The Game Awards 2018 Nominees Announced

This year’s nominees have been announced for The Game Awards 2018. the annual award show for gamers. The show is hosted each year by Geoff Keighley, who announced this year’s nominees earlier today on YouTube. The Game Awards honors some of the year’s best games, content creators, and esports players for their achievements. Unsurprisingly, some of this year’s biggest titles have been nominated for Game of the Year, including God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and Marvel’s Spider-Man. 

“The show we have coming together this year gets more and more insane every day,” said Keighley on Twitter. “We’ve never had a lineup of announcements like this. Big surprises. Huge franchises. And now, you’ll meet the nominees that bring heart and passion to the stage.”

The Game Awards 2018 Nominees

You can view the list of nominees for most categories of The Game Awards 2018 below. 

Game of the Year

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• Celeste
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Monster Hunter: World
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Action Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Dead Cells
• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Far Cry 5
• Mega Man 11

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Best Role-Playing Game

• Dragon Quest XI
• Monster Hunter: World
• Ni no Kuni II
• Octopath Traveler
• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky
• Overwatch
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Best Game Direction

• A Way Out
• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Narrative

• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Art Direction

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• God of War
• Octopath Traveler
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Best Score/Music

• Celeste
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
• Octopath Traveler
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Audio Design

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Forza Horizon 4
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Performance

• Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
• Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
• Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption II
• Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man

Games for Impact

• 11-11 Memories Retold
• Celeste
• Florence
• Life is Strange 2
• The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories

Best Independent Game

• Celeste
• Dead Cells
• Intro the Breach
• Return of the Obra Dinn
• The Messenger

Best Debut Indie Game

• Donut County
• Florence
• Moss
• The Messenger
• Yoku’s Island Express

Best Mobile Game

• Donut County
• Florence
• Fortnite
• PUBG MOBILE
• Reigns: Game of Thrones

Best VR/AR Game

• ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
• Beat Saber
• Firewall Zero Hour
• Moss
• Tetris Effect

Best Fighting Game

• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
• Dragon Ball FighterZ
• Soul Calibur VI
• Street Fighter V Arcade Edition

Best Family Game

• Mario Tennis Aces
• Nintendo Labo
• Overcooked 2
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas
• Super Mario Party

Best Strategy Game 

• Battletech
• Frostpunk
• Into the Breach
• The Banner Saga 3
• Valkyria Chronicles 4

Best Sports/Racing Game

• Fifa 19
• Forza Horizon 4
• Mario Tennis Aces
• NBA 2K19
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

Best Multiplayer Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Fortnite
• Monster Hunter World
• Sea of Thieves

Best Esports Player

• SonicFox
• Tokido
• Uzi
• s1mple
• JjoNak

Content Creator of the Year

• Dr. Lupo
• Ninja
• Pokimane
• Myth
• Willyrex

The Game Awards 2018 is scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 6 at 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT and will be streamed live on YouTube. Voting for this year’s nominees began shortly after today’s broadcast on The Game Awards website. Visit the website for more nominees and information.