The Game Awards 2024 – All Nominees Announced

The Game Awards 2024 are coming on December 12, and all of the nominees for the 10th annual award show have been announced.

This year’s show features 30 categories with dozens of games and studios up as nominees. Compared to last year’s event, there are two less categories. Best Esports Coach and Best Esports Event were removed from the list.

One clarification this year as well is that expansions, game seasons, DLCs, remakes, and remasters are eligible for all categories if the jury deems them “worthy”. With that announcement days before the reveal of the nominees, it seemed clear it was targeted for those questioning if Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred would be eligible for awards.

Spoiler alert: Shadow of the Erdtree was specifically nominated

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The biggest award of the night, Game of the Year, has six games vying for it. This year’s nominees are Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Metaphor: ReFantaszio.

Check out the full list of award nominees, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below. You can also join the discussion in the official Insider Gaming forums.

The Game Awards 2024 Award Nominees

Game of the Year

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

Best Game Direction

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metapahor: ReFantazio

Best Narrative

• Final Fantasy VII Rebrith
• Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor re Fantazio
• Senua’s Saga Hellblade II
• Silent Hill 2

Best Art Direction

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Waking
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Neva

Best Score/Music

• Astro Bot
• FF Rebirth
• Metabirth
• Silent Hill 2
• Stellar Blade

Best Audio Design

• Astro Bot
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Senua’s Saga Hellblade II
• Silent Hill 2

Best Performance

• 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)

Games for Impact

• Life is Strange Double Exposure
• Tales of Kenzera
• Closer the Distance
• Indika
• Neva
• Senua’s Saga Hellblade II

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2
• Diablo IV
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2

Best Indie Game

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

Best Debut Indie Game

• Animal Well
• Manor Lords
• Pacific Drive
• The Plucky Squire
• Balatro

Best Mobile Game

• AFK Journey
• Balatro
• Withering Waves
• Zenless Zone Zero
• Pokemon TCG Pocket

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2
• No Man’s Sky

Best VR/AR Game

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

Innovation in Accessibility

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

Best Action Game

• Black Myth Wukong
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Stellar Blade
• Warhammer 40 Space Marines 2
• Helldivers 2

Best Action/Adventure Game

• 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 II
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best Fighting Game

• Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
• Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising
• Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Arcade Classics
• MultiVersus
• Tekken 8

Best Family Game

• Astro Bot
• Princess Peach Showtime
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• The Plucky Squire

Best Sports/Racing Game

• NBA 2K25
• EA FC 25
• TopSpin 2K25
• WWE 2K24
• F1 24

Best SIM/Strategy Game

• Age of Mythology Retold
• Frostpunk 2
• Kunisu-Gami Patch of the Goddess
• Manor Lords
• Unicorn Overlord

Best Multiplayer Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• Tekken 8
• Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2

Content Creator of the Year

• Caseoh
• Illojuan
• Techno Gamerz
• Typical Gamer
• Usada Pekora

Best Esports Athlete

• 33
• alesksiB
• Chovy
• Faker
• zywoo
• zmjjkk

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Mobile Legends Bang Bang
• VALORANT

Best Esports Team

• Bilibili Gaming
• Gen.G
• NAVI
• T1
• Team Liquid

Most Anticipated Game

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Ghost of Yotei
• GTA 6
• Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
• Monster Hunter Wild

Best Adaptation

• Arcane
• Fallout
• Knuckls
• Like a Dragon Yakuza
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Players’ Voice

• Will be announced on December 2.