The annual ceremony of the UK’s most prestigious gaming award, the BAFTA Games Awards 2026, took place in London. As tradition dictates, the event honored the best video games of the past year.
This evening, two projects shared the title of the ceremony’s biggest winners, each taking home three awards. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was named Game of the Year and also won in the categories of Best Debut Game and Performer in a Leading Role. Dispatch stood out for its technical and acting achievements, winning in the categories of Animation, Audio Achievement, and Performer in a Supporting Role.
Another multi-award winner was the samurai action game Ghost of Yōtei, which took home two trophies.
Full list of winners at the BAFTA Games Awards 2026:
- Best Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Debut Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Performer in a Leading Role: Jennifer English (for the role of Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Animation: Dispatch
- Audio Achievement: Dispatch
- Performer in a Supporting Role: Jeffrey Wright (for the role of Chase in Dispatch)
- Technical Achievement: Ghost of Yōtei
- Music: Ghost of Yōtei
- Artistic Achievement: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Game Design: Blue Prince
- Best British Game: Atomfall
- Multiplayer: Arc Raiders
- Evolving Game: No Man’s Sky
- Family: Lego Party!
- Narrative: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- New Intellectual Property: South of Midnight
- Game Beyond Entertainment: Despelote
- BAFTA Fellowship (Special Award): Ilkka Paananen (CEO and co-founder of Supercell)
Recall that NAVI were eliminated from IEM Rio 2026, while Vitality and Spirit have already advanced to the semifinals.