The 2023 Vidya Gaem Awards
Least Worst Award
for least worst game of the year
Baldur's Gate 3
Larian Studios
#1 Baldur's Gate 3
#2 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#3 Pizza Tower
#4 Hi-Fi Rush
#5 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
#6 Resident Evil 4 Remake
#7 Lies of P
#8 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
#9 Pikmin 4
#10 Street Fighter 6
#11 Final Fantasy XVI
#12 Alan Wake II
Most Hated Award
for most hated game of the year
Forspoken
Luminous Productions
#1 Forspoken
#2 Starfield
#3 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
#4 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
#5 Redfall
#6 Diablo IV
#7 Goodbye Volcano High
#8 The Day Before
#9 Skull Island: Rise of Kong
#10 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
#11 Alan Wake II
#12 Baldur's Gate 3
Haptic Feedback Award
for best gameplay
Pizza Tower
Tour De Pizza
#1 Pizza Tower
#2 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#3 Hi-Fi Rush
#4 Baldur's Gate 3
#5 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
#6 Lies of P
#7 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
#8 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
#9 Resident Evil 4 Remake
#10 Pikmin 4
#11 Street Fighter 6
#12 Final Fantasy XVI
Press X to Win the Award
for worst gameplay
Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios, id Software
#1 Starfield
#2 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
#3 Goodbye Volcano High
#4 Forspoken
#5 Redfall
#6 The Day Before
#7 Skull Island: Rise of Kong
#8 Diablo IV
#9 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
#10 Alan Wake II
#11 Final Fantasy XVI
#12 Baldur's Gate 3
Finnegan's Quake Award
for best writing
Baldur's Gate 3
Larian Studios
#1 Baldur's Gate 3
#2 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#3 Slay the Princess
#4 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
#5 Hi-Fi Rush
#6 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
#7 The Talos Principle II
#8 Octopath Traveler II
#9 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
#10 Alan Wake II
#11 Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
#12 Final Fantasy XVI
Pottery Award
for worst writing
Forspoken
Luminous Productions
#1 Forspoken
#2 Starfield
#3 Goodbye Volcano High
#4 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
#5 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
#6 Redfall
#7 Diablo IV
#8 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
#9 Fire Emblem Engage
#10 Hogwarts Legacy
#11 Alan Wake II
#12 Baldur's Gate 3
A E S T H E T I C S Award
for best visual aesthetics
Hi-Fi Rush
Tango Gameworks
#1 Hi-Fi Rush
#2 Pizza Tower
#3 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
#4 World of Horror
#5 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#6 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
#7 Lies of P
#8 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
#9 Baldur's Gate 3
#10 Pikmin 4
#11 Final Fantasy XVI
#12 Alan Wake II
Crapstraction Award
for worst visual aesthetics
Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios, id Software
#1 Starfield
#2 Skull Island: Rise of Kong
#3 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
#4 Forspoken
#5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
#6 Redfall
#7 Goodbye Volcano High
#8 Garten of Banban
#9 Mortal Kombat 1
#10 Detective Pikachu Returns
#11 Baldur's Gate 3
#12 Pizza Tower
Kevin Conroy Award
for Best Character
Peppino Spaghetti
Pizza Tower
#1 Peppino Spaghetti
#2 Kazuma Kiryu
#3 Leon S. Kennedy
#4 Chai
#5 V.IV Rusty
#6 Handler Walter
