by The Game Awards 2022 is shaping up to be one of the most contentious awards shows in gaming industry history thanks to its interesting pool of nominees. god of war ragnarok it earned the most nominations in 10 categories, including Game of the Year, but like its hero Kratos, the game will have to fight hard to take down its equally tough peers, such as elden ring, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Forbidden Horizon WestY lost for that game of the year award. In the meantime, sonic frontiers Y genshin impact are in the running for Players’ Voice, and some nominations, like elden ring for the best narrative and sifu for Best Fighting Game, have caused much debate.
It will certainly be very exciting to see which games take home the most prizes! We then keep track of all the nominees and will update this list overnight to highlight the winners of each award.
game of the year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- elden ring
- god of war ragnarok
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Lost
- xenoblade chronicles 3
voice of the players
- sonic frontiers
- genshin impact
- god of war ragnarok
- elden ring
- Lost
best game direction
- elden ring
- god of war ragnarok
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Immortality
- Lost
best narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- elden ring
- god of war ragnarok
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Immortality
best art direction
- elden ring
- God of War RagnarökÂ
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Disdain
- lost
Best score and music
- Olivier Deriviere,A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Tsukasa Saitoh, elden ring
- McCreary Bear,God of War Ragnarok
- two feathers, Metal: Hellsinger
- Yasunori Mitsuda,Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- elden ring
- god of war ragnarok
- grand tourer 7
- Forbidden Horizon West
Better presentation
- Ashley Burch, Forbidden Horizon West
- charlotte mcburney,A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Christopher Judge, god of war ragnarok
- Manon Gage, Immortality
- Sunny Suljic, god of war ragnarok
Impact Games
- A blue of memories
- as dusk falls
- sleeper citizen
- Endling: extinction is forever
- Hindsight comprehension
- I was a teenage exocolonist
best game in progress
- apex legends
- destiny 2
- final fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- genshin impact
best independent
- worship of the lamb
- neon white
- sifu
- Lost
- sayo
Best Independent Debut
- neon white
- norco
- Lost
- sayo
- vampire survivors
Better community support
- apex legends
- destiny 2
- final fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- no man’s sky
best mobile
- apex legends mobile
- immortal devil
- genshin impact
- marvel snap
- fantasy tower
Best AR/VR
- after the fall
- among us VR
- bone lab
- Moss: Book II
- red matter 2
best action
- bayonet 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- neon white
- sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
best action/adventure
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- god of war ragnarok
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Lost
- sayo
Best RPG
- elden ring
- live alive
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- xenoblade chronicles 3
better fight
- DNF Duel
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- The King of Fighters XV
- MultiVersus
- sifu
best family
- Kirby and the forgotten land
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- nintendo switch sports
- splatoon 3
Best Sim/Strategy
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Total War: Warhammer III
- two point campus
- win 3
Top sports/racing
- F1 22
- fifa23
- NBA 2K23
- grand tourer 7
- OlliOlli World
best multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- MultiVersus
- surveillance 2
- splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
most anticipated
- final fantasy 16
- Hogwarts Legacy
- resident evil 4
- star field
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Content Creator of the Year
- charles jacobs
- Luis
- nibellion
- Nobrú
- QTCinderella
Best Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show!
- sonic the hedgehog 2
- Unexplored
Innovation in Accessibility
- as dusk falls
- god of war ragnarok
- Return to Monkey Island
- The last of us part I
- The quarry
Best esports game
- counter strike global offensive
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- rocket league
- valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, LOL)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1, LOL)
- Finn “Karrigan” Andersen (FaZe Clan,CS:GO)
- Oleksandr “s1mple†Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
- Jacob “Yay†Whiteaker (Cloud9, valorant)
Best Esports Team
- DarkZero eSports (apex legends)
- FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
- TALL (valorant)
Best Esports Coach
- Andrii “B1ad3†Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
- Matheus â€oebzkA†Tarasconi (LOUD, valorant)
- Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, valorant)
- Robert “RobbaN†Dahlström (FaZe Clan, CS:GO)
- Go “Score” Dong-bin (Gen.G, LOL)
Best Esports Event
- EVO 2022
- League of Legends World Championship 2022
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Midseason Invitational
- Valorant Champions 2022
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