The Game Awards air on December 7 at 4:30 PT/7:30 ET live from the Peacock Theater and host Geoff Keighley revealed the full list of categories and nominees, including the coveted Game of the Year. Voting is open now for fans at the Game Awards’ website, and here’s the full list of categories and nominees.

Game of the Year

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

Best Game Direction

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

Best Narrative

Alan Wake 2 
Baldur’s Gate 3 
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Final Fantasy XVI 
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 the Kingdom 

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score and Music

Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko 
Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov 
Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken 
Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori 
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team 

Best Audio Design

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

Best Performance

Ben Starr as Clive Rosfield, Final Fantasy XVI 
Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Idris Elba as Solomon Reed, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson, Alan Wake 2
Neil Newbon as Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Innovation in Accessibility

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

Games for Impact

A Space for the Unbound 
Chants of Sennaar 
Goodbye Volcano High 
Tchia 
Terra Nil 
Venba 

Baldur’s Gate 3

Best Ongoing Game

Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077 
Final Fantasy XIV 
Fortnite 
Genshin Impact

Best Community Support

Baldur’s Gate 3 
Cyberpunk 2077 
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV 
No Man’s Sky 

Best Independent Game

Cocoon 
Dave the Diver 
Dredge 
Sea of Stars 
Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game

Cocoon 
Dredge 
Pizza Tower 
Venba
Viewfinder 

Best Mobile Game

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis 
Honkai: Star Rail 
Hello Kitty Island Adventure 
Monster Hunter Now 
Terra Nil 

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Best VR/AR Game

Gran Turismo 7 
Humanity 
Horizon Call of the Mountain 
Resident Evil Village VR Mode
Synapse 

Best Action Game

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon 
Dead Island 2 
Ghostrunner 2 
Hi-Fi Rush 
Remnant 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 XVI
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 

Alan Wake 2

Best Family Game

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

Best Sim/Strategy Game

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

Best Sports/Racing

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

Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord

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

Best Adaptation

Castlevania: Nocturne
Gran Turismo 
The Last of Us 
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Twisted Metal

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Most Anticipated Game

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

Content Creator of the Year

IronMouse
PeopleMakeGames
Quackity
Spreen
SypherPK

Best Esports Game

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

Best Esports Athlete

Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez  (Call of Duty)
Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)

Best Esports Team

Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
Fnatic (Valorant)
Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
JD Gaming (League of Legends)
Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)

Best Esports Coach

Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant)
Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons – Counter-Strike)
Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem – Overwatch)
Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality – Counter-Strike)
Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming – League of Legends)

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

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