26th Annual Game Developers Choice Award Winners Revealed

Revealed live during the GDC Festival of Gaming, the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Award (GDCA) winners have been revealed.

The premier accolades for peer recognition in the gaming industry, The Game Developers Choice Awards recognizes and celebrates the creativity, artistry, and technical genius of the finest developers and games this past year.

The complete list of 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards can be found below:

Best Debut

Winner – Best Debut – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Developer – Sandfall Interactive | Publisher – Kepler Interactive #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/UIIWnmkc3E

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

Best Design

Winner – Best Design – Blue Prince | Developer – Dogubomb | Publisher – Raw Fury #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/xGmiTFxCCf

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Raw Fury)

Best Technology

Winner – Best Technology – Death Stranding 2 | Developer – Kojima Productions | Publisher – Sony Interactive Entertainment #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/DU7SM5XBQ1

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Visual Art

Winner – Best Visual Art – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Developer – Sandfall Interactive | Publisher – Kepler Interactive #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/5Bw0VT2iYE

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

Innovation Award

Winner of the Innovation Award – Blue Prince | Developer – Dogubomb | Publisher – Raw Fury #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/NQ07qdzbxY

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Raw Fury)

Best Narrative

Winner – Best Narrative – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Developer – Sandfall Interactive | Publisher – Kepler Interactive #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/voUtzoXPCt

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

Audience Award

Winner of the Audience Award – And Roger | Developer – TearyHand Studio | Publisher – Kodansha #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/Q6IBkzdxpW

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

and Roger (TearyHand Studio / Kodansha)

Best Audio

Winner – Best Audio – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Developer – Sandfall Interactive | Publisher – Kepler Interactive #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/qQmf2slG2G

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

Social Impact

Winner – Social Impact – Consume Me | Developer – Jenny Jiao Hsia | Publisher – Jenny Jiao Hsia #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/cxEf40cJyg

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Consume Me (Jenny Jiao Hsia)

Game of the Year

Winner – Game of the Year – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Developer – Sandfall Interactive | Publisher – Kepler Interactive #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/8Vqg9OOZDd

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Don Daglow accepts the Lifetime Achievement award at #GDCA2026 pic.twitter.com/yJinGGP9TW

— GDC Festival of Gaming (@Official_GDC) March 13, 2026

Don Daglow

Ambassador Award

Rebecca Ann Heineman

Be sure to check the ceremony out on demand below:

26th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

Learn more about the Game Developer Choice Awards via its official website.

Source: Press Release

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