The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced

This year’s edition of The Game Awards, which determines the best games of the year, Thursday, December 7, 2023 will be held on the day. While the excited wait for the awards continues, the candidates who will compete at the ceremony have been officially announced today.

This year, many popular games managed to be among the candidates. It has been on the agenda since its release. Baldur’s Gate 3 and the recently released by Remedy Entertainment Alan Wake 2 with 8 nominations each dominated the categories. Likewise, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom were also nominated in many categories. Receiving mixed reviews Starfield is just one nomination took.

Gamers, from here They will be able to vote for the candidates via The Game Awards website, which they can access. Winners will be determined by 90% jury vote and 10% public vote. You can take a look at the candidates in all categories below.

The Game Awards 2023 candidates:

Game of the Year

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4 Remake
• Super Mario Bros. wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Play Directing

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Bros. wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom

Best Narration

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Final Fantasy 16
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction

• Alan Wake 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Lies of P
• Super Mario Bros. wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom

Best Music

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy 16
• Hi-Fi Rush
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom

Best Sound Design

• Alan Wake 2
• Dead Space Remake
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4 Remake

Best Performance

• Ben Starr – Final Fantasy 16
• Cameron Monaghan – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Idris Elba – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melanie Liburd – Alan Wake 2
• Neil Newbon – Baldur’s Gate 3
• Yuri Lowenthal – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Most Effective Game

• A Space for the Unbound
• Chant of Sennaar
• Goodbye Volcano High
• Tchia
• Terra Nile
• venba

Best Ongoing Game

• Apex Legends
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Final Fantasy 16
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Indie Game

• Cocoon
• Dave the Diver
• Dredge
• Sea of ​​Stars
• viewfinder

Best First Indie Game (First game from a new indie studio)

• Cocoon
• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• venba
• viewfinder

Best Mobile Game

• Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
• Honkai: Star Rail
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure
• Monster Hunter Now
• Terra Nile

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy 16
• No Man’s Sky

Best VR/AR Game

• Gran Turismo 7
• humanity
• Horizon: Call of the Mountain
• Resident Evil Village
• Synapse

Innovation in Accessibility

• Diablo 4
• Forza Motorsport
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Street Fighter 6

Best Action Game

• Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
• Dead Island 2
• ghostrunner 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Remnants 2

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Alan Wake 2
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best RPG

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy 16
• Lies of P
• Sea of ​​Stars
• Starfield

Best Fighting Game

• God of Rock
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Pocket Bravery
• Street Fighter 6

Best Family Game

• Disney Illusion Island
• Party Animals
• Pikmin 4
• Sonic Superstars
• Super Mario Bros. wonder

Best Sports/Racing Game

• EA Sports FC 24
• F1 23
• Forza Motorsport
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
• The Crew Motofest

Best Simulation/Strategy Game

• Advanced Wars 1+” Re-Boot Camp
• Cities: Skylines 2
• Company of Heroes 3
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Pikmin 4

Best Multiplayer Game

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Diablo IV
• Party Animals
• Street Fighter 6
• Super Mario Bros. wonder

Best Adaptation (Film and television)

• Castlevania Nocturne
• Gran Tourismo
• The Last of Us
• The Super Mario Bros. The Movie
• Twisted Metal

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Hades II
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Tekken 8

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• PUBG Mobile
• Valorant

Best Esports Player

• Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
• Max “Demon1” Mazanov
• Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
• Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
• Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen

Best Esports Team

• Evil Geniuses
• Fnatic
• Gaimin
• JD Gaming
• Team Vitality

Best Esports Coach

• Christine “potter” Chi
• Danny “zonic” Sorensen
• Jordan “Gunba” Graham
• Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
• Yoon “Homme” Sung-young

Best Esports Event

• 2023 League of Legends World Championship
• Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• VALORANT Champions 2023