So many great games were represented at SXSW Gaming and nominated for the 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards. Thousands of gamers took to the polls and voted on the games they thought deserved the trophy.
Unsurprisingly, Nintendo took home a whopping four awards between The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. Right behind Nintendo was PUBG Corporation with its hit battle royale game, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG). However, there were plenty of awards to go around. So, let’s take a look at who took home the win!
Gaming Awards
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 – Doki Doki Literature Club
Gamer’s Voice Awards
Mobile Game – Tiny Bubbles
Tabletop Game – Sol: Last Days of a Star
Virtual Reality Game – Superhot VR
Video Game – Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars
Game of the Year Awards
Trending Game – PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Esports Game – PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
VR Game – Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Tabletop Game – Gloomhaven
Mobile Game – Fire Emblem Heroes
Video Game – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Congrats to all of the winners and nominees! Each game is, undoubtedly, deserving of its title. You can still catch the 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards on Twitch here!
