The nominees are officially in for the next installment of The Game Awards, which will go live with the winners on Thursday, December 12. Six games are in the running for Game of the Year, including Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Metaphor: ReFantazio.Beyond that, there are a bunch of other categories to voice your opinion on, and voting is now open on the official website. Here’s an overview of this year’s nominees:
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: ReFantazio
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 II
Silent Hill 2
Best Performance
Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
Hanna Telle (Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
Melina Juergens (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
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: The Final Shape
Diablo IV
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers II
Best Community Support
Baldur’s Gate III
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers II
No Man’s Sky
Best Independent Game
Animal Well
Balatro
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Neva
UFO 50
Best Debut Indie Game
Animal Well
Balatro
Manor Lords
Pacific Drive
The Plucky Squire
Best Mobile Game
AFK Journey
Balatro
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Wuthering Waves
Zenless Zone Zero
Best Virtual/Augmented Reality
Arizona Sunshine Remake
Asgard’s Wrath II
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Metal: Hellsinger VR
Metro Awakening
Best Action Game
Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers II
Stellar Blade
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Best Action/Adventure
Astro Bot
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Silent Hill 2
Star Wars Outlaws
Best Role-Playing
Dragon’s Dogma II
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Fighting
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO
Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
Multiversus
Tekken 8
Best Family
Astro Bot
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
The Plucky Squire
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Best Simulation/Strategy
Age of Mythology: Retold
Frostpunk 2
Kunitsu-gami: Path of the Goddess
Manor Lords
Unicorn Overlord
Best Sports/Racing
F1 24
EA Sports FC 25
NBA 2K25
TopSpin 2K25
WWE 2K24
Best Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers II
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Tekken 8
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
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 Gamers
TypicalGamer
Usada Pekora
Best eSports Game
Counter-Strike 2
Dota 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 2)
T1 (League of Legends)
Team Liquid (Dota 2)
We’ll see who takes home the award in each category in less than a month. Source: Official website
