The winners of PlayStation.Blog Game of the Year across 17 categories

The Last of Us: Part II is in the lead in voting.

1. Best Narrative

• The Last of Us Part II
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Final Fantasy VII Remake

2. Best Use of DualSense

• Astro’s Playroom
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
• Demon’s Souls

3. Best Accessibility Features

• The Last of Us Part II
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

4. Best Graphical Showcase

• The Last of Us Part II
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Demon’s Souls

5. Best Art Direction

• Ghost of Tsushima
• The Last of Us Part II
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Final Fantasy VII Remake

6. Best Soundtrack

• The Last of Us Part II
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Final Fantasy VII Remake

7. Best Sound Design

• The Last of Us Part II
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
• Demon’s Souls

8. Best Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
• Ghost of Tsushima Legends

9. Best Sports Game

• Tony Hawk’s Pro-Skater 1 & 2
• FIFA 21
• NBA 2K21
• Dirt 5

10. Best New Character

• Miles Morales as Spider-Man (Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales)
• Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima)
• Abby (The Last of Us Part II)
• Eivor (Assassin’s Creed Valhalla)

11. Best Independent Game

• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Bugsnax
• Worms Rumble
• Skater XL

12. Gaming Moment of the Year

• The Last of Us Part II: Final Showdown
• Ghost of Tsushima: Horseback title sequence
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales: The bridge sequence
• Astro’s Playroom: Experiencing haptics and adaptive triggers for the first time

13. Best PS VR Experience

• Star Wars Squadrons
• Marvel’s Iron Man VR
• Dreams
• The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners

14. PS4 Game of the Year

• The Last of Us Part II
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

15. PS5 Game of the Year

• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Demon’s Souls
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Astro’s Playroom

16. Most Anticipated Game

• New God of War title
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Resident Evil Village
• Final Fantasy XVI

17. Studio of the Year

• Naughty Dog
• Insomniac Games
• Sucker Punch
• Square Enix