As part of our SXSW coverage, here are the big winners. Keystones and Alex are on site doing coverage but the convention was kind enough to send this over to us.
Not too many surprises and nice to see some variety amongst the winners.
SXSW ANNOUNCES 2018 GAMING AWARDS WINNERS
Winners named in 24 categories
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild named Video Game of the Year
Austin, TX – March 17, 2018 – SXSW® Gaming has announced the winners for the 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards. The winners in 24 different categories, were revealed during the fifth annual Gaming Awards ceremony, which was hosted by IGN producer and writer Alanah Pearce, and Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and esports broadcaster for H1Z1, Hearthstone and Call of Duty World League, Richard Campbell.
Award winner highlights include Game of the Year winner The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo); Mobile Game of the Year winner Fire Emblem Heroes (Nintendo, Intelligent Systems); Esports Game of the Year winner PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (Bluehole Studio Inc.); Tabletop Game of the Year winner Gloomhaven (Cephalofair Games); and Trending Game of the Year winner PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (Bluehole Studio Inc.).
Submissions for the SXSW Gaming Awards opened in August 2017 through the official Gaming Awards page and closed in December. Finalists for the SXSW Gaming Awards categories were selected and voted on by the SXSW Gaming Advisory Board and select staff, consisting of more than 40 industry experts well-versed in everything gaming and geek culture. Once finalists were revealed, the general public, along with the Advisory Board, were invited to cast their vote on IGN.com to help determine the winners in each category, which were unveiled and honored at tonight’s SXSW Gaming Awards ceremony.
2018 SXSW Gaming Awards Winners:
Excellence in SFX
Super Mario Odyssey
Excellence in Musical Score
NieR: Automata
Excellence in Technical Achievement
NieR: Automata
Excellence in Visual Achievement
Horizon Zero Dawn
Excellence in Animation
Cuphead
Excellence in Art
Cuphead
Excellence in Convergence
Star Wars Battlefront II
Excellence in Multiplayer
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Most Promising New Intellectual Property
Horizon Zero Dawn
Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game
Night in the Woods
Excellence in Gameplay
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Excellence in Design
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Excellence in Narrative
What Remains of Edith Finch
Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award
Doki Doki Literature Club
Gamer’s Voice Award Video Game
Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars
Gamer’s Voice Award Mobile Game
Tiny Bubbles
Gamer’s Voice Award Tabletop Game
Sol: Last Days of a Star
Gamer’s Voice Award Virtual Reality Game
SUPERHOTVR
Trending Game of the Year
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Esports Game of the Year
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Tabletop Game of the Year
Gloomhaven
Virtual Reality Game of the Year
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Mobile Game of the Year
Fire Emblem Heroes
Video Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
For the full list of 2018 SXSW Gaming Award winners, visit gaming.sxsw.com/awards.
