The BAFTA Game Awards 2024 winners revealed!
After months of deliberating, the 20th BAFTA Games Awards have arrived, recognizing the teams behind the biggest and best games of 2023. The focus was on the makers of the games, from the animators and artists, to the writers and musicians.
An eclectic group of winners—including Epic Games Store titles Alan Wake 2, Tchia, Cyberpunk 2077, and Hi-Fi Rush—were awarded for their artistic achievements across a number of categories. Ultimately, Baldur’s Gate 3 took home most awards with four, including Best Game.
The nominees and winners (highlighted) are listed in full below. Congratulations to the teams responsible for an incredible list of games.
BAFTA Game Awards categories, nominees, and winners
ANIMATION
Winner: Hi-Fi Rush Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
Alan Wake 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games
Hogwarts Legacy Development Team - Avalanche Software/Warner Bros. Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Development Team - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Winner: Alan Wake 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games
Baldur’s Gate 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio
Cocoon Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
Diablo IV Development Team - Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
Final Fantasy XVI Hiroshi Minagawa, Kazuya Takahashi, Naoki Kurihara - Creative Business Unit III/Square Enix
Hi-Fi Rush Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
Winner: Alan Wake 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision
Hi-Fi Rush Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Development Team - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
BEST GAME
Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio
Alan Wake 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games
Dave The Diver Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
BRITISH GAME
Winner: Viewfinder Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
Cassette Beasts Development Team - Bytten Studio/Raw Fury
Dead Island 2 Development Team - Dambuster Studios/PLAION
Disney Illusion Island Development Team - Dlala Studios/Disney
Football Manager 2024 Development Team - Sports Interactive/SEGA Europe
Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Realms Of Ruin Development Team - Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
DEBUT GAME
Winner: Venba - Abhi, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan - Visai Games/Visai Games
Cocoon Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
Dave The Diver Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
Dredge Development Team - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Development Team - Summerfall Studios/Humble Games
Viewfinder Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
EVOLVING GAME
Winner: Cyberpunk 2077 Development Team - CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT RED
Final Fantasy XIV Online Development Team - Creative Business Unit III/Square Enix
Fortnite Development Team - Epic Games/Epic Games
Forza Horizon 5 Development Team - Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
Genshin Impact Development Team – HoYoverse/HoYoverse
No Man’s Sky Development Team - Hello Games/Hello Games
FAMILY
Winner: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Cocoon Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
Dave The Diver Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
Disney Illusion Island Development Team - Dlala Studios/Disney
Hi-Fi Rush Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
Hogwarts Legacy Development Team - Avalanche Software/Warner Bros. Games
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
Winner: Tchia - Phil Crifo, Marilou Lopez-Aguilera, Thoanë Thomadra – Awaceb/Kepler Interactive
Chants Of Sennaar - Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel – Rundisc/Focus Entertainment
Goodbye Volcano High Development Team - KO_OP/KO_OP
Terra Nil Development Team - Free Lives/Devolver Digital
Thirsty Suitors Development Team - Outerloop Games/Annapurna Interactive
Venba - Abhi, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan - Visai Games/Visai Games
GAME DESIGN
Winner: Dave The Diver Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
Cocoon Development Team - Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
Dredge Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorne - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Viewfinder Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
MULTIPLAYER
Winner: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Baldur’s Gate 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision
Diablo IV Development Team - Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
Forza Motorsport Development Team - Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios
Party Animals Development Team - Recreate Games/Source Technology
MUSIC
Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3 Borislav Slavov - Larian Studio/Larian Studio
Alan Wake 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Development Team – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 John Paesano, Scott Hanau, Keith Leary - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Gordy Haab, Stephen Barton - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
NARRATIVE
Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3 Development Team - Larian Studio/Larian Studio
Alan Wake 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games
Dredge Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorne - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
Final Fantasy XVI Kazutoyo Maehiro, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox - Creative Business Unit III/Square Enix
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Development Team - Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Winner: Viewfinder Development Team - Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
Chants Of Sennaar Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel – Rundisc/Focus Entertainment
Dave The Diver Development Team – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
Dredge Development Team - Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
Hi-Fi Rush Development Team - Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
Jusant Development Team - DON'T NOD/DON'T NOD
PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE
Winner: Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Amelia Tyler as Narrator in Baldur’s Gate 3
Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Neil Newbon as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3
Samantha Béart as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3
Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Winner: Andrew Wincott as Raphael in Baldur’s Gate 3
Debra Wilson as Cere Junda in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Ralph Ineson as Cidolfus “Cid” Telamon in Final Fantasy XVI
Sam Lake as Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2
Tony Todd as Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Tracy Wiles as Jaheira in Baldur’s Gate 3
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Winner: The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Alan Wake 2 Development Team - Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games
Final Fantasy XVI Ryota Suzuki, Yasuhiro Yanamoto, Kei Honda - Creative Business Unit III/Square Enix
Horizon Call Of The Mountain Development Team - Guerrilla and Firesprite/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Development Team - Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Starfield Development Team - Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
EE PLAYERS' CHOICE AWARD (voted for by the public)
Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3 Larian Studio/Larian Studio
Cyberpunk 2077 CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT RED
Fortnite Epic Games/Epic Games
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Lethal Company Zeekerss/Zeekerss
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment