The nominations for The Game Awards 2022 have been announced. In a special presentation, hosted by Geoff Keighley, the shortlist for each category was announced ahead of The Game Awards ceremony on December 8.
Leading this year’s field was God of War Ragnarök with 10 nominations, including Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music for Bear McCreary and Best Performance nominations for both Christopher Judge (Kratos) and Sunny Suljic (Atreus).
Other games picking up multiple nominations include Immortality, Horizon Forbidden West, Sifu, Stray and Elden Ring. This year’s awards also include a new category – Best Adaptation – which will celebrate the best in video game adaptation for film and television.
In the prestigious Game of the Year category, six games will battle it out for the coveted prize – A Plague Tale: Requiem, Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
The Game Awards celebrate achievement in all aspects of the gaming industry. They also look to the future of gaming with the Future Class – a group of individuals making their mark at the early stages of their gaming career. More details on the Future Class of 2022 will be announced in December.
See the full list of nominees below.
Game of the Year
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Game Direction
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
Stray
Best Narrative
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
Best Art Direction
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Scorn
Stray
Best Score and Music
Olivier Deriviere for A Plague Tale: Requiem
Tsukasa Saitoh for Elden Ring
Bear McCreary for God of War Ragnarök
Two Feathers for Metal: Hellsinger
Yasunori Mitsuda for Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarök
Gran Turismo 7
Horizon Forbidden West
Best Performance
Ashly Burch as Aloy – Horizon Forbidden West
Charlotte McBurney as Amicia de Rune – A Plague Tale: Requiem
Christopher Judge as Kratos – God of War Ragnarök
Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel – Immortality
Sunny Suljic as Atreus – God of War Ragnarök
Games for Impact
A Memoir Blue
As Dusk Falls
Citizen Sleeper
Endling – Extinction is Forever
Hindsight
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Genshin Impact
Best Indie
Cult of the Lamb
Neon White
Sifu
Stray
Tunic
Best Mobile Game
Apex Legends Mobile
Diablo Immortal
Genshin Impact
Marvel Snap
Tower of Fantasy
Best Community Support – sponsored by Discord
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility
As Dusk Falls
God of War Ragnarök
Return to Monkey Island
The Last of Us Part 1
The Quarry
Best VR/AR
After The Fall
Among Us VR
Bonelab
Moss: Book II
Red Matter 2
Best Action Game
Bayonetta 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Neon White
Sifu
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Best Action/Adventure
A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Tunic
Best Role Playing
Elden Ring
Live A Live
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Triangle Strategy
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Fighting
DNF Duel
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
The King of Fighters XV
MultiVersus
Sifu
Best Family
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Nintendo Switch Sports
Splatoon 3
Best Sim/Strategy
Dune: Spice Wars
Mario + Rabbids sparks of Hope
Total War: Warhammer III
Two Point Campus
Victoria 3
Best Sports/Racing
F1 22
FIFA 23
NBA 2K23
Gran Turismo 7
OlliOlli World
Best Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
MultiVersus
Overwatch 2
Splatoon 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Content Creator of the Year
Karl Jacobs
Ludwig
Nibellion
Nobru
QTCinderella
Best Debut Indie
Neon White
Norco
Stray
Tunic
Vampire Survivors
Best Adaptation
Arcane: League of Legends
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
The Cuphead Show!
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Uncharted
Most Anticipated Game
Final Fantasy XVI
Hogwarts Legacy
Resident Evil 4
Starfield
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom
Best eSports Game
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Rocket League
Valorant
Best eSports Athlete
Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon
Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
Finn “Karrigan” Andersen
Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev
Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker
Best eSports Team
DarkZero eSports (Apex Legends)
FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
Gen.G (League of Legends)
LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
Loud (Valorant)
Best eSports Coach
Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere)
Matheus “BZKA” Tarasconi (Loud)
Erik “DoomBros” Sandgren (FPX)
Robert “Robban” Dahlstrom (FaZe Clan)
Go “Score” Dong-Bin (Gen.G)
Best eSports Event
EVO 2022
2022 League of Legends World Championship
PGL Major Antwerp 2022
The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
Valorant Champions 2022
Voting for the Game Awards is now open on the official website and on Discord and will close on December 7. The Game Awards ceremony, hosted by Geoff Keighley, will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
Words by Megan Roxburgh
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