games found itself nominated in a category that also consisted of two popular battle royale games in Fortnite and Apex Legends. Among Us, Disco Elysium and Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons were also nominated.
Here’s the list of nominees and winners at the BAFTA Game Awards 2022:
Best Game
It Takes Two: Development Team at Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Inscryption: Development Team at Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Development Team at Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Deathloop: Development Team at Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks
Forza Horizon 5: Development Team at Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
Winner - Returnal: Development Team at Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
EE Game Of The Year
The Forgotten City: Development Team at Modern Storyteller / dear Villagers
It Takes Two: Development Team at Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Chicory: Development Team at A Colorful Tale Greg Lobanov, A Shell In The Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-jones, Lena Raine / Finji
Deathloop Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks
Metroid Dread Nintendo & Mercurysteam, Nintendo
Winner - Unpacking: Development Team at Witch Beam / Humble Games
Multiplayer
Forza Horizon 5: Development Team at Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
Back 4 Blood: Development Team at Turtle Rock Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Hell Let Loose: Development Team at Black Matter / team17
Halo Infinite: Development Team at 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios
Call Of Duty: Vanguard: Development Team at Sledgehammer Games / Activision Blizzard
Winner - It Takes Two: Development Team at Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Evolving Game
Fortnite: Development Team at Epic Games / Epic Games, People Can Fly
Apex Legends: Development Team at Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts
Among Us: Development Team at Innersloth / Innersloth
Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Development Team at Nintendo EPD / Nintendo
Disco Elysium – The Final Cut: Development Team at Za / um / za / um
Winner - No Man’s Sky: Development Team at Hello Games / hello Games
Debut Game
Maquette: Development Team at Graceful Decay / Annapurna Interactive
The Forgotten City: Developed by Nick Pearce, Alexander Goss, John Eyre from Modern Storyteller / dear Villagers
Genesis Noir: Developed by Evan Anthony, Jeremy Abel from Feral Cat Den / fellow Traveller
The Artful Escape: Development Team at Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive
Eastward: Development Team at Pixpil / Chucklefish
Winner - Toem: Development Team at Something We Made / Something We Made
Artistic Achievement
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Development Team at Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Resident Evil Village: Development Team at Capcom / Capcom
It Takes Two: Development Team at Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Psychonauts 2: Development Team at Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios
Returnal: Development Team at Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Winner - The Artful Escape: Development Team at Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive
Animation
Kena: Bridge Of Spirits: Hunter Schmidt from Ember Lab Llc / Ember Lab Llc
Life Is Strange: True Colors: Development Team at Square Enix, Deck Nine Games / Square Enix
Call Of Duty: Vanguard: Development Team at Sledgehammer Games / Activision Blizzard
It Takes Two: Development Team at Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Psychonauts 2: Development Team at Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios
Winner - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart:: Development Team at Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Narrative
It Takes Two: Development Team at Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: Development Team at Eidos-montréal / Square Enix
Psychonauts 2: Tim Schafer from Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios
Life Is Strange: True Colors: Development Team at Square Enix, Deck Nine Games / Square Enix
Returnal: Development Team at Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Winner - Unpacking Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, Annie Vandermeer - Witch Beam / humble Games
Game Design
It Takes Two: Development Team at Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Deathloop: Development Team at Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks
Forza Horizon 5: Development Team at Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Development Team at Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Returnal: Development Team at Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Winner - Inscryption: Development Team at Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital
Music
Deathloop: Music by Tom Salta, Erich Talaba, Ross Tregenza from Development Team at Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks
Far Cry 6: Development Team at Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft
Halo Infinite: Music by Gareth Coker, Joel Corelitz And Curtis Schweitzer from Development Team at 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios
Psychonauts 2: Music by Peter Mcconnell from Development Team at Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Music by Scott Hanau, Wataru Hokoyama, Mark Mothersbaugh from Development Team at Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Winner - Returnal: Music by Bobby Krlic, Joe Thwaites, Harry Krueger from Development Team at Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Audio Achievement
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: Development Team at Eidos-montréal / Square Enix
Halo Infinite: Development Team at 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios
Call Of Duty: Vanguard: Development Team at Sledgehammer Games / Activision Blizzard
Deathloop: Development Team at Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks
The Artful Escape: Development Team at Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive
Winner - Returnal: Development Team at Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Technical Achievement
Psychonauts 2: Development Team at Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios
Resident Evil Village: Development Team at Capcom / Capcom
Forza Horizon 5: Development Team at Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
Hitman 3: Development Team at IO Interactive / IO Interactive
Returnal: Development Team at Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Winner - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Development Team at Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Game Beyond Entertainment
Chicory: A Colorful Tale by Greg Lobanov, Madeline Berger, A Shell In The Pit, Lena Raine / Finji, Alexis Dean-jones
Game Builder Garage: Development Team at Nintendo EPD / Nintendo
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure: Development Team at Ustwo Games / Ustwo Games / Plug In Digital
It Takes Two: Development Team at Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Psychonauts 2: Development Team at double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios
Winner - Before Your Eyes: Development Team at Goodbyeworld Games / Skybound Games
Performer In A Leading Role
Life Is Strange: True Colors: Alex Chen portrayed by Erika Mori
Deathloop: Julianna Blake portrayed by Ozioma Akagha
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: Star-lord / Peter Quill portrayed by Jon Mclaren
Deathloop: Colt Vahn “the Captain” portrayed by Jason E Kelley
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Rivet portrayed by Jennifer Hale
Winner - Returnal: Selene Vassos portrayed by Jane Perry
Performer In A Supporting Role
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: Drax portrayed by Jason Cavalier
Resident Evil Village: Lady Dimitrescu portrayed by Maggie Robertson
Call Of Duty: Vanguard: Polina Petrova portrayed by Laura Bailey
Life Is Strange: True Colors: Gabe Chen portrayed by Han Soto
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: Rocket portrayed by Alex Weiner
Winner - Kimberly Brooks As Hollis Forsythe In Psychonauts 2
British Game
Death’s Door: Development Team at Acid Nerve / Devolver Digital
Overboard!: Developed by Jon Ingold, Tom Kail, Anastasia Wyatt from Inkle / Inkle
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure: Development Team at Ustwo Games / Ustwo Games, Plug In Digital
Fights In Tight Spaces: Development Team at Ground Shatter / Mode7
Sable: Development Team at Shedworks / Raw Fury
Winner - Forza Horizon 5: Development Team at Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
Original Property
Inscryption: Development Team at Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital
Returnal: Development Team at Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Deathloop: Development Team at Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks
Death’s Door: Development Team at Acid Nerve / Devolver Digital
Unpacking: Developed by Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, Jeff Van Dyck from Witch Beam / Humble Games
Winner - It Takes Two: Development Team at Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Family
Forza Horizon 5: Development Team at Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure: Development Team at Ustwo Games / Ustwo Games, Plug In Digital
Mario Party Superstars: Development Team at Nintendo EPD / Nintendo
Unpacking Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, Jeff Van Dyck - Witch Beam / humble Games
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: Development Team at Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Winner - Chicory: A Colorful Tale: Development Team at Greg Lobanov, A Shell In The Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-jones, Lena Raine / Finji