Leading into this year’s BAFTA Game Awards, It Takes Two, the reigning Game of the Year Winner at The Game Awards led all other games with 9 nominations. Right behind was Returnal and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. The BAFTA Games Awards 2022 have revealed that Returnal was the big winner taking home four BAFTAs.
It Takes Two and Ratchet & Clank each won two BAFTAs. It Takes Two won the Multiplayer and Original Property category. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart won Animation and Technical Achievement.
Other notable winners include TOEM winning the Debut category. The Artful Escape won Artistic Achievement. Forza Horizon 5 won British Game. No Man’s Sky took the Evolving Game category, Chicory: A Colorful Tale won Family. Before Your Eyes won the Games Beyond Entertainment category which highlights games that deliver a transformational experience beyond pure entertainment. Inscryption won the Game Design category.
Unpacking won Narrative and is this year’s EE Game Of The Year. This is the only award voted for by the public. Dr. Jo Twist OBE, Chair of BAFTA’s Games Committee, said “For the second year running, we have been able to hear directly from the public through their votes for the EE Game of the Year Award, and so a massive congratulations to XX, for getting their seal of approval. In a hugely growing industry, we are delighted to honour and recognise the best of the games industry’s talent and we’re pleased to live stream these prestigious awards so fans around the world can tune in from wherever they are.” “Congratulations to XX for winning the EE Game of the Year Award, the only category at the BAFTA Games Awards voted for by the gaming community,” Pete Jeavons, Marketing Communications Director at EE said. “The gaming industry continues to go from strength to strength and we’re so proud that we can continue to support it through initiatives and awards like this. With connectivity continuing to be crucial for gamers across the country, EE Full Fibre broadband will play a big role in this, ensuring that fans across the UK are fully connected and lag-free in the moments they need it most”.
The full list of winners is listed below:
ANIMATION
- CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD Development Team – Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
- IT TAKES TWO Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- KENA: BRIDGE OF SPIRITS Hunter Schmidt – Ember Lab LLC/ Ember Lab LLC
- LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS Development Team – Square Enix, Deck Nine Games/Square Enix
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 Development Team – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- WINNER – RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
- WINNER – THE ARTFUL ESCAPE Development Team – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
- IT TAKES TWO Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 Development Team – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE Development Team – Capcom/Capcom
- RETURNAL Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
- THE ARTFUL ESCAPE Development Team – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
- CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD Development Team – Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
- DEATHLOOP Development Team – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- HALO INFINITE Development Team – 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios
- MARVEL’S GUARDIAN’S OF THE GALAXY Development Team – Eidos-Montréal/Square Enix
- WINNER – RETURNAL Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
BEST GAME
- DEATHLOOP Development Team – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- FORZA HORIZON 5 Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- INSCRYPTION Development Team – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
- IT TAKES TWO Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- WINNER – RETURNAL Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
BRITISH GAME
- ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE Development Team – ustwo games/ustwo games, Plug In Digital
- DEATH’S DOOR Development Team – Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital
- FIGHTS IN TIGHT SPACES Development Team – Ground Shatter/Mode7
- WINNER – FORZA HORIZON 5 Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- OVERBOARD! Jon Ingold, Tom Kail, Anastasia Wyatt – inkle/ inkle
- SABLE Development Team – Shedworks/Raw Fury
DEBUT GAME
- THE ARTFUL ESCAPE Development Team – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
- EASTWARD Development Team – Pixpil/Chucklefish
- THE FORGOTTEN CITY Nick Pearce, Alexander Goss, John Eyre – Modern Storyteller/Dear Villagers
- GENESIS NOIR Evan Anthony, Jeremy Abel – Feral Cat Den/Fellow Traveller
- MAQUETTE Development Team – Graceful Decay/Annapurna Interactive
- WINNER – TOEM Development Team – Something We Made/ Something We Made
EVOLVING GAME
- AMONG US Development Team – Innersloth/Innersloth
- ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- APEX LEGENDS Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- DISCO ELYSIUM – THE FINAL CUT Development Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UM
- FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/Epic Games, People Can Fly
- WINNER – NO MAN’S SKY Development Team – Hello Games/Hello Games
FAMILY
- ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE Development Team – ustwo games/ustwo games, Plug In Digital
- WINNER – CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE Development Team – Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine/FINJI
- FORZA HORIZON 5 Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- UNPACKING Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, Jeff van Dyck – Witch Beam/Humble Games
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
- ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE Development Team – ustwo games/ustwo games/Plug In Digital
- WINNER – BEFORE YOUR EYES Development Team – GoodbyeWorld Games/Skybound Games
- CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE– Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine/FINJI
- GAME BUILDER GARAGE Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- IT TAKES TWO Development Team -Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 Development Team -Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
GAME DESIGN
- DEATHLOOP Development Team – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- FORZA HORIZON 5 Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- WINNER – INSCRYPTION Development Team – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
- IT TAKES TWO Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- RETURNAL Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
MULTIPLAYER
- BACK 4 BLOOD Development Team – Turtle Rock Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD Development Team – Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
- FORZA HORIZON 5 Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- HALO INFINITE Development Team – 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios
- HELL LET LOOSE Development Team – Black Matter/Team17
- WINNER – IT TAKES TWO Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
MUSIC
- DEATHLOOP Tom Salta, Erich Talaba, Ross Tregenza – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- FAR CRY 6 Development Team – Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft
- HALO INFINITE Gareth Coker, Joel Corelitz and Curtis Schweitzer – 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 Peter McConnell – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART Scott Hanau, Wataru Hokoyama, Mark Mothersbaugh – Insomniac Games/ Sony Interactive Entertainment
- WINNER – RETURNAL Bobby Krlic, Joe Thwaites, Harry Krueger – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
NARRATIVE
- IT TAKES TWO Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS Development Team – Square Enix, Deck Nine Games/Square Enix
- MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Development Team – Eidos-Montréal/Square Enix
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 Tim Schafer – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- RETURNAL Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- WINNER – UNPACKING Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, Annie VanderMeer – Witch Beam/Humble Games
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
- DEATHLOOP Development Team – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- DEATH’S DOOR Development Team – Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital
- INSCRYPTION Development Team – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
- WINNER – IT TAKES TWO Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- RETURNAL Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- UNPACKING Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, Jeff van Dyck – Witch Beam/Humble Games
PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE
- OZIOMA AKAGHA as Julianna Blake in DEATHLOOP
- JASON E KELLEY as Colt Vahn “the Captain” in DEATHLOOP
- JENNIFER HALE as Rivet in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- JON MCLAREN as Star-Lord/Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- ERIKA MORI as Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
- WINNER – JANE PERRY as Selene Vassos in Returnal
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- LAURA BAILEY as Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard
- WINNER – KIMBERLY BROOKS as Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2
- JASON CAVALIER as Drax in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- MAGGIE ROBERTSON as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
- HAN SOTO as Gabe Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
- ALEX WEINER as Rocket in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
- FORZA HORIZON 5 Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- HITMAN 3 Development Team – IO Interactive/IO Interactive
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 Development Team – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- WINNER – RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE Devleopment Team – Capcom/Capcom
- RETURNAL Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
EE GAME OF THE YEAR (voted for by the public)
- CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine/FINJI
- DEATHLOOP Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- THE FORGOTTEN CITY Modern Storyteller/Dear Villagers
- IT TAKES TWO Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- METROID DREAD Nintendo & MercurySteam, Nintendo
- WINNER – UNPACKING Witch Beam/Humble Games