Games of the year are announced: The Game Awards 2023 nominees have been announced!

The 2023 candidates for The Game Awards, one of the most important games in the gaming world, have been announced. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 top the list with eight nominations each in 31 categories. Starfield, one of the hit games of this year, received only one nomination.

The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced

The candidates who will compete at The Game Awards 2023 ceremony, where the best games of the year are selected, have been officially announced. In the event where many popular productions will take place, Game of the Year candidates will be Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom were selected.

You can also vote on The Game Awards website, which you can access here. In this regard, 10 percent of the decision will be determined by the players and 90 percent by the jury.

The Game Awards will be held on December 7 at the Peacock Theater (formerly Microsoft Theater) in Los Angeles and will be streamed live across more than 30 social platforms and video networks. Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2023 according to different categories;

Game of the Year

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)

Best Game Management

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2(Insomniac Games)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)

Best Adaptation

• Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation)
• Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions)
• The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo)
• Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions)

Best Narrative

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)

Best Sound Design

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainmentg)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworkss)
• Lies of P (Round8 Studio)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)

Best Score and Music

• Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment)
• Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)
• Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo)

Best Sound Design

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
• Dead Space (Motive Studio)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)

best performance

• Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI)
• Cameron Monaghan (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
• Idris Elba (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty)
• Melanie Liburd (Alan Wake 2)
• Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate 3)
• Yuri Lowenthal (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2)

Most Innovative Accessibility

• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Impressive Games

• A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio)
• Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc)
• Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
• Tchia (Awaceb)
• Terra Nil (Free Lives)
• Venba (Visai Games)

Best Ongoing Game

• Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
• Destiny 2 (Bungie)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Best Indie Game

• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive)
• Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET)
• Dredge (Black Salt Games)
• Sea of ​​Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios)

Best Breakthrough Indie Game

• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive)
• Dredge (Black Salt Games)
• Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
• Venba (Visai Games)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios)

Best Mobile Game

• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot)
• Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse)
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
• Monster Hunter Now (Niantic)
• Terra Nil (Free Lives)

Best VR/AR Game

• Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital)
• Humanity (tha LTD)
• Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games)
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)
• Synapse (nDreams)

Best Action Game

• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware)
• Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios)
• Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks)
• Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games)

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)

Best RPG Game

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
• Lies of P (Round8 Studio)
• Sea of ​​Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios)

Best Fighting Game

• God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios)
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity)
• Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Best Family Game

• Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios)
• Party Animals (Recreate Games)
• Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD)
• Sonic Superstars (Arzest)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)

Best Simulation/Strategy Game

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward)
• Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order)
• Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment)
• Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems)
• Pikmin 4 (Nintendo)

Best Sports/Racing Game

• EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver)
• F1 23 (Codemasters)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
• The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower)

The Best Game on Discord

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Party Animals (Recreate Games)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
• Hades II (Supergiant Games)
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio)
• Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment)
• Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)

Best Content Creator

• IronMouse
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK

Best E-Sports Game

• Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
• Dota 2 (Valve)
• League of Legends (Riot Games)
• PUBG Mobile (LightSpeed ​​Studios)
• Valorant (Riot Games)

Best E-Sports Player

• Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
• Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
• Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
• Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
• Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)

Best E-Sports Team

• Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
• Fnatic (Valorant)
• Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
• JD Gaming (League of Legends)
• Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)

Best E-Sports Coach

• Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses, Valorant)
• Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons, Counter-Strike)
• Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem, Overwatch)
• Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike)
• Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming, League of Legends)

Best E-Sports Event

• 2023 League of Legends World Championship
• Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• Valorant Champions 2023