Which video game score won Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games at the 2026 Grammys?

“Sword of the Sea” won Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media at the 2026 Grammys. The award went to composer Austin Wintory for the game’s original score.

Wintory is closely associated with acclaimed game music: he composed the score for “Journey,” which received a Grammy nomination in 2013, before earning further nominations for “Aliens: Fireteam Elite” and “Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical.” “Sword of the Sea” became his first Grammy-winning project.

The category was introduced at the 2023 Grammys to recognize music written specifically for video games and interactive media. It is separate from the broader visual-media soundtrack category, which primarily covers film and television. Earlier, “Journey” had been the only game nominated in that older category.

“Sword of the Sea” is a 2025 adventure game developed and published by Giant Squid. It launched for Windows and PlayStation 5 on August 19, 2025. The other 2026 nominees included “Star Wars Outlaws,” “Helldivers 2,” and “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.”