God of War Ragnarok beats Elden Ring to the title of Game of the Year for 2022 on the PlayStation Blog. In fact, Santa Monica’s latest game dominated numerous categories, grabbing a total of 10 awards, while Bandai Namco’s journey through the Lands Between failed to get a single award at all.
God of War Ragnarok dominated the PS Blog Game of the Year awards for 2022
God of War Ragnarok managed to walk away with ten different awards, including the PS5 Game of the Year and PS4 Game of the Year titles. In fact, it managed a completely clean sweep of awards; the only categories it didn’t win were those for which the game wasn’t eligible. Here are the awards won by Ragnarok:
- PS5 Game of the Year
- PS4 Game of the Year
- Best New Character for Thor
- Best Story
- Best Graphical Showcase
- Best Art Direction
- Best Audio Design
- Soundtrack of the Year
- Best Accessibility Features
- Best Use of Dualsense
Of course, there were other awards that Ragnarok wasn’t able to win. These are the winners of the remaining categories:
- Best Multiplayer Experience: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Best Ongoing Game: Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
- Best Sports Game: Gran Turismo 7
- Best Independent Game of the Year: Stray
- Best Re-Release: Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
- PlayStation Game of 2023 and Beyond: Hogwarts Legacy
You can see all of the runners-up at the PlayStation Blog. For the record, Elden Ring got one Bronze award, two Silver Awards, and five Gold awards. However, Elden Ring has been more successful in our own game awards this year, winning our Best Open-World Game of 2022 with more eligible categories still to come.