As it did at The Game Awards 2021, It Takes Two has officially won Game of the Year at the 25th Annual DICE Awards. While Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart took home the most awards of the year. night, It Takes Two took home the final award at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) show, which celebrates the best games of 2021.
In addition to winning Game of the Year, It Takes Two also took home the Outstanding Achievement award in the field of game design. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, which also led the nominations, won Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Outstanding Technical Achievement and Family Game of the Year. .
There are 23 categories in total, and Halo Infinite, Lone Echo II, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, and Returnal all won multiple awards. The show also honors Ed Boon of NetherRealm Studios, who was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame in 2022, and Phil Spencer of Microsoft, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
The 25th annual DICE Awards ceremony was held in person at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas and followed a week-long industry meeting at the 2022 DICE Summit. The show was co-hosted during the year. Friday by former IGN members Jessica Chobot (Discovery’s ExpeditionX) and Greg Miller (Kinda Funny) and IGN is the official media partner.
Without further ado, here are all the winners from the 25th Annual DICE Awards:
25th Annual DICE Awards Winners
Game of the year
- Deathloop
- Encode
- It takes two – WINNER
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Profit
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Deathloop
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – WINNER
- Resident Evil Village
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Deathloop
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – WINNER
- Resident Evil Village
Outstanding Achievement in Personality
- Deathloop – Colt Vahn
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Kena
- Life is Strange: True Colors – Alex Chen
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Rivets
- Resident Evil Village – Lady Dimitrescu – WINNER
Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music
- Deathloop
- It takes two
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Psychonauts 2
- Return – WINNER
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- It takes two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Return – WINNER
Excellent achievement in the story
- Before your eyes
- Encode
- Guardians of the Galaxy – WINNER
- Psychonauts 2
- The Forgotten City
Outstanding technical achievements
- Battlefield 2042
- Forza Horizon 5
- Moncage
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – WINNER
- Profit
Action Game of the Year
- Deathloop
- Halo Infinite – WINNER
- Metroid Dread
- Profit
- Rise
Adventure Game of the Year
- Door of death
- It takes two
- Guardians of the Galaxy – WINNER
- Psychonauts 2
- Resident Evil Village
Family Game of the Year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise
- Cozy Grove
- Mario Party Superstars
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – WINNER
- Warioware: Together
Fighting Game of the Year
- Guilty Gear Strive – WIN!
- Melty Blood: Type of Lumina
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Racing Game of the Year
- F1 2021
- Forza Horizon 5 – WINNER
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
Role Playing Game of the Year
- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker – WINNER
- Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
- Shin Megami Tensei DRAW
- Tales of Arise
- Wildermyth
Sports game of the year
- FIFA 22
- Mario Golf: Super Rush – WINNER
- NBA 2k22
- Riders Republic
- The Climb 2
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Age of Empires IV – WINNER
- Gloomhaven
- Griftlands
- Encode
- Loop Hero
Immersive Realistic Technical Achievements
- Lone Echo II – WINNER
- Confusing place
- Resident Evil 4 VR
- Song in the Smoke
- Yuki
Reality Role Playing Game of the Year
- Demeo
- I hope you die 2
- Lone Echo II – WINNER
- Resident Evil 4 VR
- Song in the Smoke
Outstanding achievement for an indie game
- Door of death
- Encode
- Loop Hero
- Black
- Open the pack – WIN
Mobile Game of the Year
- Behind the frame
- Fantasian
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Moncage
- Pokémon Unite – WINNER
Online Game of the Year
- Back to 4 health
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
- Halo Infinite – WINNER
- Knockout City
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- Deathloop
- Encode
- It takes two – WINNER
- Loop Hero
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Deathloop – WINNER
- Encode
- It takes two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Artistic escape
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