God of War: Ragnarok leads The Game Awards 2022 nominations

The Game Awards has revealed their nominated games for 2022, and God of War: Ragnarok leads the pack with ten nominations.

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2022 has been an excellent year for games. We’ve immersed ourselves into the worlds of Stray, Elden Ring, Immortality, and the recently released God of War: Ragnarok. So it’s no wonder this year’s The Game Awards nominations are stacked beyond belief.  Announced on 14th November, the God of War sequel came out on top with ten nominations, closely followed by Elden Ring with seven nominations.  Both games are up for the coveted Game of the Year award, as well as Best Game Direction and Best Narrative.  God of War’s Christopher Judge and Sunny Suljic also nabbed nominations in the Best Performance category for their roles as Kratos and Atreus, respectively.  You can see the complete list of nominations below. Voting is now open on The Game Awards website, with the full ceremony taking place on December 8. 

Game of the Year

Recognising a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields. A Plague Tale: Requiem Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Stray Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Game Direction

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design. Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Immortality Stray

Best Narrative

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game. A Plague Tale: Requiem Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Immortality

Best Art Direction

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation. Elden Ring God of War: Ragnarok Horizon: Forbidden West Scorn Stray

Best Score/Music

For outstanding music, including score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack. Olivier Deriviere – A Plague Tale: Requiem Tsukasa Saitoh – Elden Ring Bear McCreary – God of War: Ragnarok Two Feathers – Metal Hellsinger Yasunori Mitsuda

Best Audio Design

Recognising the best in-game audio and sound design. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Gran Turismo 7 Horizon Forbidden West

Best Performance

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture. Ashly Birch – Horizon: Forbidden West Charlotte McBurney – A Plague Tale: Requiem Christopher Judge – God of War: Ragnarok Manon Gage – Immortality Sunny Suljic – God of War: Ragnarok

Games for Impact

For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message. A Memoir Blue As Dusk Falls Citizen Sleeper Endling – Extinction is Forever Hindsight I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Best Ongoing Game

Awarded to a game for outstanding ongoing content development that evolves the player experience over time. Apex Legends Destiny 2 Final Fantasy 14 Online Fortnite Genshin Impact

Best Indie Game

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system. Cult of the Lamb Neon White Sifu Stray TUNIC

Best Debut Indie Game

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio. Neon White NORCO Stray TUNIC Vampire Survivors

Best Mobile Game

For the best game playable on a mobile device. Apex Legends Mobile Diablo Immortal Genshin Impact Marvel Snap Tower of Fantasy

Best Community Support

Recognising a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches. Apex Legends Destiny 2 Final Fantasy 14 Online Fortnite No Man’s Sky

Best VR/AR Game

For the best game experience, playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform. After the Fall Among Us VR BONELAB Moss: Book II Red Matter 2

Innovation in Accessibility

Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience. As Dusk Falls God of War: Ragnarok Returnal Return to Monkey Island The Last of Us Part 1 The Quarry

Best Action Game

For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat. Bayonetta 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Neon White Sifu Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Best Action/Adventure Game

For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving. A Plague Tale: Requiem God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Stray TUNIC

Best RPG

For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences. Elden Ring Live a Live Pokémon Legends: Arceus Triangle Strategy Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Fighting Game

For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat. DNF Duel JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R The King of Fighters 15 MultiVersus Sifu

Best Family Game

For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform. Kirby and the Forgotten Land LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Nintendo Switch Sports Splatoon 3

Best Sports/Racing Game

For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game. F1 22 FIFA 23 NBA 2K23 Gran Turismo 7 OlliOlli World

Best SIM/Strategy Game

Best game focused on real-time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform. Dune: Spice Wars Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope Total War: WARHAMMER 3 Two Point Campus Victoria 3

Best Multiplayer Game

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiversus Overwatch 2 Splatoon 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Content Creator of the Year

For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2022. Karl Jacobs Ludwig Nibellion Nobru QTCinderella

Best Esports Athlete

The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2022, irrespective of game. Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, LOL) Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1, LOL) Finn “karrigan” Andersen ( (FaZe Clan – CS:GO) Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, CS:GO) Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)

Best Esports Coach

The Esports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2022. Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, CS:GO) Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT) Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, VALORANT) Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan, CS:GO) Go “Score” Dong-bin (Gen.G, LOL)

Best Esports Event

Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience. EVO 2022 2022 League of Legends World Championship PGL Major Antwerp 2022 The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational VALORANT Champions 2022

Best Esports Game

For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DOTA 2 League of Legends Rocket League VALORANT

Best Esports Team

Recognising a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2022. DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends) FaZe Clan (CS:GO) Gen.G (League of Legends) LA Thieves (Call of Duty) LOUD (Valorant)

Most Anticipated Game

Recognising an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward. Final Fantasy 16 Hogwarts Legacy Resident Evil 4 Starfield The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Adaptation

Celebrating game-inspired projects across entertainment including TV, movies, comics, and more. Arcane: League of Legends Cyberpunk: Edgerunners The Cuphead Show! Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Uncharted