The 2022 BAFTA Games Awards nominations were announced today with 8 nominations each for It Takes Two and Returnal.
The nominations for both games shouldn’t surprise many people. It Takes Two has already won Best Game at The Game Awards and DICE Awards. Returnal won Best Action Game at The Game Awards and was nominated for GOTY at The Game Awards.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart isn’t far behind with seven nominations. Psychonauts 2 (developed by Microsoft-owned Double Fine Productions) and Forza Horizon 5 (developed by Microsoft-owned Playground Games) got six nominations.
Out of all the 16 nominations, people will be able to vote for the EE Game of the Year award.
Take a look at all the nominations in their respective categories.
2022 BAFTA Games Awards Nominations
ANIMATION
- CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD – Development Team – Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
- IT TAKES TWO – Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- KENA: BRIDGE OF SPIRITS – Hunter Schmidt – Ember Lab LLC/ Ember Lab LLC
- LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS – Development Team – Square Enix, Deck Nine Games/Square Enix
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 – Development Team – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART – Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
- THE ARTFUL ESCAPE – Development Team – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
- IT TAKES TWO – Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 – Development Team – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART – Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE – Development Team – Capcom/Capcom
- RETURNAL – Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
- THE ARTFUL ESCAPE – Development Team – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
- CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD – Development Team – Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
- DEATHLOOP – Development Team – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- HALO INFINITE – Development Team – 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios
- MARVEL’S GUARDIAN’S OF THE GALAXY – Development Team – Eidos-Montréal/Square Enix
- RETURNAL – Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
BEST GAME
- DEATHLOOP – Development Team – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- FORZA HORIZON 5 – Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- INSCRYPTION – Development Team – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
- IT TAKES TWO – Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART – Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- RETURNAL – Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
BRITISH GAME
- ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE – Development Team – ustwo games/ustwo games, Plug In Digital
- DEATH’S DOOR – Development Team – Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital
- FIGHTS IN TIGHT SPACES – Development Team – Ground Shatter/Mode7
- FORZA HORIZON 5 – Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- OVERBOARD! – Jon Ingold, Tom Kail, Joseph Humfrey – inkle/ inkle
- SABLE Development Team – Shedworks/Raw Fury
DEBUT GAME
- THE ARTFUL ESCAPE – Development Team – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
- EASTWARD – Development Team – Pixpil/Chucklefish
- THE FORGOTTEN CITY – Nick Pearce, Alexander Goss, John Eyre – Modern Storyteller/Dear Villagers
- GENESIS NOIR – Evan Anthony, Jeremy Abel – Feral Cat Den/Fellow Traveller
- MAQUETTE – Development Team – Graceful Decay/Annapurna Interactive
- TOEM – Development Team – Something We Made/ Something We Made
EVOLVING GAME
- AMONG US – Development Team – Innersloth/Innersloth
- ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS – Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- APEX LEGENDS Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- DISCO ELYSIUM – THE FINAL CUT – Development Team – ZA/UM/ZA/UM
- FORTNITE – Development Team – Epic Games/Epic Games, People Can Fly
- NO MAN’S SKY – Development Team – Hello Games/Hello Games
FAMILY
- ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE – Development Team – ustwo games/ustwo games, Plug In Digital
- CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE – Development Team – Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine/FINJI
- FORZA HORIZON 5 – Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS – Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART – Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- UNPACKING – Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, Jeff van Dyck – Witch Beam/Humble Games
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
- ALBA: A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE – Development Team – ustwo games/ustwo games/Plug In Digital
- BEFORE YOUR EYES – Development Team – GoodbyeWorld Games/Skybound Games
- CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE- Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine/FINJI
- GAME BUILDER GARAGE – Development Team – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- IT TAKES TWO – Development Team -Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 – Development Team -Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
GAME DESIGN
- DEATHLOOP – Development Team – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- FORZA HORIZON 5 – Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- INSCRYPTION – Development Team – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
- IT TAKES TWO – Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART – Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- RETURNAL – Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
MULTIPLAYER
- BACK 4 BLOOD – Development Team – Turtle Rock Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD – Development Team – Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard
- FORZA HORIZON 5 – Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- HALO INFINITE – Development Team – 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios
- HELL LET LOOSE – Development Team – Black Matter/Team17
- IT TAKES TWO – Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
MUSIC
- DEATHLOOP – Tom Salta, Erich Talaba, Ross Tregenza – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- FAR CRY 6 – Development Team – Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft
- HALO INFINITE – Development Team – 343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 – Peter McConnell – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART – Scott Hanau, Wataru Hokoyama, Mark Mothersbaugh – Insomniac Games/ Sony Interactive Entertainment
- RETURNAL Bobby Krlic, Joe Thwaites, Harry Krueger – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
NARRATIVE
- IT TAKES TWO Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS – Development Team – Square Enix, Deck Nine Games/Square Enix
- MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY – Development Team – Eidos-Montréal/Square Enix
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 – Tim Schafer – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- RETURNAL – Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- UNPACKING – Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, Annie VanderMeer – Witch Beam/Humble Games
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
- DEATHLOOP – Development Team – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- DEATH’S DOOR – Development Team – Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital
- INSCRYPTION – Development Team – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
- IT TAKES TWO – Development Team – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- RETURNAL – Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- UNPACKING – Wren Brier, Tim Dawson, Jeff van Dyck – Witch Beam/Humble Games
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
- FORZA HORIZON 5 – Development Team – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
- HITMAN 3 – Development Team – IO Interactive/IO Interactive
- PSYCHONAUTS 2 – Development Team – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios
- RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART – Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE – Devleopment Team – Capcom/Capcom
- RETURNAL Development Team – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
EE GAME OF THE YEAR (voted for by the public)
- CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE – Greg Lobanov, A Shell in the Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine/FINJI
- DEATHLOOP – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda Softworks
- THE FORGOTTEN CITY – Modern Storyteller/Dear Villagers
- IT TAKES TWO – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- METROID DREAD – Nintendo & MercurySteam, Nintendo
- UNPACKING – Witch Beam/Humble Games
[Source]: BAFTA: 2022 BAFTA Games Awards Nominations – [Archive] – [Screenshot].