The Game Awards 2022 Nominees Revealed
All categories for The Game Awards 2022 are revealed and God of War: Ragnarök is leading as highest nominated title.
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| The Game Awards 2022 Nominees Revealed |
Still recovering from effects of COVID-19 pandemic, there have been numerous delays to a lot of highly-anticipated releases throughout entirety of 2022 with titles like Redfall and Starfield were pushed back to a 2023 launch window.
Nearly a month ahead of taking place, The Game Awards 2022 nominees for major categories have just been announced and newly released PlayStation-exclusive God of War: Ragnarök by Santa Monica takes lead against Elden Ring.
Recently revealed list of The Game Awards 2022 nominations for all major categories has been listed below.
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Game Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Best Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Scorn
- Stray
Best Score and Music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch (Horizon Forbidden West)
- Charlotte McBurney (A Plague Tale: Requiem)
- Christopher Judge (God of War: Ragnarök)
- Manon Gage (Immortality)
- Sunny Suljic (God of War: Ragnarök)
Games for Impact
- A Memoir Blue
- As Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling: Extinction is Forever
- Hindsight
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Indie Game
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Debut Indie Game
- Neon White
- NORCO
- Stray
- Tunic
- Vampire Survivors
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- No Man's Sky
Best Mobile Game
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel Snap
- Tower of Fantasy
Best VR/AR Game
- After the Fall
- Among Us VR
- BONELAB
- Moss: Book II
- Red Matter 2
Best Action Game
- Bayonetta 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Best Action/Adventure Game
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Role-Playing Game
- Elden Ring
- Live A Live
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Fighting Game
- DNF Duel
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- The King of Fighters XV
- MultiVersus
- Sifu
Best Family Game
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
- Total War: WARHAMMER III
- Two Point Campus
- Victoria 3
Best Sports/Racing Game
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7
- OlliOlli World
Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- MultiVersus
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Content Creator of the Year
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- Nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
Best Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show!
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
Innovation In Accessibility
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War: Ragnarök
- 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 Player
- Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon
- Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
- Finn "karrigan" Andersen
- Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
- Jacob "Yay" Whiteaker
Best eSports Team
- DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
- FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
- LOUD (Valorant)
Best eSports Coach
- Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi
- Matheus "bzkA" Tarasconi
- Erik "d00mbr0s" Sandgren
- Robert "RobbaN" Dahlström
- Go "Score" Dong-bin
Best eSports Event
- EVO 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- VALORANT Champions 2022
Players can start voting right away over at The Game Awards official site, once every 24 hours for their favorite nominees from a wide variety of directions, genres, indies, narrative or even on performance categories to make it count.
Interested parties can tune in over any of their preferred digital media or streaming platforms like Facebook Live, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter and YouTube to join The Game Awards 2022 stream on December 8, 9:30 AM PDT/12:00 PM EDT.
