It's time to officially announce the winners of the Wccftech Awards' 23! This includes the best games released last year and the most anticipated titles due this year, as voted by our staff and community through polls based on our respective category lists.
Among the best games of 2023 (a historic year with a record number of highly acclaimed releases), Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 triumphs with four prizes: best RPG (staff and community) and Game of the Year (again, staff and community). Then there's CAPCOM's Street Fighter 6, which not only grabs the fighting game awards but also snatches the multiplayer game award from our staff.
Other multi-winners of the Wccftech Awards '23 where staff and community agreed include Sea of Stars (indie), Alan Wake 2 (horror), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (action), Forza Motorsport (sports and racing), Super Mario Bros. Wonder (platform), RoboCop: Rogue City (shooter), and Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (strategy and simulation).
- RoboCop: Rogue City (4 votes) - WINNER
- Remnant II (3 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Atomic Heart (0 votes)
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (0 votes)
- Trepang2
- RoboCop: Rogue City (37% votes) - WINNER
- Atomic Heart (24% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (16% votes)
- Remnant 2 (14% votes)
- Trepang2 (9% votes)
- Baldur's Gate 3 (5 votes) - WINNER
- Final Fantasy XVI (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Star Ocean The Second Story R (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Starfield (0 votes)
- Diablo IV (0 votes)
- Baldur's Gate 3 (69% votes) - WINNER
- Starfield (15% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Diablo IV (7% votes)
- Final Fantasy XVI (5% votes)
- Star Ocean The Second Story R (4% votes)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (3 votes) - WINNER
- Hi-Fi Rush (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (1 vote)
- Pikmin 4 (0 votes)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (47% votes) - WINNER
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (24% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Hi-Fi Rush (23% votes)
- Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (4% votes)
- Pikmin 4 (1% votes)
- Alan Wake 2 (4 votes) - WINNER
- Amnesia: The Bunker (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Resident Evil 4 (1 vote)
- Dead Space (0 votes)
- System Shock (0 votes)
- Alan Wake 2 (46% votes) - WINNER
- Resident Evil 4 (22% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Dead Space (20% votes)
- System Shock (6% votes)
- Amnesia: The Bunker (6% votes)
- Oxenfree II (3 votes) - WINNER
- Jusant (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Star Trek: Resurgence (1 vote)
- The Expanse - A Telltale Series (1 vote)
- The Invincible (0 votes)
- Star Trek: Resurgence (62% votes) - WINNER
- The Invincible (14% votes) - RUNNER UP
- The Expanse - A Telltale Series (9% votes)
- Jusant (9% votes)
- Oxenfree II: Lost Signals (6% votes)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (4 votes) - WINNER
- Ghostrunner 2 (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Pizza Tower (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Blasphemous 2 (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Gravity Circuit (0 votes)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (60% votes) - WINNER
- Ghostrunner 2 (17% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Blasphemous 2 (15% votes)
- Pizza Tower (7% votes)
- Gravity Circuit (1% votes)
- Street Fighter 6 (4 votes) - WINNER
- Mortal Kombat 1 (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (1 vote)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (0 votes)
- Pocket Bravery (0 votes)
- Street Fighter 6 (60% votes) - WINNER
- Mortal Kombat 1 (29% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (6% votes)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (3% votes)
- Pocket Bravery (2% votes)
- Sea of Stars (5 votes) - WINNER
- Pizza Tower (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Jusant (0 votes)
- Cocoon (0 votes)
- Cassette Beasts (0 votes)
- Sea of Stars (41% votes) - WINNER
- Cocoon (37% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Jusant (11% votes)
- Pizza Tower (8% votes)
- Cassette Beasts (2% votes)
- Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (3 votes) - WINNER
- Jagged Alliance 3 (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Total War: Pharaoh (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Company of Heroes 3 (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Cities Skylines II (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew (30% votes) - WINNER
- Company of Heroes 3 (25% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Jagged Alliance 3 (22% votes)
- Cities Skylines II (15% votes)
- Total War: Pharaoh (8% votes)
- Forza Motorsport (4 votes) - WINNER
- MLB The Show 23 (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Football Manager 2024 (1 vote)
- LEGO 2K Drive (0 votes)
- The Crew Motorfest (0 votes)
- Forza Motorsport (53% votes) - WINNER
- The Crew Motorfest (20% votes) - RUNNER UP
- MLB The Show 23 (13% votes)
- LEGO 2K Drive (8% votes)
- Football Manager 2024 (7% votes)
- Street Fighter 6 (4 votes) - WINNER
- Diablo IV (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Remnant II (1 vote)
- The Outlast Trials (0 votes)
- Lethal Company (0 votes)
- Diablo IV (41% votes) - WINNER
- Street Fighter 6 (25% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Remnant 2 (17% votes)
- Lethal Company (15% votes)
- The Outlast Trials (2% votes)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (3 votes) - WINNER
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Future Redeemed (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla (1 vote)
- Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways (1 vote)
- Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (0 votes)
- God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla (47% votes) - WINNER
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (34% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Future Redeemed (12% votes)
- Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways (4% votes)
- Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (3% votes)
- Baldur's Gate 3 (3 votes) - WINNER
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Alan Wake 2 (1 vote)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (1 vote)
- Starfield (0 votes)
- Final Fantasy XVI (0 votes)
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (0 votes)
- Diablo IV (0 votes)
- Hi-Fi Rush (0 votes)
- Street Fighter 6 (0 votes)
- Baldur's Gate 3 (54% votes) - WINNER
- Alan Wake 2 (14% votes) - RUNNER UP
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (10% votes)
- Starfield (7% votes)
- Diablo IV (5% votes)
- Final Fantasy XVI (3% votes)
- Hi-Fi Rush (3% votes)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (3% votes)
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2% votes)
- Street Fighter 6 (1% votes)
Moving on to the most anticipated games coming in 2024, the only title to get more than two prizes was GSC Game World's STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which won in the shooter categories (with the only unanimous vote in all of the staff polls) and in the community's most anticipated overall game poll.
