The Global Industry Game awards 2022

Arkane won no fewer than thirteen different awards. It Takes Two from Hazelight Studios also took home ten awards, including two for engineering and two for art. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and Returnal also won multiple awards. In the indie games, Unpacking and Kitfox’s Boyfriend Dungeon won two awards.

The show was organized for the second time by the International Game Developers Association. The show was created because other game shows focus more on the achievements of studios and less on the people behind the projects, according to the official website. That’s why seven categories have been created to put everyone involved in the development of a game in the spotlight.

View the complete list of winners below

art

2D Animation – Unpacking by Witch Beam
2D Character Design – Boyfriend Dungeon by Kitfox
2D Environment Art – Unpacking by Witch Beam
3D Animation – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
3D Character Design – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
3D Environment Art – Deathloop by Arkane
Cinematography – Life is Strange: True Colors by Deck Nine
UI Art – Deathloop by Arkane
VFX – Returnal by Housemarque

audio

Music Composition – Deathloop by Arkane
Sound Design – Returnal by Housemarque
Voice Acting – Deathloop by Arkane

design

Accessibility Innovation – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Gameplay Design – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Level Design – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Systems Design – Deathloop by Arkane
UI/UX – Deathloop by Arkane

Engineering/Technology

Achievements in New Technology – Returnal by Housemarque
AI – Returnal by Housemarque
Audio Technology – Deathloop by Arkane
Engine Technology – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Gameplay Technology – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Graphics Technology – Forza Horizon 5 by Playground Games
Networking Technology – *TIE* Valheim by Iron Gate AB & It Takes Two by Hazelight
Systems Technology – Deathloop by Arkane
Achievements in New Technology – Returnal by Housemarque
AI – Returnal by Housemarque
Audio Technology – Deathloop by Arkane
Engine Technology – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Gameplay Technology – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Graphics Technology – Forza Horizon 5 by Playground Games
Networking Technology – *TIE* Valheim by Iron Gate AB & It Takes Two by Hazelight
Systems Technology – Deathloop by Arkane

Support

Community Management – ​​It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Customer Support – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Marketing – Deathloop by Arkane
Production/Management – ​​Deathloop by Arkane
Quality Assurance – Deathloop by Arkane
Research & Analytics – Deathloop by Arkane

Writing/narrative

Dialogue – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Narrative Design – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Story – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
World Building – Returnal by Housemarque

miscellaneous

Representation – Deathloop by Arkane
Upcoming Indie – Double Loop Games
Workplace Diversity and Inclusivity – Double Loop Games
Trust/Safety – Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker by Square Enix