Game Awards 2021: It takes two – it’s a slap in the face of the AAA video game industry

Swedish studio Hazelight named it Game of the Year at the 2021 Game Awards.

The 2021 Game Awards was like no other video game event this year. Some of the biggest and most beloved games of the year competed for Game of the Year, while others took home awards in specialized categories for best game development ever, best storytelling, or even best art direction. ‘It Takes Two’, one of the biggest indie hits of the year, got its hands on the Grail by showing that big budget games can be beaten by small projects.

The moment you’ve all been waiting for, Game of the Year! A massive congratulations to It Takes Two @hazelightgames + @ea + @josef_fares for your big win! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/3o2kGm8qHm

December 10, 2021

Game Awards 2021 Winners

Game of the Year

• Deathloop
• He takes two
• Metroid Dread
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil Village

Best Achievement

• Deathloop
• He takes two
• Return
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best Storytelling

• Deathloop
• He takes two
• Life is Strange: True Colors
• Guardians of the Marvel Galaxy
• Psychonauts 2

Best Art Direction

• Artful Escape
• Deathloop
• Kena: Spirit Bridge
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best Original Soundtrack

• Artful Escape
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Deathloop
• Guardians of the Marvel Galaxy
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Best Sound Design

• Deathloop
• Forza Horizon 5
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil Village
• Return

Best Performance

• Erika Mori (Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors)
• Giancarlo Esposito (Anton Castillo in Far Cry 6)
• Jason Kelly (Colt Van in Deathloop)
• Maggie Robertson (Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village)
• Ozioma Akaga (Julianne Blake in Deathloop)

Most Impressive Game:

• Before your eyes
• boyfriend dungeon
• Chicory: a colorful fairy tale
• Life is Strange: True Colors
• No longer at home

Best Evolving Game

• Apex Legends
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact
• Call of Duty: War zone

Best Indie Game

• 12 minutes
• door of death
• Encryption
• Kena: Spirit Bridge
• Loop hero

Best Mobile Game

• Fantastic
• Genshin Impact
• League of Legends: Wild Crack
• Marvel Future Revolution
• pokemon unite

Best Community Support

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Fortnite
• Nobody’s sky

Accessibility Innovation (Chevrolet Sponsor)

• Far 6
• Forza Horizon 5
• Guardians of the Marvel Galaxy
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Valley: Shadow of the Crown

Best VR/AR Game

• Hitman 3
• I expect you to die 2
• lonely echo 2
• Resident Evil 4 Remake
• Sniper Elite VR

Best Action Game

• Back 4 Blood
• Knighthood II
• Deathloop
• Far 6
• Return

Best Action Adventure Game

• Guardians of the Marvel Galaxy
• Metroid Dread
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clanck: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil Village

Best RPG

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Rise of the Monster Hunter
• Scarlet Nexus
• Shin Megami Tensei V
• Tales of rebellion

Best fighting game

• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hinokami Chronicles
• Guilty Gear Strive
• Melted blood: Luminous type
• Nickelodeon All-Star Game
• Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown

Best Family Game

• He takes two
• Mario Superstar Party
• New Pokémon Snap
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Rage
• Warioware: Get Together!

Best Simulation/Strategy Game

• Age of Empires IV
• Evil Genius 2: World Domination
• Humanity
• Encryption
• Microsoft Flight Simulator

Best Sports / Racing Game

• F1 2021
• FIFA 22
• Forza Horizon 5
• Hot wheels unleashed
• Republic of the Riders

Best Multiplayer Game

• Back 4 Blood
• Knockout City
• He takes two
• Rise of the Monster Hunter
• New world
• Valheim

Content Creator of the Year

• Clay “Dream”
• Leslie “Fusley”Ann Fu
• Alexander “gAulS”Borba Ciketa
• Ibay “Ibay”Llanos Garatea
• David “TheGrefg”Canovas Martinez

Best First Indie Game

• Artful Escape
• Forgotten city
• Kena: Spirit Bridge
• Sand
• Valheim

Most Anticipated Game (Sponsored by Prime Gaming)

• Elden ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon: Forbidden West
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
• Starfield

Best Esports Game (Sponsored by GrubHub)

• Call of Duty
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Value

Best Pro Esports Player

• Chris “Simp”Lehr (Atlanta FaZe, CoD)
• Heo “Showmaker”Su (DWG KIA, LoL)
• Magomed “Collapse”Khalilov (Team Spirit, Dota 2)
• Alexander “S1mple”Kostylev (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
• Tyson “TenZ”Ngo (Sentinels, Valorant)

Best Esports Team

• Atlanta Phase (CoD)
• DWG KIA (LoL)
• Natus Vincere (CS:GO)
• Sentinels (Valorant)
• Team spirit (Dota 2)

best esports coach

• Airat “Silent”Gaziev (Team Spirit, Dota 2)
• Andrey “Engh”Sholokhov (Gambit Esports, Valorant)
• Andrey “B1ad3″Gorodenskiy (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
• James “Crowder”Crowder (Atlanta FaZe, CoD)
• Kim “Kkoma”Jung Gyun (DWG KIA, LoL)

Best Esports Event