South By Southwest (SXSW), the popular media festival that takes place in Austin, Texas every year announced winners for the gaming category late last night. The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild took home the big win but Nier: Automata, Cuphead, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Night In The Woods also earned nods.

You can find the full list right here:

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





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