The Game Awards returns in 2024 with a robust lineup of the year's greatest and most impactful video games of the year. This award, that has existed since 2014, will continue to highlight the industry's best products with the help of voting juries and fans. Which video games have earned nominations? We list them all below. Scroll to the end to find out the location and dates for The Game Awards 2024.

The Game Awards 2024 - All Nominations

Game of the Year

1. Astro Bot [Team Asobi/SIE]
2. Balatro [LocalThunk/Playstack]
3. Black Myth: Wukong [Game Science]
4. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree [FromSoftware/BandaiNamco]
5. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [Square Enix]

Best Indie Game

1. Animal Well [Shared Memory/Bigmode]
2. Balatro [LocalThunk/Playstack]
3. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes [Simogo/Annapurna Interactive]
4. Neva [Nomada Studio/Devolver]
5. UFO 50 [Mossmouth]

Best Mobile Game

1. AFK Journey [FARLIGHT/Lilith Games]
2. Balatro [LocalThunk/Playstack]
3. Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket [Creatures Inc/TPCI]
4. Wuthering Waves [Kuro Games]
5. Zenless Zone Zero [miHoYo]

Best VR or AR Game

1. Arizona Sunshine Remake [Vertigo Games]
2. Asgard's Wrath 2 [Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios]
3. Batman: Arkham Shadow [Camouflaj/Oculus Studios]
4. Metal: Hellsinger VR [Lab 42/The Outsiders/Funcom]
5. Metro Awakening [Vertigo Games]

Best Action Game

1. Black Myth: Wukong [Game Science]
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 [Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox]
3. Helldivers 2 [Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE]
4. Stellar Blade [Shift Up/SIE]
5. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 [Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment]

Best Action Adventure

1. Astro Bot [Team Sobi/SIE]
2. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown [Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft]
3. Silent HIll 2 [Bloober Team/Konami]
4. Star Wars: Outlaws [Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft]
5. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom [Grezzo/Nintendo]

Best RPG

1. Dragon's Dogma 2 [Capcom]
2. Elden Ring Shadow of Erdtree [FromSoftware/Bandai Namco]
3. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [Square Enix]
4. Like a Dragon: Infinite Weatlh [Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega]
5. Metaphor:ReFantazio [Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega]

Best Fighting Game

1. Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco)
2. Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works/Cygames)
3. Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
4. MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games)
5. Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)

Best Sim/Strategy Game

1. Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge/Forgotten Empires/Xbox Game Studios)
2. Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)
3. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
4. Manor Lords (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
5. Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware/Sega/Atlus)

Best Sports/Racing

1. F1 24 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
2. EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
3. NBA 2K25 (Visual Concepts/2K)
4. Top Spin 2K25 (Hangar 13/2K)
5. WWE 2K24 (Visual Concepts/2K)

Best Family Game

1. Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
2. Princess Peach: Showtime! (Good-Feel/Nintendo)
3. Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo/Nintendo)
5. The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures/Devolver)

Best Multiplayer

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
2. Helldivers 2 (Arrow Game Studios/SIE)
3. Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
4. Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
5. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)

Best Ongoing Game

1. Destiny 2 (Bungie/SIE)
2. Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
3. Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
4. Fortnite (Epic Games)
5. Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)

Best Game Direction

1. Astro Bot [Team Asobi/SIE]
2. Balatro [LocalThunk/Playstack]
3. Black Myth: Wukong [Game Science]
4. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree [FromSoftware/BandaiNamco]
5. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [Square Enix]
6. Metaphor: ReFantazio [Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega]

Best Adaptation

1. Arcane (Riot/Fortiche/Netflix)
2. Fallout (Bethesda/Kilter Films/Amazon MGM Studios)
3. Knuckles (Sega/Paramount)
4. Like a Dragon: Yakuza (Sega/Amazon MGM Studios)
5. Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dynamics/Legendary/Netflix)

Best Narrative

1. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [Square Enix]
2. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega]
3. Metaphor: ReFantazio [Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega]
4. Senua's Saga: Hellblade II [Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios]
5. Silent Hill 2 [Bloober Team/Konami]

Best Debut Indie Game

1. Animal Well (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
2. Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
3. Manor Lords (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
4. Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios/Kepler Interactive)
5. The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures/Devolver)

Best Art Direction

1. Astro Bot [Team Asobi/SIE]
2. Black Myth: Wukong [Game Science]
3. Elden Ring Shadow of Erdtree [FromSoftware/Bandai Namco]
4. Metaphor: ReFantazio [Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega]
5. Neva [Nomada Studio/Devolver]

Best Score and Music

1. Astro Bot [Team Asobi/SIE]
2. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [Square Enix]
3. Metaphor: ReFantazio [Studio Sero/Atlus/Sega]
4. Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team/Konami)
5. Stellar Blade (Shift Up/SIE)

Best Audio Design

1. Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
3. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
4. Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
5. Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team/Konami)

Best Performance

1. Briana White, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
2. Hannah Telle, Life is Strange: Double Exposure
3. Humberly González, Star Wars Outlaws
4. Luke Roberts, Silent Hill 2
5. Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Innovation in Accessibility

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
2. Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
3. Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare/EA)
4. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
5. Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)

Games for Impact

1. Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios/Skybound Games)
2. Indika (Odd Meter/11 Bit Studios)
3. Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
4. Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine/Square Enix)

Best Community Support

1. Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian)
2. Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
3. Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
4. No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Most Anticipated Game

1. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/SIE)
2. Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/SIE)
3. Grand Theft Auto VI (RocksMtar Games)
4. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios/Nintendo)
5. Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)

Content Creator of the Year

1. CaseOh
2. IlloJuan
3. TypicalGamer
4. Usada Pekora

Best Esports Game

1. Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
2. DOTA 2 (Valve)
3. League of Legends (Riot Games)
4. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)
5. Valorant (Riot Games)

Best Esports Athlete

1. 33 - Neta Shapira
2. Aleksib - Aleksi Virolainen
3. Chovy - Jeong Ji-hoon
4. Faker - Lee Sang-hyeok
5. ZyWoO - Mathieu Herbaut
6. ZmjjKk - Zheng Yongkang

Best Esports Team

1. Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
2. Gen.G (League of Legends)
3. NAVI (Counter-Strike)
4. T1 (League of Legends)
5. Team Liquid (DOTA 2)

When is The Game Awards 2024?

The Game Awards is set to take place on Friday, December 13th from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM. The day-long event will occur in the usual Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. 

How to Vote for The Game Awards Nominees

If you want to give your favorites video games and deserved creators their votes, go to thegameawards.com and click on the "Vote now" button on the homepage. You can first view all categories by clicking on its designated button or go straight into voting. 

Before casting a vote, you need to sign in to the page so they can track your votes! The signing up process is also straightforward as it provides the option to sign in using most mainstream social media such as Google, Twitter, and even Twitch.