21st Game Developers Choice Awards
The 21st Game Developers Choice Awards was an award ceremony by Game Developers Choice Awards for outstanding game developers and video games held on July 21, 2021. The ceremony was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards, with both events presented through virtual streaming video due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hades was named as Game of the Year.
Winners and nominees
Nominees were announced on April 20, 2021, Winners were named on July 21, 2021.Game of the Year">Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year
HadesBest Audio
HadesBest Debut Developer
Phasmophobia- * Carrion
- * Mortal Shell
- * Raji: An Ancient Epic
- * ''Umurangi Generation''
Best Design
HadesBest Mobile Game
Genshin ImpactInnovation Award
DreamsBest Narrative
The Last of Us Part IIBest Technology
Microsoft Flight Simulator- * Dreams
- * Ghost of Tsushima
- * Half-Life: Alyx
- * ''The Last of Us Part II''
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Ghost of TsushimaBest VR/AR Game
Half-Life: AlyxAudience Award
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch ProductionsPioneer Award
- Tom Fulp, creator of Newgrounds and co-founder of The Behemoth
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Laralyn McWilliams, director of Free Realms and ''Full Spectrum Warrior''