The Game Awards 2024: The Complete List of GOTY Nominees

The Game Awards 2024 nominations are officially here, with Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Metaphor: ReFantazio all in line to take home major hardware. The nominees for Game of the Year at #TheGameAwards on December 12: Vote Now: https://t.co/P4m9cg1cnD pic.twitter.com/jdEKGcYcKw — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 18, 2024 Topping the list are the Game of the Year nominees, which as expected include Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. The last game has already sparked some debate among fans about whether an expansion should be considered for the GOTY category. Here's The Game Awards' official criteria. The Game Awards aims to recognize the best creative and technical work each year, irrespective of the format of that content’s release. Expansion packs, new game seasons, DLCs, remakes and remasters are eligible in all categories, if the jury deems the new creative and technical work to be worthy of a nomination. Factors such as the newness of the content and its price/value should be taken into consideration. Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth led the way with seven nominations, while Metaphor followed with six. PlayStation games received 16 nods, making it the most nominated publisher. You can read the complete list of nominees below. Game of the Year Astro Bot Balatro Black Myth: Wukong Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Metaphor: ReFantazio Best Game Direction Astro Bot Balatro Black Myth: Wukong Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Metaphor: ReFantazio Best Narrative Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Metaphor: ReFantanzio Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Silent Hill 2 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 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Silent Hill 2 Best Performance Hannah Telle, Life is Strange: Double Exposure Briana White, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Humberly González, Star Wars Outlaws Luke Roberts, Silent Hill 2 Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 Innovation in Accessibility Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Diablo IV Dragon Age: The Veilguard Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Star Wars Outlaws Games for Impact Closer the Distance Indika Neva Life is Strange: Double Exposure Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Tales of Kenzera: Zau Best Ongoing Game Destiny 2 Diablo IV Final Fantasy XIV Fortnite Helldivers 2 Best Community Support Baldur’s Gate 3 Final Fantasy XIV Fortnite Helldivers 2 No Man’s Sky Best Independent Game Animal Well Balatro Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Neva UFO 50 Best Debut Indie Game Balatro Animal Well Manor Lords Pacific Drive The Plucky Squire Best Mobile Game AFK Journey Balatro Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Wuthering Waves Zenless Zone Zero Best VR/AR Game Arizona Sunshine Remake Asgard’s Wrath 2 Batman: Arkham Shadow Metal: Hellsinger VR Metro Awakening Best Action Game Black Myth: Wukong Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Helldivers 2 Stellar Blade Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 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 2 Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Metaphor: ReFantazio Best Fighting Game Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works/Cygames) Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco) Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom) MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games) Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco) Best Family Game Princess Peach: Showtime! Astro Bot Super Mario Party Jamboree The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom The Plucky Squire Best Sim/Strategy Game Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios) Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge/Forgotten Empires/Xbox Game Studios) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom) Manor Lords (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse) Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware/Sega/Atlus) Best Sports/Racing Game F1 24 EA Sports FC 25 NBA 2K25 Top Spin 2K25 WWE 2K24 Best Multiplayer Game Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Helldivers 2 Super Mario Party Jamboree Tekken 8 Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 Best Adaptation Arcane Fallout Knuckles Like a Dragon: Yakuza Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Most Anticipated Game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Ghost of Yotei Grand Theft Auto VI Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Monster Hunter Wilds Content Creator of the Year CaseOh IlloJuan Techno Gamerz TypicalGamer Usada Pekora Best Esports Game DOTA 2 Counter-Strike 2 League of Legends Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Valorant Best Esports Athlete 33 – Neta Shapira Aleksib – Aleksi Virolainen Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok ZyWoO – Mathieu Herbaut ZmjjKk – Zheng Yongkang Best Esports Team Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends) Gen.G (League of Legends) NAVI (Counter-Strike) T1 (League of Legends) Team Liquid (DOTA 2)