BAFTA Games Awards 2018 winners | What Remains of Edith Finch wins Best Game while Hellblade takes home five awards

Tom Hoggins
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What Remains of Edith Finch won best game at the BAFTA Game Awards 2018
What Remains of Edith Finch won best game at the BAFTA Game Awards 2018

Surreal drama What Remains of Edith Finch has won Best Game at the BAFTA Game Awards. Developed by US studio Giant Sparrow, the game had earlier been beaten to awards in four other categories, making its victory in the top prize a shock.

The game follows a young girl, the titular Edith Finch, as she explores the halls of her historical family home, uncovering the mysteries behind the curious deaths of her ancestors. It is a surreal, effecting exploration of mortality that our five-star review called ‘a phenomenally powerful experience’.

Elsewhere, Cambridge developer Ninja Theory picked up five awards for its Nordic adventure Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. The game, which melds dark fantasy with an exploration of the psychosis of lead character Senua, won awards for British Game, Best Performer for Melina Juergens, Audio Achievement, Artistic Achievement and the inaugural Game Beyond Entertainment award. Hellblade was the most nominated game at this year's BAFTAs, with nine nods in total.

Nintendo also won three awards, Super Mario Odyssey won Game Design and Family Game, while The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, widely tipped for the best game gong, was awarded for Game Innovation.

At the end of the evening, adventure game supremo Tim Schafer was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for his long-standing contribution to the industry.

BAFTA Game Awards 2018 winners in full

  • Best Game What Remains of Edith Finch

  • Original Property Horizon Zero Dawn

  • Music Cuphead

  • Game Design Super Mario Odyssey

  • Evolving Game Overwatch

  • Narrative Night In The Woods

  • Game BeyondEntertainment Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

  • Debut Game Gorogoa

  • Family Super Mario Odyssey

  • MobileGame Golf Clash

  • Artistic Achievement Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

  • Multiplayer Divinity: Original Sin 2

  • AudioAchievement Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

  • Game Innovation The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

  • British Game Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

  • Performer Melina Juergens as Senua in Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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