Nominees for The Game Awards 2021 announced

The nominees for The Game Awards 2021 are finally announced! In a stream conducted on November 16 (PT), the Game of the Year candidates are Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Resident Evil Village. Did your predictions come true? Who do you think will take the crown? We’ll find out on December 9 (PT) live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Watch the full nomination stream here:

You can vote for your favorites at the Game Awards official website. Here is a complete list of nominees in each category:

Game of the Year

Best Game Direction

Best Narrative

Best Performance

Erika Mori (Alex Chen/Life is Strange: True Colors)
Giancarlo Esposito (Antón Castillo/Far Cry 6)
Jason Kelly (Colt Vahn/Deathloop)
Maggie Robertson (Alcina Dimitrescu/Resident Evil Village)
Ozioma Akagha (Julianna Blake/Deathloop)

Best Multiplayer

Back 4 Blood
Knockout City
It Takes Two
Monster Hunter Rise
New World
Valheim

Best Ongoing Game

Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Final Fantasy XIV
Genshin Impact
Fortnite

Best Art Direction

Deathloop
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Artful Escape

Best Score & Music

Best Audio Design

Innovation in Accessibility

Games for Impact

Before Your Eyes
Boyfriend Dungeon
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Life is Strange: True Colors
No Longer Home

Best Independent Game

Death’s Door
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Inscryption
Loop Hero
Twelve Minutes

Best Mobile Game

Fantasian
Genshin Impact
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Marvel Future Revolution
Pokémon Unite

Best Community Support

Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky

Best Debut Indie Game

Kena: Bridge of Spirts
Sable
The Artful Escape
The Forgotten City
Valheim

Best AR/VR Game

Hitman III
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
Lone Echo II
Resident Evil 4 VR
Sniper Elite VR

Content Creator of the Year

Dream
Fuslie
Gaules
Ibai
The Grefg

Best Action Game

Best Action/Adventure Game

Best Role-Playing Game

Most Anticipated Game

Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Starfield

Best Fighting Game

Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles
Guilty Gear -Strive-
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown

Best Family Game

Best Sim/Strategy Game

Age of Empires IV
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Humankind
Inscryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator

Best Sports/Racing Game

Best eSports Game

Call of Duty
CS:GO
Dota 2
League of Legends
Valorant

Best eSports Athlete

Collapse
S1mple
Showmaker
Tenz
Simp

Best eSports Team

Atlanta Faze (Call of Duty)
DWG KIA (League of Legends)
Natus Vincere (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Sentinels (Valorant)
Team Spirit (Dota 2)

Best eSports Coach

Airat “Silent” Gaziev
Andrey “Engh” Sholokhov
Andreii “B1AD3” Horodenskyi
James “Crowder” Crowder
Kim “KKoma” Jeong-Gyun

Best eSports Event

2021 League of Legends World Championships
The International 2021
PGL Major Stockholm 2021
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters

November 17, 2021 | View: 2060 | Tags: PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Capcom, Monster Hunter Rise, Xbox One Series X, Marvel, Final Fantasy, PlayStation, Uncharted, Ratchet & Clank, Naughty Dog, Sony, PlayStation 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Nintendo Switch OLED | By: The Good Kid