The nominees for the 2022 BAFTA Game Awards, which will be announced on Thursday ( April 7th). This year, awards will be presented in 18 categories, 16 of which will be announced, while the Nominees for Best Lead and Best Supporting Actor will be announced in the coming weeks.
Currently, a total of 39 votes have been nominated, with Returnal and It Takes Two the most nominated with eight nominations.
Ratchet &clank: Rift Apart 7, Forza Horizon 5 and Psychonauts 2 are nominated in 6 branches, and DEATHLOOP is nominated in 5 disciplines.
The candidate games by category are as follows:
Game of the Year
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet &clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
Best British Game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Death’s Door
- Fights in Tight Spaces
- Forza Horizon 5
- Overboard!
- Sable
Best Animation
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- It Takes Two
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet &clank: Rift Apart
Best Art Design
- The Artful Escape
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet &clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
Best Sound Design
- The Artful Escape
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Deathloop
- Halo Infinite
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Returnal
Best Exit Game
- The Artful Escape
- Eastward
- The Forgotten City
- Genesis Noir
- Maquette
- Toem
Best Ongoing Game
- Among Us
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Apex Legends
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Best Family Game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Forza Horizon 5
- Mario Party Superstars
- Ratchet &clank: Rift Apart
- Unpacking
Game Beyond The Best Fun
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Before Your Eyes
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Game Builder Garage
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
Best Game Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet &clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
Best Multiplayer Game
- Back 4 Blood
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- Hell Let Loose
- It Takes Two
Best Music
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Halo Infinite
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet &clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
Best Storytelling
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
- Returnal
- Unpacking
Original Brand
- Deathloop
- Death’s Door
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Returnal
- Unpacking
Technical Performance
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hitman 3
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet &clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
EE Game of the Year
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Deathloop
- The Forgotten City
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Unpacking
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