Nominees for the Game Awards 2024 awards have been announced. The competition, which rewards the productions that have left their mark on the gaming industry, especially the game of the year, brings the productions released in 2023 head-to-head once again.
Game Awards 2024 nominees
Excitement for the 2024 Game Awards is at its peak. This year’s ceremony looks set to be one of the most ambitious and inclusive to date, with Geoff Keighley announcing the nominees in 29 different categories. The 12 December event will be broadcast live on the Game Awards’ social media channels.
In addition to the Game of the Year award, other contested categories include Best Sequel, Best Esports Team and Innovation in Accessibility. The nominees were selected by an international jury that accounted for 90 per cent of the votes, with the remaining 10 per cent determined by user votes.
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In particular, this year’s awards will evaluate a wider range of content beyond just new releases. DLCs, expansions, remakes and even new seasons of games with live service will be eligible for evaluation.
Here are the nominees for The Game Awards:
Game of the Year
- ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi / Sony)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / Atlus / Sega)
Best Game Direction
- ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi / Sony)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / Atlus / Sega)
Best Storytelling
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / Atlus / Sega)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami)
Best Art Direction
- ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi / Sony)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / Atlus / Sega)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver)
Best Music
- ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi / Sony)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / Atlus / Sega)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami)
- Stellar Blade (Shift Up / Sony)
Best Sound Design
- ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi / Sony)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Xbox)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory / Xbox)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami)
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 (Treyarch / Xbox)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard / Xbox)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / EA)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Games with Impact
- Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games)
- Indika (Odd Meter / 11 Bit Studios)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver)
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine / Square Enix)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox)
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Surgent Studios / EA)
Best Continuing Game
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Sony)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard / Xbox)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony)
