This year’s edition of The Game Awards is set to kick off on December 8, 2022. As always, Geoff Keighley will be on deck with the rest of the TGA crew to recognize the best of this year, as well as sharing some final reveals and announcements in the world of upcoming video games. The nominees for finalists of all categories in The Game Awards 2022 have finally been revealed and voting has opened. You can check out the full rundown of nominees below and see how to vote for your favorite games below.
UPDATE (10:00 a.m. PT): This article has been fully updated with all nominees and categories.
How to vote for The Game Awards 2022 nominees
Those looking to vote for their favorite games and more in the categories featured in The Game Awards 2022 should head over to the official website for The Game Awards. This year allows voters to log in and cast their vote in a new way with Twitch logins joining the previously available Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter options. Just click the login button of your choosing, provide authorization, and you’re ready to go.
Once signed in, you can start placing votes in each category included in The Game Awards 2022. Keep in mind that you only get one chance to vote. Make sure your decisions are final before your vote has been officially cast!
The Game Awards 2022 nominees
The Game Awards 2022 are set to take place on December 8, 2022. Source: The Game Awards
The following are the categories for each award available at The Game Awards 2022. The lists are broken down in alphabetical order to help make sorting through them easier. Now, let’s take a look at our nominees:
Game of the Year
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Action Game
Bayonetta 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Neon White
Sifu
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Best Action/Adventure Game
A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Tunic
Most Anticipated Game
Final Fantasy 16
Hogwarts Legacy
Resident Evil 4 remake
Starfield
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Adaptation
Arcane: League of Legends
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
The Cuphead Show!
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Uncharted
Best Art Direction
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Scorn
Stray
Best Audio Design
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Gran Turismo 7
Horizon Forbidden West
Best Community Support
Apex Legends
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker
Fortnite
No Man's Sky
Content Creator of the Year
Karl Jacobs
Ludwig
Nibellion
Nobru
QTCinderella
Best Debut Indie Game
Neon White
Norco
Stray
Tunic
Vampire Survivors
Best Esports Coach
Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi (CSGO - Natus Vincere)
Matheus "bzkA" Tarasconi (Valorant)
Erik "d00mbr0s" Sandgren (Valorant - Natus Vincere)
Robert "RobbaN" Dahlström (CSGO - FaZe Clan)
Go "Score" Dong-bin (League of Legends - Gen.G)
Best Esports Event
EVO 2022
League of Legends Worlds 2022
CSGO PGL Major Antwerp 2022
MSI 2022
Valorant Champions 2022
Best Esports Game
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Rocket League
Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon (League of Legends - Gen.G)
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (League of Legends - T1)
Finn "karrigan" Andersen (CSGO - FaZe Clan)
Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev (CSGO - Natus Vincere)
Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker (Valorant - Cloud 9)
Best Esports Team
DarkZero Esports
FaZe Clan
Gen.G
Los Angeles Thieves
Loud
Best Family Game
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Nintendo Switch Sports
Splatoon 3
Best Fighting Game
DNF Duel
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
The King of Fighters 15
MultiVersus
Sifu
Best Game Direction
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
Stray
Games for Impact
A Memoir Blue
As Dusk Falls
Citizen Sleeper
Endling: Extinction is Forever
Hindsight
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Best Indie Game
Cult of the Lamb
Neon White
Sifu
Stray
Tunic
Innovation in Accessibility
As Dusk Falls
God of War Ragnarok
Return to Monkey Island
The Last of Us Part 1
The Quarry
Best Mobile Game
Apex Legends Mobile
Diablo Immortal
Genshin Impact
Marvel Snap
Tower of Fantasy
Best Multiplayer Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Multiversus
Overwatch 2
Splatoon 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Best Narrative
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker
Fortnite
Genshin Impact
Best Performance
Ashley Burch (Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West)
Charlotte McBurney (Amicia de Rune in A Plague Tale: Requiem)
Christopher Judge (Kratos in God of War Ragnarok)
Manon Gage (Marissa Marcel in Immortality)
Sunny Suljic (Atreus in God of War Ragnarok)
Best Role-Playing Game
Elden Ring
Live-A-Live
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Triangle Strategy
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Score and Music
Olivier Deriviere (A Plague Tale: Requiem)
Tsukasa Saitoh (Elden Ring)
Bear McCreary (God of War Ragnarok)
Two Feathers (Metal: Hellsinger)
Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenoblade Chronicles 3)
Best Sports/Racing Game
F1 22
FIFA 23
NBA 2K23
Gran Turismo 7
OlliOlli World
Best Strategy/Sim Game
Dune: Spice Wars
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Total War: Warhammer 3
Two Point Campus
Victoria 3
Best VR/AR Game
After the Fall
Among Us VR
BoneLab
Moss: Book 2
Red Matter 2
That covers all nominees for this year’s event. If you want to make your voice heard, be sure to get your voting in for The Game Awards 2022 before the event goes live on December 8. Don’t remember how last year played out? Check out our rundown of The Game Awards 2021 winners and announcements.