The Game Award 2023 Nominees Led by Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3; Starfield Only Gets 1 Nod

The nominees for The Game Awards 2023 have officially been announced, as you might expect, it’s a very competitive year with nominees being fairly evenly split between a number of top contenders. The two frontrunners, with 8 noms apiece, are Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3. Following close on their heels is Spider-Man 2 with 7 nominations, and Nintendo does better than usual (they’re often unfairly relegated to the “Family” category) with 5 noms for both The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Resident Evil 4, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and Final Fantasy XVI also did well for themselves with 4 noms each. As for snubs, probably the most talked about will be Starfield, which picked up only a single nod in the Best RPG category.

You can check out the full list of Game Awards nominations (minus the esports stuff) below…

Game of the Year

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Narrative

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction

• Alan Wake 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Lies of P
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score and Music

• Alan Wake 2, composer Petri Alanko
• Baldur’s Gate 3, composer Borislav Slavov
• Final Fantasy XVI, composer Masayoshi Soken
• Hi-Fi Rush, audio director Shuichi Kobori
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, composed by Nintendo Sound Team

Best Audio Design

• Alan Wake 2
• Dead Space
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4

Best Performance

• Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
• Cameron Monaghan, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
• Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
• Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
• Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Games for Impact

• A Space for the Unbound
• Chants of Sennaar
• Goodbye Volcano High
• Tchia
• Terra Nil
• Venba

Best Ongoing

• Apex Legends
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• No Man’s Sky

Best Independent Game

• Cocoon
• Dave the Diver
• Dredge
• Sea of Stars
• Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game

• Cocoon
• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• Venba
• Viewfinder

Innovation in Accessibility

• Diablo IV
• Forza Motorsport
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Street Fighter 6

Best Mobile Game

• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
• Honkai: Star Rail
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure
• Monster Hunter Now
• Terra Nil

Best VR/AR Game

• Gran Turismo 7
• Humanity
• Horizon Call of the Mountain
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode
• Synapse

Best Action Game

• Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon
• Dead Island 2
• Ghostrunner 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Remnant 2

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Alan Wake 2
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best RPG

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Lies of P
• Sea of Stars
• Starfield

Best Fighting Game

• God of Rock
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Pocket Bravery
• Street Fighter 6

Best Family Game

• Disney Illusion Island
• Party Animals
• Pikmin 4
• Sonic Superstars
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
• Cities: Skylines II
• Company of Heroes 3
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Pikmin 4

Best Sports/Racing

• EA Sports FC 24
• F1 23
• Forza Motorsport
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
• The Crew Motorfest

Best Multiplayer

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Diablo IV
• Party Animals
• Street Fighter 6
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Hades II
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Tekken 8

The Game Awards 2023 will be live-streamed on December 7. What do you think of this year’s nominations? I certainly didn’t expect Pikmin 4 to get more nods than Starfield, but I’m not going to argue with it.

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