The Game Awards 2024, presented by Geoff Keighley, has revealed nominees across 19 competitive categories, including the coveted Game of the Year (GOTY) 2024. Discover the nominees, event details, and streaming options below.

The Game Awards 2024 Names Nominees for 19 Categories

Astro Bot, Black Myth: Wukong, and Metaphor: ReFantazio Vie for GOTY 2024

Hosted by Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards 2024 has unveiled nominees for 19 categories. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth tops the list with seven nominations, including Game of the Year. Other GOTY contenders include the acclaimed Astro Bot, indie gem Balatro, cultural hit Black Myth: Wukong, the anticipated RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio, and the divisive Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. Voting is open now through December 11 on The Game Awards’ official website and Discord server.

Vote Now! Winners to be Announced on December 12, 2024

The Game Awards 2024 will broadcast live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 12, revealing the winners. Catch the event on The Game Awards website, Twitch, TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms.

Here are the 19 categories for The Game Awards 2024 with their nominated titles:

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: ReFantazio 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)