Here Are The Nominees For The Game Awards 2023

The Game Awards air on December 7 at 4:30 PT/7:30 ET live from the Peacock Theater and host Geoff Keighley revealed the full list of categories and nominees, including the coveted Game of the Year. Voting is open now for fans at the Game Awards’ website, and here’s the full list of categories and nominees.

Game of the Year

• Alan Wake 2 
• Baldur’s Gate 3 
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 
• Resident Evil 4 
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder 
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 

Best Game Direction

• Alan Wake 2 
• Baldur’s Gate 3 
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder 
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 

Best Narrative

• Alan Wake 2 
• Baldur’s Gate 3 
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Final Fantasy XVI 
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 

Best Art Direction

• Alan Wake 2 
• Hi-Fi Rush 
• Lies of P  
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score and Music

• Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko 
• Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov 
• Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken 
• Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori 
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team 

Best Audio Design

• Alan Wake 2 
• Dead Space 
• Hi-Fi Rush 
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 
• Resident Evil 4 

Best Performance

• Ben Starr as Clive Rosfield, Final Fantasy XVI 
• Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Idris Elba as Solomon Reed, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson, Alan Wake 2
• Neil Newbon as Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3
• Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Innovation in Accessibility

• Diablo IV 
• Forza Motorsport 
• Hi-Fi Rush 
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 
• Mortal Kombat 1 
• Street Fighter 6

Games for Impact

• A Space for the Unbound 
• Chants of Sennaar 
• Goodbye Volcano High 
• Tchia 
• Terra Nil 
• Venba 

Baldur's Gate 3

Best Ongoing Game

• Apex Legends
• Cyberpunk 2077 
• Final Fantasy XIV 
• Fortnite 
• Genshin Impact

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3 
• Cyberpunk 2077 
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV 
• No Man’s Sky 

Best Independent Game

• Cocoon 
• Dave the Diver 
• Dredge 
• Sea of Stars 
• Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game

• Cocoon 
• Dredge 
• Pizza Tower 
• Venba
• Viewfinder 

Best Mobile Game

• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis 
• Honkai: Star Rail 
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure 
• Monster Hunter Now 
• Terra Nil 

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Best VR/AR Game

• Gran Turismo 7 
• Humanity 
• Horizon Call of the Mountain 
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode
• Synapse 

Best Action Game

• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon 
• Dead Island 2 
• Ghostrunner 2 
• Hi-Fi Rush 
• Remnant 2

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Alan Wake 2 
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 
• Resident Evil 4 
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 

Best RPG

• Baldur’s Gate 3 
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Lies of P 
• Sea of Stars 
• Starfield

Best Fighting Game

• God of Rock
• Mortal Kombat 1 
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 
• Pocket Bravery 
• Street Fighter 6 

Alan Wake 2

Best Family Game

• Disney Illusion Island 
• Party Animals 
• Pikmin 4 
• Sonic Superstars 
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp 
• Cities: Skylines II 
• Company of Heroes 3
• Fire Emblem Engage 
• Pikmin 4

Best Sports/Racing

• EA Sports FC 24 
• F1 23 
• Forza Motorsport 
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged 
• The Crew Motorfest 

Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Diablo IV 
• Party Animals 
• Street Fighter 6
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder 

Best Adaptation

• Castlevania: Nocturne
• Gran Turismo 
• The Last of Us 
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• Twisted Metal

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 
• Hades II 
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws 
• Tekken 8 

Content Creator of the Year

• IronMouse
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2 
• Dota 2 
• League of Legends
• PUBG Mobile 
• Valorant 

Best Esports Athlete

• Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
• Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
• Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez  (Call of Duty)
• Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
• Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)

Best Esports Team

• Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
• Fnatic (Valorant)
• Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
• JD Gaming (League of Legends)
• Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)

Best Esports Coach

• Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses - Valorant)
• Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons - Counter-Strike)
• Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem - Overwatch)
• Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality - Counter-Strike)
• Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming - League of Legends)

Best Esports Event

• 2023 League of Legends World Championship
• Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• VALORANT Champions 2023

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