It’s that time of the year again as Geoff Keighley and the organizers behind Summer Game Fest and The Game Awards have revealed the nominees for The Game Awards 2024.

A total of 96 different games are a part of this year’s list of nominees with Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth leading this year’s nominees with 7 nominations each. Both are also vying for the covted Game of Year award along with Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of  the Erdtree, Metaphor ReFantazio, and Balatro.

The most nominated publisher this year is Sony Interactive Entertainment with 16. Square Enix and Xbox follow behind with 12 each, and Sega with 11.

The Game Awards 2024 takes place on December 12 and will once again stream for free acr across more than 30 digital video platforms including Twitch, YouTube, Steam, X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, TikTok Live and many more.

The Full list of nominees are as followed:

Best Performance

• Briana White – Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Hannah Telle – Life is Strange Double Exposure
• Humberly Gonzalez – Star Wars Outlaws
• Luke Roberts – Silent Hill 2
• Melina Juergens – Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Best On-Going Game

• Diablo IV
• Fortnite
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Helldivers II
• Destiny 2

Best Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers II
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• Tekken 8
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II

Best Art Direction

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth Wukong
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Metaphor ReFantazio
• Neva

Best Score and Music

•  Astro Bot
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor ReFantazio
• Silent Hill 2
• Stellar Blade

Best Audio Design

• Astro Bot
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Silent Hill 2
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Best Adaptation

• Arcane
• Fallout
• Knuckles
• Like a Dragon: Yakuza
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Best Narrative

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor ReFantazio
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Silent Hill 2

Games For Impact

• Closer the Distance
• Tales of Kenzera: Zau
• Indika
• Neva
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Best Indie

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Neva
• Lorelei and The Laser Eyes
• UFO 50

Best Mobile Game

• AFK Journey
• Balatro
• Pokemon Training Card Game Pocket
• Wuthering Waves
• Zenless Zone Zero

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate III
• Fortnite
• Final Fantasy XIV 
• Helldivers II
• No Man’s Sky

Best Debut Indie Game

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• The Plucky Squire
• Manor Lords
• Pacific Drive

Best VR/AR Game

• Arizona Sunshine Remake
• Metro Awakening
• Asguard’s Wrath II
• Batman: Arkham Shadow
• Metal Hellsinger VR

Best Content Creator

• Caseoh
• Techno Gamerz
• Illojuan
• Typical Gamer
• Usada Pekora

Most Anticipated Game

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Ghost of Yotei
• Grand Theft Auto VI
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Monster Hunter Wilds

Best Action Adventure game

• Astro Bot
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Silent Hill 2
• Star Wars Outlaws
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Best RPG

• Dragon’s Dogma II
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor ReFantazio

Best Fighting Game

• Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Fighting Collection Arcade Classics
• Granblue Fantasy: Versus Rising
• MultiVersus
• Tekken 8

Best Action Game

• Black Myth: Wukong
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers II
• Stellar Blade
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II

Innovation and Accessibility

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Diablo IV
• Dragon Age The Veilguard
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Best Family Game

• Astro Bot
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Princess Peach: Showtime!
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• The Plucky Squire

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Age of Mythology: Retold
• Manor Lords
• Unicorn Overlord
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
• Frostpunk 2

Best Sports/Racing Game

• F1 24
• EA Sports FC 25
• NBA 2K25
• Top Spin 2K25
• WWE 2K24

Best Esports Game

•  Counter-Strike 2
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• Valorant

Best E-Sports Athlete

• 33 – Neta Shapira
• Aleksib – Aleksi Virolainen
• Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok
• ZyWoO – Mathieu Herbaut
• ZmjjKk – Zheng Yongkang

Best Esports Team

• Bilibili Gaming – League of Legends
• Gen.G – League of Legends
• T1 – League of Legends
• Team Liquid – Dota 2
• NAVI – Counter-Strike

Best Game Direction

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Metaphor ReFantazio
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Game Of The Year

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor ReFantazio
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree