The Nominees for the 2019 Game Awards have been announced, letting us know what people think are the best games this year.
Any game released between November 15th, 2018, and November 14th, 2019, could make the list. This means Super Smash Brothers Ultimate can make the list despite coming out last year. On the other hand, Pokemon Sword & Shield and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order both need to wait until next year. The winners will be announced during the show on December 12th.
Without further ado, here are the nominees:
Game of the Year
- Control (Our Review)
- Death Stranding (Our Impressions)
- Resident Evil 2 (Our Review)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Our Review) - Winner
- Super Smash Brothers Ultimate (Our Review)
- The Outer Worlds (Our Review)
Action Game
- Apex Legends
- Astral Chain (Our Review)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Our Review)
- Devil May Cry 5 (Our Review) - Winner
- Gears 5 (Our Review)
- Metro Exodus (Our Review)
Action/Adventure Game
- Borderlands 3 (Our Review)
- Control (Our Review)
- Death Stranding (Our Impressions)
- Resident Evil 2 (Our Review)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Our Review)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Our Review) - Winner
Art Direction
- Control (Our Review) - Winner
- Death Stranding (Our Impressions)
- GRIS (Our Review)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Our Review)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Our Review)
Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Our Review) - Winner
- Control (Our Review)
- Death Stranding (Our Impressions)
- Gears 5
- Resident Evil 2 (Our Review)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Our Review)
Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2 (Our Review) - Winner
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Seige
Content Creator of the Year
- Jack "Courage" Dunlop
- Benjamin "Dr. Lupo" Lupo
- Soleil "Ewok" Wheeler
- David "Grefg" Martinez
- Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek - Winner
Esports Coach
- Eric "Adren" Hoag
- Nu-Ri "Cain" Jang
- Fabian "Grabbz" Lohmann
- Kim "Kkoma" Jeong-Gyun
- Titouan "Sockshka" Merloz
- Danny "Zonic" Sorensen - Winner
Esports Event
- 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
- EVO 2019
- Fortnite World Cup
- IEM Katowice 2019
- League of Legends World Championship 2019 - Winner
- The International 2019
Esports Game of the Year
- Counter Strike: Global Offensive
- DOTA 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends - Winner
- Overwatch
Esports Host
- Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere - Winner
- Alex "Machine" Richardson
- Paul "Redeye" Chaloner
- Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez
- Duan "Candice" Yu-Shuang
Esports Player
- Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf - Winner
- Lee "Faker" Sang-Hyeok
- Luka "Perkz" Perkovic
- Oleksander "S1mple" Kostyliev
- Jay "Sinatraa" Won
Esports Team
- Astralis
- G2 Esports - Winner
- OG
- San Francisco Shock
- Team Liquid
Family Game
- Luigi's Mansion 3 (Our Review) - Winner
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Super Mario Maker 2 (Our Review)
- Super Smash Brothers Ultimate (Our Review)
- Yoshi's Crafted World (Our Review)
Fighting Game
- Dead or Alive 6 (Our Review)
- Jump Force (Our Review)
- Mortal Kombat 11 (Our Review)
- Samurai Shodown
- Super Smash Brothers Ultimate (Our Review) - Winner
Fresh Indie Game (Presented by Subway)
- Za/Um for Disco Elysium (Our Review) - Winner
- Nomada Studio for GRIS
- Deadtoast Entertainment for My Friend Pedro (Our Review)
- Mobius Digital for Outer Wilds (Our Review)
- House House for Untitled Goose Game
Game Direction
- Control (Our Review)
- Death Stranding (Our Impressions) - Winner
- Resident Evil 2 (Our Review)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Our Review)
- Outer Wilds
Games for Impact
- Concrete Genie
- GRIS - Winner
- Kind Words (Our Review)
- Life is Strange 2 (Our Review)
- Sea of Solitude (Our Review)
Independent Game
- Baba Is You (Our Review)
- Disco Elysium - Winner
- Katana Zero (Our Review)
- Outer Wilds
- Untitled Goose Game
Mobile Game
- Call of Duty: Mobile - Winner
- Grindstone
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Sky: Children of Light
- What the Golf?
Multiplayer Game
- Apex Legends - Winner
- Borderlands 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Our Review)
- Tetris 99
- Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (Our Review)
Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Innocence (Our Review)
- Control (Our Review)
- Death Stranding (Our Impressions)
- Disco Elysium - Winner
- The Outer Worlds (Our Review)
Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite - Winner
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Seige
Performance
- Ashley Burch as Parvati Holcomb in The Outer Worlds
- Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden in Control
- Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz in Gears 5
- Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff in Death Stranding - Winner
- Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling in Control
- Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges in Death Stranding
Role-Playing Game
- Disco Elysium - Winner
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Kingdom Hearts III (Our Review)
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Our Review)
- The Outer Worlds (Our Review)
Score & Music
- Cadence of Hyrule (Our Review)
- Death Stranding (Our Impressions) - Winner
- Devil May Cry 5 (Our Review)
- Kingdom Hearts III (Our Review)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
Sports/Racing Game
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Our Review) - Winner
- Dirt Rally 2.0
- Efootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020
- F1 2019
- FIFA 20
Strategy Game
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall
- Anno 1800 (Our Review)
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Our Review) - Winner
- Total War: Three Kingdoms
- Tropico 6
- Wargroove (Our Review)
VR/AR Game
- Asgard's Wrath
- Blood & Truth
- Beat Saber - Winner
- No Man's Sky
- Trover Saves the Universe
The full awards show will be on December 12th at 8:30pm EST.
See any games you personally would vote for? Excited for the awards? Let us know in the comments below!
