The Oscars of the video game world, Geoff Keighley's Game Awards, will crown the best of the industry in 2022 next Thursday, December 8. Every year, they will do so during a new awards gala full of announcements, surprises, and recognitions for those who have made us enjoy so much during the last months. Today Keighley himself, once again the master of ceremonies, has announced the list with all the nominees in the different categories.
Led by the three beasts of the year (Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, and God of War Ragnarok), the nominations also repeat many other names that will allow people to discover some of the indie gems of recent months (Sifu, Tunic, Immortality or Neon White) and vindicate works such as Xenoblade 3, Modern Warfare 2 and A Plague Tale Requiem. Not to mention the surprise of the year, Stray, who rises with 6 nominations and even makes room for meows among the contenders for the GOTY (Game of the Year) award.
Nominees for Best Performance Ashly Burch (Aloy on Horizon Forbidden West) Charlotte McBurney (Amicia on A Plague Tale Requiem) Christopher Judge (Kratos on God of War Ragnarok) Manon Gage (Marissa Marcel on Immortality) Sunny Suljic (Atreus on God of War Ragnarok) Nominees for Best Art Direction Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Scorn Stray Nominees for Best Ongoing Apex Legends Destiny 2 (The Witch Queen) Final Fantasy XIV (Endwalkers) Fortnite Genshin Impact Nominees for Games for Impact A Memoir Blue As Dusk Falls Citizen Sleeper Endling - Extinction is Forever Hindsight I Was a Teenage Exocolonist Nominees for Best Mobile Game Apex Legends Diablo Immortal Genshin Impact Marvel Snap Tower of Fantasy Nominees for Best Score and Music A Plague Tale: Requiem Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Metal: Hellsinger Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Nominees for Best Audio Design Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Metal Hellsinger Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Nominees for Best Multiplayer Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 MultiVersus Overwatch 2 Splatoon 3 TMNT: Shredder's Revenge Nominees for Best Community Support Apex Legends Destiny 2 Final Fantasy XIV Fortnite No Man's Sky Nominees for Innovation in Accessibility As Dusk Falls God of War Ragnarok Return to Monkey Island The Last of Us Part I The Quarry Nominees for Best Indie Cult of the Lamb Neon White Sifu Stray TUNIC Nominees for Content Creator of the Year Karl Jacobs Ludwig Nibellion Nobru QTCinderella Nominees for Best VR / AR After The Fall Among Us VR Bonelab Moss: Book 2 Red Matter 2 Nominees for Best Fighting DNF Duel Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R King of Fighter XV MultiVersus Sifu Nominees for Best Family Kirby and The Forgotten Land Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope Nintendo Switch Sports Splatoon 3 Nominees for Best Sim / Strategy Dune: Spice Wars Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope Total War Warhammer III Two Point Campus Victoria 3 Nominees for Best Sports / Racing F1 2022 FIFA 23 NBA 2K23 Gran Turismo 7 OlliOlli World Nominees for Best Action / Adventure A Plague Tale: Requiem God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Stray TUNIC Nominees for Best Role Playing Elden Ring Live a Live Pokemon Legends: Arceus Triangle Strategy Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Nominees for Best Action Game Bayonetta 3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Neon White Sifu TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge Nominees for Best Adaptation Arcane: League of Legends Cyberpunk: Edgerunners The Cuphead Show! Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Uncharted Nominees for Most Aniticipated Game Final Fantasy XVI Hogwarts Legacy Resident Evil 4 Starfield The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Nominees for Best Esports Game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dota 2 League of Legends Rocket League Valorant Nominees for Best Narrative A Plague Tale Requiem Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Immortality Nominees for Best Game Direction Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Immortality Stray Nominees for Game of the Year A Plague Tale: Requiem Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Stray Xenoblade Chronicles 3