The Game Awards are set to return in a few weeks on December 8, 2022. Today, the nominees have been revealed. This year includes the new category of Best Adaptation which recognizes outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts video game to another entertainment medium. This year has big a big one for the industry with several high-profile games getting released. God of War Ragnarok has the most nominations at 10. Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West have 7 nominations. Stray has 6 and A Plague Tale: Requiem has 5 nominations. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Immortality, Neon White, Sifu, Tunic, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 round out the most nominated games with 3. Vying for the title of Game of the Year 2022 includes A Plague Tale: Requiem, Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. The full list of categories and nominees is as follows.
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch – Horizon Forbidden West
- Charlotte Mcburne – A Plague Tale: Requeim
- Christopher Judge – God of War Ragnarok
- Manon Gage – Immortality
- Sunny Suljic – God of War Ragnarok
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
- Multiversus
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 14
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring
- Horizon Forbidden West
- God of War Ragnarok
- Scorn
- Stray
Best Score & Music
- Bear McCreary – God of War Ragnarok
- Tsukasa Saitoh, Elden Ring
- Olivier Deriviere – A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Two Feathers – Metal: Hellsinger
- Yasunori Mitsuda – Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Independent Game
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Stray
- Tunic
- Sifu
Best Mobile Game
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel Snap
- Tower of Fantasy
Best Debut Indie Game
- Neon White
- Norco
- Stray
- Tunic
- Vampire Survivors
Best VR/AR Game
- After the Fall
- Among Us VR
- Bonelab
- Moss: Book II
- Red Matter 2
Best Community Support
- No Man’s Sky
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War Ragnarok
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part I
- The Quarry
Games for Impact
- A Memoir Blue
- As Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction is Forever
- Hindsight
- I Was A Teenage Exocolonist
Content Creator of the Year
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- Nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- VALORANT
Best Esports Athlete
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
- Finn “Karrigan Andersen
- Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev
- Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker
Best Esports Team
- Darkzeo Esports
- Faze Clan
- Gen.G
- LA Thieves
- Loud
Best Esports Coach
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi
- Matheus “Bzka” Tarasconi
- Erik “Doombros” Sandgren
- Robert “Robban” Dahlstrom
- Go “Score” Dong-Bin
Best Esports Event
- EVO 2022
- League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- VALORANT Champions 2022
Best Role Playing
- Elden Ring
- Live A Live
- Pokemon 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
- 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
- Victoria 3
Best Sports/Racing
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7
- Olliolli World
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda
Best Adaptation
- Arcane
- Cyberpunk Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
Best Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Best Game Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
The Game Awards 2022 will take place on Thursday, December 8 at 7:30 pm ET, 4:30 pm PT. It will be available to watch across all major digital, social, and gaming platforms around the world.