21st_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards
The 21st Game Developers Choice Awards was an annual awards ceremony by Game Developers Choice Awards for outstanding game developers and video games held on July 21, 2021. The awards ceremony was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards, with both events presented through virtual streaming video due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hades was named as Game of the Year.
Quick Facts Date, Venue ...
| 21st Game Developers Choice Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | July 21, 2021 | |||
| Venue | Online | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Most awards | Hades (3) | |||
| Most nominations | Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, The Last of Us Part II (6) | |||
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Laralyn McWilliams | |||
| Pioneer Award | Tom Fulp | |||
| Game of the Year | Hades | |||
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Nominees were announced on April 20, 2021[1] Winners (noted in bold below) were named on July 21, 2021.[2]
Game of the Year
Best Audio
Best Debut Developer
- Phasmophobia (Kinetic Games)
- Carrion (Phobia Game Studio/Devolver Digital)
- Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry / Playstack)
- Raji: An Ancient Epic (Nodding Heads Games / Super!Com)
- Umurangi Generation (Origame Digital / Playism, Origame Digital)
Best Design
Best Mobile Game
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (ustwo/PID Publishing)
- If Found... (Dreamfeel/Annapurna Interactive)
- Legends of Runeterra (Riot Games)
- The Pathless (Giant Squid/Annapurna Interactive)
Innovation Award
Best Narrative
Best Technology
Best Visual Art
Best VR/AR Game
Audience Award
Pioneer Award
- Tom Fulp, creator of Newgrounds and co-founder of The Behemoth[3]
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Laralyn McWilliams, director of Free Realms and Full Spectrum Warrior[3]
- Rousseau, Jeffrey (April 20, 2021). "Hades, Ghost of Tsushima, and Last of Us Part 2 lead GDC Award nominees". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- Beresford, Trilby (July 21, 2021). "2021 Game Developers Choice Award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- Koch, Cameron (July 1, 2021). "GDC To Honor Newgrounds Founder Tom Fulp And Industry Veteran Laralyn McWilliams At 21st Annual Awards". GameSpot. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
