Awarded gamesGames of the Year

Award results of The JAPAN GAME AWARDS 2022 have been announced as follows.

Grand Award

ELDEN RING

Company FromSoftware, Inc.
Platform PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / Steam

This video game, featuring the dark fantasy world with overwhelming volume and quality, receives tremendous support from many users. In the general votes, enthusiastic fans say “It is no doubt this game is a masterpiece. Everything is awesome.

Game Designers Award

Inscryption

Company Daniel Mullins Games
Platform Steam

This is quite unlike most of other video games. I hesitate to explain its features.

This video game belongs to the card game genre, but the setting, mood, the skillful metafiction leads to unexpected development.
It is no doubt this is the one and only video game, and it is quite interesting. This game won the award, receiving supports from many judges.

How lucky you are if you learn this video game!
We recommend you should play without any details and any prior information.

Award for excellence

 Awards Title Platform Company
Grand Award ELDEN RING PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / Steam FromSoftware, Inc.
Game Designers
Award
Inscryption Steam Daniel Mullins Games
Award for
excellence
ELDEN RING PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / Steam FromSoftware, Inc.
Ghostwire: Tokyo PS5 / PC Bethesda Softworks
Sky: Children of the Light iOS / Android OS / Nintendo Switch thatgamecompany
Tales of ARISE PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / Steam Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Resident Evil Village PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / Steam CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER PS5 / PS4 / Windows® / Mac / Steam SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Switch Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Pokémon LEGENDS ARCEUS Nintendo Switch The Pokémon Company
Horizon Forbidden West PS5 / PS4 / PS4 Pro Sony Interactive Entertainment
LOST JUDGMENT PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / Amazon Luna SEGA, Inc.
Best Sales Award Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Nintendo Switch The Pokémon Company
Global Award
Japanese Product
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Nintendo Switch The Pokémon Company
Global Award
Foreign Product
Call of Duty®: Vanguard PS5 / PS4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / PC ACTIVISION / Sledgehammer Games / Treyarch

【Abbreviations of platform】
PS5: PlayStation®5 / PS4: PlayStation®4 / PC: Windows®