Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins Best Game at the BAFTA Games Awards 2026

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The BAFTA Games Awards 2026 saw big wins for Dispatch, Ghost of Yōtei, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. But there were some surprises in there, too - in true BAFTA style. Ghost of Yōtei winning best music over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, for example, came as something of a shock. Daredevil star Charlie Cox didn't get the chance to big up the Fench motion capture performer behind Clair Obscur's Gustave (something he almost certainly would have done had he won best performer in a supporting role). That went to Jeffrey Wright, who played Chase in Dispatch. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lost out to Kingdom Come: Deliverance II in the best narrative category, and to Microsoft's South of Midnight in the New Intellectual Property category, too.Sandfall Interactive won't be too down, however; the French studio won best Debut Game, and Jennifer English, fresh from her big The Game Awards 2025 win, continued her run by taking home the best Performer in a Leading Role award for her performance as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. And, of course, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won the biggest award of the night: Best Game. I'm not sure there was ever going to be another winner.Elsewhere, Rebellion's Atomfall won British Game, Hello Games' No Man's Sky won Evolving Game, and Embark's Arc Raiders won Multiplayer.A huge congratulations to the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 team who take to the stage to accept the BAFTA for Best Game at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay🌟 pic.twitter.com/DyTQifTlam— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026 Jennifer English walks away with the BAFTA for Performer in a Leading Role at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay🏆 pic.twitter.com/ktIx4mMhCi— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026 The team behind Arc Raiders accepts the Multiplayer BAFTA at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay 🏆 pic.twitter.com/FLUN9z0tzB— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026 An incredible moment as the whole team behind No Man's Sky takes to the stage to accept the Evolving Game award at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay 🏆 pic.twitter.com/y4NHFaV3tq— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026 Blue Prince takes home the BAFTA for Game Design at the #BAFTAGamesAwards with @GooglePlay 👏 pic.twitter.com/G0F76KVgFC— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026 Congratulations to the Atomfall team for taking home the BAFTA for British Game🏆 pic.twitter.com/1AqMvO0QJx— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) April 17, 2026 Check the roundup below to see the winners list in full.BAFTA Games Awards 2026 Winners: The Full ListAnimation: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)Artistic Achievement: Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions)Audio Achievement: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)Best Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)British Game: Atomfall (Rebellion)Debut Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)Evolving Game: No Man's Sky (Hello Games)Family: LEGO Party! (SMG Studio)Fellowship: Ilkka Paananen (CEO & co-founder of Supercell)Game Beyond Entertainment: Despelote (Julián Cordero, Sebastián Valbuena)Game Design: Blue Prince (Tonda Ros)Multiplayer: Arc Raiders (Embark Studios)Music: Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch)Narrative: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios)New Intellectual Property: South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)Performer in a Leading Role: Jennifer English (Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)Performer in a Supporting Role: Jeffrey Wright (Chase in Dispatch)Technical Achievement: Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch)BAFTA Games Awards 2026 Nominees: The Full ListAnimationBattlefield 6Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDispatchGhost of YōteiHades IIHollow Knight: SilksongArtistic AchievementClair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDispatchGhost of YōteiHollow Knight: SilksongSouth of MidnightAudio AchievementArc RaidersClair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDispatchGhost of YōteiIndiana Jones and the Great CircleBest GameArc RaidersBlue PrinceClair Obscur: Expedition 33DispatchGhost of YōteiIndiana Jones and the Great CircleBritish GameAtomfallCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorMafia: The Old CountryMonument Valley 3PowerWash Simulator 2Two Point MuseumDebut GameBlue PrinceClair Obscur: Expedition 33Consume MeDespeloteDispatchThe Midnight WalkEvolving GameFallout 76Helldivers 2Hitman: World of AssassinationNo Man’s SkyVampire SurvivorsWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2FamilyDonkey Kong BananzaIs This Seat Taken?Lego Party!Mario Kart WorldPowerWash Simulator 2Two Point MuseumFellowshipIlkka Paananen (CEO & co-founder of Supercell)Game Beyond EntertainmentThe AltersAnd RogerCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorConsume MeDespeloteStalker 2: Heart of ChornobylGame DesignBall X PitBlue PrinceClair Obscur: Expedition 33Ghost of YōteiHades IISplit FictionMultiplayerArc RaidersDune: AwakeningElden Ring NightreignLego Party!Split FictionPEAKMusicClair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachDispatchGhost of YōteiHollow Knight: SilksongIndiana Jones and the Great CircleNarrativeThe AltersBlue PrinceClair Obscur: Expedition 33Death Stranding 2: On the BeachIndiana Jones and the Great CircleKingdom Come: Deliverance IINew Intellectual PropertyThe AltersArc RaidersClair Obscur: Expedition 33DispatchSouth of MidnightSplit FictionPerformer in a Leading RoleAaron Paul as Robert Robertson in DispatchBen Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of YōteiJennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Tom McKay as Henry of Skalitz in Kingdom Come: Deliverance IITroy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great CirclePerformer in a Supporting RoleAlix Wilton Regan as Lea Florence Monad in Lies Of P: OvertureCharlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Jane Perry as Lia Cain in Dead TakeJeffrey Wright as Chase in DispatchKirsty Rider as Lune in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Troy Baker as Higgs in Death Stranding 2: On the BeachTechnical AchievementArc RaidersDeath Stranding 2: On the BeachDoom: The Dark AgesGhost of YōteiIndiana Jones and the Great CircleSplit FictionPhoto by Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA.Wesley is Director, News at IGN. 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