The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Announced – Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Lead the Way, and Elden Ring DLC ​​Contenders Game of the Year

There is less than a month left until The Game Awards 2024, and the host of the ceremony, Geoff Keighley, revealed during a special broadcast which games will compete for the title of the best in 2024.

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There are two leaders in the number of nominations for The Game Awards in 2024 – the adventure platformer Astro Bot from Team Asobi and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (the second episode of the Final Fantasy VII remake) from Square Enix are competing for seven awards.

The fantasy role-playing game Metaphor: ReFantazio from the creators of Persona was featured in six categories, and the psychedelic poker roguelike Balatro and the remake of Silent Hill 2 will compete for five statuettes.

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Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Balatro, action RPG Black Myth: Wukong and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring will compete at The Game Awards 2024 for the title of best game of the year.

The Game Awards 2024 features 29 nominations. The full list of contenders for victory is given below:

Game of the Year

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

Best Action Movie

• Black Myth: Wukong;
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6;
• Helldivers 2;
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2;
• Stellar Blade.

Best Action Adventure

• 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: ReFantasia.

Best fighting game

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

Best Strategy / Best Simulator

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

Best Sports / Racing Game

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

Best Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6;
• Helldivers 2;
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2;
• Super Mario Party Jamboree;
• Tekken 8.

The best game for the whole family

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

Best VR / Augmented Reality Game

• Arizona Sunshine Remake;
• Asgard’s Wrath 2;
• Batman: Arkham Shadow;
• Metal: Hellsinger VR;
• Metro Awakening.

Best Mobile Game

• AFK Journey;
• Balatro;
• Wuthering Waves;
• Zenless Zone Zero;
• Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket.

Best support

• Destiny 2;
• Diablo IV;
• Final Fantasy XIV;
• Fortnite;
• Helldivers 2.

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3;
• Fortnite;
• Helldivers 2;
• Final Fantasy XIV;
• No Man’s Sky.

Best Debut Independent Game

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

Best Independent Game

• Animal Well;
• Balatro;
• Lorelei and the Laser Eyes;
• Neva;
• UFO 50.

Best Direction

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

Best Narrative

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth;
• Metaphor: ReFantasia;
• Silent Hill 2.

Best visual style

• Astro Bot;
• Black Myth: Wukong;
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree;
• Metaphor: ReFantasia;
• Neva.

Best Soundtrack

• Astro Bot;
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
• Metaphor: ReFantasia;
• Silent Hill 2;
• Stellar Blade.

Best Performance by a Performance

• Briana White as Iris Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
• Hannah Telle for her role as Max Caulfield in Life is Strange: Double Exposure;
• Humberly Gonzalez for her role as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws;
• Luke Roberts (Luke Roberts) for the role of James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2;

Games for Impact (games with important social connotations)

• Closer the Distance;
• Indicate;
• Neva;
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure;

Best Accessibility Innovation

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

Best soundtrack

• Astro Bot;
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6;
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth;
• Silent Hill 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.

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2;
• Dota 2;
• League of Legends;
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang;
• Valuing.

Best Esports Player

• Neta 33 Spira (Dota 2);
• Lee Faker San Hyuk (League of Legends);
• Mathieu ZywOo Herbault (Counter-Strike);
• Aleksy AleksiB Virolainen (Counter-Strike);
• Jung Chovy Jihoon (League of Legends).

Best Esports Team

• Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends);
• Gen.G (League of Legends);
• Navi (Counter-Strike);
• T1 (League of Legends);
• Team Liquid (Dota 2).

Best blogger

• CaseOh;
• Illojuan;
• Techno Gamers;
• TypicalGamer;
• Used Pekora.

Simultaneously with the announcement of the nominees for The Game Awards 2024, a voting page was opened on the official website of the ceremony. The winners are determined by the jury (90% influence on the result) and the fans (10%).

The Game Awards 2024 broadcast will begin on December 13 at 3:30 Moscow time. The nominations for the Players’ Voice category (entirely fan-voted) will be announced on December 2.