2023 Game Awards Nominees Have Been Announced

The 2023 Game Awards are scheduled for December 7th but today the nominees have been announced with many categories for Baldurs Gate 3 to win

Game Awards 2023

The Game Awards nominees have been officially announced allowing us to vote for the best titles of the year which is a tough choice for some. Despite many very poor releases back at the start of the year, the end of the year has seen some fairly good ones including Baldurs Gate 3 which won seven awards at the Golden Joystick Awards. Looking through the list of categories Baldurs Gate is once again nominated for many including Game of The Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative and several more. The recently released Alan Wake 2 has also been nominated for a fair selection as well. Personally, I haven’t played many games this year so I don’t have much of an opinion, however, I did play Forza Motorsport enough to say that it doesn’t deserve any of the awards it has been nominated for. The same goes for Cities Skylines II despite how much I enjoy it, it’s unfinished and very buggy.

Cast your votes at thegameawards.com.

Full List of Categories

• Game of The Year
  • Alan Wake 2 
  • Baldur’s Gate 3 
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 
  • Resident Evil 4 
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder 
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 
• Best Game Direction
  • Alan Wake 2 
  • Baldur’s Gate 3 
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder 
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 
• Best Narrative
  • Alan Wake 2 
  • Baldur’s Gate 3 
  • Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
  • Final Fantasy XVI 
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 
• Best Art Direction
  • Alan Wake 2 
  • Hi-Fi Rush 
  • Lies of P  
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 
• Best Score and Music
  • Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko 
  • Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov 
  • Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken 
  • Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori 
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team 
• Best Audio Design
  • Alan Wake 2 
  • Dead Space 
  • Hi-Fi Rush 
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 
  • Resident Evil 4 
• Best Performance
  • Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI 
  • Cameron Monaghan, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  • Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
  • Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
  • Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Innovation in Accessibility
  • Diablo IV 
  • Forza Motorsport 
  • Hi-Fi Rush 
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 
  • Mortal Kombat 1 
  • Street Fighter 6
• Games For Impact
  • A Space for the Unbound 
  • Chants of Sennaar 
  • Goodbye Volcano High 
  • Tchia 
  • Terra Nil 
  • Venba 
• Best Ongoing
  • Apex Legends
  • Cyberpunk 2077 
  • Final Fantasy XIV 
  • Fortnite 
  • Genshin Impact
• Best Community Support
  • Baldur’s Gate 3 
  • Cyberpunk 2077 
  • Destiny 2
  • Final Fantasy XIV 
  • No Man’s Sky
• Best Independent Game
  • Cocoon 
  • Dave the Diver 
  • Dredge 
  • Sea of Stars 
  • Viewfinder
• Best Debut Indie Game
  • Cocoon 
  • Dredge 
  • Pizza Tower 
  • Venba
  • Viewfinder 
• Best Mobile Game
  • Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis 
  • Honkai: Star Rail 
  • Hello Kitty Island Adventure 
  • Monster Hunter Now 
  • Terra Nil 
• Best VR/AR
  • Gran Turismo 7 
  • Humanity 
  • Horizon Call of the Mountain 
  • Resident Evil Village VR Mode
  • Synapse 
• Best Action Game
  • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon 
  • Dead Island 2 
  • Ghostrunner 2 
  • Hi-Fi Rush 
  • Remnant 2
• Best Action/Adventure
  • Alan Wake 2 
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 
  • Resident Evil 4 
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 
• Best RPG
  • Baldur’s Gate 3 
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • Lies of P 
  • Sea of Stars 
  • Starfield
• Best Fighting
  • God of Rock
  • Mortal Kombat 1 
  • Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 
  • Pocket Bravery 
  • Street Fighter 6 
• Best Family
  • Disney Illusion Island 
  • Party Animals 
  • Pikmin 4 
  • Sonic Superstars 
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Best Sim/Strategy
  • Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp 
  • Cities: Skylines II 
  • Company of Heroes 3
  • Fire Emblem Engage 
  • Pikmin 4
• Best Sports/Racing
  • EA Sports FC 24 
  • F1 23 
  • Forza Motorsport 
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged 
  • The Crew Motorfest 
• Best Multiplayer
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Diablo IV 
  • Party Animals 
  • Street Fighter 6
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder 
• Best Adaptation
  • Castlevania: Nocturne
  • Gran Turismo 
  • The Last of Us 
  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie
  • Twisted Metal
• Most Anticipated Game
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 
  • Hades II 
  • Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
  • Star Wars Outlaws 
  • Tekken 8 
• Content Creator of The Year
  • IronMouse
  • PeopleMakeGames
  • Quackity
  • Spreen
  • SypherPK
• Best Esports Game
  • Counter-Strike 2 
  • Dota 2 
  • League of Legends
  • PUBG Mobile 
  • Valorant 
• Best Esports Athlete
  • Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
  • Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
  • Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
  • Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez  (Call of Duty)
  • Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
  • Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
• Best Esports Team
  • Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
  • Fnatic (Valorant)
  • Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
  • JD Gaming (League of Legends)
  • Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
• Best Esports Coach
  • Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant)
  • Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons – Counter-Strike)
  • Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem – Overwatch)
  • Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality – Counter-Strike)
  • Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming – League of Legends)
• Best Esports Event
  • 2023 League of Legends World Championship
  • Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 
  • EVO 2023
  • The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
  • VALORANT Champions 2023