Sony leads among publishers with 19 nominations.
Geoff Keighley presented the full list of nominees for The Game Awards.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received 12 nominations in 10 categories, including "Best Art Direction," "Best Narrative," "Best Music," and three in "Best Performance." This is more than any other project in the history of the awards.
Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Game Direction
- Supergiant Games – Hades II
- Hazelight Studios – Split Fiction
- Kojima Productions / PlayStation – Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Sandfall Interactive – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Sucker Punch Productions – Ghost of Yotei
Best Performance
- Erica Ishii (Atsu) – Ghost of Yotei
- Charlie Cox (Gustav) – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Jennifer English (Mael) – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Troy Baker (Indiana Jones) – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Konatsu Kato (Hinako) – Silent Hill f
- Ben Starr (Verso) – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Community Support
- No Man's Sky
- Fortnite
- Marvel Rivals
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Helldivers 2
Best Indie Game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Absolum
- Blue Prince
- Ball x Pit
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Hades II
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- No Man’s Sky
- Helldivers 2
- Fortnite
Best Narrative
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yotei
- Silent Hill f
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Art Direction
- Ghost of Yotei
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Score and Music
- Hades 2
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight Silksong
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Best Audio Design
- Silent Hill f
- Ghost of Yotei
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Games for Impact
- Wanderstop
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- Despelote
- Consume Me
- South of Midnight
Best Debut Indie Game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Blue Prince
- Despelote
- Megabonk
- Dispatch
Best Mobile Game
- Wuthering Waves
- Persona 5 The Phantom X
- Destiny: Rising
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Best VR/AR Game
- The Midnight Walk
- Marvel Deadpool VR
- Alien: Rogue Invasion
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
Best Action Game
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Hades 2
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
- Battlefield 6
- Doom: The Dark Ages
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Split Fiction
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Best Role Playing Game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Avowed
- The Outer Worlds 2
Best Fighting Game
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- 2XKO
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
- Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage
Best Family Game
- Mario Kart World
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- LEGO Voyagers
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- LEGO Party
- Split Fiction
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Civilization VII
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Mario Kart World
- EA Sports FC 26
- F1 25
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Rematch
Best Multiplayer Game
- Elden Ring: Nightreign
- Battlefield 6
- PEAK
- ARC Raiders
- Split Fiction
Best Accessibility Options
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Most Anticipated Game
- 007: First Light
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Resident Evil: Requiem
- The Witcher 4
- Marvel’s Wolverine
