Awarded gamesGames of the Year
Award results of The JAPAN GAME AWARDS 2023 have been announced as follows.
Grand Award
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
| Company | CAPCOM CO.,LTD. |
|---|---|
| Platform | Nintendo Switch / Steam / PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Xbox Series X|S / XboxOne / PC |
“Monster Hunter Rise” that gained enormous popularity owing to three-dimensional action using Kakerimushi has greatly evolved with an extra-large expansion pack.
Unique monsters exclusive to the series appear one after another, a lot of weapons to fight against them and many new techniques allowing for use of original action.
For the pleasure of “hunting” enhanced each time of update, the game gained enthusiastic support from many users in the popular vote. For that reason, the game won Grand Award.
Game Designers Award
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright
| Company | Aniplex Inc. |
|---|---|
| Platform | PlayStation®4 / Nintendo Switch / Steam / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / PC |
“RPG Time: The Legend of Wright” that won Grand Award for Game Designers this year possesses a distinctive expression technique anyone who saw it can perceive.
Furthermore, the game is elaborated by a different approach from other games.
While it is quite difficult to take on distinctive individuality among tens of thousands of games released, this game gained recognition to have such individuality and won this award.
Congratulations.
Award for excellence
| Awards | Title | Platform | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Award | Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak | Nintendo Switch / Steam / PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Xbox Series X|S / XboxOne / PC | CAPCOM CO.,LTD. |
| Game Designers Award |
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright | PlayStation®4 / Nintendo Switch / Steam / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / PC | Aniplex Inc. |
| Award for excellence |
CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- REUNION | PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Nintendo Switch / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / Steam | SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. |
| God of War Ragnarök | PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| Splatoon 3 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | |
| Xenoblade3 | Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Co., Ltd. | |
| Sonic Frontiers | PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Nintendo Switch / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / Steam | SEGA Games Co., Ltd. | |
| EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 | PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 | D3PUBLISHER Inc. | |
| BIOHAZARD RE:4 | PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Xbox Series X|S / Steam | CAPCOM CO.,LTD. | |
| PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo | Nintendo Switch / Steam / iOS / Android | SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. | |
| Hogwarts Legacy | PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One / PC | WB Games | |
| Pokémon Scarlet and Violet | Nintendo Switch | The Pokémon Company | |
| Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak | Nintendo Switch / Steam / PlayStation®5 / PlayStation®4 / Xbox Series X|S / XboxOne / PC | CAPCOM CO.,LTD. | |
| Best Sales Award | Pokémon Scarlet and Violet | Nintendo Switch | The Pokémon Company |
【Abbreviations of platform】
PS5: PlayStation®5 / PS4: PlayStation®4 / PC: Windows®