#7 Clive Rosfield
#8 Shadowheart
#9 Karlach
#10 Luke
#11 Alan Wake
#12 Astarion
Scrappy Doo Award
for worst character
Frey Holland
Forspoken
#1 Frey Holland
#2 Mary Jane Watson
#3 Miles Morales
#4 Sarah Morgan
#5 Fang
#6 Gollum
#7 Peter Parker
#8 Saga Anderson
#9 Lilith
#10 Alear
#11 Astarion
#12 Alan Wake
Hate Machine Award
for crimes against gaming
Unity
50 cents of pain (per install)
#1 Unity
#2 SJWs
#3 Microtransactions / Gacha
#4 Activision-Blizzard
#5 Starfield
#6 The Game Awards
#7 Sony
#8 Forspoken
#9 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
#10 Diablo IV
#11 The Day Before
#12 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Redemption Arc Award
for biggest redemption in gaming
Tango Gameworks / Hi-Fi Rush
Proving Bethesda can still publish good games
#1 Tango Gameworks / Hi-Fi Rush
#2 Nobody
#3 Teyon / RoboCop: Rogue City
#4 Cyberpunk 2077
#5 SEGA
#6 Valve
#7 Nintendo
#8 Capcom
Plot and Backstory Award
for best representation of women
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD
#1 Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
#2 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
#3 Baldur's Gate 3
#4 Slay the Princess
#5 Resident Evil 4 Remake
#6 Atomic Heart
#7 Street Fighter 6
#8 Hi-Fi Rush
#9 Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
#10 Pseudoregalia
#11 Fire Emblem Engage
#12 Void Stranger
Ricardo Milos Award
for best representation of men
Pizza Tower
Tour De Pizza
#1 Pizza Tower
#2 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#3 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
#4 RoboCop: Rogue City
#5 Resident Evil 4 Remake
#6 Lies of P
#7 Street Fighter 6
#8 Baldur's Gate 3
#9 Like a Dragon: Ishin!
#10 Final Fantasy XVI
#11 Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
#12 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Kamige Award
for best eroge
Rance IX
AliceSoft
#1 Rance IX
#2 Violated Princess
#3 FlipWitch - Forbidden Sex Hex
#4 Udonge in Interspecies Cave
#5 Princess & Conquest
#6 Mage Kanade's Futanari Dungeon Quest
#7 Country Bumpkin Yutaka
#8 Lewd Girls  Leave Me Alone! I Just Want to Play Video Games and Watch Anime! - Hentai Edition
#9 Demons Roots
#10 Pray Game
#11 Tokyo NECRO
#12 The Monstrous Horror Show
Rhythm Heaven Award
for best soundtrack
Pizza Tower
Listen to the soundtrack here
#1 Pizza Tower
#2 Hi-Fi Rush
#3 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
#4 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#5 Super Mario RPG Remake
#6 Octopath Traveler II
#7 Final Fantasy XVI
#8 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
#9 Baldur's Gate 3
#10 Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
#11 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
#12 Alan Wake II
Hindenburg Award
for biggest technical blunder
Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios, id Software
#1 Starfield
#2 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
#3 The Day Before
#4 Redfall
#5 Skull Island: Rise of Kong
#6 Cities: Skylines II
#7 Payday 3
#8 Forspoken
#9 The Walking Dead: Destinies
#10 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
#11 Mortal Kombat 1
#12 Counter-Strike 2
New Challenger Award
for best new IP
Pizza Tower
Tour De Pizza
#1 Pizza Tower
#2 Hi-Fi Rush
#3 World of Horror
#4 Lies of P
#5 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
#6 Slay the Princess
#7 Void Stranger
#8 Pseudoregalia
#9 Atomic Heart
#10 Dredge
#11 Gravity Circuit
#12 Starfield
IP Twist Award
for best new implementation of an old franchise
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
FromSoftware Inc.
