DICE Awards 2026—All Award Winners

As the annual DICE Summit in Las Vegas came to an end, the conference wrapped with the 29th Annual DICE Awards. Presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, this year’s awards were selected by over 30,000 industry professionals.

Sixty-five games were nominated across 23 categories. Two games—Ghost of Yotei and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33—lead the way with eight nominations each, with other games receiving multiple nominations.

The show aired at 11pm ET/8pm PT live from the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas

Of course, there can only be one winner for each category, including Game of the Year, Art Direction, Game Design, Character, and more.

Taking home five awards this year was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, including Game of the Year. Ghost of Yotei left with three awards, while Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Blue Prince each won two.

You can find each of the 23 winners below highlighted in bold, and leave your thoughts in the comments and in the Insider Gaming Discord server.

DICE Awards 2026 Winners

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• South of Midnight (WINNER)
• The Midnight Walk

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• The Midnight Walk

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Esquie
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Maelle
• Dispatch – Courtney/Invisigal
• Dispatch – Robert Robertson III/Mecha Man
• Ghost of Yōtei – Atsu (WINNER)

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yōtei (WINNER)
• Herdling
• Mario Kart World
• Sword of the Sea

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• Arc Raiders
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (WINNER)
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Lumines Arise
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
• Consume Me
• despelote
• South of Midnight
• The Drifter

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Arc Raiders
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (WINNER)
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• DOOM: The Dark Ages

Action Game of the Year

• Absolum
• Arc Raiders
• DOOM: The Dark Ages
• Hades II (WINNER)
• Ninja Gaiden 4

Adventure Game of the Year

• Blue Prince
• Dispatch
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Ghost of Yōtei (WINNER)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Family Game of the Year

• LEGO® Party! (WINNER)
• LEGO® Voyagers
• Lumines Arise
• MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
• POPUCOM

Fighting Game of the Year

• 2XKO
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2
• FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection (WINNER)
• WWE 2K25

Racing Game of the Year

• EA SPORTS F1® 25
• Kirby Air Riders
• Mario Kart World (WINNER)
• Wheel World

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• The Outer Worlds 2

Sports Game of the Year

• EA SPORTS FC™ 26
• PGA Tour 2k25
• MLB® The Show™ 25
• NBA 2k26
• Rematch (WINNER)

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• The Alters (WINNER)
• Drop Duchy
• Europa Universalis V
• The King is Watching
• StarVaders

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Ghost Town
• Hotel Infinity (WINNER)
• Marvel’s Deadpool VR
• Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset
• Unloop

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
• Ghost Town (WINNER)
• Marvel’s Deadpool VR
• The Midnight Walk
• Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• Baby Steps
• Blue Prince (WINNER)
• Consume Me
• despelote
• Dispatch

Mobile Game of the Year

• Persona5: The Phantom X (WINNER)    
• Umamusume: Pretty Derby
• WHAT THE CLASH?
• Where Winds Meet

Online Game of the Year

• Arc Raiders (WINNER)
• Battlefield 6
• Mario Kart World
• Marvel Rivals
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Arc Raiders
• Blue Prince (WINNER)
• Hades II
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Öoo

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Game of the Year

• Arc Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (WINNER)
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei

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