Nominees for "The Game Award 2024," which is attracting worldwide attention, have been announced! The nominees include "Black Myth: Goku", "Eldenring Shadow of the Erdtree", "Pekora Usada", and many more!

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, The Game Award 2024, the world's largest video game awards ceremony, will announce the nominees in a variety of categories. The Game Awards will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 12, 2024, and will be the most watched event of the year.

What is "The Game Award"?

The Game Award is an event that selects the " Game of the Year" (GOTY) from games released between December of last year and November of this year. The voting is a mixture of "game industry experts" and "general public," so anyone can vote by visiting the official website by December 11!

The fact that our own opinions are also reflected in the voting is wonderful because it allows us to see things from a variety of perspectives! This year also marks the 10th anniversary of "The Game Award", so a special video has been released.

List of Nominees

There were a total of 29 nominees, including many Japanese companies' works and other popular works. The nominations are as follows

Game of the Year

Game that offers the best experience across creative and technical fields

"ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
"Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
"Black Myth: Goku" (Game Science)
"Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree" (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
"Metaphor: Refantaggio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)

Best Game Direction

For new perspectives and flexible ideas in game direction and design

"ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
"Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
"Black Myth: Goku" (Game Science)
"Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree" (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
"Metaphor: Refantaggio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)

Best Narrative

Excellent story and narrative development

"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
"Yakuza8"(Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
"Metaphor: Refantaggio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
"Senua's Saga: Hellblade II" (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
"Silent Hill 2" (Bloober Team/Konami)

Best Art Direction

Outstanding Creative and/or Technical Achievement in Artistic Design and Animation

"ASTRO BOT" (eam Asobi/SIE)
"Black Myth: Goku" (Game Science)
"Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree" (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
Metaphor: Refantaggio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
"Neva"(Nomada Studio/Devolver)

Best Score and Music

Best Score, Original Music, Licensed Soundtrack, or Other Music

"ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
"Metaphor: Refantaggio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
"Silent Hill 2" (Bloober Team/Konami)
"Stellar Blade" (Shift Up/SIE)

Best Audio Design

Best In-Game Audio and Sound Design

"ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
"Senua's Saga: Hellblade II" (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
"Silent Hill 2" (Bloober Team/Konami)

Best Performance

Individuals responsible for narration, motion and performance capture

Briana White("Final Fantasy VII Rebirth")
Hannah Telle("Life is Strange: Double Exposure")
Humberly González("Star Wars Outlaws")
Luke Roberts("Silent Hill 2")
Melina Juergens("Senua's Saga: Hellblade II")

Innovation in Accessibility

Software and hardware that advances the medium by adding features, technology, and content to make games more playable and enjoyable for a wider audience.

"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
"Diablo IV" (Blizzard/Xbox)
"Dragon Age: The Veilguard" (BioWare/EA)
"Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown"(Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
"Star Wars Outlaws" (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)

Games for Impact

Games that make you think, that have a socially beneficial meaning or message.

"Closer the Distance" (Osmotic Studios/Skybound Games)
"Indika" (Odd Meter/11 Bit Studios)
"Neva" (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
"Life is Strange: Double Exposure" (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
"Senua's Saga: Hellblade II" (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
"Zhao: The Story of Kenzera" (Surgent Studios/EA)

Best Ongoing

Excellent development of ongoing content that evolves the player's experience over time

"Destiny 2" (Bungie/SIE)
"Diablo IV" (Blizzard/Xbox)
"Final Fantasy XIV" (Square Enix)
"Fortnite" (Epic Games)
"Helldivers 2" (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)

Best Community Support

Games with excellent community support, transparency and responsiveness, including social media activity and game updates/patches

"Baldur's Gate 3" (Larian)
"Final Fantasy XIV" (Square Enix)
"Fortnite" (Epic Games)
"Helldivers 2" (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
"No Man's Sky" (Hello Games)

Best Independent Game

Outstanding Creative and Technical Achievement in a Game Produced Outside the Traditional Publishing System

"Animal Well" (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
"Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
"Lorelei and the Laser Eyes" (Simogo/Annapurna Interactive)
"Neva" (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
"UFO 50" (Mossmouth)

Best Debut Indie Game

Debut games produced by new independent studios.

