Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PS5

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has been voted the PlayStation 5 Game of the Year on the PlayStation Blog, decided by the public. Resident Evil Village scooped up the prize for the PS4 Game of the Year, and there were also wins for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and It Takes Two. Across various different categories, a top-four was declared for each award.

Our own Game of the Year countdown begins later this week, but until then, we've shared all the winners and runners up from the PlayStation Blog's vote down below.

PS5 Game of the Year

  1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  2. Resident Evil Village
  3. Returnal
  4. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

PS4 Game of the Year

  1. Resident Evil Village
  2. It Takes Two
  3. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  4. Far Cry 6

PSVR Game of the Year

  1. Hitman 3
  2. DOOM 3 VR Edition
  3. Sniper Elite VR
  4. I Expect You to Die 2

Independent Game of the Year

  1. Kena: Bridge of Spirits
  2. Hades
  3. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
  4. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

Best Re-Release

  1. Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
  2. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
  3. Mass Effect Legendary Edition
  4. NieR Replicant

Studio of the Year

  1. Insomniac Games
  2. Square Enix
  3. Capcom
  4. Bandai Namco

Best Graphical Showcase

  1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  2. Resident Evil Village
  3. Far Cry 6
  4. Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Best Use of DualSense

  1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  2. Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
  3. Returnal
  4. Resident Evil Village

Best Accessibility Features

  1. Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut
  2. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  3. Far Cry 6
  4. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Best Sports Game

  1. FIFA 22
  2. Hot Wheels Unleashed
  3. Riders Republic
  4. NBA 2K22

Best Multiplayer Experience

  1. It Takes Two
  2. Call of Duty: Vanguard
  3. Battlefield 2042
  4. Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

Best Soundtrack

  1. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  2. Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island Expansion
  3. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
  4. NieR Replicant

Best Art Direction

  1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  2. Little Nightmares II
  3. It Takes Two
  4. Hades

Best Story

  1. Resident Evil Village
  2. Life Is Strange: True Colors
  3. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  4. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best New Character

  1. Lady Dimitrescu (Resident Evil Village)
  2. Rivet (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart)
  3. Tenzo (Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut)
  4. Alex Chen (Life Is Strange: True Colors)

[source blog.playstation.com]