It can be seen as David's fight against Goliath when in this context little Hades, developed by the indie studio Supergiant games, went up against the Sony-owned giant Naughty Dog, where no money was saved during the development of The last of us part 2.
Escape from Dad
And it was "David" who emerged victorious from the battle, when the jury consisting of industry experts had their say.
In addition to the prestigious game of the year, Hades - starring Zagreus who tries to escape from his father Hades from the realm of the dead - took home awards for best story, game design, artistic performance and for best supporting role (Logan Cunningham, who makes a number of voices in the game) .
No Swedish win
But the creators of the zombie apocalypse drama The Last of Us can still be quite happy with the evening.
The game took home the audience award, as well as best animation and for best lead role (Laura Bailey in the role of Abby).
Danish-developed but Swedish-released minesweeper game Deep rock galactic was without a prize in the multiplayer category, but last week won two prizes at the American South by Southwest.
The multiplayer category was instead taken home by Animal crossing: New horizons.