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Elden Ring, God of War and Stray Named Winners of Steam Awards 2022 – Full List of Winners

As promised, on the evening of January 3rd this year, Valve summarized the results of the traditional Steam Awards as part of the winter sale. The winners were announced on ceremony page.

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Image Source: Steam (Xebiaf)

The 2022 Year-End Awards were valid for games chosen by users during the Steam Fall Sale. Prizes were awarded in eleven categories – five projects each.

Like the nominees, the winners of the 2022 Steam Awards were determined by popular vote. It started on December 22nd (along with the winter sale) and ended today, January 3rd, one hour before the winners were announced.

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Image Source: Steam

The grand prize winner of the 2022 Steam Awards was Elden Ring. FromSoftware’s open-world fantasy action role-playing game won Best Game of the Year and Best Game You Can’t Get.

Action-adventure God of War (2018), nominated for Game of the Year, and cat-adventure Stray also received awards for Best Game with Outstanding Story and Most Innovative Gameplay.

The full list of Steam Awards 2022 nominees and winners is below:

game of the year

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human;
  • Elden Ring – Winner;
  • strays;
  • God of War;
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.

Virtual Reality Game of the Year

  • bone rennet;
  • Hitman 3 – Winner;
  • Green Hell VR;
  • Among Us VR;
  • In the back rooms.

beloved child

  • Dota 2;
  • Project Zomboid;
  • no man’s sky;
  • Deep Rock Galactic;
  • Cyberpunk 2077 winners.

A friend is known in the game

  • Raft is the winner;
  • Ready or Not;
  • Monster Hunter: Ascension;
  • MultiVersus;
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.

Outstanding visual style

  • Contempt;
  • Bendy and the Dark Revival;
  • cult of the Lamb;
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Winner;
  • Kena: Bridge of Spirits.

The most innovative gameplay

  • Mount & Blade II: Banner Lord
  • tear down;
  • Stray is the winner;
  • neon white;
  • Dome Guardian.

The best game you can’t get

  • GTFO
  • Victoria 3;
  • Overall War: Warhammer III;
  • Elden Ring – Winner;
  • FIFA 23

Best Soundtrack

  • Metal: Hellsinger;
  • sound limits;
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade – Winner;
  • Persona 5 Royal;
  • Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+.

Best game with outstanding story

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem;
  • God of War – Winner;
  • Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection;
  • The Parable of Stanley: Ultra Deluxe;
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered.

Make yourself comfortable

  • LEGO Star Wars: The Winner of the Skywalker Saga;
  • PowerWash simulator;
  • Disney Dreamlight Valley;
  • village romance;
  • slime breeder 2.

The best game on the go

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! master duel;
  • vampire survivors;
  • Director’s Cut of Death Stranding – Winner;
  • brotato;
  • Marvel snap.

The Steam Winter Sale ends January 5th at 10:00am PT. Most Steam Awards 2022 nominees (and thousands of other items) are discounted as part of the promotion.