The Game Awards 2024: GOTY Nominees Announced

The Game Awards 2024, hosted and produced by Geoff Keighley, has announced its nominees for 19 competitive categories including the Game of the Year (GOTY) 2024. Read on for more details about the nominees, where to watch The Game Awards 2024, and more.

The Game Awards 2024 Announces Nominees for 19 CategoriesAstro Bot, Wukong, and Metaphor: ReFantazio Announced as GOTY 2024 Contenders

The Game Awards 2024, hosted and produced by esteemed game journalist Geoff Keighley, has announced its nominees for prestigious categories. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth leads with a total of seven nominations across different categories, including Game of the Year (GOTY). Other contenders for GOTY 2024 include breakout hit Astro Bot, indie darling Balatro, cultural Sensation™ - Interactive Story Black Myth: Wukong, the highly-anticipated RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Elden Ring expansion Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree whose nomination caused a polarizing effect in the gaming community. Fans can start voting from now until December 11 on The Game Awards’ official website and Discord server.

Voting Period Open Now! Winners to be Revealed on December 12, 2024

-The Game Awards 2024 goes live on December 12 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, where the winners will be revealed. The event is streamed live via The Game Awards website as well as on social platforms and video networks such as Twitch, TikTok, YouTube, and more!

-Below are the 19 categories announced by The Game Awards 2024 and the roster of games nominated in each category:

-Game of the Year (GOTY) 2024
Astro Bot
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Metaphor: ReFantazio

-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: ReFantanzio
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 (Aerith, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
Hannah Telle (Max Caulfield, Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
Humberly González (Kay Vess, Star Wars Outlaws)
Luke Roberts (James Sunderland, Silent Hill 2)
Melina Juergens (Senua, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2)

-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
Destiny 2
Diablo IV
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2

-Best Community Support
Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
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 VR / AR
Arizona Sunshine Remake
Asgard’s Wrath 2
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Metal: Hellsinger VR
Metro Awakening

-Best Action Game
Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
Stellar Blade
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

-Best Action / Adventure
Astro Bot
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Silent Hill 2
Star Wars Outlaws
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

-Best RPG
Dragon’s Dogma 2
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Metaphor: ReFantazio

-Best Fighting
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
MultiVersus
Tekken 8

-Best Family
Astro Bot
Princess Peach: Showtime!
Super Mario Party Jamboree
-The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
The Plucky Squire

-Best Sim / Strategy
Age of Mythology: Retold
Frostpunk 2
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Manor Lords
Unicorn Overlord

-Best Sports / Racing
F1 24
EA Sports FC 25
NBA 2K25
Top Spin 2K25
WWE 2K24

-Best Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers 2
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Tekken 8
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

-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
Techo 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)
T1 (League of Legends)
Team Liquid (DOTA 2)