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

The BAFTA Games Awards 2022 winners were announced last night.

Joe Julians

Published: Friday, 8 April 2022 at 10:01 am

The BAFTA Games Awards have been and gone for another year, with the 2022 ceremony taking place on 7th April. So now we know who all the winners are!

Presiding over proceedings was presenter Elle Osili-Wood, who helmed last year's digital ceremony as well. Sony and Housemarque's Returnal was the big winner of the night, picking up Best Game as well as numerous other awards.

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

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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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