PS Blog Game of the Year 2023 Winners Announced

Last week, voting opened for the 2023 PlayStation Blog Game of the Year Awards and now the winners have been announced for all 18 categories. These winners were chosen entirely by player choice and Spider-Man 2, which failed to capture anything at The Game Awards 2023, was a clear winner among PlayStation owners. Below, you’ll find all the winners and runner-ups for each category.

Best New Character

1. Venom – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (review)
2. Astarion – Baldur’s Gate 3 (review)
3. Karven – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
4. Clive Rosfield – Final Fantasy XVI (review)

Best Story

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
2. Baldur’s Gate 3
3. Alan Wake 2
4. Final Fantasy XVI

Best Graphical Showcase

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
2. Alan Wake 2
3. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
4. Final Fantasy XVI

Best Art Direction

1. Alan Wake 2
2. Baldur’s Gate 3
3. Diablo IV (review)
4. Sea of Stars (review)

Best Audio Design

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
2. Alan Wake 2
3. Hogwarts Legacy
4. Resident Evil 4

Soundtrack of the Year

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
2. Final Fantasy XVI
3. Baldur’s Gate 3
4. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Best Accessibility Features

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
2. Resident Evil 4
3. Street Fighter 6 (review)
4. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (review)

Best Use of Dualsense

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
2. Hogwarts Legacy
3. Alan Wake 2
4. Resident Evil 4

Best Multiplayer Experience

1. Baldur’s Gate 3
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
3. Mortal Kombat 1
4. Street Fighter 6

Best Ongoing Game

1. Fortnite
2. GTA Online
3. Final Fantasy XIV
4. No Man’s Sky

Best Expansion

1. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
2. Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (review)
3. Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways
4. Destiny 2: Lightfall

Best Sports Game

1. EA Sports FC 24
2. The Crew Motorfest
3. Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged
4. NBA 2K24

Best Independent Game of the Year

1. Sea of Stars
2. Blasphemous 2
3. Dredge
4. Humanity

PS VR2 Game of the Year

1. Resident Evil Village VR Mode
2. Horizon Call of the Mountain
3. Nock
4. Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge

PS4 Game of the Year

1. Hogwarts Legacy
2. Resident Evil 4
3. Lies of P
4. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (review)

PS5 Game of the Year

1. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
2. Baldur’s Gate 3
3. Final Fantasy XVI
4. Alan Wake 2

Studio of the Year

1. Insomniac Games
2. Larian Studios
3. CD Projekt RED
4. Square Enix

Most Anticipated Game of 2024 and Beyond

1. Grand Theft Auto VI
2. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
3. Marvel’s Wolverine
4. Dragon’s Dogma 2