Yesterday, the New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) announced the winners of the 13th annual New York Game Awards in a dedicated ceremony streamed live from the SVA Theatre, with Baldur's Gate 3 once again emerging as the big winner.
Larian's excellent triple-A cRPG managed to win the Game of the Year award as well as the 'Herman Melville' award for Best Writing. Baldur's Gate 3 wasn't the only game to bring two prizes home, however, as Remedy's Alan Wake 2 won the 'Statue of Liberty' award for Best World. It also brought home the 'Great White Way' award for Best Acting thanks to Melanie Liburd as co-protagonist Saga Anderson. It's too bad that Alan Wake 2 sales don't seem to be nearly as successful as the critical reception.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom didn't win anything at the New York Game Awards. However, Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. Wonder succeeded in the Best Kids Game category. Other critical darlings like Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Chants of Sennar, Resident Evil 4, Asgard's Wrath 2, Hi-Fi Rush, and Slay the Princess each won one award. HoYoverse's Honkai Star Rail was declared the Best Mobile game released last year.
Here's the full list of winners in each category:
- Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year
Baldur’s Gate 3
- Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
Chants of Sennar
- Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game
Baldur’s Gate 3
- Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
Alan Wake 2
- Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
Hi-Fi Rush
- Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2
- Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game
Asgard’s Wrath 2
- Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
Honkai: Star Rail
- Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake
Resident Evil 4
- Chumley's Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem
Slay the Princess
- NYC GWB Award for Best DLC
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Additionally, Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award.
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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