New York Game Awards 2022 Winner Round-Up

Last night brought a whole series of celebratory moments to the gaming table, thanks to the annual New York Game Awards 2022 event. 

One thing was for sure: Psychonauts 2 had an absolute blast during the festivities, not only taking home the Best Game of the Year award, but also the stripes for the Best World, amazingly enough. And that wasn't the only series that had a lucky streak throughout the showcase. Resident Evil, Life is Strange, as well as Sable, to name but a few, all had quite the night of raking in the lion's share of the accolades.

But let's run a recap, from the first to the final award given out. Here is the full round-up of all New York Game Awards 2022 winners.

Pyschonauts 2 took home the GotY and Best World awards.

Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year

• Psychonauts 2 – WINNER
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Deathloop
• Dorfromantik
• Halo Infinite
• Life Is Strange: True Colors
• Metroid Dread
• Resident Evil: Village

Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game

• Sable – WINNER
• Before I Forget
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Death's Door
• ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
• Genesis Noir
• Little Nightmares 2
• Wildermyth

Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game

• Life Is Strange: True Colors – WINNER
• Chicken Police – Paint It Red
• Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
• Persona 5 Strikers
• Psychonauts 2
• Resident Evil: Village
• Strangeland

Statue of Liberty Award for Best World

• Psychonauts 2 – WINNER
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Chicken Police – Paint it Red
• Exo One
• Far Cry 6
• Monster Hunter Rise
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil: Village

Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game

• Sable – WINNER
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Everhood
• Far Cry 6 – Pedro Bromfman
• Genesis Noir
• Life Is Strange: True Colors
• NBA 2K 22

Life is Strange: True Colors picked up the Best Writing award.

Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game

• Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village – WINNER
• Erika Mori as Alex Chen in Life Is Strange: True Colors
• Giancarlo Esposito in Far Cry 6
• Michael Mando as Vass Montengro in Far Cry 6: Vaas – Insanity
• Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake in Deathloop
• Sera-Lys McArthur as Thunderbird in Rainbow Six Siege: North Star

Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game

• Resident Evil 4 VR – WINNER
• Floor Plan 2
• Mare – Quest
• Ragnarock
• Star Wars Pinball VR
• Traffic Jams

Central Park Children's Zoo Award for Best Kids Game

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – WINNER
• Bowser's Fury from Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Death's Door
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits
• Miitopia

A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game

• NieR Re[in]carnation – WINNER
• Fantasian
• Crash on the Run
• Marvel Future Revolution
• Pikmin Bloom
• Queen Rock Tour
• Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes

Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake

• Resident Evil 4 VR – WINNER
• The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition
• Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
• Shadow Man Remastered
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Sable had quite the winning streak last night.

Captain Award for Best Esports Team

• Natus Vincere a.k.a. Na'Vi (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) – WINNER
• Atlanta FaZe Clan (Call of Duty League)
• EDward Gaming (League of Legends)
• Team Spirit (Dota 2)

Joltin' Joe Award for Best Esports Player of the Year

• Genki “Gen” Kumisaka (Tekken 7 for Donuts USG) – WINNER
• Chris “Simp” Lehr (Call of Duty for Atlanta FaZe)
• Lee “Scout” Ye-chan (League of Legends for EDward Gaming)
• Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for Natus Vincere)
• Tyson “TenZ” Ngo (Valorant for Sentinels)
• Xin “Leave” Huang (Overwatch League for Chengdu Hunters)

Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism

• Rebekah Valentine – Investigative Reporting – WINNER
• People Make Games – Video Series
• Megan Farokhmanesh – Investigative Reporting
• Zoya Street – Essay
• Renata Price – Reviews
• Kirsten Grind, Ben Fritz, and Sarah E. Needleman – Activision/Kotick Investigations

So, what's your take? Would you have chosen another Game of the Year winner? Are you content with the winners? Let us know over on our socials here or down in the comments below.