There were 3 other games who also stood out, all winning 3 awards on the evening: Her Story - an interactive movie video game developed, written and directed by Sam Barlow, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture - an adventure game set in an English village which comes from developers The Chinese Room, and Rocket League - a physics-based soccer game played using futuristic vehicles from Psyonix.
As well as the Academy Awards won tonight, there was also an award for “One to Watch” which is awarded for new talent and innovation within the industry. This year’s nominated games were all selected from games which were showcased in August last year at the Dare Protoplay festival in Dundee. The winner of this year’s award was SUNDOWN. Developed by Mild Beast Games, SUNDOWN is a top-down stealth shooter which sees players plunged into darkness in a “last man standing” shootout.
Full list of winners from the 2016 British Academy Game Awards
Artistic Achievement
Ori and the Blind Forest
Moon Studios
Audio Achievement
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
The Chinese Room
Best Game
Fallout 4
Bethesda Softworks
British Game
Batman: Arkham Knight
Rocksteady Studios
Debut Game
Her Story
Sam Barlow
Family
Rocket League
Psyonix
Game Design
Bloodborne
FromSoftware
Game Innovation
Her Story
Sam Barlow
Her Story
Sam Barlow
Multiplayer
Rocket League
Psyonix
Music
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
The Chinese Room
Original Property
Until Dawn
Supermassive Games
Performer
Merle Dandridge (Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture)
The Chinese Room
Persistent Game
Prison Architect
Introversion Software
Sport
Rocket League
Psyonix
Story
Life is Strange
Dontnod Entertainment
