IGN's 2019 Game of the Year Award Winner

~IGN's Game of the Year 2019~
The best overall game of 2019
❋Winner: Control
Runner-Up: Resident Evil 2 Remake
∗People's Choice: Death Stranding

Nominees:
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Slay the Spire
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Outer Wilds
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake
Control
Disco Elysium
The Outer Worlds
Pokemon Sword and Shield
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

~Best Games of 2019 By Platform~
Best PS4 Exclusive of 2019
The best Playstation 4 / PSVR exclusive of 2019
❋Winner: Death Stranding
∗People's Choice: Death Stranding (70% votes)

Nominees:

Blood and Truth

Concrete Genie

Death Stranding

Dreams

MLB the Show

Best Switch Exclusive of 2019
The best Switch exclusive of 2019
❋Winner: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
∗People's Choice: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (34% votes)

Nominees:

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake

Luigi's Mansion 3

Super Mario Maker 2

Pokemon Sword and Shield

Best Xbox Exclusive of 2019
The best Microsoft exclusive of 2019
For 2019, Gears 5 is our lone nominee and, thus, our very deserving winner (LMAO XD)
❋Winner: Gears 5
∗People's Choice: Gears 5 (89.6% votes)

Nominees:

Gears 5

Best PC Exclusive of 2019
The best PC-only game of 2019
❋Winner: Disco Elysium
∗People's Choice: Asgard's Wrath (39% votes)

Nominees:
Asgard's Wrath
Disco Elysium
Magic The Gathering: Arena
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
Total War: Three Kingdoms

Best Mobile Game

The best game available on mobile devices in 2019 (excluding via game streaming services like Stadia)

❋Winner: What the Golf?
∗People's Choice: Call of Duty Mobile (42% votes)

Nominees:
Call of Duty Mobile

Grindstone
Manifold Garden
Sayonara Wild Hearts
What the Golf?

Best VR Game
The best virtual reality has to offer in 2019.
❋Winner: Beat Saber
∗People's Choice: Asgard's Wrath (49% votes)

Nominees:

Asgard's Wrath
Beat Saber
Blood and Truth
Ghost Giant
Trover Saves the Universe

~Best Games of 2019 By Genre
Best Action Game
The best game primarily focused on combat and active/reactionary tests of skill.
❋Winner: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
∗People's Choice: Devil May Cry 5 (45% votes)

Nominees:
Devil May Cry 5
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Katana Zero
Astral Chain
Ape Out

Best Action-Adventure Game
The best game that offers a blend of skill-based combat/survival and environmental exploration.
❋Winner: Control
∗People's Choice: Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order (42% votes)

Nominees:
Control
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Remake
Luigi's Mansion 3

Best Adventure Game
The best game focused on story, decision making, and exploration.
❋Winner: Outer Wilds
∗People's Choice: Outer Wilds (48% votes)

Nominees:
Outer Wilds
Afterparty
Concrete Genie
Observation
AI: The Somnium Files

Best Puzzle Game
The best game designed to test the player's puzzle-solving skills.
❋Winner: Untitled Goose Game
∗People's Choice: Untitled Goose Game (65%votes)

Nominees:
Untitled Goose Game
Baba is You
Superliminal
Grindstone
Manifold Garden

Best Shooter
The best game focused on first or third-person shooting mechanics.
❋Winner: Apex Legends
∗People's Choice: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (34%votes)

Nominees:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Borderlands 3

Gears 5

Rage 2

Apex Legends

Best RPG

The best game with a focus on decision-making and story elements coupled with statistical progression.

❋Winner: The Outer Worlds
∗People's Choice: The Outer Worlds (40% votes)

Nominees:
Outer Worlds
Disco Elysium
Pokemon Sword and Shield
Kingdom Hearts 3
Dragon Quest Builders 2

Best Platformer
The best game focused on a combination of environmental traversal, puzzle-solving and combat.
❋Winner: Super Mario Maker 2
∗People's Choice: Super Mario Maker 2 (37% votes)

Nominees:
Super Mario Maker 2
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Layer
My Friend Pedro
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Blasphemous

Best Strategy/Tactics Game
The best games with a focus on tactical combat, team oversight and resource management.
❋Winner: Slay the Spire
∗People's Choice: Fire Emblem: The Three Houses (60% votes)

Nominees:
Slay the Spire
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Steamworld Quest
Wargroove
Total War: Three Kingdoms

Best Fighting Game
The best game in the fighting genre.
❋Winner: Mortal Kombat 11
∗People's Choice: Fantasy Strike (50% votes)

Nominees:
Fantasy Strike
Mortal Kombat 11
Samurai Shodown
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
Dead or Alive 6

Best Racing Game
The best game in the racing genre.
❋Winner: Crash Team-Racing: Nitro-Fueled
∗People's Choice: Crash Team-Racing: Nitro-Fueled (44%)

Nominees:
Wreckfest
Crash Team-Racing: Nitro-Fueled
Need for Speed Heat
DiRT Rally 2.0
Grid

Best Ongoing Game
For excellence in games that receive regular content updates and continued community support.
❋Winner: Final Fantasy XIV
∗People's Choice: Monster Hunter Worlds (28% votes)

Nominees:
Final Fantasy XIV
Apex Legends
Monster Hunter: World
Destiny 2
Rainbow Six: Siege


~The Best Game Design/Craft of 2019
Best Video Game Art Design

For exceptional efforts in the field of animation and visual design, be it for graphical fidelity or artistic style.

❋Winner: Control
∗People's Choice: Death Stranding (37% votes)

Nominees:
Control
Untitled Goose Game
Disco Elysium
Sayonara: Wild Hearts
Death Stranding

Best Video Game Music/Score
The best original score/soundtrack or use of licensed music.
❋Winner: Sayonara Wild Hearts
∗People's Choice: Death Stranding (54%)

Nominees:
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Death Stranding
Ape Out
Untitled Goose Game
Katana Zero

Best Video Game Sound Design
For exceptional efforts in audio engineering and sound effects.
❋Winner: Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
∗People's Choice: Resident Evil 2: Remake (30% votes)

Nominees:
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
Resident Evil 2: Remake
Control
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Luigi's Mansion 3

Best Video Game Story
The game with the best narrative development and overall story elements.
❋Winner: Control
∗People's Choice: The Outer Worlds (27% votes)

Nominees:
Control
The Outer Worlds
Disco Elysium
Outer Wilds
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers

Best Voice Acting/Motion Capture Performance
The best vocal/motion-capture/FMV performance of 2019.
❋Winner: Ashley Burch (The Outer Worlds)
∗People's Choice: Debra Wilson (Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order)

Nominees:
Ashley Burch (The Outer Worlds)
Mikee Goodman (Disco Elysium)
Laura Bailey (Gears 5)
Matthew Porretta (Control)
Debra Wilson (Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order)

I typed these one by one, so sorry for any miss-spelling. Too tired lol. Was listening to Castlevania and Gundam songs to keep me awake :D

At least IGN rewards look fair to me because there are 2 winners, based on the jury and the players vote. But i think its all about western games, i never heard most of them XD

Source: IGN