At the BAFTA Game Awards, a small indie game beat out big AAA competition to take the prize for Best Game 2022.
The best game of 2022 according to the BAFTA Game Awards was – drum roll – no, not Elden Ring. Not God of War Ragnarok either. And no, cat fans will be sorely disappointed, it wasn’t Stray either. The award for Best Game 2022 went to the pixelated roguelike Vampire Survivors.
The indie game with the simple graphics prevailed over the mighty competition thanks to great gameplay looping. And it also won a second prize. Why the gameplay of Vampire Survivors is extremely simple, but also incredibly fun!
Winners of the BAFTA Game Awards
What are the BAFTA Game Awards? In this annual show, game developers give out awards for the best titles of the past year. You can see the recorded stream from the BAFTA 2023 event (here on YouTube).
Vampire Survivors has thus won the race for Best Game. Developer Poncle took home another award namely the BAFTA Award for Design. Apparently they themselves were quite surprised by the success:
Excuse me, what is happening 😂 thanks so much 💖 https://t.co/PAILSNEQat
– Vampire Survivors 🧛 (@poncle_vampire) March 31, 2023
Other BAFTA Game Awards Winners
God of War Ragnarok was the second big winner of the night. The second part of the new Kratos saga secured no less than six awards. And Elden Ring also took home two awards, including the one for best multiplayer.
Here you can see all the winners:
- Animation: God Of War Ragnarok
- Artistic Achievement: Tunic
- Audio Achievement: God Of War Ragnarok
- Best Game: Vampire Survivors
- British Game: Rollerdrome
- Debut Game: Tunic
- Evolving Game: Final Fantasy 14 Online
- Family: Kirby And The Forgotten Land
- Game Beyond Entertainment: Endling – Extinction Is Forever
- Game Design: Vampire Survivors
- Lead Performer: Christopher Judge (Kratos in God of War Ragnarok)
- Multiplayer: Elden Ring
- Music: God Of War Ragnarok
- Narrative: Immortality
- Original Property: Elden Ring
- Supporting Performer: Laya Deleon Hayes (Angrboda in God of War Ragnarok)
- Technical Achievement: Horizon: Forbidden West
- EE Game Of The Year: God Of War Ragnarok (Audience Award)
Are there any surprises for you at this year’s BAFTA Game Awards? Did you expect to see Elden Ring or Horizon Forbidden West more often?
