The Game Awards 2024 GOTY Nominees are Here

The Game Awards 2024, masterfully hosted and produced by the renowned game journalist Geoff Keighley, has unveiled its nominees across an impressive 19 competitive categories, including the coveted Game of the Year (GOTY) 2024. Dive into the details of the nominees, learn where to watch The Game Awards 2024, and much more.

The Game Awards 2024 Announces Nominees for 19 Categories

Astro Bot, Wukong, and Metaphor: ReFantazio Announced as GOTY 2024 Contenders

The Game Awards 2024, under the expert guidance of Geoff Keighley, has revealed its nominees for 19 thrilling categories. Leading the pack with an impressive 7 nominations, including the Game of the Year, is the highly anticipated Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Other strong contenders for the GOTY 2024 title include the innovative Astro Bot, the indie gem Balatro, the culturally rich Black Myth: Wukong, the eagerly awaited RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio, and the expansive Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, which has sparked significant debate within the gaming community. Fans can cast their votes from now until December 11 on The Game Awards’ official website and Discord server.

Voting Period Open Now! Winners to be Revealed on December 12, 2024

The Game Awards 2024 event is set to captivate audiences live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 12, where the winners will be announced. The ceremony will be streamed live on The Game Awards website, as well as across popular social platforms and video networks such as Twitch, TikTok, YouTube, and more.

Below are the 19 categories announced by The Game Awards 2024, along with the roster of games nominated in each:

Game of the Year (GOTY) 2024

• 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: ReFantazio
• 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 II
• Silent Hill 2

Best Performance

• Briana White (Aerith, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
• Hannah Telle (Max Caulfield, Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
• Humberly González (Kay Vess, Star Wars Outlaws)
• Luke Roberts (James Sunderland, Silent Hill 2)
• Melina Juergens (Senua, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)

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

• 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

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Best Family

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

Best Sim / Strategy

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

Best Sports / Racing

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

Best Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• Tekken 8
• Warhammer 40,000: 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 Yōtei
• Grand Theft Auto VI
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Monster Hunter Wilds

Content Creator of the Year

• CaseOh
• IlloJuan
• Techo Gamerz
• TypicalGamer
• Usada Pekora

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• DOTA 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)