A few hours ago, the New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) unveiled the winners of the 2026 New York Game Awards, starting with Sandfall Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which won the top prize of best game of the year.
It's yet another meaningful award for the highly acclaimed single player JRPG, following the win at The Game Awards last month. The game had already surpassed Baldur's Gate 3 as the third game to earn the most GOTY wins, and the award season is far from over, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 well-positioned to win other prizes, including the D.I.C.E. Awards, the GDC Awards, and our own Wccftech Awards, which will be announced imminently. It only lost to Hollow Knight: Silksong at the Steam Awards, although those were voted on by the public.
Anyway, the so-called 'Big Apple Award' wasn't the only one that the French developer brought home, so to speak. Jennifer English was once again recognized for her work as Maelle with the Great White Way Award, which rewards the Best Acting in a Game. Here's the rest of the prizes that were given during the 2026 New York Game Awards:
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
Blue Prince
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game
Blippo+
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
Hades II
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
South of Midnight
Excelsior Award for Best NY Game
Ball x Pit
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game
Lumines Arise
Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game
Donkey Kong Bananza
A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
Is This Seat Taken?
High Line Award for Best Remake
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
Chumley’s Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem
News Tower
NYC GWB Award for Best DLC
Lies of P: Overture
This year's edition of the Andrew Yoon Legend Award went to a company rather than a person (last year, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was the recipient): The Pokémon Company.
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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