The 2022 DICE Awards have concluded, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and It Takes Two led the way in taking home awards.
Insomniac Games' latest Ratchet & Clank entry scored four individual awards in animation, technical achievement, and art direction. It was also voted "family game of the year."
But it was Hazelight Studios' It Takes Two that took the coveted Game of the Year prize, also scoring a win for outstanding achievement in game design.
Other notable winners included Deathloop, Halo Infinite, and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxies, who each racked up notable awards that leaned into their game's strengths. Elsewhere Unpacking took the prize for outstanding achievement for an independent game.
Games like Pokemon Unite, Forza Horizon 5, and Returnal were also all awarded prizes for outstanding achievement and genre excellence.
Here's the full list of winners for the 2022 DICE Awards:
Game of the Year
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Deathloop (Arkane Lyon)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios)
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Resident Evil Village - Lady Dimitrescu (Capcom Ltd.)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Returnal (Housemarque)
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
Returnal (Housemarque)
Outstanding Achievement in Story
MARVEL's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal)
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)
Action Game of the Year
Halo Infinite (343 Industries)
Adventure Game of the Year
MARVEL's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal)
Family Game of the Year
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)
Fighting Game of the Year
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- (Arc System Works)
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games)
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (Square Enix)
Sports Game of the Year
No tags.
