The six nominees for The Game Awards 2024 Game of the Year were ASTRO BOT, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Metaphor: ReFantazio. The nominees were announced on November 18, 2024; Astro Bot later won Game of the Year at the December ceremony. Below is the full nominee list by category.
Game of the Year nominees
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
The category description in the 2024 nominee announcement called Game of the Year “a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.”
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Full list of The Game Awards 2024 nominees
The November 18 announcement covered 29 main categories. Names and spellings below follow that announcement.
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: ReFantazio
- 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 II
- Silent Hill 2
Best Performance
- Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
- Hannah Telle (Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
- Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
- Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
- Melina Juergens (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
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: The Final Shape
- Diablo IV
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers II
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate III
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers II
- No Man’s Sky
Best Independent Game
- Animal Well
- Balatro
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Neva
- UFO 50
Best Debut Indie Game
- Animal Well
- Balatro
- Manor Lords
- Pacific Drive
- The Plucky Squire
Best Mobile Game
- AFK Journey
- Balatro
- Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
- Wuthering Waves
- Zenless Zone Zero
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Arizona Sunshine Remake
- Asgard’s Wrath II
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Metal: Hellsinger VR
- Metro Awakening
Best Action Game
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Helldivers II
- Stellar Blade
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Best Action / Adventure
- ASTRO BOT
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Silent Hill 2
- Star Wars Outlaws
Best Role-Playing Game
- Dragon’s Dogma II
- 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
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- The Plucky Squire
- Princess Peach: Showtime!
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
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 II
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- Tekken 8
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
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 Yōtei
- 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 (Neta Shapira)
- Aleksib (Aleksi Virolainen)
- Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)
- Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok)
- ZywOo (Mathieu Herbaut)
- ZmjjKK (Zheng Yongkang)
Best eSports Team
- Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- NAVI (Counter-Strike 2)
- T1 (League of Legends)
- Team Liquid (Dota 2)
How the 2024 nominees were selected
The Game Awards’ November 2024 announcement said nominees were selected by a global jury comprising more than 130 media publications and influencer outlets. The announcement also reported that ASTRO BOT and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth each received seven nominations, including Game of the Year.
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When were the nominees announced, and who won?
The nominations were announced on November 18, 2024. The ceremony was scheduled for December 12, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The Game Awards’ 2024 retrospective records Astro Bot as the Game of the Year winner; that later result is separate from the original nominee list.
The 2024 announcement also identified Players’ Voice as an audience-voted feature, but its complete nominee sequence is not included here.
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