The Nominations for this year’s Game of the Year award are finally out and surprisingly there are a few highly unexpected names on the list. Moreover, God of War Ragnarok, which was released just a few days ago, is completely dominating the list and has been a massive hit all around the globe.

Thus, here is the list of the nominations that you can vote for and choose as the Game of the Year:

The Nominees for Game of the Year 2022

• A Plague Tale Requiem (Publisher: Focus Entertainment)
• Elden Ring (Publisher: From Software and Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• God of War Ragnarok (Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Horizon Forbidden West (Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Stray (Publisher: Annapurna Interactive and iam8bit)
• Xenoblade Chronicles (Publisher: Nintendo)

The Nominees for Best Game Direction 2022

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

The Nominees for Best Performance 2022

• Ashly Burch (Horizon Forbidden West – Aloy),
• Charlotte McBurney (A Plague Tale Requiem – Amicia),
• Christopher Judge (God of War Ragnarok – Kratos)
• Manon Gage (Immortality – Marissa Marcel)
• Sunny Suljic (God of War Ragnarok – Loki)

 The Nominees for Best Multiplayer 2022

• Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
• Multiversus
• Overwatch 2
• Splatoon 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge

 The Nominees for Best Ongoing Game 2022

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

 The Nominees for Best Art Direction 2022

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

The Nominees for Best Music & Score in a Game 2022

• 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)

The Nominees for Best Audio Design in a Game 2022

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

The Nominees for Innovation in Accessibility in a Game 2022

• As Dusk Falls
• God of War Ragnarok
• Returned to Monkey Island
• The Last of Us Part One (Remastered)
• The Quarry

The Nominees for Best Narrative in a Game 2022

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

The Nominees for Best Game for Impact 2022

• Memoir Blue
• As Dusk Falls
• Citizen Sleeper
• Endling Extinction Is Forever
• Hindsight
• I was a teenage: Exocolonist

The Nominees for Best Independent Games 2022

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

The Nominees for Best Mobile Games 2022

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

The Nominees for Best Community Support Games 2022

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

The Nominees for Best Debut Indie Games 2022

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

The Nominees for Best VR/AR Games 2022

• After The Fall
• Among Us VR
• Bone Lab
• Moss Book II
• Red Matter 2

The Nominees for Best Content Creators 2022

• Karl Jacobs
• Ludwig
• Nibellion
• Nobru
• QTCinderella

The Nominees for Best Action Games 2022

• Bayonetta 3
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredders Revenge

The Nominees for Best Action-Adventure Games 2022

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

The Nominees for Best Role-Playing Games 2022

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

The Nominees for Best Fighting Games 2022

• DNF Duel: Who’s Next
• Jojos Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
• The King of Fighters XV
• Multiversus
• Sifu

The Nominees for Most Anticipated Games 2022-23

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

The Nominees for Best Adaptation 2022

• Arcane (League of Legends)
• Cyberpunk Edge Runners (Cyberpunk 2077)
• The Cuphead Show (Cuphead)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sonic)
• Uncharted (Uncharted franchise)

Prediction: From Scorn To God Of War Ragnarok: Top 9 Games That Can Be Nominated For Game of The Year

The Nominees for Best Family Friendly Games 2022

• Kirby in the Forgotten Land
• LEGO Star Wars the Skywalker Saga
• Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
• Nintendo Switch Sports
• Splatoon 3

The Nominees for Best Sim/Strategy Games 2022

• Dune Spice Wars
• Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
• Total War: Warhammer 3
• Two Point Campus
• Victoria 3

The Nominees for Best Sports/Racing Games 2022

• F1 22
• FIFA 23
• NBA 2K23
• Gran Turismo 7
• Ollie Ollie World

The Nominees for Best eSports Games 2022

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

The Nominees for Best eSports Athletes 2022

• Chovy
• Faker
• Kerrigan
• S1mple
• YAY

The Nominees for Best eSports Team 2022

• DarkZero ESports
• FaZe Clan
• Gen G
• LA Thieves
• Loud

The Nominees for Best eSports Team 2022

• B1AD3
• BZKA
• DoomBros
• Robban
• Score

The Nominees for Best eSports Events 2022

• EVO (Evolution Championship Series, Fighting Games)
• The League of Legends World Championship (League of Legends)
• PGL Major Antwerp (CS: GO)
• The MSI (Mid Season Invitation, League of Legends)
• Valorant Champions (Valorant)

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The Game of the Year Award show will be live on December 8, 2022. Fans can cast their votes on the official Game of the Year website and their Discord server.