In einem etwa 11-minütigen Video wurden die Nominierten der 30 Kategorien von The Game Awards bekannt gegeben. Hierbei ist Nintendo lediglich sechs Mal in den Nominierungen vertreten, darunter drei Mal in der Kategorie „Best Family Game“, sowie Super Mario Party Jamboree in der Kategorie „Best Multiplayer Game“, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom in der Kategorie „Best Action / Adventure Game“ und Metroid Prime 4 Beyond in der Kategorie „Most Anticipated Game“.
Zum ersten Mal seit 2018 wurde kein Nintendo-Spiel für den begehrten „Game of the Year“-Award nominiert, mit insgesamt sechs Nominierungen sind es so wenige wie zuletzt im Jahr 2020. Nachfolgend könnt ihr die Nominierten betrachten, die Veranstaltung beginnt am 13. Dezember um 1:30 Uhr in der Nacht.
Game of the Year
- Astro Bot – Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Balatro – LocalThunk / Playstack
- Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree – FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Square Enix
- Metaphor: ReFantazio – Studio Zero / Sega
Best Game Direction
- Astro Bot – Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Balatro – LocalThunk / Playstack
- Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree – FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Square Enix
- Metaphor: ReFantazio – Studio Zero / Sega
Best Narrative
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Square Enix
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega
- Metaphor: ReFantazio – Studio Zero / Sega
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II – Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios
- Silent Hill 2 – Bloober Team / Konami
Best Art Direction
- Astro Bot – Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree – FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Metaphor: ReFantazio – Studio Zero / Sega
- Neva – Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital
Best Score and Music
- Astro Bot – Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Square Enix
- Metaphor: ReFantazio – Studio Zero / Sega
- Silent Hill 2 – Bloober Team / Konami
- Stellar Blade – Shift Up / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Audio Design
- Astro Bot – Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Treyarch, Raven Software / Activision
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Square Enix
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II – Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios
- Silent Hill 2 – Bloober Team / Konami
Best Performance
- Briana White as Aerith Gainsborough – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Hannah Telle as Max Caulfield – Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
- Humberly González as Kay Vess – Star Wars Outlaws
- Luke Roberts as James Sunderland – Silent Hill 2
- Melina Juergens as Senua – Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
Games for Impact
- Closer the Distance – Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games
- Indika – Odd Meter / 11 Bit Studios
- Neva – Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital
- Life Is Strange: Double Exposure – Deck Nine / Square Enix
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II – Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau – Surgent Studios / Electronic Arts
Best Independent Game
- Animal Well – Shared Memory / Bigmode
- Balatro – LocalThunk / Playstack
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes – Simogo / Annapurna Interactive
- Neva – Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital
- UFO 50 – Mossmouth
Best Debut Indie Game
- 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 Digital
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape – Bungie
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred – Blizzard Entertainment
- Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail – Square Enix
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- Helldivers II – Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Community Support
- Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail – Square Enix
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- Helldivers II – Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- No Man's Sky – Hello Games
Best Mobile Game
- AFK Journey – Lilith Games / Farlight
- Balatro – LocalThunk / Playstack
- Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket – Creatures Inc., DeNA / The Pokémon Company
- Wuthering Waves – Kuro Games
- Zenless Zone Zero – miHoYo
Best VR / AR Game
- Arizona Sunshine Remake – Vertigo Games
- Asgard's Wrath 2 – Sanzaru Games / Oculus Studios
- Batman: Arkham Shadow – Camouflaj / Oculus Studios
- Metal: Hellsinger VR – Lab42, The Outsiders / Funcom
- Metro Awakening – Vertigo Games / Deep Silver
Best Action Game
- Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Treyarch, Raven Software / Activision
- Helldivers II – Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Stellar Blade – Shift Up / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment
Best Action / Adventure Game
- Astro Bot – Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Nintendo EPD, Grezzo / Nintendo
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft
- Silent Hill 2 – Bloober Team / Konami
- Star Wars Outlaws – Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft
Best Role Playing Game
- Dragon's Dogma 2 – Capcom
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree – FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Square Enix
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega
- Metaphor: ReFantazio – Studio Zero / Sega
Best Fighting Game
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero – Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Granblue Fantasy Versus – Arc System Works / Cygames
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – Capcom
- MultiVersus – Player First Games / Warner Bros. Games
- Tekken 8 – Bandai Namco Studios, Arika / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Family Game
- Astro Bot – Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Nintendo EPD, Grezzo / Nintendo
- The Plucky Squire – All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital
- Princess Peach: Showtime! – Good-Feel / Nintendo
- Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Cube / Nintendo
Best Sim / Strategy Game
- Age of Mythology: Retold – World's Edge, Forgotten Empires / Xbox Game Studios
- Frostpunk 2 – 11 Bit Studios
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess – Capcom
- Manor Lords – Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse
- Unicorn Overlord – Vanillaware / Sega
Best Sports / Racing Game
- F1 24 – Codemasters / EA Sports
- EA Sports FC 25 – EA Vancouver, EA Romania / EA Sports
- NBA 2K25 – Visual Concepts / 2K
- TopSpin 2K25 – Hangar 13 / 2K
- WWE 2K24 – Visual Concepts / 2K
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Treyarch, Raven Software / Activision
- Helldivers II – Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Cube / Nintendo
- Tekken 8 – Bandai Namco Studios, Arika / Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment
Innovation in Accessibility
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 – Treyarch, Raven Software / Activision
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred – Blizzard Entertainment
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard – BioWare / Electronic Arts
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft
- Star Wars Outlaws – Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft
Best Adaptation
- Arcane (animated series) – Fortiche, Riot Games / Netflix; based on League of Legends by Riot Games
- Fallout (television series) – Kilter Films, Bethesda Game Studios / Amazon MGM Studios; based on Fallout by Bethesda Softworks
- Knuckles (television series) – Sega Sammy Group / Paramount Pictures; based on Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega
- Like a Dragon: Yakuza (television series) – Sega / Amazon MGM Studios; based on Like a Dragon by Sega
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (animated series) – Crystal Dynamics, Legendary Television / Netflix; based on Tomb Raider by Crystal Dynamics
Most Anticipated Game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach – Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Ghost of Yōtei – Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Grand Theft Auto VI – Rockstar Games
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Retro Studios / Nintendo
- Monster Hunter Wilds – Capcom
Player's Voice
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Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 – Valve
- Dota 2 – Valve
- League of Legends – Riot Games
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – Moonton
- Valorant – Riot Games
Best Esports Athlete
- Neta "33" Shapira
- Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen
- Jung "Chovy" Ji-hoon
- Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
- Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut
- Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang
Best Esports Team
- Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- Natus Vincere (Counter-Strike 2)
- T1 (League of Legends)
- Team Liquid (Dota 2)
Content Creator of the Year
- CaseOh
- IlloJuan
- Techno Gamerz
- Typical Gamer
- Usada Pekora
Seid ihr mit den Nominierten so einverstanden?