As promised, Geoff Keighley has revealed this year’s nominees for The Game Awards, which you can vote for here. The biggest prize of the night is the Game of the Year award, and this year there are six games up for nomination, namely Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Ith: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and Metaphor: ReFantazaio . Be sure to vote yes the games you enjoyed the most here.
GAME OF THE YEAR
- ASTRO BOT (Tim Asobi/SIE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- Black Ith: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
BEST GAME DIRECTION
- ASTRO BOT (Tim Asobi/SIE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- Black Ith: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
THE BEST NARRATION
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Like a dragon: endless wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
- Metaphor: ReFantanzio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
- Senu’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team/Konami)
BEST ART DIRECTION
- ASTRO BOT (Tim Asobi/SIE)
- Black Ith: Wukong (Game Science)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) - Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
- Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
THE BEST MUSIC AND MUSIC
- ASTRO BOT (Tim Asobi/SIE)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team/Konami)
- Star blade (Move up/HER)
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
- ASTRO BOT (Tim Asobi/SIE)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Senu’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team/Konami)
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Briana WhiteFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Hannah TelleLife is Strange: Double Exposure
- Humberly GonzalezStar Wars Outlaws
- Luke RobertsSilent Hill 2
- Melina JuergensSenua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare/EA)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
GAMES FOR IMPACT
- Brings the distance closer (Osmotic Studios/Skybound Games)
- Indicate (Odd Meter/11 Bit Studios)
- Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
- Senu’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Surgent Studios/EA)
THE BEST GAME CURRENT
- Fate 2 (Bungie/TI)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Hell Divers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Jogging)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Hell Divers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
- No man’s sky (Greetings of the game)
BEST STANDALONE GAME
- Animal well (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack) - Lorelei and laser eyes (Simogo/Annapurna Interactive)
- Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
- UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
THE BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME
- Animal well (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- Lords of castles (Slavic magic/Hooked horse)
- Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios/Kepler Interactive)
- A brave squire (All Possible Futures/Devolver)
THE BEST MOBILE GAME
- AFK trip (FARLIGHT/Lilith Games)
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack) - Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket (Creatures Inc/TPCI)
- Storm waves (Kuro games)
- Zone Zero without women (miHoYo)
THE BEST VR/AR GAME
- Arizona Sunshine Remake (Dizzy Games)
- Wrath of Asgard 2 (Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios)
- Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflage/Oculus Studios)
- Metal: Hellsinger VR (Lab 42/The Outsiders/Funcom)
- The awakening of the metro (Dizzy Games)
THE BEST ACTION GAME
- Black Ith: Wukong (Game Science)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox) - Hell Divers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
- Star blade (Move up/HER)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Sabre Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
THE BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
- ASTRO BOT (Tim Asobi/SIE)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team/Konami)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubis oft)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Raw/Nintendo)
THE BEST RPG
- Dragon’s Dogma 2 (Capcom)
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Like a dragon: endless wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
- Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
THE BEST FIGHTING GAME
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco)
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System works/Cygames)
- Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
- MultiVersus (First player games/WB games)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
THE BEST FAMILY GAME
- ASTRO BOT (Tim Asobi/SIE)
- Princess Peach: It’s time! (Feeling Good/Nintendo)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Raw/Nintendo)
- A brave squire (All Possible Futures/Devolver)
THE BEST SIM/STRATEGY GAME
- Age of Ithology: Retold (World’s Edge/Forgotten Empires/Xbox Game Studios)
- Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)
- Kunitsu-Gami: The Way of the Goddess (Capcom)
- Lords of castles (Slavic magic/Cuckolded horse)
- Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware/Sega/Atlus)
THE BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
- F1 24 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
- NBA 2K25 (Visual concepts/2K)
- Top Spin 2K25 (Hangar 13/2K)
- WWE 2K24 (Visual concepts/2K)
THE BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Hell Divers 2 (Arrow Game Studios/SIE)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Sabre Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
THE BEST ADJUSTMENT
- Isteriously (Riot/Fortiche/Netflix)
- Fallout (Bethesda/Kilter Films/Amazon MGM Studios)
- Joints (Now/Paramount)
- Like a Dragon: Yakuza (Now/Amazon MGM Studios)
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dynamics/Legendary/Netflix)
THE MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
- Death Stranding 2: On the beach (Kojima Productions/SIE)
- Spirit of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/SIE)
- Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios/Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
- Case Oh
- IlloJuan
- Techno Gamerz
- A typical player
- Used Pekora
THE BEST ESPORTS GAME
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Games of mayhem)
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
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