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The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced: Baldur's Gate 3 & Alan Wake 2 Are The Most Nominated

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Published: November 13, 2023 1:07 PM

Today, all the nominees for The Game Awards 2023 have been announced, honoring some of the best games and personalities of the year in 31 categories. 

The nominees for Game of the Year are 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.

Baldur's Gate 2 and Alan Wake 2 lead nominations with 8 each, followed by Marvel's Spider-Man 2 with 7, Hi-Fi Rush, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with 5, Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy XVI with 4, and Resident Evil 4 and Street Fighter 6 with 3.

Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3 earned the top spot in terms of Nominations, following its triumph at the Golden Joystick Awards.

Nintendo leads publishers with 15 nominations, Sony follows with 13, and Xbox (including Bethesda and Activision Blizzard) gets 10. 

Below you can read the full list of nominees. 

Game of the Year:

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  • Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Most Anticipated Game

  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Hades II
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
  • Star Wars Outlaws
  • Tekken 8

Best Action Game

  • Armored Core VI
  • Dead Island 2
  • Ghostrunner 2
  • Hi-Fi Rush
  • Remnant 2

Best RPG

  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • Lies of P
  • Sea of Stars
  • Starfield

Best Action/Adventure Game

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  • Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Debut Indie

  • Cocoon
  • Dredge
  • Pizza Tower
  • Venba
  • Viewfinder

Best Independent Game

 

  • Cocoon
  • Dave the Diver
  • Dredge
  • Sea of Stars
  • Viewfinder

Best Community Support

  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Destiny 2
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • No Man’s Sky

Best Adaptation

  • Castlevania: Nocturne
  • Gran Turismo
  • The Last of Us
  • The Super Mario Bros. Movie
  • Twisted Metal

Best Ongoing Game

  • Apex Legends
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Fortnite
  • Genshin Impact

Best Score & Music

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • Hi-Fi Rush
  • Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Art Direction

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Hi-Fi Rush
  • Lies of P
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  • Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Multiplayer

  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Diablo IV
  • Party Animals
  • Street Fighter 6
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Performance

  • Ben Starr - Final Fantasy XIV
  • 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

Best Audio Design

  • Alan Wake 2
  • Dead Space
  • Hi-Fi Rush
  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2
  • Resident Evil 4

Innovation in Accessibility

  • Diablo IV
  • Forza Motorsport
  • Hi-Fi Rush
  • Marvel's Spider-Man 2
  • Mortal Kombat 1
  • Street Fighter 6

Games for Impact

  • A  Space for the Unbound
  • Chants of Sennaar
  • Goodbye Volcano High
  • Tchia
  • Terra Nil
  • Venba

Best Mobile Game

  • Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
  • Hello Kitty Island Adventure
  • Honkai: Star Rail
  • Monster Hunter Now
  • Terra Nil

Best VR/AR

  • Gran Turismo 7
  • Horizon Call of the Mountain
  • Humanity
  • Resident Evil Village VR Mode
  • Synapse

Best Fighting Game

  • God of Rock
  • Mortal Kombat 1
  • Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
  • Pocket Bravery
  • Street Fighter 6

Best Family Game

  • Disney Illusion island
  • Party Animals
  • Pikmin 4
  • Sonic Superstars
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Sim/Strategy

  • Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
  • Cities Skylines 2
  • Companies of Heroes 3
  • Fire Emblem Engage
  • Pikmin 4

Best Sport/Racing

  • EA Sports FC 24
  • F1 23
  • Forza Motorsport
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
  • The Crew Motorfest

Content Creator of the Year

  • Ironmouse
  • Peoplemakegames
  • Quackity
  • Spreen
  • Sypherpk

Best Esports Game

  • Counter-Strike 2
  • DOTA 2
  • League of Legends
  • PUBG Mobile
  • Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

  • Faker
  • Zywoo
  • Demon1
  • Hydra
  • Ruler
  • Imperialhal

Best Esports Team

  • Evil Geniuses
  • Fnatic
  • Gaming Gladiators
  • JD Gaming
  • Team Vitality

Best Esports Coach

  • Potter
  • Zionic
  • Gunba
  • Xtqzzz
  • Homme

Best Esports Event

  • 2023 League of Legends World Championship
  • Blast.TV Paris Major 2023
  • EVO 2023
  • The International DOTA 2 Championships 2023
  • Valorant Championships 2023

The Game Awards 2023 will air on December 7 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The opening act will start at 4:30 p.m. PST, 7:30 p.m. EST, 00:30 a.m. GMT on December 8, and 1:30 a.m. CET, depending on where you live.  


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Developer
Larian Studios
Publisher
Larian Studios
Platforms
PC
Release Date
August 3, 2023 (Calendar)
Genre
RPG
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