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The Game Awards 2021 announces nominees

By Dandi Galvez Published Nov 17, 2021 5:01 am Updated Nov 17, 2021 3:58 am

The Game Awards 2021 has announced the nominees for this year’s show which will be streaming live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, USA on Dec. 9 with an in-person audience.

Awards founder and host Geoff Keighley announced the nominees today, with Arkane Studios’ first-person action game Deathloop leading the charge with nine nominations, including Game of the Year.

Following closely on Deathloop’s heels was Insomniac Games‘ Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart with six nominations.

According to Keighley, The Game Awards’ 8th annual show will also include world premieres and the return of The Game Awards Orchestra performing live on the Microsoft Theater stage.

More will be revealed in the coming weeks leading up to the show. For now, here are the nominees recognized for their “outstanding creative and technical achievements” in 2021:

Best Game Direction

  • Deathloop
  • It Takes Two
  • Returnal
  • Psychonauts 2
  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best Narrative

  • Deathloop
  • It Takes Two
  • Life is Strange: True Colors
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Psychonauts 2

Best Art Direction

  • The Artful Escape
  • Deathloop
  • Kena: Bridge of Spirits
  • Psychonauts 2
  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best Score and Music

  • The Artful Escape
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Deathloop
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139

Best Audio Design

  • Deathloop
  • Forza Horizon 5
  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  • Resident Evil Village
  • Returnal

Best Performance

  • Erika Mori (as Alex Chen), Life is Strange: True Colors
  • Giancarlo Esposito (as Anton Castillo), Far Cry 6
  • Jason Kelley (as Colt Vahn), Deathloop
  • Maggie Robertson (as Lady Dimitrescu), Resident Evil Village
  • Ozioama Akagha (as Julianna Blake), Deathloop

Games for Impact

  • Before Your Eyes
  • Boyfriend Dungeon
  • Chicory: A Colorful Tale
  • Life is Strange: True Colors
  • No Longer Home

Best Ongoing Game

  • Apex Legends
  • Final Fantasy XIV Online
  • Fortnite
  • Genshin Impact
  • Call of Duty: Warzone

Best Indie Game

  • 12 Minutes
  • Death's Door
  • Inscryption
  • Kena: Bridge of Spirits
  • Loop Hero

Best Mobile Game

  • Fantasian
  • Genshin Impact
  • League of Legends: Wild Rift
  • Marvel Future Revolution
  • Pokémon Unite

Best Community Support

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

Innovation in Accessibility

  • Far Cry 6
  • Forza Horizon 5
  • Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  • The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Best VR/AR Game

  • Hitman 3
  • I Expect You to Die 2
  • Lone Echo II
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Sniper Elite VR

Best Action Game

  • Back 4 Blood
  • Chivalry II
  • Deathloop
  • Far Cry 6
  • Returnal

Best Action/Adventure Game

  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Metroid Dread
  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  • Psychonauts 2
  • Resident Evil Village

Best Role Playing Game (RPG)

  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Monster Hunter Rise
  • Scarlet Nexus
  • Shin Megami Tensei V
  • Tales of Arise

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 Sim/Strategy Game

  • Age of Empires IV
  • Evil Genius 2: World Domination
  • Humankind
  • Inscryption
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator

Best Sports/Racing Game

  • F1 2021
  • FIFA 22
  • Forza Horizon 5
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed
  • Riders Republic

Best Multiplayer Game

  • Back 4 Blood
  • Knockout City
  • It Takes Two
  • Monster Hunter Rise
  • New World
  • Valheim

Content Creator of the Year

  • Dream
  • Fuslie
  • Gaules
  • Ibai
  • Grefg

Best Debut Indie Game

  • The Artful Escape
  • The Forgotten City
  • Kena: Bridge of Spirits
  • Sable
  • Valheim

                  Best Esports Athlete

                  • Chris "Simp" Lehr
                  • Heo "ShowMaker" Su
                  • Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov
                  • Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
                  • Tyson "TenZ" Ngo

                  Best Esports Team

                  • Atlanta FaZe
                  • DWG KIA
                  • Natus Vincere
                  • Sentinels
                  • Team Spirit

                  Best Esports Coach

                  • Airat "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 Esports Game

                      • Call of Duty
                      • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
                      • DOTA 2
                      • League of Legends
                      • Valorant

                      Most Anticipated Game

                      • Elden Ring
                      • God of War: Ragnarök
                      • Horizon Forbidden West
                      • The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
                      • Starfield

                      Game of the Year

                      • Deathloop
                      • It Takes Two
                      • Metroid Dread
                      • Psychonauts 2
                      • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
                      • Resident Evil Village