It Takes Two won the top prize at The Game Awards 2021, where it scooped three awards including the coveted Game of the Year.
Hazelight’s co-op adventure, which tells the story of a husband and wife who are seemingly headed for divorce, took home the Best Multiplayer and Best Family Game awards too.
Playground’sForza Horizon 5also bagged three awards for Best Sports/Racing, Best Audio Design, and Innovation in Accessibility, which recognises developers who are pushing the medium forward in terms of reach.
Arkane’sDeathloop,which had been nominated for nine prizes, was awarded Best Game Direction and Best Art Direction.
Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy XIVOnline won the Best Ongoing and Best Community Support awards,Ember Lab’sKena: Bridge of Spiritswon the Best Indie and Best Indie Debut prizes, whileFrom Software’sElden Ringscooped the Most Anticipated award.
The moment you’ve all been waiting for, Game of The Year! A massive congratulations to It Takes Two@hazelightgames+@ea+ @josef_faresfor your big win!#TheGameAwardspic.twitter.com/3o2kGm8qHm
Best Score and MusicNieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 (Keiichi Okabe, Composer)
Best MultiplayerIt Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Most Anticipated, Presented by Prime GamingElden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
Innovation in Accessibility, Presented by ChevroletForza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
