Game Awards 2024: Here Are This Year’s Nominations!

Game Awards 2024: Here Are This Year’s Nominations!

The nominations for the Game Awards 2024 are in! Find out which games, adaptations, content creators, and performers you can vote for this year. Get involved!

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The Game Awards 2024 will take place on December 12 in Los Angeles, California! With the nominations now announced, you can check out our list below and cast your votes to support your favorite games of the year. Choose wisely - what were your top picks this year?

Game Highlights And Favorites Of The Year

A total of 29 categories will be awarded, each with five nominations. At the top of the list is the ever-popular Game of the Year category. Last year, Baldur’s Gate 3 took the crown; this year, contenders include Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Black Myth: Wukong. Notably, Baldur’s Gate 3 is still in the running, nominated for Best Community Support - undoubtedly still a Game of the Year in 2024 for many devoted fans, as its player numbers continue to soar.

The Best Adaptation category is a hot topic this year, with the second season of "Arcane", the League of Legends adaptation, fresh on everyone’s minds. Even Twenty One Pilots will be performing live at the event, showcasing their new song “The Line” from the sountrack. With the massive success of the series, it’s hard to imagine any competition. However, the "Fallout" series, which debuted this spring to great fan reception and Prime’s success, is also a contender.

This fall also saw a nostalgic wave of horror with the Silent Hill 2 remake, earning it nominations in Best Narrative, Best Score and Music, Best Audio Design, and Best Action/Adventure.

Lastly, the Most Anticipated Game award features favorites like Ghost of Yotei, Monster Hunter Wilds, and Death Stranding 2 - On the Beach. However, GTA 6 is likely the frontrunner this year.

Vote for your favorites here!

Full Category Overview

Game of the Year

  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth - Wukong
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Metaphor - Refantazio

Best Game Direction

  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth - Wukong
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Metaphor - Refantazio

Best Narrative

  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Like a Dragon - Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor - Refantazio
  • Senua's Saga - Hellblade 2
  • Silent Hill 2

Best Art Direction

  • Astro Bot
  • Black Myth - Wukong
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Metaphor - Refantazio
  • Neva

Best Score and Music

  • Astro Bot
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Metaphor - Refantazio
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Stellar Blade

Best Audio Design

  • Astro Bot
  • Call of Duty - Black Ops 6
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Senua's Saga - Hellblade 2
  • Silent Hill 2

Best Performance

  • Briana White (Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth)
  • Hannah Telle (Max in Life is Strange - Double Exposure)
  • Humberly Gonzalez (Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws)
  • Luke Roberts (James Sunderland im Remake von Silent Hill 2)
  • Melina Juergens (Senua in  Senua's Saga - Hellblade 2)

Innovation in Accessibility

  • Call of Duty - Black Ops 6
  • Diablo 4
  • Dragon Age - The Veilguard
  • Prince of Persia - The Lost Crown
  • Star Wars Outlaws

Games for Impact

  • Closer the Distance
  • Indika
  • Neva
  • Life is Strange - Double Exposure
  • Senua's Saga - Hellblade 2
  • Tales of Kenzera - Zau

Best Ongoing Game

  • Destiny 2
  • Diablo 4
  • Final Fantasy 14
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2

Best Community Support

  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Final Fantasy 14
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2
  • No Man's Sky

Best Independent Game

  • Animal Well
  • Balatro
  • Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
  • Neva
  • UFO 50

Best Debut Indie Game

  • Animal Well
  • Balatro
  • Manor Lords
  • Pacific Drive
  • Der Kühne Knappe (The Plucky Squire) 

Best Mobile Game

  • AFK Journey
  • Balatro
  • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
  • Wuthering Waves
  • Zenless Zone Zero

Best VR/AR

  • Arizona Sunshine Remake
  • Asgard's Wrath 2
  • Batman - Arkham Shadow
  • Metal - Hellsinger VR
  • Metro Awakening

Best Action Game

  • Black Myth - Wukong
  • Call of Duty - Black Ops 6
  • Helldivers 2
  • Stellar Blade
  • Warhammer 40.000 - Space Marine 2

Best Action/Adventure

  • Astro Bot
  • Prince of Persia - The Lost Crown
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Star Wars Outlaws
  • The Legend of Zelda - Echoes of Wisdom

Best RPG

  • Dragon's Dogma 2
  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Like a Dragon - Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor - Refantazio

Best Fighting

  • Dragon Ball - Sparking! Zero
  • Granblue Fantasy Versus - Rising
  • Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection -  Arcade Classics
  • Multiversus
  • Tekken 8

Best Family

  • Astro Bot
  • Princess Peach - Showtime!
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • The Legend of Zelda - Echoes of Wisdom
  • Der Kühne Knappe (The Plucky Squire)

Best Sim Strategy

  • Age of Mythology - Retold
  • Frostpunk 2
  • Kunitsu-gami - Path of the Godess
  • Manor Lords
  • Unicorn Overlord

Best Sports/ Racing

  • F1 24
  • EA Sports FC 25
  • NBA 2K25
  • Top Spin 2K25
  • WWE 2K24

Best Multiplayer

  • Call of Duty - Black Ops 6
  • Helldivers 2
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • Tekken 8
  • Warhammer 40.000 - Space Marine 2

Best Adaption

  • Arcane
  • Fallout
  • Knuckles
  • Like a Dragon - Yakuza
  • Tomb Raider - The Legend of Lara Croft

Most Anticipated Game

  • Death Stranding 2 - On the Beach
  • Ghost of Yotei
  • Grand Theft Auto 6
  • Metroid Prime 4 - Beyond
  • Monster Hunter Wilds

Content Creator of the Year

  • Caseoh
  • Illojuan
  • Techo Gamerz
  • Typicalgamer
  • Usada Pekora

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Best eSports Game

  • Counter-Strike 2
  • DOTA 2
  • League of Legends
  • Mobile Legends - Bang Bang
  • Valorant

Best eSports Athlete

  • Neta "33" Shapira
  • Aleksi "AleksiB" Virolainen
  • Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon
  • Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
  • Mathieu "Zywoo" Herbaut
  • Zheng "ZMJJKK" Yangkang

Best eSports Team

  • Bilibili Gaming
  • Geng.G
  • Navi
  • T1
  • Team Liquid