Here Are The Game Awards 2024 Nominees

The Game Awards 2024 nominees list is out, and fans are already fiercely debating which titles they want to win. There are some surprise choices here (particularly for GOTY), and controversy is already brewing.

Below, you can find a list of the nominees of 29 of The Game Awards categories (the 30th, Player’s Choice, will be voted on soon).

Game of the Year

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Game Direction

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Metapahor: ReFantazio

Best Narrative

• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
• 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 7 Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Silent Hill 2
• Stellar Blade

Best Audio

• Astro Bot
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
• Silent Hill 2

Best Performance

• Briana White, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
• Hannah Telle, Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Humberly Gonzalez, 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 4
• 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 2
• Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2
• Diablo 4
• Final Fantasy 14
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy 14
• 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
• Wuthering Waves
• Zenless Zone Zero
• Pokémon TCG Pocket

Best VR/AR Game

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

Best Action

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

Best Action/Adventure

• 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 7 Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Fighting

• Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
• Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising
• Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection
• 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

• F1 24
• EA Sports FC25
• NBA 2K25
• Topspin 2K25
• WWE 2K24

Best Multiplayer

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

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 6
• 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
• AleksiB
• Chovy
• Faker
• Zywoo
• Zmjjkk

Best Esports Team

• Bilibili Gaming, League of Legends
• Gen.G, League of Legends
• Navi, Counterstrike
• T1, League of Legends
• Team Liquid, Dota 2