BAFTA Winners of 2018 Announced

Drumroll, please. This year’s list of BAFTA Award winning games is officially out, and indeed, while the usual suspects have gone home with multiple accolades — Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice picked up five awards, Super Mario Odyssey scored two and both Breath of the Wild and Cuphead received praise for achievement in game innovation and music — the black horse of the BAFTA’s was What Remains of Edith Finch, which swiped best game of 2017. Abstract puzzler Gorogoa also picked up the award for best debut game, so in that regard, it’s definitely a huge victory for indies. Read on below for the complete list of champions.

Artistic Achievement

Cuphead – StudioMDHR
Gorogoa – Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Ninja Theory Ltd
Horizon Zero Dawn – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

Audio Achievement

Call of Duty: World War II – Sledgehammer Games/Activision
Destiny 2 – Bungie/Activision
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – David Garcia Diaz/Ninja Theory Ltd
Horizon Zero Dawn – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Star Wars Battlefront II – DICE/Electronic Arts
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

Best Game

Assassin’s Creed Origins – Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft
Hellbalde: Senua’s Sacrifice – Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
Horizon Zero Dawn – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
What Remains of Edith Finch – Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

British Game

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
Monument Valley 2 – ustwo games
Reigns: Her Majesty – Leigh Alexander, François Alliot, Arnaud De Bock, Nerial Ltd/Devolver Digital
The Sexy Brutale – Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale, Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works
Sniper Elite 4 – Rebellion
Total War: Warhammer II – Creative Assembly/ SEGA

Debut Game

Cuphead – StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
Gorogoa – Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
Hollow Knight – Team Cherry
Night in the Woods – Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry, InfiniteFall/Finji
The Sexy Brutale – Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale, Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works/Tequila Works
Slime Rancher – Monomi Park

Evolving Game

Clash Royale – Supercell
Final Fantasy XV – Hajime Tabata, Square Enix
Fortnite – Epic Games
Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds – PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft

Family

Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft Paris/ Ubisoft
Lego Worlds – TT Games/ WB Games
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
Monument Valley 2 – ustwo games/ustwo games
Snipperclips – SFB Games/ Nintendo
Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

Game Beyond Entertainment

Bury Me, My Love – The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Ninja Theory Ltd
Last Day of June – Massimo Guarini, Elia Randon, Andrew Thompson, Ovosonico/505 Games
Life is Strange: Before the Storm – Deck Nine Games, Square Enix/Square Enix
Night in the Woods – Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry, InfiniteFall/ Finji
Sea Hero Quest VR – Matthew Hyde, Max Scott-Slade, Hugo Scott-Slade, Glitchers

Game Design

Assassin’s Creed Origins – Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft
Horizon Zero Dawn – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Nier Automata – Platinum Games/Square Enix
Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
What Remains of Edith Finch – Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

Game Innovation

Gorogoa – Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Ninja Theory Ltd
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Nier Automata – Platinum Games; Square Enix/Square Enix
Snipperclips – SFB Games/Nintendo
What Remains of Edith Finch – Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

Mobile Game

Bury Me, My Love – The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius
Golf Clash – Paul Gouge, Alex Rigby, Gareth Jones, Playdemic/Playdemic
Gorogoa – Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
Kami 2 – State of Play
Monument Valley 2 – ustwo games/ustwo games
Stranger Things: The Game – BonusXP, Inc./BonusXP, Inc.

Multiplayer

Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Larian Studios/ Larian Studios Games
Fortnite – Epic Games
Gang Beasts – Boneloaf/ Double Fine Productions
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds – PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.
Splatoon 2 – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Star Trek Bridge Crew – Red Storm Entertainment/ Ubisoft

Music

Cuphead – StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc
Get Even – The Farm 51/ Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – David Garcia Diaz, Andy LaPlegua, Ninja Theory Ltd
Horizon Zero Dawn – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
What Remains of Edith Finch – Jeff Russo, Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

Narrative

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Tameem Antoniades, Ninja Theory Ltd
Horizon Zero Dawn – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Night in the Woods – Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry, InfiniteFall/ Finji
Tacoma – Steve Gaynor, Karla Zimonja, Fullbright/ Fullbright
What Remains of Edith Finch – Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – Jens Matthies, Tommy Tordsson Björk, Tom Keegan, Machine Games/ Bethesda

Original Property

Cuphead – Chad Moldenhauer, Jared Moldenhauer – StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc
Gorogoa – Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
Horizon Zero Dawn – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Night in the Woods – Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry, InfiniteFall/ Finji
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds – PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.
What Remains of Edith Finch – Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive