Geoff Keighley today released the full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2022 with God of War Ragnarok leading the total number of nominations.
The Game Awards 2022 take place on December 8. On that date, Keighley’s show will see the Games Industry descend on the Microsoft Theatre for a night of rewards, performances, and game reveals. Today, we now know what games will be vying for the top honors.
God of War Ragnarok leads with ten nominations, though two of them include Best Performance. This includes a nomination for Game of the Year. Elden Ring, meanwhile, nabbed seven nominations, including Game of the Year. Joining those two in Game of the Year are A Plague Tale: Requiem, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
The Game Awards 2022 stream live December 8. Be sure to check back throughout the evening for all the big game reveals as well as the winners. Here’s the full list of nominees:
Game Of The Year:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Direction:
- God of War Ragnarök
- Immortality
Best Narrative:
Best Art Direction:
Best Score and Music:
- Metal Hellsinger
Best Audio Design:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Gran Turismo 7
Best Performance:
- Ashly Burch as Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West
- Charlotte McBurney as Amicia in A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War Ragnarök
- Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel in Immortality
- Sunny Suljic as Atreus in 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:
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Indie:
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
Best Mobile Game:
- Diablo Immortal
- Marvel Snao
- Tower of Fantasy
Best Community Support:
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility:
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part I
- The Quarry
Best VR/AR:
- After The Fall
- Among Us VR
- Moss: Book II
- Red Matter 2
Best Action Game:
- Bayonetta 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Best Action/Adventure Game:
Best Role Playing:
- Live a Live
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
Best Fighting:
- DNF Duel
- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- King of Fighters XV
- Multiversus
Best Family:
- Kirby and The Forgotten Land
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
Best Sim/Strategy:
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Total War Warhammer III
- Two Point Campus
- Victoria 3
Best Sports/Racing:
- NBA 2K23
- OlliOlli World
Best Multiplayer:
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
- Overwatch 2
Content Creator of the Year:
- Karl Jacobs
- Nibellion
- QTCinderella
Best Debut Indie:
- Vampire Survivors
Best Adaptation:
- Cyberpunk Edgerunners
- 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
- 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
- Faze Clan
- LA Thieves
Best eSports Coach:
Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi
Matheus “BZKA” Tarasconi
Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren
- Robert “Robban” Dahlström
- Go “Score” Dong-bin
Best eSports Event:
EVO 2022
League of Legends Worlds 2022
