The Game Awards 2022: full list of nominees

On Monday, November 14, all the games, studios, developers and esports athletes nominated at The Game Awards 2022 awards ceremony were revealed, in which PS5 participates as a member of the jury.

We will be able to see the awards ceremony on Thursday, December 8, 2022, meanwhile, we will know the complete list of The Game Awards nominees. If you prefer to see the official presentation of these on video, you can find it below.

As expected, big AAA games like Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West y God of War Ragnarok, are among the most nominated. However, we cannot ignore the importance of independent titles such as Straywhich earned six nominations.

Without further ado, the list:

Best Performance

best art direction

Best Game as a Service

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

best soundtrack

Best Audio Design

best multiplayer

Better community support

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

Best Indie Game

Best Independent Debut

best mobile game

• Apex Legends Mobile
• Diablo Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• Marvel Snap
• Tower of Fantasy

Best VR/AR Game

• After the Fall
• Among Us VR
• BONELAB
• Moss: Book II
• Red Matter 2

game with impact

• A Memoir Blue
• As Dusk Falls
• Citizen Sleeper
• Endling – Extinction is Forever
• Hindsight
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

innovation in accessibility

Best Content Creator of the Year

• Karl Jacobs
• Ludwig
• Nibellion
• Count up
• QTCinderella

best fighting game

best family game

Best Racing/Sports Game

Best Strategy/Simulator Game

Best Action/Adventure Game

Best RPG

best action game

best esports athlete

• Jeong «Chovy» Ji-hoon (Gen.G, LOL)
• Lee «Faker» Sang-hyeok (T1, LOL)
• Finn “karrigan” Andersen ( (FaZe Clan – CS:GO)
• Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Born to Win, CS:GO)
• Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valuing)

best esports coach

• Andrii «B1ad3» Horodenskyi (Born to Win, CS:GO)
• Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, Valuing)
• Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, Valuing)
• Robert «RobbaN» Dahlström (FaZe Clan, CS:GO)
• Go «Score» Dong-bin (Gen.G, LOL)

best esports event

• EVO 2022
• 2022 League of Legends World Championship
• PGL Major Antwerp 2022
• The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
• VALORANT Champions 2022

best esports game

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• DOTA 2
• League of Legends
• Rocket League
• VALUING

best esports team

• DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
• FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
• Gen.G (League of Legends)
• LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
• LOUD (Valuing)

most anticipated game

• Final Fantasy XVI
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Resident Evil 4
• Starfield
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

best adaptation

best narrative

best direction

game of the year

These were all the games and esports athletes nominated for The Game Awards 2022. Are your favorites? What would they include? We wait for your comments.

Fuente: The Game Awards