Winners of the second annual The Spawnies Awards have been announced and Horizon Forbidden West has managed to snag the prestigious Game of the Year award. The winners were announced by Kahlief Adams, founder of Spawn on Me Podcast, the award-winning podcast spotlighting People of Color in the gaming industry, along with industry veteran Riana Manuel-Pena.
The Spawnies Awards is an awards show that celebrated the developers, publishers, diversity, and inclusion within our industry, and the games selected by the community as being the best of the past year. You can check out all of the nominees for this year which included some of the best games to release in 2022. All winners for this year’s The Spawnies Awards include:
- 6 Million Ways To Die Award (Best Shooter)
- Splatoon 3
- Snot Bubble Cry Award (Most Emotional / Narrative Game)
- As Dusk Falls
- On The Road Again Award (Best Ongoing Game)
- Destiny 2
- Indiepocalypse Award (Best Indie Game)
- PowerWash Simulator
- Turn Me Up Award (Best Music in a Game)
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Oh Snap! Award (Most Surprising Game)
- Powerwash Simulator
- Ease On Down The Road Award (Best Adventure Game)
- Elden Ring
- Jamiroquai Award (Best VR Game)
- Moss: Book II
- One Shining Moment Award (Best Sports Game)
- Rollerdome
- Brookago Heritage Award (Diversity Award)
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Be Water, My Friend (Best Fighting Game)
- Sifu
- Crystal Biscuit Award (Most Anticipated Upcoming Game)
- Spider-Man 2
- Cheddar Bay Biscuit Award (Best Game of the Year)
- Horizon Forbidden West
Founder of The Spawnies Awards, Kahlief Adams comments:
My grandmother first introduced me to video games at the young age of six, and I’ve been gaming ever since. Playing games introduced me to a lifelong career in an industry that I love and continue to be so passionate about. The Spawnies Awards has always been a labor of love and creating the show is my way of saying thank you to this incredible industry and the visionaries behind the games that have impacted my life in the best possible way. I hope everyone has enjoyed the show as much as I have enjoyed creating it.
Horizon Forbidden West managed to snag two awards at the event. The event was held in front of a global audience via Twitch on the official channel of Spawn on Me and it was also featured on the front page of the platform. During the event, special guests also appeared including AshSaidHi, Cameron Hawkins, Erin Ashley Simon, iamBrandon, Friskk, Pro_Kesadia, Mr.Midas, Parris Lily, Ray Apollo, Recky, Skulls Nightshade, Twitch Streamers TreAndJ, and WWE Superstar Xavier Woods as well as a Music Performance by DJ and MC Max Rhymes and MC and Writer 4-IZE.
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