The Game Awards 2022 Nomination List, Vote for Your Favorite Game!
After almost a year without news due to the impact of the Covid19 pandemic, finally the nominations The Game Awards 2022 is officially announced. At the previous The Game Awards, The Last of Us Part 2 successfully took the place as the best game for 2022.
The Game Awards 2022 event itself will take place on December 9 at the Microsoft Theater. What’s interesting is that there are some cool games that fall into the GOTY (Game Of The Year) category such as death loop and also Resident Evil Village.
Just like in previous years, this event will focus on awarding well-known games released this year. That’s not all, if we are lucky some developers can announce their newest game for 2022.
The Game Awards 2022 Nominations List
For this year alone, The Game Awards 2022 presents 27 nominations at once. Here’s the full summary for you:
1. Game of the Year:
- Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
- Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam/Nintendo)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
2. Best Game Direction
- Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
- Returnal (Housemarque/SIE)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
3. Best Narrative
- Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
- Life Is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
4. Best Art Direction
- Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
- Life Is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
5. Best Score and Music
- The Artful Escape (Johnny Galvatron & Josh Abrahams)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (Marcin Przybylowicz & Piotr T. Adamczyk)
- Deathloop (Tom Salta)
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Richard Jacques)
- Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139 (Keiichi Okabe)
6. Best Audio Design
- Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
- Returnal (Housemarque/SIE)
7. Best Performance
- Erika Mori as Alex Chen (Life Is Strange: True Colors)
- Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo (Far Cry 6)
- Jason Kelley as Colt Vahn (Deathloop)
- Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu (Resident Evil Village)
- Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake (Deathloop)
8. Games for Impact
- Before Your Eyes (Goodbyeworld Games/Skybound Games)
- Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale (Greg Lobanow, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine, Madeline Berger, A Shell In The Pit/Finji)
- Life Is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
- No Longer Home (Humble Grove, Hana Lee, Cel Davison, Adrienne Lombardo, Eli Rainsberry/Fellow Traveler)
9. Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Final Fantasy XIV Online (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- Call of Duty: Warzone (Infinity Ward/Activision)
10. Best Indie
- 12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/Annapurna)
- Death’s Door (Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital)
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver)
- Hit: Bridge of Spirits (Bucket Lab)
- Loop Hero (Four Quarters/Devolver)
11. Best Mobile Games
- Fantasy (Mistwalker)
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Marvel Future Revolution (Netmarble)
- Pokémon Unite (Timi Studios/The Pokémon Company)
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV Online (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
13. Innovation in Accessibility
- Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown (Creative Bytes Studios/Falling Squirrel)
14. Best VR/AR
- Hitman 3 (IO Interactive)
- I Expect You To Die 2 (Schell Games)
- Lone Echo II (Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios)
- Resident Evil 4 (Armature Studio/Capcom/Oculus Studios)
- Sniper Elite VR (Coatsink/Just Add Water/Rebellion Developments)
15. Best Action Game
- Back 4 Blood (Turtle Rock/WB Games)
- Chivalry II (Torn Banner Studios/Tripwire Interactive)
- Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)
- Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft)
- Returnal (Housemarque/SIE)
16. Best Action/Adventure
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)
- Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam/Nintendo)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
17. Best Role Playing
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
- Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom)
- Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco)
- Shin Megami Tensei V (Atlus/Sega)
- Tales of Arise (Bandai Namco)
18. Best Fighting
- Demon Slayer -Kimetsu No Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles (Aniplex/Sega)
- Guilty Gear -Strive- (Arc System Works)
- Melty Blood: Type Lumina (French-Bread/Delightworks)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill)
- Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown (Sega)
19. Best Family
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
- Mario Party Superstars (Nocube/Nintendo)
- New Pokémon Snap (Bandai Namco/The Pokemon Company/Nintendo)
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo)
- WarioWare: Get It Together! (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
20. Best Sim/Strategy
- Age of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination (Rebellion Developments)
- Humankind (Amplitude Studios/Sega)
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio/Xbox Game Studios)
21. Best Sports/Racing
- F1 2022 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- FIFA 22 (EA Vancouver/EA Sports)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
- Hot Wheels Unleashed (Milestone)
- Riders Republic (Ubisoft Annecy/Ubisoft)
22. Best Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood (Turtle Rock/WB Games)
- Knockout City (Velan/EA)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
- Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom)
- New World (Amazon Games)
- Valheim (Iron Gate Studio/Coffee Stain)
23. Content Creator of the Year
- Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Ibai
- TheGrefg
24. Best Indie Debut
- The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna)
- The Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller/Dear Villagers)
- Hit: Bridge of Spirits (Bucket Lab)
- Sable (Shedworks/Raw Fury)
- Valheim (Iron Gate Studio/Coffee Stain)
25. Most Anticipated Game
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla/SIE)
- Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel (Nintendo)
- Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
26. Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty (Activision)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Valorant (Riot Games)
27. Best Esports Event
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- The International 2022
- PGL Major Stockholm 2022
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2022
- Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
Well, That’s The Game Awards 2022 nominations. Make sure you vote for whichever game candidate you think deserves to be the best game of 2022.
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