The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced its extensive longlist for the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards. Discover if your favorite game made the cut!

58 Games Selected from 247 Entries

BAFTA's 2025 Games Awards longlist features 58 exceptional games spanning diverse genres, competing across 17 categories. This selection represents a curated list from a total of 247 games submitted by BAFTA members. All included titles were released between November 25, 2023, and November 15, 2024.

The finalists for each category will be revealed on March 4, 2025, with the awards ceremony taking place on April 8, 2025.

The coveted "Best Game" award contenders include these ten outstanding titles:

⚫︎ ANIMAL WELL ⚫︎ Astro Bot ⚫︎ Balatro ⚫︎ Black Myth: Wukong ⚫︎ Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 ⚫︎ Helldivers 2 ⚫︎ The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom ⚫︎ Metaphor: ReFantazio ⚫︎ Thank Goodness You’re Here! ⚫︎ Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Following 2024's success, where Baldur's Gate 3 secured six awards from ten nominations, anticipation for this year's winner is high.

Other games, while not in the running for "Best Game," remain contenders across the following 16 categories:

⚫︎ Animation ⚫︎ Artistic Achievement ⚫︎ Audio Achievement ⚫︎ British Game ⚫︎ Debut Game ⚫︎ Evolving Game ⚫︎ Family ⚫︎ Game Beyond Entertainment ⚫︎ Game Design ⚫︎ Multiplayer ⚫︎ Music ⚫︎ Narrative ⚫︎ New Intellectual Property ⚫︎ Technical Achievement ⚫︎ Performer in a Leading Role ⚫︎ Performer in a Supporting Role

Notable Exclusions from "Best Game" Contention

Several prominent 2024 releases, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Silent Hill 2, are absent from the "Best Game" category. This is due to BAFTA's eligibility criteria, which exclude remasters, remakes, and DLCs released outside the specified timeframe from the "Best Game" and "British Game" categories. However, these titles may still be nominated in other categories recognizing their artistic and technical merit. Specifically, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Silent Hill 2 are eligible for awards such as Music, Narrative, and Technical Achievement. Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is notably absent from the BAFTA list, though it's expected to feature in other year-end awards.

The complete BAFTA Games Awards longlist and category details are available on the official BAFTA website.