Voting is still underway for The Game Awards 2021 Nominees before the show airs December 9th, 2021! Cast your votes on the above linked page or look at the list of nominees below and share your favorite(s) for Game of the Year. 😀
Watch The Game Awards 2021 Nominee Announcement Video:
Game of the Year
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
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 Performance
- Erika Mori (Alex Chen/Life is Strange: True Colors)
- Giancarlo Esposito (Antón Castillo/Far Cry 6)
- Jason Kelly (Colt Vahn/Deathloop)
- Maggie Robertson (Alcina Dimitrescu/Resident Evil Village)
- Ozioma Akagha (Julianna Blake/Deathloop)
Best Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood
- Knockout City
- It Takes Two
- Monster Hunter Rise
- New World
- Valheim
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Genshin Impact
- Fortnite
Best Art Direction
- Deathloop
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Artful Escape
Best Score & Music
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Deathloop
- Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- The Artful Escape
Best Audio Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
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
Games for Impact
- Before Your Eyes
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- No Longer Home
Best Independent Game
- Death’s Door
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Inscryption
- Loop Hero
- Twelve Minutes
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
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Best Debut Indie Game
- Kena: Bridge of Spirts
- Sable
- The Artful Escape
- The Forgotten City
- Valheim
Best AR/VR Game
- Hitman III
- I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
- Lone Echo II
- Resident Evil 4 VR
- Sniper Elite VR
Content Creator of the Year
- Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Ibai
- The Grefg
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
- Resident Evil Village
- Psychonauts 2
Best Role-Playing Game
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Scarlet Nexus
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Tales of Arise
Most Anticipated Game
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Starfield
Best Fighting Game
- Demon Slayer: 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 2022
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Forza Horizon 5
- Riders Republic
Best eSports Game
- Call of Duty
- CS:GO
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Valorant
Best eSports Athlete
- Collapse
- S1mple
- Showmaker
- Tenz
- Simp
Best eSports Team
- Atlanta Faze (Call of Duty)
- DWG KIA (League of Legends)
- Natus Vincere (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Sentinels (Valorant)
- Team Spirit (Dota 2)
Best eSports Coach
- Airat “Silent” Gaziev
- Andrey “Engh” Sholokhov
- Andreii “B1AD3” Horodenskyi
- James “Crowder” Crowder
- Kim “KKoma” Jeong-Gyun
Best eSports Event
- 2021 League of Legends World Championships
- The International 2021
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
- Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
My Game of the Year pick could have been any of the five games selected, as all were fun in their own way. It’s not a cop-out when you cannot choose — haha! — so I flipped a coin and voted for Resident Evil 8: Village.
Surprising to see Deathloop get the most nominations with 9 in total, considering most fans seemed to have dropped the game after a week. Still, its game world and timeloop gameplay mechanics seem to have made it a critical darling.
One issue Geoff Keighley needs to condemn in front of his half a billion viewers this year are the on-going horrific events involving Activision-Blizzard & CEO Bobby Kotick, who needs to be fired for knowingly letting the company’s female staff get s*xually harassed for decades… and worse is that he allegedly was part of the problem, which we all know is true. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. 🙁
What are your The Game Awards 2021 Nominee favorites?