#1 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#2 RoboCop: Rogue City
#3 Baldur's Gate 3
#4 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
#5 System Shock Remake
#6 F-Zero 99
#7 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
#8 Resident Evil 4 Remake
#9 Pikmin 4
#10 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
#11 Street Fighter 6
#12 Hogwarts Legacy
PXIXILS ARE XIRT Award
for most pretentious indie game
Goodbye Volcano High
KO_OP
#1 Goodbye Volcano High
#2 Venba
#3 Tchia
#4 Thirsty Suitors
#5 Cocoon
#6 Viewfinder
#7 Undertale Yellow
#8 Sea of Stars
#9 Terra Nil
#10 Slay the Princess
#11 Void Stranger
#12 Pizza Tower
Guilty Pleasure Award
for the game I like but /v/ hates
Counter-Strike 2
Valve Corporation
#1 Counter-Strike 2
#2 Dave the Diver
#3 Sonic Superstars
#4 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
#5 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
#6 Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
#7 Mortal Kombat 1
#8 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
#9 Assassin's Creed Mirage
#10 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
#11 Diablo IV
#12 Goodbye Volcano High
Diamond in the Rough Award
for best game nobody played
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
PlatinumGames
#1 Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
#2 Tevi
#3 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
#4 Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
#5 Sonic Dream Team
#6 Little Goody Two Shoes
#7 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
#8 Vividlope
#9 Shinobi non Grata
#10 Chants of Sennaar
#11 Book of Hours
#12 Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands
/vr/ Award
for best game of 1993
Doom
id Software, Inc.
#1 Doom
#2 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
#3 Secret of Mana
#4 Kirby's Adventure
#5 Myst
#6 Star Fox
#7 Super Mario All-Stars
#8 Sonic CD
#9 Sam & Max: Hit the Road
#10 Gunstar Heroes
#11 Day of the Tentacle
#12 Disney's Aladdin (SNES)
WarioWare Award
for best game of 2003
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Nintendo EAD
#1 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
#2 Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
#3 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
#4 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
#5 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
#6 Silent Hill 3
#7 Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
#8 Postal 2
#9 Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
#10 F-Zero GX
#11 The Simpsons: Hit & Run
#12 Tony Hawk's Underground
#13 Viewtiful Joe
#14 Mario Kart: Double Dash
#15 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
#16 Beyond Good & Evil
Blue Checkmark Award
for most pointless controversy
Hogwarts Legacy
Yikes folks, pretty toxic
#1 Hogwarts Legacy
#2 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
#3 Starfield Pronouns
#4 Baldur's Gate Bear Sex
#5 Princess Peach Boxart Change
#6 "Please Wrap It Up"
#7 Grand Theft Auto VI leaks
#8 Minecraft Mob Vote Revolution
Analytics Button Award
for most blatantly promoted video game product
Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios
#1 Starfield
#2 Genshin Impact
#3 Honkai: Star Rail
#4 Diablo IV
#5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
#6 Baldur's Gate 3
#7 Alan Wake II
#8 Forspoken
#9 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
#10 Dave the Diver
#11 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
#12 Pizza Tower
Hyperbole Award
for best trailer
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Watch the trailer here
#1 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
#2 Dragon's Dogma 2
#3 Grand Theft Auto VI
#4 Hi-Fi Rush
#5 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
#6 Power Surge
#7 Final Fantasy XVI
#8 Starfield
Don Miguel Award
for best RPG Maker game of all time
Yume Nikki
Kikiyama
#1 Yume Nikki
#2 LISA: The Painful
#3 Black Souls 2
#4 OFF
#5 Fear & Hunger
#6 Monster Girl Quest: Paradox
#7 To The Moon
#8 Ib
#9 Oneshot
#10 Corpse Party
#11 OMORI
#12 Space Funeral
Silicon Valley Bank Award
