Returnal, It Takes Two, and Ratchet & Clank among winners at 2022 BAFTA Games Awards
destructoid.comThe winners for the 2022 BAFTA Games Awards have been announced, and Housemarque’s Returnal took home the top prize. Alongside the PlayStation 5 exclusive, several other stars of 2021 added more trophies to their collection tonight.
Returnal leads the pack with wins in Best Game, Best Music, Audio Achievement, and Performer in a Leading Role for Jane Perry. It Takes Two and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart took home two BAFTAs apiece. Unpacking also took home two, thanks to the publicly voted EE Game of the Year award.
The indies made a strong showing tonight, though. Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Inscryption, Before Your Eyes, TOEM, Unpacking, and The Artful Escape all won awards. And No Man’s Sky received recognition for its continuous growth, winning the Evolving Game category.
The 2022 BAFTA Games Awards were held in London and streamed out over Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook. You can find a Twitch VOD of the awards show here.
Animation: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Artistic Achievement: The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive
Audio Achievement: Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Game: Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment
British Game: Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios
Debut Game: TOEM – Something We Made
Evolving Game: No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
Family: Chicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine / Finji
Game Beyond Entertainment: Before Your Eyes – GoodbyeWorld Games / Skybound Games
Game Design: Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital
Multiplayer: It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts
Music: Ret
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