Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3 and Venba win top honors in GDC/IGF Awards

Surprising very few, Baldur’s Gate 3 has claimed yet another Game of the Year Award, this time from the Game Developers Choice Awards, held tonight as part of the Game Developers Conference (GDC). In addition, Visai Games’ 2023 game Venba won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game at tonight’s Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards.

Larian Studio’s RPG took home three other awards for the night, including best narrative and design. Tears of the Kingdom won an innovation award, while Alan Wake and Hi-Fi Rush also took home awards for visual art and audio, respectively.

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.