BAFTA Games Awards 2022: Full list of winners as Returnal wins Best Game

It's also worth celebrating that the public-decided EE Game of the Year award went to Unpacking, with the impressive indie game's developers flying in from Australia to pick up the gong.

The ceremony's organisers previously promised us that they'd go"out of our pyjamas and into our glitz", returning to a real-life ceremony after two years of online-only affairs, and they certainly kept to their word on that.

We also spoke to the developers of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ahead of the event, and you can click the link in the front half of this sentence of you want to see what they had to say.

So, which games won at BAFTA Games Awards 2022? Keeping on reading to find out!

BAFTA Games Awards 2022 winners and nominees

Best Game: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Deathloop
• Forza Horizon 5
• Inscryption
• It Takes Two
• Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
• Returnal - WINNER

EE Game of the Year (public vote): BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Deathloop
• It Takes Two
• Metroid Dread
• The Forgotten City
• Unpacking - WINNER

Narrative: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• It Takes Two
• Life Is Strange True Colors
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Psychonauts 2
• Returnal
• Unpacking - WINNER

Evolving Game: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Among Us
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Apex Legends
• Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky - WINNER

Original Property: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Deathloop
• Death’s Door
• Inscryption
• It Takes Two - WINNER
• Returnal
• Unpacking

British Game: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
• Death’s Door
• Fights In Tight Spaces
• Forza Horizon 5 - WINNER
• Overboard!
• Sable

Technical Achievement: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Forza Horizon 5
• Hitman 3
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - WINNER
• Resident Evil Village
• Returnal

Best Debut Game: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• The Artful Escape
• Eastward
• The Forgotten City
• Genesis Noir
• Maquette
• Toem - WINNER

Multiplayer: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Back 4 Blood
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• Forza Horizon 5
• Halo Infinite
• Hell Let Loose
• It Takes Two - WINNER

Music: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Deathloop
• Far Cry 6
• Halo Infinite
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Returnal - WINNER

Games Beyond Entertainment: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
• Before Your Eyes - WINNER
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Game Builder Garage
• It Takes Two
• Psychonauts 2

Audio Achievement: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• The Artful Escape
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• Deathloop
• Halo Infinite
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Returnal - WINNER

Family: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale - WINNER
• Forza Horizon 5
• Mario Party Superstars
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Unpacking

Performer in a Supporting Role: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• LAURA BAILEY as Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard
• KIMBERLY BROOKS as Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2 - WINNER
• JASON CAVALIER as Drax in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• MAGGIE ROBERTSON as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
• HAN SOTO as Gabe Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
• ALEX WEINER as Rocket in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

Artistic Achievement: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• The Artful Escape - WINNER
• It Takes Two
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil: Village
• Returnal

Game Design: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Deathloop
• Forza Horizon 5
• Inscryption - WINNER
• It Takes Two
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Returnal

Animation: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• Call of Duty Vanguard
• It Takes Two
• Kena: Bridge of Sprits
• Life is Strange: True Colours
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart - WINNER

Performer in a Leading Role: BAFTA Games Awards nominees 2022

• OZIOMA AKAGHA as Julianna Blake in Deathloop
• JASON E KELLEY as Colt Vahn “the Captain” in Deathloop
• JENNIFER HALE as Rivet in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• JON MCLAREN as Star-Lord/Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• ERIKA MORI as Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
• JANE PERRY as Selene Vassos in Returnal - WINNER

BAFTA Games Awards 2022 vote

The winner in one category was decided by a public vote, with gamers having the chance to choose the winner of this year's EE Game of the Year award. Voting took place on the BAFTA Games Awards website and the vote closed at 6pm on 1st April.

When are the BAFTA Games Awards 2022?

The BAFTA Games Awards 2022 took place on Thursday 7th April 2022, with the ceremony starting at 7pm BST from a UK time zone perspective. But it's not too late to watch the action back if you want to see what happened.

How to watch BAFTA Games Awards 2022

You can watch the BAFTA Games Awards for free on the Academy's official Twitch, YouTube and Facebook accounts. Even after the event, the entire YouTube stream is still available, so you can click into the player below to see how it all went down:

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