The Game Awards 2022 - date, nominees, how to vote & more

Geoff Keighley has finally given us our full list of nominees for The Game Awards ahead of the 2022 event.

One of the largest events in the industry each year, The Game Awards celebrates the best that gaming has to offer, all while teasing what's coming in the future.

While 2022 has been a year defined by its delays, there is still a lot to celebrate so let's look at what The Game Awards will have to offer.

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The Game Awards 2022 Broadcast Date

The 2022 edition of The Game Awards will be broadcast on Thursday, 8th December, streamed live on the official Game Awards YouTube and Twitch channels.

The broadcast will likely run between two and three hours in length and will be comprised of the awards themselves along with game trailers and announcements from host Geoff Keighley and his development partners.

The Game Awards 2022 Nominees and How to Vote

The nominations for The Game Awards 2022 have now officially been revealed via Geoff Keighly on a live broadcast. With a total of 31 categories including brand-new awards.

God of War Ragnarok leads this year's nominations with a total of 10 across the various categories, with the other heavy hitters for this year being Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West getting seven each and Stray getting six.

If you want to vote, head on over to the official Game Awards web page and login so you can vote on all your favourite games

Below we have broken down each category with the nominations listed for you to look at.

Game of The Year 2022

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

Best Game Direction

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality
• Stray

Best Narrative

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality

Best Art Direction

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Scorn
• Stray

Best Score and Music

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Metal: Hellsinger
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Audio Design

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Forbidden West

Best Performance

• Ashly Burch (Horizon Forbidden West)
• Charlotte McBurney (A Plague Tale: Requiem)
• Christopher Judge (God of War Ragnarok)
• Manon Gage (Immortality)
• Sunny Suljic (God of War Ragnarok)

Games for Impact

• A Memoir Blue
• As Dusk Falls
• Citizen Sleeper
• Endling- Extinction Is Forever
• Hindsight
• I was a Teenage Exocolonist

Best Ongoing

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

Best Indie

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

Best Mobile Game

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

Best Community Support

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• No Man's Sky

Innovation in Accessibility

• As Dusk Falls
• God of War Ragnarok
• Return to Monkey Island
• The Last of Us Part 1
• The Quarry

Best VR/AR

• After the Fall
• Among Us VR
• Bonelab
• Boss: Book II
• Red Matter 2

Best Action Game

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

Best Action/Adventure

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

Best Role Playing Game

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

Best Fighting

• DNF Duel
• JoJo's Bizzare Adventure: All Star Battle R
• The King of Fighters XV
• Multiversus
• Sifu

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 Sim / Strategy

• Dune: Spice Wars
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Total War: Warhammer 3
• 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
• Overwatch 2
• Splatoon 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Content Creator of The Year

• Karl Jacobs
• Ludwig
• Nibellion
• Nobru
• QTCinderella

Best Debut Indie

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

Best Adaptation

• Arcane: League of Legends
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
• The Cuphead Show!
• Sonic The Hedgehog 2
• Uncharted

Most Anticipated Game

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

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Rocket League
• Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

• Jeong "Chovy" Ji-Hoon (Gen.G , LoL)
• Lee "Faker" Sang-Hyeok (T1, LoL)
• Finn "Karrifan" Andersen (Faze Clan, CS:GO)
• Oleksandr "S1MPLE" Kostyliev ( Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
• Jacob "Yay" Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)

Best Esports Team

• Darkzero Esports (Apex Legends)
• Faze Clan (CS:GO)
• Gen.G (League of Legends)
• La Thieves (Call of Duty)
• Loud (Valorant)

Best Esports Coach

• Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
• Matheus "Bzka" Tarasconi (Loud, Valorant)
• Erik "D00MBR0S" Sandgren (FPX, Valorant)
• Robert "Robban" Dahlstrom (Faze Clan, CS:GO)
• GO "Score" Dong-Bin

Best Esports Event

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• 2022 League of Legends World Championship
• PGL Major Antrwerp 2022
• The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
• Valorant Champions 2022