Geoff Keighley has made public all the nominees From The Game Awards, closing out the predictions for a year packed with high-profile releases and more competitive categories than usual. The Game of the Year award certainly grabs the headlines, but the list also includes key accolades such as direction, narrative, music, and community support.
As in previous editions, the voting combines jury and public: the latter involves 10% of the final result And it's now possible to participate through the event's official website. The broadcast can be followed for free at YouTube, Twitch and, for the first time, also through Prime Video.
Date, time and where to watch the gala in Spain and Europe
The ceremony is held on Thursday December 11Although in Spain and much of Europe it will catch us in the early hours of the morning: the live broadcast will start around 02:00 (peninsular time), with a pre-show and advertisements throughout the broadcast.
How the winners are chosen and how to vote
The system maintains the usual distribution: 90% of the weight is for the jury international media and specialized influencers and 10% for the public voteIf you want to participate, you can cast your vote on The Game Awards official website until the hours before the gala.
The most nominated of the edition
Among the candidates, the following stand out: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which accumulates 12 nominations, the highest figure in the event's history according to its presenter. Following him appear death stranding 2 y Ghost of Yotei with 7, Hades II with 6, Hollow Knight: Silksong with 5 and Split Fiction with 4.
By editors, Sony Interactive Entertainment leads with 19 applications, followed by Kepler Interactive (13) Electronic Arts y Microsoft (10 each), Sega (7) Supergiant Games (6) and Team Cherry (5)
Full list of nominees
Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Director
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Split Fiction
Best narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Silent Hill
Best Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Soundtrack and Music
- Christopher Larkin, Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Darren Korb, Hades II
- Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Toma Otowa, Ghost of Yōtei
- Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Silent Hill
Best performance
- Ben Starr (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Charlie Cox (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yōtei)
- Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Konatsu Kato (Silent Hill f)
- Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
Innovation in accessibility
- Assassin's Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- south of midnight
Games for Impact
- Consume Me
- Flashing
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- south of midnight
- Wanderstop
Best game in constant evolution
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man's Sky
Better community support
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- helldivers 2
- No Man's Sky
Best Independent Game
- Absolutum
- Ball x Pit
- blue prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
best indie debut
- blue prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Flashing
- Dispatch
- Megabonk
Best mobile game
- Destiny: Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Wuthering Waves
Best AR/VR game
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
- Marvel's Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Hades II
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Best Action / Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Split Fiction
Best role-playing game (RPG)
- avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- The Outer Worlds 2
Best Fighting Game
- 2XKO
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
- Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- LEGO Party!
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Split Fiction
Best strategy/simulation game
- the ages
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic world evolution 3
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Best sports and racing game
- EA Sports FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World
- Rivet
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Best Multiplayer Game
- ARC Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- Peak
- Split Fiction
Better adaptation
- A Minecraft Movie
- devil may cry
- The Last of Us: Season 2
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
- Until Dawn
Most anticipated game
- 007 First Light
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Marvel's Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher IV
Content Creator of the Year
- Caedrel
- kai cenat
- MoistCr1TiKaL
- Sakura Miko
- The Burnt Peanut
Best eSports game
- Counter-Strike 2
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best eSports athlete
- brawk – Brock Somerhalder (Valorant)
- Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon (League of Legends)
- f0rsakeN – Jason Susanto (Valorant)
- Kakeru – Kakeru Watanabe (Street Fighter)
- MenaRD – Saul Leonardo (Street Fighter)
- Zyw0o – Mathieu Herbaut (Counter-Strike 2)
Best eSports team
- Gen.G – League of Legends
- NRG – Valorant
- Team Falcons – DOTA 2
- Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2
With all the cards on the table, days of debate and betting remain: The public can now voteThe spotlight is on Expedition 33 and company, and in the early hours of the 12th in Spain we will know which games take home the awards in an edition with highly competitive categories and global free broadcast.