"Animal Well"(Shared Memory/Bigmode)
"Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
"Manor Lords" (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
Pacific Drive"(Ironwood Studios/Kepler Interactive)
"The Plucky Squire" (All Possible Futures/Devolver)

Best Mobile Game

Games that can be played on mobile devices

"AFK Journey" (FARLIGHT/Lilith Games)
"Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket" (Creatures Inc/TPCI)
"Naruto" (Kuro Games)
"Zenless Zone Zero" (Hoyoverse)

Best VR / AR

Games that can be played in VR or AR, regardless of platform

"Arizona Sunshine Remake" (Vertigo Games)
"Asgard's Wrath 2" (Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios)
"Batman: Arkham Shadow" (Camouflaj/Oculus Studios)
"Metal: Hellsinger VR" (Lab 42/The Outsiders/Funcom)
"Metro Awakening" (Vertigo Games)

Best Action Game

Action game focusing on combat

"Black Myth: Goku" (Game Science)
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
"Helldivers 2" (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
"Stellar Blade" (Shift Up/SIE)
"Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2" (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)

Best Action / Adventure

Best Action/Adventure game combining combat, movement and puzzle solving

"ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
"Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown" (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
"Silent Hill 2" (Bloober Team/Konami)
"Star Wars Outlaws" (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
"The Legend of Zelda: The Borrowing of Wisdom" (Grezzo/Nintendo)

Best RPG

Games designed with extensive character customization and progression, including a multiplayer experience

"Dragon's Dogma 2" (Capcom)
"Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree" (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
"Yakuza8"(Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
"Metaphor: Refantaggio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)

Best Fighting

Games designed primarily for competitive fighting

Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO" (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco)
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising" (Arc System Works/Cygames)
"Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics" (Capcom)
"MultiVersus" (Player First Games/WB Games)
"Tekken 8" (Bandai Namco)

Best Family

Best family game regardless of genre or platform

"ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
"Princess Peach Showtime!" (Good-Feel/Nintendo)
"Super Mario Party Jamboree" (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: The Borrowing of Wisdom" (Grezzo/Nintendo)
The Plucky Squire" (All Possible Futures/Devolver)

Best Sim / Strategy

Games that focus on real-time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, regardless of platform

"Age of Mythology: Retold" (World's Edge/Forgotten Empires/Xbox Game Studios)
"Frostpunk 2" (11 Bit Studios)
"Gion: Path of the Goddess" (Capcom)
"Manor Lords" (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
Unicorn Overlord" (Vanillaware/Sega/Atlus)

Best Sports / Racing

Traditional and non-traditional sports and racing games

"F1 24" (Codemasters/EA Sports)
"EA Sports FC 25" (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
"NBA 2K25" (Visual Concepts/2K)
"Top Spin 2K25"(Hangar 13/2K)
"WWE 2K24"(Visual Concepts/2K)

Best Multiplayer

Best online multiplayer game play and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer

"Call of Duty: Black Ops 6"(Treyarch/Raven/ Activision/Xbox)
"Helldivers 2" (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
"Super Mario Party Jamboree" (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
"Tekken 8" (Bandai Namco)
"Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2" (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)

Best Adaptation

Outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium

"Arcane" (Riot/Fortiche/Netflix)
"Fallout" (Bethesda/Kilter Films/Amazon MGM Studios)
"Knuckles" (Sega/Paramount)
"Like a Dragon: Yakuza" (Sega/Amazon MGM Studios)
"Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft" (Crystal Dynamics/Legendary/Netflix)

Most Anticipated Game

Games that have demonstrated the potential to move the gaming media forward and have been published

"Death Stranding 2: On the Beach" (Kojima Productions/SIE)
"Ghost of Yōtei" (Sucker Punch Productions/SIE)
"Grand Theft Auto VI" (Rockstar Games)
"Metroid Prime 4: Beyond" (Retro Studios/Nintendo)
"Monster Hunter Wilds" (Capcom)

Content Creator of the Year

Streamer or content creator who has had a significant positive impact on the community in 2024

"CaseOh"
"IlloJuan"
"Techo Gamerz"
"TypicalGamer"
"Usada Pekora"

Best Esports Game

Games that provide players with a comprehensive eSports experience, including tournaments, community support, and content updates, regardless of genre or platform.