The Game Awards 2022 Nominees Announced

Host Geoff Keighley announced today The Game Awards 2022 nominees, with God of War: Ragnarok leading the most nominations with ten.

God of War: Ragnarok has been nominated for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Audio Design, two in Best Performance, Best Action/Adventure, and Innovation In Accessibility.

Meanwhile, Elden Ring is in second place with seven nominations. This game has been nominated for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Audio Design and Best RPG.

Has your favorite title been nominated? Check out all The Game Awards 2022 nominees. Don’t forget to vote.

Game of the Year – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

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

Best Game Direction – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

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

Best Narrative – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

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

Best Art Direction – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

• Elden Ring
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Horizon: Forbidden West
• Scorn
• Stray

Best Score/Music – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

• Olivier Deriviere – A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Tsukasa Saitoh – Elden Ring
• Bear McCreary – God of War: Ragnarok
• Two Feathers – Metal Hellsinger
• Yasunori Mitsuda

Best Audio Design – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Forbidden West

Best Performance – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

• Ashly Birch – Horizon: Forbidden West
• Charlotte McBurney – A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Christopher Judge – God of War: Ragnarok
• Manon Gage – Immortality
• Sunny Suljic – God of War: Ragnarok

Games for Impact – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

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

Best Ongoing Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot ]

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy 14 Online
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Indie Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

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

Best Debut Indie Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

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

Best Mobile Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the best game playable on a mobile device.

• Apex Legends Mobile
• Diablo Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• Marvel Snap
• Tower of Fantasy

Best Community Support – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy 14 Online
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

Best VR/AR Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

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

Innovation in Accessibility – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

• As Dusk Falls
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Returnal
• Return to Monkey Island
• The Last of Us Part 1
• The Quarry

Best Action Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.

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

Best Action/Adventure Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

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

Best RPG – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

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

Best Fighting Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

• DNF Duel
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
• The King of Fighters 15
• MultiVersus
• Sifu

Best Family Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

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

Best Sports/Racing Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

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

Best Sim/Strategy Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.

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

Best Multiplayer Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

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

Content Creator of the Year – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2021.

• Karl Jacobs
• Ludwig
• Nibellion
• Nobru
• QTCinderella

Best Esports Athlete – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021, irrespective of game.

• Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, LOL)
• Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1, LOL)
• Finn “karrigan” Andersen ( (FaZe Clan – CS:GO)
• Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
• Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)

Best Esports Coach – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

The Esports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.

• Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
• Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
• Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, VALORANT)
• Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan, CS:GO)
• Go “Score” Dong-bin (Gen.G, LOL)

Best Esports Event – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience.

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

Best Esports Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.

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

Best Esports Team – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Recognizing a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.

• DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
• FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
• Gen.G (League of Legends)
• LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
• LOUD (Valorant)

Most Anticipated Game – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.

• Final Fantasy 16
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Resident Evil 4
• Starfield
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Adaptation – [Archive] – [Screenshot]

Celebrating game-inspired projects across entertainment including TV, movies, comics, and more.

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

[Source]: TheGameAwards.com: Nominees – [Archive] – [Screenshot].