Returnal Hailed Game of 2021 By BAFTA

The winners of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ gaming awards for 2021 have been announced.

The biggest winner was the shooter Returnal, which won in three categories, including the most important one – for the Best Game of the Year.

Two statuettes each went to The Artful Escape (Greatest Artistic Achievement and Greatest Sound Achievement), Unpacking (Best Story and EE Special Award), Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Best In-Game Animation and Greatest Technological Achievement), and It Takes Two (Best Multiplayer Game and Best New Brand). In addition, encryption was recognized as best design .

It is worth adding that Steam hosted a sale on many games that have received a BAFTA award this year, or were nominated on the list of titles.

1. BAFTA 2021 Game Sale on Steam

Best game of the year

winners

1. Returnal

Other nominated games

1. deathloop
2. Forza Horizon 5
3. encryption
4. It Takes Two
5. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best game by a British developer

winners

1. Forza Horizon 5

Other nominated games

1. Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
2. Death’s Door
3. Fights in tight spaces
4. Overboard!
5. sable

Best game animation

winners

1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Other nominated games

1. Call of Duty: Vanguard
2. It Takes Two
3. Kena: Bridge of Spirits
4. Life is Strange: True Colors
5. psychonauts 2

Greatest artistic achievement

winners

1. The Artful Escape

Other nominated games

1. It Takes Two
2. psychonauts 2
3. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
4. Resident Evil Village
5. Returnal

Greatest Sound Achievement

winners

1. The Artful Escape

Other nominated games

1. Call of Duty: Vanguard
2. deathloop
3. Halo Infinite
4. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
5. Returnal

Best debut

winners

1. toem

Other nominated games

1. The Artful Escape
2. Eastward
3. The Forgotten City
4. Genesis Noir
5. maquette

Best game development

winners

1. No Man’s Sky

Other nominated games

1. Among Us
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
3. Apex Legends
4. Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
5. Fortnite

Best family game

winners

1. Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Other nominated games

1. Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
2. Forza Horizon 5
3. Mario Party Superstars
4. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
5. unpacking

Best game design

winners

1. encryption

Other nominated games

1. deathloop
2. Forza Horizon 5
3. It Takes Two
4. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
5. Returnal

Best multiplayer game

winners

1. It Takes Two

Other nominated games

1. Back 4 Blood
2. Call of Duty: Vanguard
3. Forza Horizon 5
4. Halo Infinite
5. Hell Let Loose

Best game music

winners

1. Returnal

Other nominated games

1. deathloop
2. Far cry 6
3. Halo Infinite
4. psychonauts 2
5. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best storyline

winners

1. unpacking

Other nominated games

1. It Takes Two
2. Life is Strange: True Colors
3. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
4. psychonauts 2
5. Returnal

Best new brand

winners

1. It Takes Two

Other nominated games

1. deathloop
2. Death’s Door
3. encryption
4. Returnal
5. unpacking

Greatest Technological Achievement

winners

1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Other nominated games

1. Forza Horizon 5
2. hit man 3
3. psychonauts 2
4. Resident Evil Village
5. Returnal

Best leading actor

winners

1. Jane Perry as Selene Vassos in Returnal

Other nominated games

1. Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake in Deathloop
2. Jason E Kelley as Colt Vahn “the Captain” in Deathloop
3. Jennifer Hale as Rivet in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
4. Jon McLaren as Star-Lord/Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
5. Erika Mori as Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors

Best Supporting Actor

winners

1. Kimberley Brooks as Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2

Other nominated games

1. Laura Bailey as Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard
2. Jason Cavalier as Drax in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
3. Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
4. Han Soto as Gabe Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
5. Alex Weiner as Rocket in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

Game beyond entertainment award

winners

1. Before Your Eyes

Other nominated games

1. Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
2. Chicory: A Colorful Tale
3. Game builder garage
4. It Takes Two
5. psychonauts 2

EE special award (from UK trade media network)

winners

1. unpacking

Other nominated games

1. Chicory: A Colorful Tale
2. deathloop
3. The Forgotten City
4. It Takes Two
5. Metroid Dread

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