This year’s nominations of the upcoming BAFTA Games Awards have been unveiled with last year’s AAA heavyweights Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Dispatch leading the pack. This year’s BAFTA Games Awards nominees include a total of 17 studios with 42 outstanding videogames consisting of Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, ARC Raiders and many more. In an official statement, Tara Saunders, chair of BAFTA’s Games Committee, has said:
“Today’s nominations recognise 42 outstanding games that highlight the very best of the global games industry. This year’s nominations reflect an industry reshaping itself – with a vibrant mix of established studios standing alongside a wide range of independent studios, and a number of development teams earning nominations for the first time. The exceptional craft, artistry and innovation behind these titles shines through.”
Ceremonies like the BAFTA Games Awards are a testament to how far videogames have evolved as a medium of storytelling and interactive entertainment and is certainly a watershed moment for anyone who have grew up playing games.
Here’s the full list of nominees for this year’s awards show:
Animation
- Battlefield 6
- Death Stranding 2
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Artistic Achievement
- Clair Obscur
- Death Stranding 2
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- South of Midnight
Audio Achievement
- ARC Raiders
- Clair Obscur
- Death Stranding 2
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Indiana Jones
Best Game
- Clair Obscur
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Indiana Jones
- ARC Raiders
- Blue Prince
British Game
- Atomfall
- Citizen Sleeper 2
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Monument Valley 3
- Powerwash Simulator 2
- Two Point Museum
Debut Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- The Midnight Walk
Evolving Game
- Vampire Survivors
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- Fallout 76
- Helldivers 2
- Hitman: World of Assassination
- No Man’s Sky
Family
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Is This Seat Taken?
- LEGO Party!
- Mario Kart World
- Powerwash Simulator 2
- Two Point Museum
Game Beyond Entertainment
- The Alters
- And Roger
- Citizen Sleeper 2
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- STALKER 2
Game Design
- Ball X Pit
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Split Fiction
Multiplayer
- ARC Raiders
- Dune: Awakening
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- LEGO Party!
- PEAK
- Split Fiction
Music
- Clair Obsur
- Death Stranding 2
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones
Narrative
- The Alters
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur
- Death Stranding 2
- Indiana Jones
- Kingdom Come Deliverance II
New IP
- The Alters
- ARC Raiders
- Clair Obscur
- Dispatch
- South of Midnight
- Split Fiction
Performer in a Leading Role
- Aaron Paul (Dispatch)
- Ben Starr (Clair Obscur)
- Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei)
- Jennifer English (Clair Obscur)
- Tom McKay (Kingdom Come: Deliverance II)
- Troy Baker (Indiana Jones)
Performer in a Supporting Role
- Alix Wilton Regan (Lies of P)
- Charlie Cox (Clair Obscur)
- Jane Perry (Dead Take)
- Jeffrey Wright (Dispatch)
- Kirsty Rider (Clair Obscur)
- Troy Baker (Death Stranding 2)
Technical Achievement
- Indiana Jones
- Split Fiction
- ARC Raiders
- Death Stranding 2
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Ghost of Yotei
The 22nd BAFTA Games Awards will air on Friday, April 17 with announcements of all the winners in each categories.
