All D.I.C.E Awards Winner 2023

Here Are All the D.I.C.E. Awards 2023 Winners

In February 2023, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) held the 26th annual DICE Awards. The prestigious list included 12 major nominations for God of War Ragnarok, as well as several honors for blockbuster games such as Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West. In addition to Disney Dreamlight Valley, Kirby's Dream Buffet, and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, independent games like Immortality and NORCO were nominated for DICE Awards. There was even a mention of the hilarious viral hit Trombone Champ, which was fantastic to see. Not only that, on the indie side, Vampire Survivors won the Action Game of the Year award, and Dwarf Fortress was awarded with Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year. But it's Tunic that took home the Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game award.

God of War Ragnarok won a major whopping number of six awards in total, including Best Adventure Game, as well as awards for Art Direction, Animation, Character, Story, Audio Design, and Original Music. Elden Ring won five awards in total, including Outstanding Design, Technical Achievement, Game Direction, Role-Playing Game of the Year, and Game of the Year overall, this means that Elden Ring has picked up yet another Game of the Year award, after having grabbed the top prize at The Game Awards 2022 and the New York Game Awards 2022.

In total there were 23 different categories in the show and as previously mentioned, God of War Ragnarok won the most categories and Elden Ring winning the overall Game of the Year and four other categories as well. In addition to honoring games and studios, the D.I.C.E. Awards inducted Double Fine Productions founder Tim Schafer into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame for his over 30-year impact on the games industry. In case that some of you guys missed it, you can also watch the full stream here

So with the main winners we mentioned briefly above, here are the full list of winners of the 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards:

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok - WINNER
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Moss: Book 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• God of War Ragnarok - WINNER
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• The Callisto Protocol

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Alejandro Vargas
• God of War Ragnarok - Atreus
• God of War Ragnarok - Kratos - WINNER
• Horizon Forbidden West - Aloy
• Return to Monkey Island - Guybrush Threepwood

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarok - WINNER
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Metal: Hellsinger
• Moss: Book 2

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• God of War Ragnarok - WINNER
• Gotham Knights
• Somerville

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok - WINNER
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
• IMMORTALITY
• NORCO

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring - WINNER
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Teardown

Action Game of the Year

• Bayonetta 3
• Grounded
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Vampire Survivors - WINNER

Adventure Game of the Year

• God of War Ragnarok - WINNER
• Horizon Forbidden West
• NORCO
• Stray
• TUNIC

Family Game of the Year

• Disney Dreamlight Valley
• Kirby’s Dream Buffet
• Lost in Play
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope - WINNER
• Trombone Champ

Fighting Game of the Year

• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
• MultiVersus - WINNER
• Rumbleverse
• SpiderHeck
• THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

Racing Game of the Year

• F1 22
• Gran Turismo 7 - WINNER
• Need for Speed Unbound

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Citizen Sleeper
• Elden Ring - WINNER
• Weird West
• World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Sports Game of the Year

• EA SPORTS FIFA 23
• Mario Strikers: Battle League
• MLB The Show 22
• NBA 2k23
• OlliOlli World - WINNER

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Dwarf Fortress - WINNER
• IXION
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns
• Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
• Warhammer 40,000: CHaos Gate – Demonhunters

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Cosmonious High
• Moss: Book 2
• Red Matter 2 - WINNER
• Tenatcular
• The Last Clockwinder

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• IMMORTALITY
• Neon White
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
• TUNIC - WINNER
• Vampire Survivors

Mobile Game of the Year

• Diablo Immortal
• Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
• IMMORTALITY
• MARVEL SNAP - WINNER
• Poinpy

Online Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• EA SPORTS FIFA 23
• FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker - WINNER
• MARVEL SNAP
• Rumbleverse

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Elden Ring - WINNER
• God of War Ragnarok
• MARVEL SNAP
• TUNIC
• Vampire Survivors

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Elden Ring - WINNER
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• IMMORTALITY
• TUNIC

Game of the Year

• Elden Ring - WINNER
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• Vampire Survivors