By The Game Awards nominations for 2024, the 10th anniversary for the awards, have been announced with “Astro Bot” and “Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth” tying for the most honors with seven nominations each.
Both titles will compete for the top honor of Game of the Year alongside “Balatro,” “Black Myth: Wukong,” “Metaphor: ReFantazio” and the extensive DLC pack “Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree”.
Other notable nominees include “Animal Well,” “Batman: Arkham Shadow VR”, “Helldivers 2,” “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom,” “Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth,” “Lorelei and the Laser Eyes,” “Pacific Drive,” “The Plucky Squire,” “Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown,” “Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2,” “Silent Hill 2,” “Star Wars Outlaws,” “Stellar Blade” and “UFO 50”
See the full list of this year’s nominations below.
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
Briana White, “Final Fantasy VII Rebirth”
Hannah Telle, “Life is Strange: Double Exposure”
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
“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 VR/AR Game
“Arizona Sunshine Remake”
“Asgard’s Wrath 2”
“Batman: Arkham Shadow”
“Metal: Hellsinger VR”
“Metro Awakening VR”
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
“Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO”
“Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising”
“Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics”
“MultiVersus”
“Tekken 8”
Best Family Game
“ASTRO BOT”
“Princess Peach: Showtime!”
“Super Mario Party Jamboree”
“The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom”
“The Plucky Squire”
Best Sim/Strategy Game
“Age of Mythology: Retold”
“Frostpunk 2”
“Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess”
“Manor Lords”
“Unicorn Overlord”
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 40,000: 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 Yōtei”
“Grand Theft Auto VI”
“Metroid Prime 4: Beyond”
“Monster Hunter Wilds”
Best Esports Game
“Counter-Strike 2”
“DOTA 2”
“League of Legends”
“Mobile Legends: Bang Bang”
“Valorant”
Best Esports Team
Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
Gen.G (League of Legends)
NAVI (Counter-Strike)
T1 (League of Legends)
Team Liquid (DOTA 2)
The Game Awards, hosted by Geoff Keighley, will take place December 12th at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
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