Larian Studios"s D&D-themed fantasy RPG Baldur"s Gate 3 has won a ton of awards already, including Game of the Year at both The Game Awards and the Steam Awards. On Thursday night, it won the Best Game category during the UK-based 2024 BAFTA Games Awards.
In addition to Best Game, Baldur"s Gate 3 also won the Best Narrative and Best Music categories and voice actor Andrew Wincott won the Best Performer in a Supporting Role category for his work in the game voicing the character Raphael. The game also won the EE Game of the Year, which is voted on by the public.
Remedy"s third-person horror-action game Alan Wake 2 won in two categories, Audio Achievement and Artistic Achievement. The full list of winners is below:
- Best Debut Game – Venba
- Audio Achievement – Alan Wake 2
- Multiplayer – Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Evolving Game – Cyberpunk 2077
- Game Design – Dave The Diver
- British Game – Viewfinder
- Artistic Achievement – Alan Wake 2
- New Intellectual Property – Viewfinder
- Narrative – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Special Award – Special Effect
- Performer in a Supporting Role – Andrew Wincott (Baldur’s Gate 3)
- Family – Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- EE Player Choice – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Animation – Hi-Fi Rush
- Music – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Game Beyond Entertainment – Tchia
- Technical Achievement – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Performer in a Leading Role – Nadji Jeter (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2)
- Best Game – Baldur’s Gate 3
Larian recently confirmed that it had started development on an expansion to Baldur"s Gate 3, but then decided to not move forward with it. It has also decided not to make Baldur"s Gate 4. Larian"s founder and CEO Swen Vincke has only given hints about what the studio"s next game might be like, stating it will be "different than what you think it is".