The Game Awards 2024 nominations: Which games are up for the gold?

There's been a veritable avalanche of great games in 2024 , and the big hitters are now up for the gold. The nominations for The Game Awards were announced on Monday evening, with Game of the Year nominees Final Fantasy VII Rebirth , Balatro , Black Myth: Wukong , Astro Bot , Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree , and Metaphor: ReFantazio dominating the list. Indie games like Life is Strange: Double Exposure , Neva , Indika , Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Manor Lords, Pacific Drive, and more are all up for awards, and major releases like Helldivers 2 , Silent Hill 2 , Star Wars Outlaws , The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom , and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 are up for awards too — though not Game of the Year.

And for TV fans, Arcane , Fallout , Knuckles , Like a Dragon: Yakuza , and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft are all nominated for Best Adaptation. Notably, one of the biggest snubs was BioWare's excellent Dragon Age: The Veilguard , which only landed one nomination this year for Innovation in Accessibility. I'm sure complete and utter icon Taash would have something to say about this.



Here are the nominations for The Game Awards 2024 — have you played them all? 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 Briana White, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Hannah Telle, Life is Strange: Double Exposure 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 Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics MultiVersus Tekken 8 Best Family Game Astro Bot Princess Peach Showtime Super Mario Party Jamboree The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom The Plucky Squire Best Sim/Strategy Game Age of Mythology: Retold Frostpunk 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 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 Counter-Strike 2 DOTA 2 League of Legends Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Valorant Best Esports Athlete 33 Aleksib Chovy Faker ZyWoO ZmjjKk Best Esports Team Bilibili Gaming ( League of Legends ) Gen.G ( League of Legends ) NAVI ( Counter-Strike ) T1 ( League of Legends ) Team Liquid ( DOTA 2 ) The Game Awards will be announced on Dec. 12 at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.

The event will be streaming live on The Game Awards website ..