The Game Awards Picks
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Game of the Year

Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

All Categories (28)

Best Game Direction

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

5 nominees

Best Performance

Awarded to an individual for voice-over, motion and/or performance capture.

6 nominees

Best Ongoing Game

For outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

5 nominees

Best Mobile Game

For the best game playable on a mobile device.

5 nominees

Best Art Direction

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

5 nominees

Best Score and Music

For outstanding music, including score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

5 nominees

Best Audio Design

For outstanding achievement in audio design and sound effects.

5 nominees

Best Adaptation

For outstanding adaptation of a video game to another medium.

5 nominees

Best Narrative

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

5 nominees

Best Community Support

Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness.

5 nominees

Games for Impact

For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

5 nominees

Best Multiplayer Game

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design.

5 nominees

Best Independent Game

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

6 nominees

Best Debut Indie Game

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

5 nominees

Best VR / AR Game

For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality.

5 nominees

Most Anticipated Game

Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrated significant promise.

5 nominees

Best Action / Adventure Game

For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

5 nominees

Best Role Playing Game

For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression.

5 nominees

Best Fighting Game

For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

5 nominees

Best Action Game

For the best game in the action genre focused on combat.

5 nominees

Innovation in Accessibility

Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features.

5 nominees

Best Family Game

For the best game appropriate for family play.

6 nominees

Best Sim / Strategy Game

For the best simulation or strategy game.

6 nominees

Best Sports / Racing Game

For the best traditional or non-traditional sports and racing game.

5 nominees

Best Esports Game

For the best game designed primarily as an esports title.

5 nominees

Best Esports Athlete

The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance.

6 nominees

Best Esports Team

The esports team judged to be the most outstanding for performance.

5 nominees

Content Creator of the Year

For a content creator who has made a significant impact on the gaming community.

5 nominees