The Game Awards 2024: The Complete List of Nominees are out.

It is that time of the year when best games are felicitated. The Game Awards 2024 nominees have been announced, with six contenders vying for the coveted Game of the Year title:

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Interestingly, Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth lead with the highest number of nominations across multiple categories, showcasing their widespread acclaim in areas like Best Art Direction, Best Score, and Best Audio Design

One standout fact from last year: the 2023 Game of the Year winner, Baldur’s Gate 3, was a sweeping success, dominating discussions and earning recognition for its storytelling and gameplay depth. As the countdown begins for the December ceremony, fans are speculating whether a sequel like Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree can clinch victory or if an underdog will steal the show. Stay tuned!Nominations are as followed:

Game of the Year

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Game Direction

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Narrative

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantanzio
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II 
• Silent Hill 2 

Best Art Direction

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Neva

Best Score and Music

• Astro Bot 
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio 
• Silent Hill 2
• Stellar Blade 

Best Audio Design

• Astro Bot
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 
• Silent Hill 2

Best Performance

• Hannah Telle, Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Briana White, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Humberly González, Star Wars Outlaws
• Luke Roberts, Silent Hill 2
• Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Innovation in Accessibility

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 
• Diablo IV 
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Star Wars Outlaws

Games for Impact

• Closer the Distance
• Indika
• Neva
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II 
• Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2
• Diablo IV 
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3 
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2 
• No Man’s Sky 

Best Independent Game

• Animal Well 
• Balatro 
• Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
• Neva
• UFO 50 

Best Debut Indie Game

• Balatro
• Animal Well
• Manor Lords
• Pacific Drive
• The Plucky Squire

Best Mobile Game

• AFK Journey 
• Balatro 
• Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
• Wuthering Waves 
• Zenless Zone Zero 

Best VR/AR Game

• Arizona Sunshine Remake
• Asgard’s Wrath 2
• Batman: Arkham Shadow
• Metal: Hellsinger VR 
• Metro Awakening

Best Action Game 

• Black Myth: Wukong Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 
• Helldivers 2 
• Stellar Blade 
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 

Best Action/Adventure Game

• ASTRO BOT 
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown 
• Silent Hill 2
• Star Wars Outlaws
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Best RPG

• Dragon’s Dogma 2
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree 
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Fighting Game

• Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works/Cygames)
• Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco)
• Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
• MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games)
• Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)

Best Family Game

• Princess Peach: Showtime! 
• Astro Bot
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 
• The Plucky Squire

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)
• Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge/Forgotten Empires/Xbox Game Studios)
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
• Manor Lords (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
• Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware/Sega/Atlus)

Best Sports/Racing Game

• F1 24 
• EA Sports FC 25
• NBA 2K25
• Top Spin 2K25
• WWE 2K24

Best Multiplayer Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• Tekken 8
• Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

Best Adaptation

• Arcane 
• Fallout
• Knuckles
• Like a Dragon: Yakuza
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Most Anticipated Game

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yotei
• Grand Theft Auto VI
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Monster Hunter Wilds

Content Creator of the Year

• CaseOh
• IlloJuan 
• Techno Gamerz
• TypicalGamer
• Usada Pekora

Best Esports Game

• DOTA 2
• Counter-Strike 2 
• League of Legends 
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 
• Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

• 33 – Neta Shapira
• Aleksib – Aleksi Virolainen
• Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon
• Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok
• ZyWoO – Mathieu Herbaut
• ZmjjKk – Zheng Yongkang

Best Esports Team

• Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
• Gen.G (League of Legends)
• NAVI (Counter-Strike)
• T1 (League of Legends)
• Team Liquid (DOTA 2)
  

  
  Which games do you think deserved awards?
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