The SXSW 2018 awards for the best games in categories that focused on art, narrative, popularity, and other subjects have been revealed with familiar names in the lineup.

With the South by Southwest Gaming Awards completed, games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Super Mario Odyssey were able to take home even more awards than they already have. Several games like Cuphead, PUBG, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild were able to collect more than one award as well with these three games taking the top spot in multiple categories for successes in multiplayer features, gameplay, and other categories. A category for best virtual reality game was also present this year, and though there were many indie VR games that hit the market recently to try and capitalize on the budding platform, it should be little surprise that a big-name game like Resident Evil 7: Biohazard took the No. 1 spot.

Thousands of gamers voted on the 20 different categories below to select who they thought should win, and with the gamers voting and this being one of the later game awards programs to take place, it makes sense that many of the same games that won before were seen again. The full list of awards can be seen below, so take a look at the top gaming winners at SXSW and let us know in the comments section if you agree with the decisions.

• Excellence in Visual Achievement: Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Excellence in Technical Achievement: NieR: Automata
• Excellence in SFX: Super Mario Odyssey
• Excellence in Narrative: What Remains of Edith Finch
• Excellence in Multiplayer: PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
• Excellence in Musical Score: NieR: Automata
• Excellence in Gameplay: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Excellence in Design: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Excellence in Convergence: Star Wars Battlefront II
• Excellence in Animation: Cuphead
• Excellence in Art: Cuphead
• Most Promising New Intellectual Property: Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game: Night in the Woods
• Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award: Doki Doki Literature Club!
• Trending Game of the Year: PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
• Esports Game of the Year: PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
• VR Game of the Year: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
• Tabletop Game of the Year: Gloomhaven
• Mobile Game of the Year: Fire Emblem Heroes
• Video Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Posted: Mar 19, 2018 12:44 pm
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Source: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/03/18/sxsw-2018-game-awards-revealed/