for most notorious layoffs
Unity
Layoffs: Over 1100 employees
#1 Unity
#2 Activision-Blizzard
#3 Microsoft
#4 Embracer Group
#5 The Escapist
#6 Epic Games
#7 Volition
#8 Electronic Arts
#9 Bungie
#10 Luminous Productions
#11 Ubisoft
#12 Creative Assembly
1CC Award
for best SHMUP of all time
Ikaruga
Treasure
#1 Ikaruga
#2 Gradius
#3 Touhou 6: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
#4 Touhou 8: Imperishable Night
#5 Space Invaders
#6 Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom
#7 Sexy Parodius
#8 Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism
#9 Dodonpachi
#10 Einhander
#11 Zeroranger
#12 Radiant Silvergun
#13 Crimzon Clover
Sega Saturn Award
for worst E3 presentation of all time
Microsoft (2013)
Watch the presentation here
#1 Microsoft (2013)
#2 Sony (2006)
#3 Microsoft (2010)
#4 Take-Two (2021)
#5 Nintendo (2008)
#6 Microsoft (2011)
#7 EA (2013)
#8 Konami (2010)
#9 Sony (2018)
#10 Ubisoft (2011)
#11 Gearbox (2021)
#12 Nintendo (2015)
Please Be Real Award
for unannounced game we wish was real
Half-Life 3
SURELY, SOON
#1 Half-Life 3
#2 Metal Gear Rising 2
#3 Portal 3
#4 God Hand 2
#5 Team Fortress 3
#6 Bloodborne 2
#7 Left 4 Dead 3
#8 Crab Nicholson Extreme Sleepover
#9 Sonic Adventure 3
#10 Devil May Cry 6
#11 Timesplitters 4
#12 Persona 6
Friday Night Frights Award
for scariest game of 2023
World of Horror
panstasz
#1 World of Horror
#2 Amnesia: The Bunker
#3 Dead Space Remake
#4 Resident Evil 4 Remake
#5 Dredge
#6 Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
#7 Alan Wake II
#8 Garten of Banban (series)
Re-Bastard Award
for best remaster/remake of 2023
System Shock Remake
Nightdive Studios (2023) / LookingGlass Technologies (1994)
#1 System Shock Remake
#2 Resident Evil 4 Remake
#3 Metroid Prime Remastered
#4 Super Mario RPG
#5 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
#6 None of them
#7 Star Ocean: The Second Story R
#8 Risk of Rain Returns
#9 Quake II - Enhanced Edition
#10 Dead Space Remake
#11 Like a Dragon: Ishin!
#12 Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster
Recursive Award Award
for best glitch/exploit of all time
Rocket Jumping
Quake, Various
#1 Rocket Jumping
#2 Bunnyhopping
#3 Backwards Long Jump
#4 MISSINGNO.
#5 Combos/Animation Cancelling
#6 Item/Stat Underflow
#7 Arbitrary Code Execution
#8 Wavedashing
#9 Minus World
#10 Wrong Warping
"Cluck Like a Chicken!" Award
for worst voice acting of all time
Forspoken
Luminous Productions
#1 Forspoken
#2 Hunt Down The Freeman
#3 Link: The Faces of Evil & Zelda: Wand of Gamelon
#4 NBA 2K15
#5 Chaos Wars
#6 Mega Man 8
#7 Mega Man X4
#8 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
#9 Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
#10 Hotel Mario
#11 Resident Evil
#12 The Town with No Name
PLEASE STOP Award
for worst ongoing game
Overwatch 2 (2023)
Blizzard Entertainment
#1 Overwatch 2 (2023)
#2 World of Warcraft (2004)
#3 League of Legends (2009)
#4 Genshin Impact (2020)
#5 Destiny 2 (2017)
#6 Valorant (2020)
#7 Fortnite (2017)
#8 Apex Legends (2019)
#9 Minecraft (2009)
#10 Team Fortress 2 (2007)
Prove Me Wrong Award
for least anticipated game of 2024
The Last of Us Part II Remastered
Naughty Dog
#1 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
#2 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
#3 Destiny 2: The Final Shape
#4 Skull and Bones
#5 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
#6 Silent Hill 2 Remake
#7 Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
#8 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
#9 Star Wars Outlaws
#10 Grand Theft Auto VI
#11 Persona 3 Reload
#12 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Please Be Good Award
for most anticipated game of 2024 and beyond
Dragon's Dogma 2
Capcom
#1 Dragon's Dogma 2
#2 Metroid Prime 4
#3 Hollow Knight: Silksong
#4 Jet Set Radio
#5 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
#6 Monster Hunter Wilds
#7 Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
#8 Metaphor: ReFantazio
#9 Grand Theft Auto VI
#10 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
#11 Persona 3 Reload
#12 Tekken 8

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