Nominees 2021 Game Awards It has been announced to lead with Deathloop, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, It Takes Two and Psychonauts 2.
This year’s game of the year nominations are Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Resident Evil Village.
In the best performance category, nominees include Giancarlo Esposito of Far Cry 6, Jason E. Kelley and Ozioma Akagha of Deathloop, Erika Mori of Life is Strange, and Maggie Robertson of Resident Evil Village.
This year, Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda are the most nominated publishers with 20 nominations, followed by Sony Interactive Entertainment with 11 nominations, and Square Enix and EA each with 10 nominations.
With the announcement of the nominee, you can now vote. In addition, you can help determine the category of “Best E-Sports Team” through The Game Awards’ Twitter DM, and vote through the The Game Awards Discord server.
In 2020, The Game Awards watched 83 million live broadcasts, a year-on-year increase of 84%. After being fully virtualized last year, the show will return as a live ceremony at the Microsoft Theater on Thursday, December 9, 2021, and can be viewed on 40 video, social and gaming platforms around the world. More detailed information about other musical performances, presenters and the show’s world premiere list will be announced in the coming weeks.
This year’s nomination list includes 107 different games, individuals, teams and events, focusing on leading games, studios and creatives from 2020 to 2021. You can view the entire list below. The nominees were selected by a jury composed of more than 100 media publications (including us!) and influential media around the world.
2021 Game Awards nominees
Game of the Year
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)
- Two required (Hazelight Studios / EA)
- Metroid Fear (Mercury Steam/Nintendo)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
- “Ricky and Clank: Rift Valley” (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
Best Game Instruction
- Endless loop
- Need two
- return
- Spirit Flyer 2
- “Ratchet and Clank: Rift Valley”
Best narrative
- Endless loop
- It needs Tw
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Spirit Flyer 2
Best Art Direction
- Clever escape
- Endless loop
- Keena: The Bridge of Spirit
- Spirit Flyer 2
- Ratchet & Clanl: Rift Apart
Best score and music
- Clever escape
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Endless loop
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Neil Copies
Best audio design
- Endless loop
- Forza Horizon 5
- “Ratchet and Clank: Rift Valley”
- Resident Evil Village
- return
Best performance
- Erika Mori as Alex Chen-Life is Strange: True Colors
- Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo-Far Cry 6
- Jason E. Kelley as Colt Vahn-Deathloop
- Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu-Resident Evil Village
- The Gospel of Juliana Black-Deathloop
Impact games
- before your eyes
- Boyfriend dungeon
- endive
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Never go home
Best in progress
- Apex Legend
- Call of Duty: War Zone
- Final Fantasy 14 online
- Fortress night
- Primordial shock
Best indie music
- 12 minutes
- Death’s door
- Keena: The Bridge of Spirit
- encryption
- Cycle hero
Best mobile game
- Fantasia
- Primordial shock
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Marvel’s future revolution
- Pokemon United
Best community support
- Apex Legend
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 14 online
- Fortress night
- Unmanned sky
Barrier-free innovation
- Far Cry 6
- Forza Horizon 5
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- “Ratchet and Clank: Rift Valley”
- Valley: Shadow of the Crown
Best Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality
- Killer 3
- I expect you to die 2
- Echoes of Lonely 2
- Resident Evil 4
- Sniper Elite VR
Best Action Game
- 4 blood back
- Knight 2
- Endless loop
- Far Cry 6
- return
Best Action Adventure
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Metroid Fear
- Spirit Flyer 2
- “Ratchet and Clank: Rift Valley”
- Resident Evil Village
Best role play
- Cyberpunk
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Scarlet Center
- Shin Goddess Rebirth 5
- Rise of the story
Best fighting
- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu No Yaiba –The Hinokami Chronicles
- Guilty Gear Struggle
- Melty Blood-Lumina type
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Virtua Fighter 5: The Ultimate Showdown
Best family
- Need two
- Mario Party Superstar
- New Pokemon snapshot
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- Warioware: Put it together
Best simulation/strategy
- Age of Empires 4
- Evil Genius 2: Rule the World
- Humanity
- encryption
- Best sports/racing
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best multiplayer game
- F1 2021
- FIFA 22
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hot Wheels Release
- Cavaliers Republic
Best debut
- Keena: The Bridge of Spirit
- sable
- Clever escape
- Forgotten city
- Wallheim
The most anticipated game
- Eldon Ring
- Ares Gods Twilight
- Horizon Forbidden West
- The Legend of Zelda: The Sequel to Breath of the Wild
- Star field
Content Creator of the Year
- Dream
- Fosley
- Gauls
- Ibai
- Grave
Best e-sports game
- call-of-duty
- Counter Strike: GO
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Appraisal
Best Esports Player
- Chris “Simp” Lyle
- Pig “ShowMaker” Su
- Magomed “collapsed” Khalilov
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Tyson “TenZ” Ngo
Best Esports Team
- Atlanta Fazer (COD)
- DWG Kia (laughs)
- Born for victory (CS:GO)
- Sentinel (value)
- Teamwork (DOTA2)
Best eSports Coach
- Eilat “silent” Gaziev
- Andrei “ENGH” Sholokhov
- Andrei “B1ad3” Horodensky
- James “Crowder” Crowder
- Kim “kkOma” Zheng Kyun
Best eSports event
- 2021 League of Legends World Finals
- PGL Main Stockholm 2021
- 2020 PUBG Mobile Global Championship
- International 2021
- Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
