Geoff Keighley announced today all The Game Awards 2021 nominees in 30 categories.
As seen on the list, Deathloop (by Bethesda Softworks) received the most nominations with nine, including one for Game of the Year and two for Best Performance. However, the combined effort of different developers under Xbox Game Studios received ten nominations.
EA also received ten nominations while Capcom received six. Check out all the nominations and make sure to watch The Game Awards on December 9.
You can also vote right now (archive) for your favorite games.
The Game Awards 2021 Nominees
- Best Performance
- Erika Mori – Life is Strange: True Colors
- Giancarlo Esposito – Far Cry 6
- Jason Kelley – Deathloop
- Maggie Robertson – Resident Evil Village
- Ozioma Akagha – Deathloop
- Best Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock, WB Games
- Knockout City – Velant, EA
- Monster Hunter Rise – Capcom
- New World – Amazon Games
- It Takes Two – Hazelight, EA
- Valheim – Iron Gate Studios, Coffee Stain
- Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment, EA
- Call of Duty: Warzone – Infinity Ward/Raven Software, Activision
- Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
- Genshin Impact – Mihoyo
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- Best Art Direction
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine, Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games, PlayStation Studios
- The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur, Annapurna Interactive
- Best Score and Music
- Cyberpunk 2077 – P. T. Adamczyk, Marcin Przybyłowicz, Paul Leonard-Morgan
- Deathloop – Tom Salta
- Nier Replicant ver 1.22474487139 – Keichii Okabe
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Richard Jacques
- The Artful Escape – Johnny Galvatron, Josh Abrahams
- Best Audio Design
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks
- Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games, Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games, PlayStation Studios
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
- Returnal – Housemarque, PlayStation Studios
- Innovation in Accessibility
- Far Cry 6 – Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft
- Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games, Xbox Game Studios
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal, Square Enix
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games, PlayStation Studios
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown – Creative Bytes Studios, Falling Squirrel
- Best Narrative
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks
- It Takes Two – Hazelight, EA
- Life is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine, Square Enix
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal, Square Enix
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine, Xbox Game Studios
- Games for Impact Award
- Before Your Eyes – Goodbyeworld Games, Skybound Games
- Boyfriend Dungeon – Kitfox Games
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov, Finji
- Life is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine, Square Enix [Winner]
- No Longer Home – Humble Grove
- Best Independent Game
- 12 Minutes – Luis Antonio, Annapurna
- Death’s Door – Acio Nerve, Devolver Digital
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab
- Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games, Devolver Digital
- Loop Hero – Four Quarters, Devolver
- Best Mobile Game
- Fantasian – Mistwalker
- Genshin Impact – Mihoyo
- League of Legends: Wild Rift – Riot Games
- Marvel: Future Revolution – Netmarble
- Pokémon Unite – TiMi Studios, The Pokémon Company
- Best Community Support
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment, EA
- Destiny 2 – Bungie
- Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
- Best Debut Indie Game
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab
- Sable – Shedworks, Raw Fury
- The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur, Annapurna Interactive
- The Forgotten City – Modern Storyteller, Dear Villagers
- Valheim – Iron Gate Studio, Coffee Stain
- Best AR/VR Game
- Hitman III – IO Interactive
- I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and The Liar – Schell Games
- Lone Echo II – Ready at Dawn, Oculus Games
- Resident Evil 4 – Armature Studios/Capcom, Oculus Studios
- Sniper Elite VR – Coatsink/Just Add Water, Rebellion Developments
- Content Creator of the Year
- Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Ibai
- TheGrefG
- Best Action Game
- Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock, WB Games
- Chivalry II – Torn Banner Studios, Tripwire Interactive
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks
- Far Cry 6 – Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft
- Returnal – Housemarque, PlayStation Studios
- Best Action/Adventure Game
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal, Square Enix
- Metroid Dread – MercurySteam, Nintendo
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games, PlayStation Studios
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine, Xbox Game Studios
- Best Role-Playing Game
- Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt Red
- Monster Hunter Rise – Capcom
- Scarlet Nexus – Bandai Namco
- Shin Megami Tensei V – Atlus, Sega
- Tales of Arise – Bandai Namco
- Most Anticipated Game
- Elden Ring – FromSoftware, Bandai Namco
- God of War: Ragnarok – Sony Santa Monica, PlayStation Studios
- Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla Games, PlayStation Studios
- The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
- Starfield – Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks
- Best Fighting Game
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles – CyberConnect2, Sega
- Guilty Gear Strive – Arc System Works
- Melty Blood Type Lumina – French-Bread, Delightworks
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – Ludosity, Fair Play Labs, Gamemill
- Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown – Sega
- Best Family Game
- It Takes Two – Hazelight, EA
- Mario Party Superstars – Nocube, Nintendo
- New Pokémon Snap – Bandai Namco/The Pokémon Company, Nintendo
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – Nintendo
- WarioWare: Get It Together! – Intelligent Systems, Nintendo
- Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Age of Empires IV – Relic Entertainment/World’s Edge, Xbox Game Studios
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination – Rebellion Developments
- Humankind – Amplitude Studios, Sega
- Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games, Devolver Digital
- Microsoft Flight Simulator – Asobo Studio, Xbox Studio Studios
- Best Sports/Racing Game
- F1 2021 – Codemasters, EA
- FIFA 22 – EA Vancouver, EA
- Hot Wheels Unleashed – Milestone
- Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games, Xbox Game Studios
- Riders Republic – Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft
- Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty – Activision
- CS:GO – Hidden Path Entertainment, Valve
- Dota 2 – Valve
- League of Legends – Riot Games
- Valorant – Riot Games
- Best Esports Athlete
- Collapse
- S1mple
- Showmaker
- Tenz
- Simp
- Best Esports Team
- Atlanta Faze – Call of Duty
- Damwon – League of Legends
- Navi – CS:GO
- Team Spirit – Dota 2
- Sentinels – Valorant
- Best Esports Coach
- B1ade3
- Crowder
- Engh
- Kkoma
- Silent
- Best Esports Event
- The International 2021 Dota 2 Championships (Valve, PGL Esports)
- 2021 League of Legends World Championship (Riot Games)
- Valorant Champions Tour Stage 2 Masters (Riot Games)
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021 – CS:GO (Valve, PGL Esports)
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020 (PUBG Corporation, Tencent Games)
- Best Game Direction
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine, Xbox Game Studios
- It Takes Two – Hazelight, EA
- Returnal – Housemarque, PlayStation Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games, PlayStation Studios
- Game of the Year
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks
- It Takes Two – Hazelight, EA
- Metroid Dread – MercurySteam, Nintendo
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine, Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games, PlayStation Studios
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
[Source]: The Game Awards: 2021 Nominees – [Archive – 2021.Nov.16]. The Game Awards (YouTube): THE GAME AWARDS – 2021 Nominee Announcement Livestream with Geoff Keighley.
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