Baldur's Gate 3 Wins Game Of The Year At TGA 2023

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The Game of the Year award at The Game Awards (TGA) 2023, abbreviated as the GOTY, has finally been revealed. The largest and most important game awards celebration was held this Thursday, December 7, and was the stage for the announcement of the winners of the best games and names from the current per category. Such categories include disputes such as Best RPG, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, and much more. The biggest award, however, is the GOTY, as it nominates the title that is considered the absolute best during the year.

After a few hours of presentation, The Game Awards 2023's livestream came to an end after announcing that won the Game of the Year award. Having been declared the GOTY, this title was the most adored by the chosen jury and the public that voted – and it just so lines up with ’s own prediction of the GOTY at TGA 2023. This was not too much of surprise when considering how impactful Larian Studios’ RPG was at launch.

The game made a lot of ripples in the industry with its branching narrative story and a huge amount of freedom when navigating through the campaign while making decisions. even initiated a widespread and controversial discussion on whether or not it should be considered the new standard for games of the same genre. The victory was celebrated by the developer on the official account on X.

Even though the announcement that won the GOTY was not too surprising, the award did have fierce competition this year with several strong nominations for The Game Awards 2023. Disputing the category were,,,,, and . All six titles were received to critical acclaim and instant infatuation by the public. For further reference, the table below lists all of the games’ scores on and Metacritic:

All GOTY