Today - November 18 - the nominees for The Game Awards 2024 have officially been revealed, giving fans a better idea of what titles are standout hits from this past year. Last year's GOTY winner was the unstoppable Baldur's Gate 3, but with 2024 including releases like Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, there are lots of great contenders for Game of the Year 2024, along with every other category.
As revealed by TGA on X, Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erd Tree, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Metaphor: ReFantazio are all contenders for Game Of The Year 2024. Both Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are up for the most awards, with a total of seven nominations across several different categories, including Game of the Year and Best Game Direction. The full list of nominees is below.
Game Of The Year
Nominee |
Developer |
ASTRO BOT |
Team Asobi/SIE |
Balatro |
LocalThunk/Playstack |
Black Myth: Wukong |
Game Science |
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree |
FromSoftware/Bandai Namco |
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
Square Enix |
Metaphor: ReFantazio |
Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega |
Best Game Direction
Nominee |
Developer |
ASTRO BOT |
Team Asobi/SIE |
Balatro |
LocalThunk/Playstack |
Black Myth: Wukong |
Game Science |
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree |
FromSoftware/Bandai Namco |
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
Square Enix |
Metaphor: ReFantazio |
Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega |
Best Narrative
Nominee |
Developer |
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
Square Enix |
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth |
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega |
Metaphor: ReFantanzio |
Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega |
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree |
FromSoftware/Bandai Namco |
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II |
Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios |
Silent Hill 2 |
Bloober Team/Konami |
Best Art Direction
Nominee |
Developer |
ASTRO BOT |
Team Asobi/SIE |
Black Myth: Wukong |
Game Science |
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree |
FromSoftware/Bandai Namco |
Metaphor: ReFantazio |
Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega |
Neva |
Nomada Studio/Devolver |
Best Score and Music
Nominee |
Developer |
ASTRO BOT |
Team Asobi/SIE |
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
Square Enix |
Metaphor: ReFantazio |
Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega |
Silent Hill 2 |
Bloober Team/Konami |
Stellar Blade |
Shift Up/SIE |
Best Audio Design
Nominee |
Developer |
ASTRO BOT |
Team Asobi/SIE |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 |
Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox |
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
Square Enix |
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 |
Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios |
Silent Hill 2 |
Bloober Team/Konami |
Best Performance
Nominee |
Title |
Briana White |
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
Hannah Telle |
Life is Strange: Double Exposure |
Humberly González |
Star Wars Outlaws |
Luke Roberts |
Silent Hill 2 |
Melina Juergens |
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 |
Innovation in Accessibility
Nominee |
Developer |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 |
Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox |
Diablo IV |
Blizzard/Xbox |
Dragon Age: The Veilguard |
BioWare/EA |
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown |
Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft |
Star Wars Outlaws |
Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft |
Games for Impact
Nominee |
Developer |
Closer the Distance |
Osmotic Studios/Skybound Games |
Indika |
Odd Meter/11 Bit Studios |
Neva |
Nomada Studio/Devolver |
Life is Strange: Double Exposure |
Deck Nine/Square Enix |
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II |
Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios |
Tales of Kenzera: Zau |
Surgent Studios/EA |
Best Ongoing Game
Nominee |
Developer |
Destiny 2 |
Bungie/SIE |
Diablo IV |
Blizzard/Xbox |
Final Fantasy XIV |
Square Enix |
Fortnite |
Epic Games |
Helldivers 2 |
Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE |
