It Takes Two wins yet another top award in a prestigious ceremony, winning Game of the Year at the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. It Takes Two had already won the Game of the Year at the Game Awards back in December. The game has been classified as the sleeper hit of 2021, having just past the 5 million copies sales mark. For more on the other winners and nominees of the night, keep reading below.
25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards — Full list of winners
D.I.C.E., which stands for “Design Innovate Communicate Entertain,” is a ceremony that honors the best in the game industry. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart went in the ceremony with the most nominations with nine, and ended up being the game with the most wins of the night with four in total. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Halo Infinite, Lone Echo II, and Returnal won multiple awards during the ceremony.
The full list of winners and nominees is below:
Game of the Year
- It Takes TwoDeathloopInscryptionRatchet & Clank: Rift ApartReturnal
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartCall of Duty: VanguardDeathloopKena: Bridge of SpiritsResident Evil Village
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Resident Evil Village — Lady DimitrescuDeathloop — Colt VahnKena: Bridge of Spirits — KenaLife is Strange: True Colors — Alex ChenRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart — Rivet
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- ReturnalDeathloopIt Takes TwoKena: Bridge of SpiritsPsychonauts 2
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
- ReturnalForza Horizon 5Halo InfiniteIt Takes TwoRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- Guardians of the GalaxyBefore Your EyesInscryptionPsychonauts 2The Forgotten City
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartBattlefield 2042Forza Horizon 5MoncageReturnal
Action Game of the Year
- Halo InfiniteDeathloopMetroid DreadReturnalThe Ascent
Adventure Game of the Year
- Guardians of the GalaxyDeath’s DoorIt Takes TwoPsychonauts 2Resident Evil Village
Family Game of the Year
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartAnimal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home ParadiseCozy GroveMario Party SuperstarsWarioware: Get it Together
Fighting Game of the Year
- Guilty Gear StriveMelty Blood: Type LuminaNickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Racing Game of the Year
- Forza Horizon 5F1 2021Hot Wheels Unleashed
Role-Playing Game of the Year
- Final Fantasy XIV: EndwalkerPathfinder: Wrath of the RighteousShin Megami Tensei VTales of AriseWildermyth
Sports Game of the Year
- Mario Golf: Super RushFIFA 22NBA 2k22Riders RepublicThe Climb 2
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Age of Empires IVGloomhavenGriftlandsInscryptionLoop Hero
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
- Lone Echo IIPuzzling PlacesResident Evil 4 VRSong in the SmokeYuki
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- Lone Echo IIDemeoI Expect You To Die 2Resident Evil 4 VRSong in the Smoke
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
- UnpackingDeath’s DoorInscryptionLoop HeroSable
Mobile Game of the Year
- Pokémon UniteBehind the FrameFantasianLeague of Legends: Wild RiftMoncage
Online Game of the Year
- Halo InfiniteBack 4 BloodCall of Duty: VanguardFinal Fantasy XIV: EndwalkerKnockout City
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- It Takes TwoDeathloopInscryptionLoop HeroRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- DeathloopInscryptionIt Takes TwoRatchet & Clank: Rift ApartThe Artful Escape
