The Game Awards 2022 Nominees Announced
As gamers, we try to make our predictions while looking at the announced categories and nominees of The Game Awards 2022.
Geoff Keighley and The Game Awards hit the stage once again as the year draws to a close. Productions from all over the world within the framework of many categories will wait for the votes of game lovers to win prizes while competing with each other.
The candidates determined by a global jury composed of over 100 media outlets and influencers have been announced as of today. Sony Interactive Entertainment entered the event as the leading publisher and studio with 20 nominations, and new names seem to have found their place.
Let’s take a look at The Game Awards 2022 categories and nominees
In The Game Awards 2022 list, Sony tops the list with 20 nominations, while Annapurna and Nintendo are second with 11 nominations. Bandai Namco has 8 nominees and Riot Games has 6 nominees. While game lovers will be able to vote on December 7, The Game Awards event will officially start on December 8th.
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Focus Entertainment)
- Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- God of War Ragnarok (SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (SIE)
- STRAY (Annapurna Interactive)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Nintendo)
Best Game Management
- Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- God of War Ragnarok (SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (SIE)
- IMMORTALITY (Half Mermaid)
- STRAY (Annapurna Interactive)
Best Storytelling
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Focus Entertainment)
- Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- God of War Ragnarok (SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (SIE)
- IMMORTALITY (Half Mermaid)
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- God of War Ragnarok (SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (SIE)
- Scorn (Kepler Interactive)
- STRAY (Annapurna Interactive)
Best Music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Olivier Deriviere)
- Elden Ring (Tsukasa Saitoh)
- God of War Ragnarok (Bear McCreary)
- Metal: Hellinger (Two Feathers)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Yasunori Mitsuda)
Best Sound Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Activision)
- Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- God of War Ragnarok (SIE)
- Gran Turismo 7 (SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (SIE)
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch (Horizon Forbidden West)
- Charlotte McBurney (A Plague Tale: Requiem)
- Christopher Judge (God of War Ragnarok)
- Manon Gage (IMMORTALITY)
- Sunny Suljic (God of War Ragnarok)
Most Influential Game (game with a social meaning or message)
- A Memoir Blue (Annapurna Interactive)
- As Dusk Falls (Xbox Game Studios)
- Citizen Sleeper (Fellow Traveler)
- Endling: Extinction is Forever (HandyGames)
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Finji)
- Hindsight (Annapurna Interactive)
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends (EA)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
Best Indie Game
- Cult of the Lamb (Devolver Digital)
- Neon White (Annapurna Interactive)
- Sifu (Sloclap)
- STRAY (Annapurna Interactive)
- TUNIC (Finji)
Best Mobile Game
- Apex Legends Mobile (EA)
- Diablo Immortal (Blizzard-NetEase Games)
- Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
- MARVEL SNAP (Nuverse)
- Tower of Fantasy (Level Infinite)
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends (EA)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Innovation in Accessibility
- As Dusk Falls (Xbox Game Studios)
- God of War Ragnarok (SIE)
- Return to Monkey Island (Devolver Digital)
- The Last of Us Part I (SIE)
- The Quarry (2K)
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality Game
- After the Fall (Vertigo Games)
- Among Us VR (InnerSloth)
- BONELAB (Stress Level Zero)
- Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
- Red Matter 2 (Vertical Robot)
Best Action Game
- Bayonetta 3 (Nintendo)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
- Neon White (Annapurna Interactive)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Dotemu)
- Sifu (Sloclap)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Focus Entertainment)
- God of War Ragnarok (SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (SIE)
- S TRAY (Annapurna Interactive)
- TUNIC (Finji)
Best Role Playing Game
- Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- LIVE A life (Square Enix)
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company)
- Triangle Strategy (Square Enix)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Nintendo)
Best Fighting Game
- DNF Duel (Nexon)
- JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure: All-Star Battle R (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- The King of Fighters 15 (SNK)
- MultiVersus (Warner Bros. Games)
- Sifu (Sloclap)
Best Family Game
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (WB Games)
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft)
- Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo)
- Splatoon 3 (Nintendo)
Best Simulation/Strategy Game
- Dune: Spice Wars (Funcom)
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft)
- Total War: Warhammer 3 (SEGA)
- Two Point Campus (SEGAA)
- Victoria 3 (Paradox Interactive)
Best Sports / Racing Game
- F1 22 (EA Sports)
- FIFA 23 (EA Sports)
- NBA 2K23 (2K Sports)
- Gran Turismo 7 (SIE)
- OlliOlli World (Private Division)
Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
- MultiVer sus (WB Games)
- Overwatch 2 (Blizzard)
- Splatoon 3 (Nintendo)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Dotemu)
Top Content Creator
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
Breakthrough Indie Game
- Neon White (Annapurna Interactive)
- NORCO (Raw Fury)
- STRAY (Annapurna Interactive)
- TUNIC (Finji)
- Vampire Survivors (pole)
Best Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends (Netflix)
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Netflix)
- The Cuphead Show! (Netflix)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Paramount Pictures)
- Uncharted (Sony Pictures)
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Starfield (Bethesda Softworks)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Rocket League (Epic Games)
- VALORANT (Riot Games)
Top eSports Player
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, League of Legends)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hook (T1, League of Legends)
- Finn “karrigan” Andersen ( (FaZe Clan, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Jacob “Sagittarius” Whiteaker (Cloud9, VALORANT)
Best eSports Team
- DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
- FaZe Clan (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
- LOUD (VALORANT)
Best eSports Coach
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
- Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, VALORANT)
- Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Go “Score” Dong-bin (Gen.G, League of Legends)
Best eSports Event
- EVO 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- VALORANT Champions 2022
