Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2021

Which is your pick for this year's Game of the Year?

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It’s finally here — we now have all the nominees for The Game Awards 2021 ahead of the event happening on December 9, 2021.

So, without further ado, here are all the Game Awards 2021 nominees:

Game of the Year

Deathloop
It Takes Two
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village

Best Game Direction

Deathloop
It Takes Two
Returnal
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best Narrative

Deathloop
It Takes Two
Life is Strange: True Colors
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Psychonauts 2

Best Art Direction

The Artful Escape
Deathloop
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best Score and Music

Cyberpunk 2077
Deathloop
NieR Replicant ver. 1.22474487139
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
The Artful Escape

Best Audio Design

Deathloop
Forza Horizon 5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil: Village
Returnal

Best Performance

Erika Mori – Life is Strange: True Colors
Giancarlo Esposito – Far Cry 6
Jason Kelley – Deathloop
Maggie Robertson – Resident Evil: Village
Ozioma Akagha – Deathloop

Best Games for Impact

Before Your Eyes
Boyfriend Dungeon
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Life is Strange: True Colors
No Longer Home

Best Ongoing Game

Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Final Fantasy XIV
Genshin Impact
Fortnite

Best Indie Game

12 Minutes
Death’s Door
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Inscryption
Loop Hero

Best Mobile Game

Fantasian
Genshin Impact
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Marvel: Future Revolution
Pokemon UNITE

Best Community Support

Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky

Best VR/AR Game

Hitman III
I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
Lone Echo 2
Resident Evil 4
Sniper Elite VR

Innovation in Accessibility

Far Cry 6
Forza Horizon 5
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Best Action Game

Back 4 Blood
Chivalry II
Deathloop
Far Cry 6
Returnal

Best Action/Adventure Game

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Metroid Dread
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil: Village
Psychonauts 2

Best RPG

Cyberpunk 2077
Monster Hunter: Rise
Scarlet Nexus
Shin Megami Tensei V
Tales of Arise

Best Fighting Game

Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles
Guilty Gear -Strive-
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown

Best Family Game

It Takes Two
Mario Party Superstars
New Pokemon Snap
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
Warioware: Get it Together

Best Sim/Strategy Game

Age of Empires IV
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Humankind
Inscryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator

Best Sports/Racing Game

F1 2021
Fifa 22
Forza Horizon 5
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Riders Republic

Best Multiplayer Game

Back 4 Blood
Knockout City
Monster Hunter: Rise
New World
It Takes Two
Valheim

Best Content Creator of the Year

Dream
Fuslie
Gaules
Ibai
The Grefg

Best Debut Indie

The Artful Escape
The Forgotten City
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Sable
Valheim

Most Anticipated Game

Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Breath of the Wild sequel
Starfield

Best Esports Athlete

Chris “Simp” Lehr
Heo “Showmaker” Su
Magomed “Collaspe” Khalilov
Oleksandr “Simple” Kostyliev
Tyson “Tenz” Ngo

Best Esports Coach

Airat “Silent” Gziev
Andrey “Engh” Sholokhov
Andri “BIAD3” Horodenskyi
James “Crowder” Crowder
Kim “KKOMA” Jeong-Gyun

Best Esports Event

2021 League of Legends World Championship
The International 2021
PGL Major Stockholm 2021
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters

Best Esports Game

Call of Duty
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
League of Legends
Valorant

Best Esports Team

Atlanta Faze – Call of Duty
DWG KIA – League of Legends
Natus Vincere – CS:GO
Sentinels – Valorant
Team Spirit – Dota 2

Vote on your Game Awards 2021 nominee pick now on the event’s official website.