ELDEN RING won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022. The official winners archive also credits it with three other awards: Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction and Best Role Playing.
ELDEN RING’s 2022 Game Awards wins
The Game Awards’ official 2022 winners archive lists Elden Ring as the winner of “GAME OF THE YEAR,” with “From Software/Bandai Namco” in the credited developer/publisher line. It also records wins in these categories:
- Best Game Direction
- Best Art Direction
- Best Role Playing
These are the wins shown in the archive; they should not be confused with nominations or results in other categories.
What game won?
ELDEN RING is an action RPG developed by FromSoftware. Bandai Namco’s February 25, 2022 release announcement named PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC via Steam as its platforms.
#1 Best Overall
- ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition contains the Elden Ring Base Game + Shadow of the Erdtree Expansion + Additional Content (including Torrent Skins, New Armors, and More...)
- MASSIVE OPEN WORLD
- DEEP, CUSTOMIZABLE COMBAT
- NEW STARTING CLASSES
- NEW PLAYER-FRIENDLY ENHANCEMENTS
The game’s release platforms are distinct from later availability and editions. Bandai Namco’s current official game page reflects subsequent platform and edition developments, including a Nintendo Switch 2 Tarnished Edition; it does not change which game won the 2022 award.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How widely had it shipped?
In an announcement dated February 2023, Bandai Namco Holdings reported that ELDEN RING had shipped more than 20 million units worldwide. That is a publisher-reported shipment figure for that date, not a current sales total. The same announcement also notes the game’s Game of the Year win at The Game Awards 2022. See Bandai Namco Holdings’ February 2023 announcement.
Quick Recap
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- Jetzt ELDEN RING vorbestellen und Zugang zu Folgendem erhalten: Digitales Adventure Guide und Bonusgeste “Der Ring”
- Reisen Sie durch das Zwischenland – eine neue Fantasywelt aus der Feder von Hidetaka Miyazaki, dem Schöpfer der einflussreichen DARK SOULS-Videospielreihe, und George R. R. Martin, dem Autor der Fantasy-Bestsellerreihe „A Song of Ice and Fire“ (Das Lied von Eis und Feuer)
- ELDEN RING lockt mit gigantischen Fantasy-Landschaften und düsteren, komplexen Dungeons, die nahtlos ineinander übergehen
- Ein kostenloses Upgrade auf die PlayStation 5-Version wird für Spieler verfügbar sein, die ELDEN RING für die PlayStation 4 kaufen, und SmartDelivery wird auf der Xbox One und der Xbox Series X|S unterstützt
Rank #3
- A New Fantasy World – Journey through the Lands Between, a new fantasy world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki, creator of the influential Dark Souls video game series, and George R. R. Martin, author of The New York Times best-selling fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Unravel the mysteries of the Elden Ring’s power. Encounter adversaries with profound backgrounds, characters with their own unique motivations for helping or hindering your progress, and fearsome creatures
- World Exploration in the Lands Between – Elden Ring features vast fantastical landscapes and shadowy, complex dungeons that are connected seamlessly. Traverse the breathtaking world on foot or on horseback, alone or online with other players, and fully immerse yourself in the grassy plains, suffocating swamps, spiraling mountains, foreboding castles and other sites of grandeur on a scale never seen before in a FromSoftware title
- Genre-Defining Gameplay – Create your character in FromSoftware’s refined action-RPG and define your playstyle by experimenting with a wide variety of weapons, magical abilities, and skills found throughout the world. Charge into battle, pick off enemies one-by-one using stealth, or even call upon allies for aid. Many options are at your disposal as you decide how to approach exploration and combat
Rank #2
- ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition
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