Hellblade Dominates in Total Awards, But What Remains of Edith Wins Game of the Year at the 2018 BAFTAs

04/13/2018 12:31 pm EDT

The 2018 British Academy Games Awards are a wrap: and What Remains of Edith Finch from developer Giant Sparrow and publisher Annapurna Interactive has won the show's most prestigious award, 'Best Game,' or in other words, game of the year.

The other standout of the night was notably Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, from local UK developer Ninja Theory, which won a grand total of five awards from its leading nine nominations. Only one other game managed even more than one award, and that was Nintendo's Super Mario Odyssey, which took home two.

For those that don't know: nominees and winners were selected by a special group of Academy members. Qualifications included being released in the United Kingdom between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 (the Evolving Game category was not subject to this guideline).

What Remains of Edith Finch joins the following 'Best Game' winners: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016), Fallout 4 (2015), Destiny (2014), The Last of Us (2013), Dishonored (2012), Portal 2 (2011), Mass Effect 2 (2010), Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009), Super Mario Galaxy (2008), BioShock (2007), Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (2006), Half-Life 2 (2004), and Call of Duty (2003) (2005 N/A).

Below, you can check out the full-winners list:

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

BEST GAME

BRITISH GAME

DEBUT GAME

EVOLVING GAME

FAMILY

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

GAME DESIGN

GAME INNOVATION

MOBILE GAME

MULTIPLAYER

MUSIC

NARRATIVE

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

PERFORMER

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