The Game Awards nominees have been announced in a livestream on the YouTube channel for the award show created by Geoff Keighley. Many of The Game Awards nominees are exactly the games one might expect. A few indie games have also posted some respectable nominations.
God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 have both been nominated for eight awards each. These two games wil also be duking it out for the coveted Game of the Year award. 2018’s Spider-Man comes in second with seven overall nominations. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and the indie title Celeste bring up fourth and fifth place, respectively, with four nominations each.
Voting should be live for your favorite The Game Awards nominees shortly, although the services are likely to suffer a bit of overload as people rush to make their voices heard. Here are your nominees for this year’s The Game Awards!
Best Game Direction
- A Way Out
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War
- Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Art Direction
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- God of War
- Octopath Traveler
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Return of the Obra Dinn
Best Score and Music
- Celeste
- God of War
- Spider-Man
- Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom
- Octopath Traveler
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Performance
- Bryan Dechart as Connor in Detroit: Become Human
- Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War
- Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2
- Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker in Spider-Man
Best Indie Game
- Celeste
- Dead Cells
- Into the Breach
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- The Messenger
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
Best Narrative
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
- Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Games For Impact
- 11-11: Memories Retold
- Celeste
- florence
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
- The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Forza Horizon 4
- God of War
- Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Debut Indie Game
- Donut County
- florence
- Moss
- The Messenger
- Yoku’s Island Express
Best Mobile Game
- Donut County
- florence
- Fortnite
- PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
- Reigns: Game of Thrones
Best VR/AR Game
- Astro Bot Rescue Mission
- Beat Saber
- Firewall Zero Hour
- Moss
- Tetris Effect
Best Action Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Dead Cells
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Far Cry 5
- Megaman 11
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- God of War
- Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Best RPG
- Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age
- Monster Hunter World
- Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom
- Octopath Traveler
- Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire
Best Fighting Game
- Blazblue: Cross Tag Battle
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- Soul Calibur 6
- Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition
Best Family Game
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Nintendo Labo
- Overcooked 2
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- Super Mario Party
Best Strategy Game
- Battletech
- Frostpunk
- Into the Breach
- The Banner Saga 3
- Valkyria Chronicles 4
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 19
- Forza Horizon 4
- Mario Tennis Aces
- NBA 2K19
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite
- Monster Hunter World
- Sea of Thieves
Best Esports Player
- Dominque “SonicFox” McLean
- Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
- Jian “Uzi” Zihao
- Alexander “S1mple” Kostylev
- Bang “Jjonak” Sungh Hyeon
Best Esports Team
- Fnatic of League of Legends
- Astralis of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Cloud9 of League of Legends
- London Spitfire of Overwatch
- OG of Dota 2
Best Esports Coach
- Bok “Reapered” Han Gyu of Cloud9
- Danny “Zonic” Sorensen of Astralis
- Dylan Falco of Fnatic
- Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi of Team Vitality
- Janko “YNk” Paunovic of MIBR
- Cristian “Ppasarel” Banaseanu of OG
Best Esports Event
- The Overwatch League Grand Finals
- League of Legends World Championship
- ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018
- The International 2018
- EVO 2018
Best Esports Host
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Paul “Redeye” Chaloner
- Anders Blume
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Best Esports Moment
- OG upsets LGE at the Dota 2 Finals
- KT vs. IG Base Race at the League of Legends World Championship
- Cloud9 triple-overtime comeback versus FaZe Clan at ELEAGUE
- G2 beating RNG at the League of Legends World Championship
- SonicFox’s side switch against GO1 at EVO 2018
Content Creator of the Year
- DrLupo
- Myth
- Ninja
- Pokimane
- Willyrex
Best Student Game
The winners of this category are going to be judged by a special panel that includes Todd Howard, Hideo Kojima, and several other game designers.
- Combat 2018 from Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
- Dash Quasar from UC Santa Cruz
- JERA from Digipen
- LIFF from ISTART Digital
- RE: Charge from MIT
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
- Overwatch
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six Siege
Game of the Year
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Celeste
- God of War
- Spider-Man
- Monster Hunter World
- Red Dead Redemption 2
The Game Awards nominees can be voted on by heading over to the show’s official website. Bear in mind, it’s getting positively hammered right now so you might not be able to get your votes in for a little while. You’ll also be able to vote for The Game Awards nominees via the show’s official Discord server at http://discord.gg/thegameawards.
The final showdown will be taking place on December 6, 2018, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. If you’re in the area, you can pick up tickets for $70 a pop and go see which of The Game Awards nominees will emerge victorious at this year’s show.
