Folgende Spiele sind für die diesjährigen Game Awards nominiert, die am 12. Dezember im Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles stattfinden werden.

Game of the Year

    Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
    Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd./Nintendo
    Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision
    The Outer Worlds – Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division

Best Game Direction

    Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
    Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision
    Outer Wilds – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive

Best Ongoing Game

    Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
    Destiny 2 – Bungie
    Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
    Fortnite – Epic Games
    Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft

Best Narrative

    A Plague Tale: Innocence – Asobo Studio/Focus Home Interactive
    Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
    Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
    The Outer Worlds – Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division

Best Art Direction

    Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
    Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Gris – Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital
    Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision
    The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – Grezzo/Nintendo

Best Score/Music

    Cadence of Hyrule – Brace Yourself Games/Nintendo
    Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Devil May Cry 5 – Capcom
    Kingdom Hearts III – Square Enix
    Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive

Best Audio Design

    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
    Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
    Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Gears 5 – The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
    Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision

Best Performance

    Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb – The Outer Worlds
    Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden – Control
    Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz – Gears 5
    Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff – Death Stranding
    Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling – Control
    Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges – Death Stranding

Games for Impact

    Concrete Genie – Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Gris – Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital
    Kind Words – Popcannibal
    Life Is Strange 2 – Dontnod/Square Enix
    Sea of Solitude – Jo-Mei Games/Electronic Arts

Best Independent Game

    Baba Is You – Hempuli
    Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
    Katana Zero – Askiisoft/Devolver Digital
    Outer Wilds – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
    Untitled Goose Game – House House/Panic Inc.

Best Action Game

    Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
    Astral Chain – Platinum Games/Nintendo
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
    Devil May Cry 5 – Capcom
    Gears 5 – The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
    Metro Exodus – 4A Games/Deep Silver

Best Action/Adventure Game

    Borderlands 3 – Gearbox/2K Games
    Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
    Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
    The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – Grezzo/Nintendo
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision

Best Role Playing Game

    Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
    Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
    Kingdom Hearts III – Square Enix
    Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – Capcom
    The Outer Worlds – Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division

Best Fighting Game

    Dead or Alive 6 – Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo
    Jump Force – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
    Mortal Kombat 11 – NetherRealm/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    Samurai Shodown – SNK Corporation/Athlon Games
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd./Nintendo

Best Family Game

    Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Next Level Games/Nintendo
    Ring Fit Adventure – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
    Super Mario Maker 2 – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd./Nintendo
    Yoshi’s Crafted World – Good-Feel/Nintendo

Best Strategy Game

    Age of Wonders: Planetfall – Triumph Studios/Paradox Interactive
    Anno 1800 – Blue Byte/Ubisoft
    Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo
    Total War: Three Kingdoms – Creative Assembly/Sega
    Tropico 6 – Limbic Entertainment/Kalypso Media
    Wargroove – Chucklefish

Best Sports/Racing Game

    Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – Beenox/Activision
    Dirt Rally 2.0 – Codemasters
    eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 – PES Productions/Konami
    F1 2019 – Codemasters
    FIFA 20 – EA Sports

Best Multiplayer Game

    Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
    Borderlands 3 – Gearbox/2K Games
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
    Tetris 99 – Arika/Nintendo
    Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 – Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft

Best Mobile Game

    Call of Duty: Mobile – TiMi Studios/Activision
    Grindstone – Capybara Games
    Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
    Sky: Children of Light – Thatgamecompany
    What the Golf? – Tribland

Best VR/AR Game

    Asgard’s Wrath – Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios
    Blood & Truth – SIE London Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Beat Saber – Beat Games
    No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
    Trover Saves the Universe – Squanch Games

Fresh Indie Game

    ZA/UM for Disco Elysium
    Nomada Studio for Gris
    DeadToast Entertainment for My Friend Pedro
    Mobius Digital for Outer Wilds
    MegaCrit for Slay the Spire
    House House for Untitled Goose Game

Best Community Support

    Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
    Destiny 2 – Bungie
    Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
    Fortnite – Epic Games
    Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft

Content Creator of the Year

    Jack „Courage“ Dunlop
    Benjamin „Dr. Lupo“ Lupo
    Soleil „Ewok“ Wheeler
    David „Grefg“ Martínez
    Michael „Shroud“ Grzesiek

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