The Game Awards Reveals 2022 Nominees

In 2022, gamers were treated to a number of terrific titles on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, and mobile devices. As has become a yearly tradition, The Game Awards will be honoring many of this year’s very best in a presentation set to be held in December. While the winners won’t be announced until the show streams on December 8th, Geoff Keighley has revealed this year’s nominees. Unsurprisingly, games like God of War Ragnarok, Elden Ring, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 were nominated in multiple categories, and fans will have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting on each one of them.

While Game of the Year is the award that most fans will be paying attention to, there are several other genre-specific awards, including Best Fighting Game, Best RPG, and much more. There are over 30 categories this year that fans can vote on, and the winners could even convince some gamers to try something they might not have otherwise! We’ve compiled a handful of these categories, but the full list can be found at the official website for The Game Awards, which can be found right here.

Keep reading to see some of the categories and their nominees for The Game Awards this year!

Game of the Year

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Stray
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3
  

Best Ongoing

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact
  

Best Indie

• Cult of the Lamb
• Sifu
• Tunic
• Neon White
• Stray
  

Best Mobile Game

• Marvel Snap
• Apex Legends Mobile
• Diablo Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• Tower of Fantasy
  

Best Action Game

• Bayonetta 3
• Sifu
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Neon White
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
  

Best Action/Adventure

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Tunic
• Stray
• Horizon Forbidden West
• God of War Ragnaork
  

Best RPG

• Xenoblade Chronicles 3
• Pokemon Legends: Arceus
• Elden Ring
• Live a Live
• Triangle Strategy
  

Best Fighting Game

• DNF Duel
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
• The King of Fighters XV
• MultiVersus
• Sifu
  

Best Family Game

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Nintendo Switch Sports
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Splatoon 3
  

Best Sim/Strategy

• Dune: Spice Wars
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Total War: Warhammer III
• Two Point Campus
• Victoria 3
  

Best Sports/Racing

• F1 22
• FIFA 23
• NBA 2K23
• Gran Turismo 7
• OlliOlli World
  

Best Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• MultiVersus
• Splatoon 3
• Overwatch 2
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
  

Best Debut Indie

• Tunic
• Vampire Survivors
• Neon White
• Norco
• Stray
  

Most Anticipated Game

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Resident Evil 4
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Starfield
• Final Fantasy XVI