By Both “Alan Wake 2” and “Baldur’s Gate 3” have led the field of the 2023 Game Awards nominations with both titles up for the biggest honor of Game of the Year.
Joining them in the running for the top award are “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2,” “Resident Evil 4, “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” and “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” – all of which scored multiple nominations in other categories.
Also faring well were “Hi-Fi Rush” with five nominations, “Final Fantasy XVI” and “Cyberpunk 2077” with four, and “Street Fighter 6” with three.
Winners will be revealed December 7th at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and be streamed live via The Game Awards website and across more than 30 social platforms and video networks.
The full list of nominees are as follows:
Game of the Year
“Alan Wake 2”
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Resident Evil 4”
“Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
Best Game Direction
“Alan Wake 2”
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
Best Adaptation
“Castlevania: Nocturne”
“Gran Turismo”
“The Last of Us”
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
“Twisted Metal”
Best Narrative
“Alan Wake 2”
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty”
“Final Fantasy XVI”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
Best Art Direction
“Alan Wake 2”
“Hi-Fi Rush”
“Lies of P”
“Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
Best Score and Music
“Alan Wake 2”
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Final Fantasy XVI”
“Hi-Fi Rush”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
Best Audio Design
“Alan Wake 2”
“Dead Space”
“Hi-Fi Rush”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Resident Evil 4”
Best Performance
Ben Starr (“Final Fantasy XVI”)
Cameron Monaghan (“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor”)
Idris Elba (“Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty”)
Melanie Liburd (“Alan Wake 2”)
Neil Newbon (“Baldur’s Gate 3”)
Yuri Lowenthal (“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”)
Innovation in Accessibility
“Diablo IV”
“Forza Motorsport”
“Hi-Fi Rush”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Mortal Kombat 1”
“Street Fighter 6”
Games for Impact
“A Space for the Unbound”
“Chants of Sennaar”
“Goodbye Volcano High”
“Tchia”
“Terra Nil”
“Venba”
Best Ongoing Game
“Apex Legends”
“Cyberpunk 2077”
“Final Fantasy XIV”
“Fortnite”
“Genshin Impact”
Best Community Support
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Cyberpunk 2077”
“Destiny 2”
“Final Fantasy XIV”
“No Man’s Sky”
Best Independent Game
“Cocoon”
“Dave the Diver”
“Dredge”
“Sea of Stars”
“Viewfinder”
Best Debut Indie Game
“Cocoon”
“Dredge”
“Pizza Tower”
“Venba”
“Viewfinder”
Best Mobile Game
“Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis”
“Honkai: Star Rail”
“Hello Kitty Island Adventure”
“Monster Hunter Now”
“Terra Nil”
Best VR/AR Game
“Gran Turismo 7”
“Humanity”
“Horizon Call of the Mountain”
“Resident Evil Village VR Mode”
“Synapse”
Best Action Game
“Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon”
“Dead Island 2”
“Ghostrunner 2”
“Hi-Fi Rush”
“Remnant 2”
Best Action/Adventure Game
“Alan Wake 2”
“Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”
“Resident Evil 4”
“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor”
“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”
Best RPG
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Final Fantasy XVI”
“Lies of P”
“Sea of Stars”
“Starfield”
Best Fighting Game
“God of Rock”
“Mortal Kombat 1”
“Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2”
“Pocket Bravery”
“Street Fighter 6”
Best Family Game
“Disney Illusion Island”
“Party Animals”
“Pikmin 4”
“Sonic Superstars”
“Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
Best Sim/Strategy Game
“Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp”
“Cities: Skylines II”
“Company of Heroes 3”
“Fire Emblem Engage”
“Pikmin 4”
Best Sports/Racing
“EA Sports FC 24”
“F1 23”
“Forza Motorsport”
“Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged”
“The Crew Motorfest”
Best Multiplayer
“Baldur’s Gate 3”
“Diablo IV”
“Party Animals (Recreate Games)
“Street Fighter 6”
“Super Mario Bros. Wonder”
Most Anticipated Game
“Final Fantasy VII Rebirth”
“Hades II”
“Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth”
“Star Wars Outlaws”
“Tekken 8”
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