We’re less than a month away from the annual Game Awards, hosted by Geoff Keighly, and as part of the announcements leading up to the event on December 9th, a livestream today revealed the nominees for each category! Not only do we know the nominees, we’ve also been told that the actual event will include announcements that number in the “double digits,” which is always exciting.
Let’s dive in and find out which games were nominated this year. See if your personal game of the year is one of the contenders!
Nominees For The Game Awards 2021
Best Performance
- Erika Mori – Life is Strange: True Colors
- Giancarlo Esposito – Far Cry 6
- Jason Kelley – Deathloop
- Maggie Robertson – Resident Evil Village
- Ozioma Akagha – Deathloop
Best Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood
- Knockout City
- Monster Hunter Rise
- New World
- It Takes Two
- Valheim
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty Warzone
- Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Genshin Impact
- Fortnite
Best Art Direction
- Deathloop
- Kena Bridge of Spirits
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
- The Artful Escape
Best Score and Music
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Deathloop
- Nier Replicant
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Artful Escape
Best Audio Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
Innovation in Accessibility
- Far Cry 6
- Forza Horizon 5
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Best Narrative
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
Games For Impact
- Before Your Eyes
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Life is Strange True Colors
- No Longer Home
Best Independent Game
- 12 Minutes
- Death’s Door
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Inscryption
- Loop Hero
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends Escape
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Best Debut Indie Game
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Sable
- The Artful Escape
- The Forgotten City
- Valheim
Best AR/VR Game
- Hitman III
- I Expect You To Die 2
- Lone Echo 2
- Sniper Elite VR
Best Action Game
- Back 4 Blood
- Chivalry 2
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Returnal
Best Action Adventure Game
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Metroid Dread
- Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Psychonauts 2
Best Role Playing Game
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Scarlett Nexus
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Tales of Arise
Most Anticipated Game
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Breath of the Wild 2
- Starfield
Best Fighting Game
- Demon Slayer
- Guilty Gear Strive
- Melty Blood Type Lumina
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown
Best Family Game
- It Takes Two
- Mario Party Superstars
- New Pokemon Snap
- Super Mario 3D World
- Warioware: Get It Together
Best Sim / Strategy Game
- Age of Empires IV
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination
- Humankind
- Inscryption
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sports / Racing Game
- F1 2021
- Fifa 22
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Forza Horizon 5
- Rider’s Republic
Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty
- CS: GO
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Valorant
Best Game Direction
- Deathloop
- Psychonauts 2
- It Takes Two
- Returnal
- Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
Game of The Year
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
To vote on all of these, and to check out other categories like best Esports players or Esports events, head over to the Game Awards website. Before you do that though, let us know which titles you want to win in the comments, and we’ll see you December 9th!
Article by – Bradley Ramsey
Insert date – 11/16/2021