The other multi-winners are Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (most anticipated RPG from the community and most anticipated overall game from the staff), Silent Hill 2 (horror), Hollow Knight: Silksong (platform), Tekken 8 (fighting), Hades 2 (indie), and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (expansion/DLC).
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl (7 votes) - WINNER
- Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 (0 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Gray Zone Warfare (0 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Pioner (0 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Outpost: Infinity Siege (0 votes) - RUNNER UP
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl (60% votes) - WINNER
- Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 (31% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Gray Zone Warfare (6% votes)
- Pioner (1% votes)
- Outpost: Infinity Siege (1% votes)
- Dragon's Dogma 2 (3 votes) - WINNER
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Avowed (1 vote)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (1 vote)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (0 votes)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (30% votes) - WINNER
- Dragon's Dogma 2 (28% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Avowed (23% votes)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (13% votes)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (6% votes)
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (3 votes) - WINNER
- Star Wars Outlaws (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (1 vote)
- Rise of the Ronin (1 vote)
- Stellar Blade (0 votes)
- Star Wars Outlaws (42% votes) - WINNER
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (20% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (18% votes)
- Stellar Blade (11% votes)
- Rise of the Ronin (10% votes)
- Silent Hill 2 (6 votes) - WINNER
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Alone in the Dark (0 votes)
- Still Wakes the Deep (0 votes)
- Little Nightmares III (0 votes)
- Silent Hill 2 (63% votes) - WINNER
- Alone in the Dark (15% votes) - RUNNER UP
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered (11% votes)
- Still Wakes the Deep (5% votes)
- Little Nightmares III (5% votes)
- Pacific Drive (6 votes) - WINNER
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Open Roads (0 votes)
- Dustborn (0 votes)
- Towers of Aghasba (0 votes)
- The Wolf Among Us 2 (54% votes) - WINNER
- Pacific Drive (18% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Towers of Aghasba (12% votes)
- Open Roads (8% votes)
- Dustborn (7% votes)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (4 votes) - WINNER
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Momodora: Moonlit Farewell (1 vote)
- Contra: Operation Galuga (0 votes)
- Animal Well (0 votes)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (45% votes) - WINNER
- Contra: Operation Galuga (28% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (26% votes)
- Momodora: Moonlit Farewell (1% votes)
- Animal Well (1% votes)
- Tekken 8 (4 votes) - WINNER
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Die by the Blade (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Rivals 2 (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Varvarion (0 votes)
- Tekken 8 (57% votes) - WINNER
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (29% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Die by the Blade (10% votes)
- Varvarion (3% votes)
- Rivals 2 (1% votes)
- Hades 2 (5 votes) - WINNER
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Pacific Drive (0 votes)
- Earthblade (0 votes)
- Demonschool (0 votes)
- Hades 2 (61% votes) - WINNER
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (19% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Pacific Drive (14% votes)
- Earthblade (3% votes)
- Demonschool (3% votes)
- Frostpunk 2 (4 votes) - WINNER
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Homeworld 3 (1 vote)
- Life by You (0 votes)
- Manor Lords (0 votes)
- Homeworld 3 (44% votes) - WINNER
- Manor Lords (32% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Frostpunk 2 (11% votes)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (9% votes)
- Life by You (5% votes)
- Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (3 votes) - WINNER
- Top Spin 2K25 (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Assetto Corsa 2 (1 vote)
- WWE 2K24 (1 vote)
- MLB The Show 24 (0 votes)
- Assetto Corsa 2 (44% votes) - WINNER
- Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (29% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Top Spin 2K25 (17% votes)
- WWE 2K24 (8% votes)
- MLB The Show 24 (1% votes)
- Helldivers 2 (3 votes) - WINNER
- Dune Awakening (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- ARK 2 (1 vote)
- Nightingale (1 vote)
- Once Human (0 votes)
- Dune Awakening (41% votes) - WINNER
- Helldivers 2 (21% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Once Human (17% votes)
- ARK 2 (12% votes)
- Nightingale (9% votes)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (4 votes) - WINNER
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (2 votes) - RUNNER UP
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape (1 vote)
- Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (0 votes)
- World of Warcraft: The War Within (0 votes)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (64% votes) - WINNER
- World of Warcraft: The War Within (14% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred (9% votes)
- Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (7% votes)
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape (6% votes)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (4 votes) - WINNER
- Dragon's Dogma 2 (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Star Wars Outlaws (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (1 vote) - RUNNER UP
- STALKER 2 Heart of Chornobyl (0 votes)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (0 votes)
- Avowed (0 votes)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (0 votes)
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (0 votes)
- Visions of Mana (0 votes)
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl (21% votes) - WINNER
- Star Wars Outlaws (21% votes) - RUNNER UP
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (13% votes)
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (13% votes)
- Dragon's Dogma 2 (11% votes)
- Avowed (6% votes)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (6% votes)
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (4% votes)
- Visions of Mana (3% votes)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (2% votes)
Congratulations to all the winners and see you in a year or so for the next Wccftech Awards!
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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