With a ceremony that will be held already dated for Friday, December 10, and a show that undoubtedly promises to be the most interesting, without a doubt the highlight of The Game Awards 2021 is the competition itself around the awarding of awards, in which the industry and players vote for the best games of the year.
And it is that although, at least to personal taste, this year has been marked by less powerful releases compared to previous deliveries, we can still find some gems. Although, without a doubt, the announced list of nominees may surprise more than one, with the presence of some not-so-anticipated games, and the absence of other installments that had undoubtedly managed to captivate the players.
So, then we leave you the complete list of all the nominees of the 26 categories, for which you can now vote for your favorite through the official website of The Game Awards 2021:
The Game Awards 2021: GOTY
Best game of the year
- Psychonauts 2
- Resident Evil Village
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Ratchet & Clank: A Dimension Apart
- Deathloop
The Game Awards 2021: Best Technical Team
Best direction
- Ratchet & Clank: A Dimension Apart
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Returnal
Best narrative
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Life is Strange: True Colors
Best Art Direction
- Psychonauts 2
- Deathloop
- Ratchet & Clank: A Dimension Apart
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- The Artful Escape
Best soundtrack
- The Artful Escape
- Deathloop
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Nier Replicant
Better sound
- Deathloop
- Ratchet & Clank: A Dimension Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
- Forza Horizon 5
Best performance
- Erika Mori as Alex Chen
- Giancarlo Esposito as Antón Castillo
- Jason Kelley as Colt Vahn
- Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu
- Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake
The Game Awards 2021: Best Best Game by Genre
Game with greater impact
- Before Your Eyes
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- No Longer Home
Best Active Game
- Apex legends
- Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
- Call of Duty: Warzone
Best Indie Premiere
- The Artful Escape
- The Forgotten City
- Saber
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Valheim
Best Indie Game
- 12 minutes
- Death’s door
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Inscryption
- Loop Hero
Best Mobile Game
- Fantasian
- Genshin Impact
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Marvel future revolution
- Pokémon Unite
Best Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality Game
- Hitman 3
- Resident Evil 4
- I Expect You To Die 2
- Lone Echo II
- Sniper Elite VR
Best innovation in accessibility
- Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet & Clank: A Dimension Apart
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Far Cry 6
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Best Multiplayer Game
- Back 4 Blood
- Knockout City
- It Takes Two
- Monster hunter rise
- New World
- Valheim
Best Action Game
- Far Cry 6
- Chivalry II
- Deathloop
- Returnal
- Back 4 Blood
Best Action Adventure Game
- Metroid Dread
- Ratchet & Clank: A Dimension Apart
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
- Resident Evil Village
Best RPG
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Tales of Arise
- Scarlet nexus
- Monster hunter rise
- Shin Megami Tensei V
Best Fighting Game
- Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles
- Guilty Gear Strive
- Melty Blood: Type Lumina
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Best Family Game
- It Takes Two
- Mario Party Superstars
- New Pokémon Snap
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- Warioware: Get It Together!
Best Strategy Game
- Age of Empires IV
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination
- Humankind
- Inscryption
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sports / Driving Game
- F1 2021
- FIFA 22
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Riders republic
Best game with community support
- Apex legends
- Final Fantasy XIV Online
- Fortnite
- Destiny 2
- No Man’s Sky
Most anticipated game
- Elden ring
- God of war ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- The sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Starfield
Best eSports Game
- Call of duty
- CS: GO
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Valorant
The Game Awards 2021: Best Personalities and Events
Best eSports Player
- Chris «Simp» Lehr
- Heo «Showmaker» Su
- Magomed «Collapse» Khalilov
- Oleksandr «Simple» Kostyliev
- Tyson «Tenz» Ngo
Best eSports team
- Atlanta Faze
- DWG Kia
- Natus Vincere
- Sentinels
- Team Spirit
Best eSports Coach
- Airant «Silent» Gaziev
- Andrey “Engh” Sholokhov
- Andrii «B1AD3» Horodenskyi
- James “Crowder” Crowder
- Kim «Kkoma» Jeong-Gyun
Best eSports event
- 2021 League of Legends World Championship
- The International 2021
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
- Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
Best Content Creator of the Year
- Ibai
- Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Grefg
So this year the ceremony will be held during the early morning of Friday, December 10 (Spanish peninsula time) from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., with a format almost entirely focused on online broadcasting. To follow it, in addition to our summary the next morning, you can follow the event live through the official YouTube channel.
