The Game Awards begin this afternoon at 4:30 PM PT and we’re expecting a ton of exciting news, trailers and world premieres. Of course, the trade fair not only gives us a first glimpse into the future of the gaming world, but also takes a look back and honors the outstanding games – and the developers who developed them – of the last year.

Six games are nominated for the main Game of the Year award: Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Of these, Astro Bot and FFVII Rebirth are the most nominated across all categories with seven nominations each, followed by Metaphor: ReFantazio with six nominations.

Below is the full list of nominees. We will keep this article updated throughout the night as the winners are announced.

Game of the year

• AstroBot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Earth Tree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best direction of play

• AstroBot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Earth Tree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best narrative

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantanzio
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Silent Hill 2

Best Art Direction

• AstroBot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Earth Tree
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Neva

Best score and music

• AstroBot
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Silent Hill 2
• Starblade

Best audio design

• AstroBot
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
• Silent Hill 2

Best performance

• Hannah Telle, Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Briana White, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Humberly Gonzalez, Star Wars Outlaws
• Luke Roberts, Silent Hill 2
• Melina Jürgens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Innovation in accessibility

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Diablo IV
• Dragon Age: The Veil Guardian
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown – WINNER
• Star Wars Outlaws

Play for Impact

• Closer to distance
• Indika
• Neva – WINNER
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Best running game

• Destiny 2
• Diablo IV
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2

Best community support

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2
• No man’s sky

Best independent game

• Animal welfare
• Balatro
• Lorelei and the laser eyes
• Neva
• UFO 50

Best debut indie game

• Balatro
• Animal welfare
• Landlords
• Pacific Drive
• The brave squire

Best mobile game

• AFK trip
• Balatro
• Pokémon Trading Card Game Bag
• Storm waves
• Zenless Zone Zero

Best VR/AR game

• Arizona Sunshine Remake
• Asgard’s Wrath 2
• Batman: Arkham Shadow – WINNER
• Metal: Hellsinger VR
• Metro Awakening

Best action game

• Black Myth: Wukong
  Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• Starblade
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Best action/adventure game

• ASTRO BOT
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Silent Hill 2
• Star Wars Outlaws
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Best role-playing game

• Dragon’s Dogma 2
• Elden Ring Shadow of the Earth Tree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best fighting game

• Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works/Cygames)
• Dragon Ball: Sparks! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco)
• Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
• MultiVersus (Player-First Games/WB Games)
• Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco) – WINNER

Best family game

• Princess Peach: Showtime!
• Astro Bot – WINNER
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• The brave squire

Best sim/strategy game

• Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)
• Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge/Forgotten Empires/Xbox Game Studios)
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
• Landlords (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
• Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware/Sega/Atlus)

Best sports/racing game

• F1 24
• EA Sports FC 25
• NBA 2K25
• Top Spin 2K25
• WWE 2K24

Best multiplayer game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• Tekken 8
• Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2

Best adaptation

• Arcane
• Stand out
• ankle
• Like a Dragon: Yakuza
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Most awaited game

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Spirit of Yotei
• Grand Theft Auto VI
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Monster Hunter Wilds

Content Creator of the Year

• CaseOh
• IlloJuan
• Techno Gamerz
• Typical gamer
• Usada Pekora

Best esports game

• DOTA 2
• Counter Strike 2
• League of Legends – WINNER
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

• 33 – Neta Shapira
• Aleksib – Aleksi Virolainen
• Chovy-Jeong Ji-hoon
• Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok – WINNER
• ZyWoO – Mathieu Herbaut
• ZmjjKk – Zheng Yongkang

Best Esports Team

• Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
• Gen.G (League of Legends)
• NAVI (counter-strike)
• T1 (League of Legends) – WINNER
• Team Liquid (DOTA 2)