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It Takes Two, Ratchet & Clank led the way at the 2022 DICE Awards

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart took home four awards during the ceremony, while It Takes Two scooped up another Game of the Year award.

Bryant Francis, Senior Editor

February 25, 2022

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Promotional art for It Takes Two

The 2022 DICE Awards have concluded, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and It Takes Two led the way in taking home awards.

Insomniac Games' latest Ratchet & Clank entry scored four individual awards in animation, technical achievement, and art direction. It was also voted "family game of the year."

But it was Hazelight Studios' It Takes Two that took the coveted Game of the Year prize, also scoring a win for outstanding achievement in game design.

Other notable winners included Deathloop, Halo Infinite, and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxies, who each racked up notable awards that leaned into their game's strengths. Elsewhere Unpacking took the prize for outstanding achievement for an independent game.

Games like Pokemon Unite, Forza Horizon 5, and Returnal were also all awarded prizes for outstanding achievement and genre excellence.

Here's the full list of winners for the 2022 DICE Awards:

Game of the Year

  • It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios)

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

  • Deathloop (Arkane Lyon)

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

  • It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios)

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)

Outstanding Achievement in Character

  • Resident Evil Village - Lady Dimitrescu (Capcom Ltd.)

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

  • Returnal (Housemarque)

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

  • Returnal (Housemarque)

Outstanding Achievement in Story

  • MARVEL's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal)

Outstanding Technical Achievement

  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)

Action Game of the Year

  • Halo Infinite (343 Industries)

Adventure Game of the Year

  • MARVEL's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal)

Family Game of the Year

  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games)

Fighting Game of the Year

  • GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- (Arc System Works)

Racing Game of the Year

  • Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games)

Role-Playing Game of the Year

  • Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (Square Enix)

Sports Game of the Year

  • Mario Golf: Super Rush (Camelot)

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

  • Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment, World's Edge)

Online Game of the Year

  • Halo Infinite (343 Industries)

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

  • Lone Echo II (Ready At Dawn)

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

  • Lone Echo II (Ready At Dawn)

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

  • Unpacking (Witch Beam)

Mobile Game of the Year

  • Pokémon UNITE (TiMi Studios)

About the Author

Bryant Francis

Senior Editor, GameDeveloper.com

Bryant Francis is a writer, journalist, and narrative designer based in Boston, MA. He currently writes for Game Developer, a leading B2B publication for the video game industry. His credits include Proxy Studios' upcoming 4X strategy game Zephon and Amplitude Studio's 2017 game Endless Space 2.

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