The Game Awards are not alone when it comes to appreciating the best games that come out each year. The Steam Awards 2022 winners have been announced following the count of user votes on the platform. Elden Ring received the most accolades, winning two awards, including Game of the Year (GOTY). CD Projekt RED was awarded the Labor of Love prize for the game with the most improvements, Cyberpunk 2077. The game is set to receive the Phantom Liberty expansion in the future, so it’s possible it could be a contender for the 2023 Steam Awards in the same category.

Here is an overview of this year’s nominees and winners within each category:

The Award Categories And Winners For The 2022 Steam Awards

Game of the Year

  • Dying Light 2
  • Elden Ring (Winner)
  • Stray
  • God of War (2018)
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

VR Game of the Year

  • BONELAB
  • Hitman 3 (Winner)
  • Green Hell VR
  • Among Us VR
  • Inside the Backrooms

Labor of Love

  • DOTA 2
  • Project Zomboid
  • No Man’s Sky
  • Deep Rock Galactic
  • Cyberpunk 2077 (Winner)

Better with Friends

  • Raft (Winner)
  • Ready or Not
  • Monster Hunter Rise
  • MultiVersus
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Outstanding Visual Style

  • Scorn
  • Bendy and the Dark Revival
  • Cult of the Lamb
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales (Winner)
  • Kena: The Bridge of Spirts

Most Innovative Gameplay

  • Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
  • Teardown
  • Stray (Winner)
  • Neon White
  • Dome Keeper

Best Game You Suck At

  • GTFO
  • Victoria 3
  • Total War: Warhammer III
  • Elden Ring (Winner)
  • FIFA 23

Best Soundtrack

  • Metal Hellsinger
  • Sonic Frontiers
  • Final Fantasy 7 Remake (Winner)
  • Persona 5 Royale
  • Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+

Outstanding Story Rich Game

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • God of War 2018 (Winner)
  • Uncharted: The Legacy of Thieves Collection
  • The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Sit Back and Relax

  • Star Wars: La Saga degli Skywalker (Winner)
  • Power Wash Simulator
  • Disney Dreamlight Valley
  • Dorf Romantik
  • Slime Rancher 2

Best Game on the Go

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
  • Vampire Survivors
  • Death Stranding Director’s Cut (Winner)
  • Brotato
  • Marvel Snap

The Steam Awards were first introduced in late 2016 as part of the Steam Winter Sale. Elden Ring took the GOTY this year, but past winners of the award include Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Resident Evil Village.