The Game Awards Nominees have been announced, who are you voting for?

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It’s that time of year again when gamers get to vote on their favorite games over the past year, and 2022 has been more than stacked with titles to choose from. God of War Ragnarok, Elden Ring, and Horizon Forbidden West currently holds the most nominations with Stray joining right behind. You can find the full list of categories and nominees below:

Best Esports Event

• EVO 2022
• 2022 League of Legends World Championship
• PGL Major ANTWERP 2022
• The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
• Valorant Champions 2022

BEST Esports Coach

• Andrii “B1AD3” Horodenskyi
• Matheus “BZKA” Tarasconi
• Erik “D00MBR0S” Sandgren
• Robert “ROBBAN” Dahlström
• Go “SCORE” Dong-Bin

Best Esports Team

• Darkzero Esports
• Faze Clan
• Gen.G
• LA Thieves
• Loud

Best Esports Athlete

• Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon
• Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
• Finn “Karrigan” Andersen
• Oleksandr “S1MPLE” Kostyliev
• Jacob “YAY” Whiteaker

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• DOTA 2
• League of Legends
• Rocket League
• Valorant

MOST ANTICIPATED

• FINAL FANTASY XVI
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Resident Evil 4
• Starfield
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

BEST ADAPTATION

• Arcane: League of Legends
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• The Cuphead Show!
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Uncharted

BEST DEBUT INDIE

• Neon White
• NORCO
• Stray
• TUNIC
• Vampire Survivors

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR

• Karl Jacobs
• Ludwig
• Nibellion
• Nobru
• QTCinderella

BEST MULTIPLAYER

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
• MultiVersus
• Overwatch 2
• Splatoon 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

BEST SPORTS/RACING

• F1 22
• FIFA 23
• NBA 2K23
• Gran Turismo 7
• OlliOlli World

BEST SIM/STRATEGY

• Dune: Spice Wars
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Total War: WARHAMMER III
• Two Point Campus
• Victoria 3

BEST FAMILY

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Nintendo Switch Sports
• Splatoon 3

BEST FIGHTING

• DNF Duel
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
• The King of Fighters XV
• MultiVersus
• Sifu

BEST ROLE PLAYING

• Elden Ring
• Live a Live
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• Triangle Strategy
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• TUNIC

BEST ACTION

• Bayonetta 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

BEST VR/AR

• After the Fall
• Among Us VR
• BONELAB
• Moss: Book II
• Red Matter 2

BEST MOBILE

• Apex Legends Mobile
• Diablo Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• MARVEL SNAP
• Tower of Fantasy

INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY

• As Dusk Falls
• God of War Ragnarök
• Return to Monkey Island
• The Last Of Us Part I
• The Quarry

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• FINAL FANTASY XIV
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

BEST INDIE

• Cult of the Lamb
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Stray
• TUNIC

BEST ONGOING GAME

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• FINAL FANTASY XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

GAMES FOR IMPACT

• A Memoir Blue
• As Dusk Falls
• Citizen Sleeper
• Endling – Extinction is Forever
• Hindsight
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

BEST PERFORMANCE

• Ashly Burch, Horizon Forbidden West
• Charlotte McBurney, A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Christopher Judge, God of War Ragnarök
• Manon Gage, Immortality
• Sunny Suljic, God of War Ragnarök

BEST AUDIO DESIGN

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Forbidden West

BEST SCORE AND MUSIC

• Olivier Deriviere, A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Tsukasa Saitoh, Elden Ring
• Bear McCreary, God of War Ragnarök
• Two Feathers, Metal: Hellsinger
• Yasunori Mitsuda, Xenoblade Chronicles 3

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Scorn
• Stray

BEST NARRATIVE

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality

BEST GAME DIRECTION

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality
• Stray

GAME OF THE YEAR

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Alongside the awards themselves, The Game Awards has been home to many game reveals and we already know that a new Crash Bandicoot has been teased for the event. I would expect to have hints of even more games in the coming weeks until December 8th when The Game Awards is live in Los Angeles. Make sure to post your votes at The Game Awards website to help support your favorite titles.