The Game Awards 2021 are in the bag, and while most people are no doubt talking about all the new trailers, there were, in fact, actual awards handed out! There was no runaway winner this year, with the big surprise being Hazelight’s genre-hopping co-op game It Takes Two taking home Game of the Year and three trophies. Meanwhile, Forza Horizon 5 also won in three categories and Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, and Final Fantasy XIV took home two apiece. You can check out the full lineup of The Games Award 2021 winners, below.

　　Game of the year

　　It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic ArtsBest game direction

　　Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda SoftworksBest narrative

　　Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal/Square EnixBest art direction

　　Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda SoftworksBest score and music

　　Nier Replicant ver 1.22474487139 – Keiichi OkabeBest audio design

　　Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosBest performance

　　Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil VillageGames for impact

　　Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine/Square EnixBest ongoing game

　　Final Fantasy XIV – Square EnixBest independent game

　　Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember LabBest mobile game

　　Genshin Impact – miHoYoBest community support

　　Final Fantasy XIV – Square EnixBest VR/AR game

　　Resident Evil 4 – Armature Studio/Capcom/Oculus StudiosInnovation in Accessibility

　　Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosBest Action Game

　　Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive EntertainmentBest Action/Adventure Game

　　Metroid Dread – MercurySteam/NintendoBest Role-Playing Game

　　Tales of Arise – Bandai NamcoBest Fighting Game

　　Guilty Gear Strive – Arc System WorksBest Family Game

　　It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic ArtsBest Sports/Racing Game

　　Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosBest Sim/Strategy Game

　　Age of Empires IV – Relic Entertainment/Xbox Game StudiosBest Multiplayer Game

　　It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic ArtsBest Debut Indie Game

　　Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember LabMost Anticipated Game

　　Elden Ring – FromSoftware/Bandai NamcoPlayers' Voice

　　Halo Infinite – 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosWhat are your thoughts on this year’s winners? Did the right games take home trophies? Any particularly egregious snubs?