On Monday, The Game Awards announced the nominees for Game of the Year 2024 in a livestream. Unlike most years, the winner isn’t clear-cut, instead we have a tight race, making this one of the more interesting announcements in the award 10 year anniversary.

Fans finally found out the six nominees that will be eligible to win the Game of the Year 2024 award. With so many amazing games to choose from like Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Black Myth Wukong, fans were eager to see if their favorite game was nominated. You can see the game of the year nominees and other awards down taking place below!

Game of the Year 2024

Best Game Direction

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

Best Ongoing Game

Best Art Direction

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

Best Mobile Game

  • AFK Journey
  • Balatro
  • Wuthering Waves
  • Zenless Zone Zero
  • Pokémon TCG Pocket

Best Narrative

  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Like a Dragon: Infinte Wealth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
  • Silent Hill 2

Best Performance

  • Briana White, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Hannah Telle, Life is Strange: Double Exposure
  • Humberly Gonzalez, Star Wars Outlaws
  • Luke Roberts, Silent Hill 2
  • Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Best Score & Music

  • Astro Bot
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Stellar Blade

Best Audio

  • Astro Bot
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
  • Silent Hill 2

Best Adaptation

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

Best Multiplayer

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

Best Independent Game

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

Debut Indie Game

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

Most Anticipated Game

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Ghost of Yotei
  • Grand Theft Auto 6
  • Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
  • Monster Hunter Wilds

Best Role-Playing Game

  • Dragon’s Dogma 2
  • Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio

Games for Impact

  • Closer the Distance
  • Indika
  • Neva
  • Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
  • Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Content Creator

  • CaseOh
  • Illojuan
  • Techno Gamers
  • TypicalGamer
  • Usada Pekora

Best Action/Adventure

  • Astro Bot
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Star Wars Outlaws
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Best Action

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

Best Fighting

  • Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
  • Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising
  • Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection
  • Multiversus
  • Tekken 8

Innovation in Accessibility

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

Best Community Support

  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Final Fantasy 14
  • Fortnite
  • Helldivers 2
  • No Man’s Sky

Best Family Game

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

Best Sim/Strategy Game

  • Age of Mythology Retold
  • Frostpunk 2
  • Kunitsu-Gami Path of the Goddess
  • Manor Lords
  • Unicorn Overlord

Best Sports/Racing

  • F1 24
  • EA Sports FC25
  • NBA 2K25
  • Topspin 2K25
  • WWE 2K24

Best VR/AR Game

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

Best Esports Game

  • Counter Strike
  • Dota 2
  • League of Legends
  • Mobile Legends Bang Bang
  • Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

  • 33
  • AleksiB
  • Chovy
  • Faker
  • Zywoo
  • Zmjjkk

Best Esports Team

  • Bilibili Gaming, League of Legends
  • Gen.G, League of Legends
  • Navi, Counterstrike
  • T1, League of Legends
  • Team Liquid, Dota 2

The next round of voting begins now and will last until December 11. Fans can also vote for other categories such as Best Mobile Game, Best Debut Indie Game, and more.

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