Elden Ring Wins GOTY at GDC Awards 2023, But God of War Ragnarök Gets Audience Award

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The official winners of the GDC Awards 2023 were announced at a ceremony held in San Francisco, at the Moscone Center, with Elden Ring once again winning the Game of the Year award after doing so at The Game Awards, here on Wccftech, at the New York Game Awards, the D.I.C.E. Awards, and countless other outlets. At the GDC Awards 2023 ceremony, the game developed by FromSoftware with writing and worldbuilding help from A Song of Ice and Fire author G. R. R. Martin also won two other prizes for Best Visual Art and Best Design.

Sony Santa Monica's God of War Ragnarök won three awards, too, including the Audience one (the only one to be selected through a public vote), Best Audio, and Best Technology. The rest of the winners include other popular titles from last year, such as Stray, Pentiment, and Immortality.

This year, industry legend John Romero also received the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mabel Addis, the first American female game designer, got the Pioneer Award. As usual, the winners were picked by the International Choice Awards Network, an invitation-only organization of game creators.

Best Debut

Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)

Best Visual Art

Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Best Audio

God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Narrative

Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)

Social Impact Award

Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age/Fellow Traveller)

Innovation Award

IMMORTALITY (Half Mermaid Productions)

Best Technology

God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Design

Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Audience Award

God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony