The nominations for the 2018 BAFTA Game Awards have been announced. Leading this year’s nominations is Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice with nine nominations, followed by Horizon Zero Dawn with eight and What Remains of Edith Finch with seven nominations.
This year’s ceremony, which will be hosted by Dara O’Briain, will see the introduction of a new award – Game Beyond Entertainment. This new accolade was introduced to “recognise games that deliver a transformational experience beyond pure entertainment, explores a range of social issues.” and the inaugural nominees include Life is Strange: Beyond the Storm, Night in the Woods, Bury Me, My Love, Last Day of June, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and Sea Hero Quest VR.
See the full list of nominees below.
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Cuphead
Gorogoa
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
Call Of Duty: World War II
Destiny 2
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Star Wars Battlefront II
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
BEST GAME
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Super Mario Odyssey
What Remains Of Edith Finch
BRITISH GAME
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Monument Valley 2
Reigns: Her Majesty
The Sexy Brutale
Sniper Elite 4
Total War: Warhammer II
DEBUT GAME
Cuphead
Gorogoa
Hollow Knight
Night In The Woods
The Sexy Brutale
Slime Rancher
EVOLVING GAME
Clash Royale
Final Fantasy XV
Fortnite
Overwatch
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
FAMILY
Just Dance 2018
Lego Worlds
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Monument Valley 2
Snipperclips
Super Mario Odyssey
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
Bury Me, My Love
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Last Day Of June
Life Is Strange: Before The Storm
Night In The Woods
Sea Hero Quest VR
GAME DESIGN
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Horizon Zero Dawn
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Nier Automata
Super Mario Odyssey
What Remains Of Edith Finch
GAME INNOVATION
Gorogoa
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Nier Automata
Snipperclips
What Remains Of Edith Finch
MOBILE GAME
Bury Me, My Love
Golf Clash
Gorogoa
Kami 2
Monument Valley 2
Stranger Things: The Game
MULTIPLAYER
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Fortnite
Gang Beasts
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Splatoon 2
Star Trek Bridge Crew
MUSIC
Cuphead
Get Even
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
What Remains Of Edith Finch
NARRATIVE
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Night In The Woods
Tacoma
What Remains Of Edith Finch
Wolfenstein Ii: The New Colossus
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
Cuphead
Gorogoa
Horizon Zero Dawn
Night In The Woods
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
What Remains of Edith Finch
PERFORMER
Abubakar Salim as Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins
Ashly Burch as Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn
Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Laura Bailey as Nadine Ross in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Melina Juergens as Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Valerie Rose Lohman as Edith Finch in What Remains of Edith Finch
The British Academy Games Awards will be held on April 12 as part of the London Games Festival and will be streamed live across platforms. For more information, visit http://www.bafta.org/games/howtowatch
Words by Megan Roxburgh