While The Game Awards may be over, there are still some important distinctions and awards to be handed out, and one of them is for the annual PlayStation Blog Game of the Year! These awards are chosen via polled votes from PlayStation Blog readers, and reflect the best of the best for the platform every year. Without further ado, let’s take a look at all of the winners of the PlayStation Blog Game of the Year 2021.

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PlayStation Blog Game of the Year 2021 Winners

Best New Character

• Lady Dimitrescu (Resident Evil Village) (Winner)
• Rivet (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart)
• Tenzo (Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut)
• Alex Chen (Life is Strange: True Colors)

Best Story

• Resident Evil Village (Winner)
• Life is Strange: True Colors
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best Art Direction

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart  (Winner)
  
• Little Nightmares II
• It Takes Two
• Hades

Best Soundtrack

• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Winner)
• Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island expansion
• Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
• Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139

Best Multiplayer Experience

• It Takes Two (Winner)
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• Battlefield 2042
• Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

Best Sports Game

• FIFA 22 (Winner)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed
• Riders Republic
• NBA 2K22

Best Accessibility Features

• Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut (Winner)
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Far Cry 6
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Use of DualSense

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Winner)
• Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut
• Returnal
• Resident Evil Village

Best Graphical Showcase

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Winner)
• Resident Evil Village
• Far Cry 6
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Best Re-Release

• Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut (Winner)
• Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition
• Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139

Independent Game of the Year

• Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Winner)
• Hades
• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
• Disco Elysium – The Final Cut

PS VR Game of the Year

• Hitman 3 (Winner)
• Doom 3 VR Edition
• Sniper Elite VR
• I Expect You To Die 2

PS4 Game of the Year

• Resident Evil Village (Winner)
• It Takes Two
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Far Cry 6

PS5 Game of the Year

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Winner)
• Resident Evil Village
• Returnal
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

Most Anticipated Game of 2022 and Beyond

• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Winner)
• Elden Ring
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Hogwart’s Legacy

Studio of the Year

• Insomniac Games (Winner)
• Square Enix
• Capcom
• Bandai Namco

Congratulations to all the winners! What do you think? Do you agree with the winners’ list? Let us know in the comments below!

Source: PlayStation Blog