{"id":415931,"date":"2025-11-03T07:14:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T07:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T07:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T07:14:49","slug":"here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The Nominees For The Game Awards 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021-38.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The Game Awards (hosted by Geoff Keighley) airs on December 9 live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. We already know the in-person event will showcase a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/10\/the-game-awards-2021-to-feature-40-to-50-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">significant number of new and upcoming titles<\/a>, but celebrating 2021\u2019s most outstanding games remains the heart of the show. Today, we learned the nominees for each category,\u00a0which you can vote on right now at the <a href=\"https:\/\/thegameawards.com\/nominees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game Awards official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The nominees are:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deathloop<\/li>\n<li>It Takes Two<\/li>\n<li>Metroid Dread<\/li>\n<li>Psychonauts 2<\/li>\n<li>Ratchet &#038; Clank: Rift Apart<\/li>\n<li>Resident Evil Village<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Game Direction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deathloop<\/li>\n<li>It Takes Two<\/li>\n<li>Returnal<\/li>\n<li>Psychonauts 2<\/li>\n<li>Ratchet &#038; Clank: Rift Apart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Narrative<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deathloop<\/li>\n<li>It Takes Two<\/li>\n<li>Life is Strange: True Colors<\/li>\n<li>Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy<\/li>\n<li>Psychonauts 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Erika Mori (Alex Chen\/Life is Strange: True Colors)<\/li>\n<li>Giancarlo Esposito (Ant\u00f3n Castillo\/Far Cry 6)<\/li>\n<li>Jason Kelly (Colt Vahn\/Deathloop)<\/li>\n<li>Maggie Robertson (Alcina Dimitrescu\/Resident Evil Village)<\/li>\n<li>Ozioma Akagha (Julianna Blake\/Deathloop)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Multiplayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Back 4 Blood<\/li>\n<li>Knockout City<\/li>\n<li>It Takes Two<\/li>\n<li>Monster Hunter Rise<\/li>\n<li>New World<\/li>\n<li>Valheim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021-39.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> Deathloop <\/article>\n<p><strong>Best Ongoing Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apex Legends<\/li>\n<li>Call of Duty: Warzone<\/li>\n<li>Final Fantasy XIV<\/li>\n<li>Genshin Impact<\/li>\n<li>Fortnite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Art Direction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deathloop<\/li>\n<li>Kena: Bridge of Spirits<\/li>\n<li>Psychonauts 2<\/li>\n<li>Ratchet &#038; Clank: Rift Apart<\/li>\n<li>The Artful Escape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Score &#038; Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cyberpunk 2077<\/li>\n<li>Deathloop<\/li>\n<li>Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139<\/li>\n<li>Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy<\/li>\n<li>The Artful Escape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Audio Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deathloop<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 5<\/li>\n<li>Ratchet &#038; Clank: Rift Apart<\/li>\n<li>Resident Evil Village<\/li>\n<li>Returnal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Innovation in Accessibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Far Cry 6<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 5<\/li>\n<li>Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy<\/li>\n<li>Ratchet &#038; Clank: Rift Apart<\/li>\n<li>The Vale: Shadow of the Crown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021-40.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> Chicory: A Colorful Tale <\/article>\n<p><strong>Games for Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before Your Eyes<\/li>\n<li>Boyfriend Dungeon<\/li>\n<li>Chicory: A Colorful Tale<\/li>\n<li>Life is Strange: True Colors<\/li>\n<li>No Longer Home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Independent Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Death\u2019s Door<\/li>\n<li>Kena: Bridge of Spirits<\/li>\n<li>Inscryption<\/li>\n<li>Loop Hero<\/li>\n<li>Twelve Minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Mobile Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fantasian<\/li>\n<li>Genshin Impact<\/li>\n<li>League of Legends: Wild Rift<\/li>\n<li>Marvel Future Revolution<\/li>\n<li>Pok\u00e9mon Unite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Community Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apex Legends<\/li>\n<li>Destiny 2<\/li>\n<li>Final Fantasy XIV<\/li>\n<li>Fortnite<\/li>\n<li>No Man\u2019s Sky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Debut Indie Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kena: Bridge of Spirts<\/li>\n<li>Sable<\/li>\n<li>The Artful Escape<\/li>\n<li>The Forgotten City<\/li>\n<li>Valheim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> Psychonauts 2 <\/article>\n<p><strong>Best AR\/VR Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hitman III<\/li>\n<li>I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar<\/li>\n<li>Lone Echo II<\/li>\n<li>Resident Evil 4 VR<\/li>\n<li>Sniper Elite VR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Content Creator of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dream<\/li>\n<li>Fuslie<\/li>\n<li>Gaules<\/li>\n<li>Ibai<\/li>\n<li>The Grefg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Action Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Back 4 Blood<\/li>\n<li>Chivalry II<\/li>\n<li>Deathloop<\/li>\n<li>Far Cry 6<\/li>\n<li>Returnal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Action\/Adventure Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy<\/li>\n<li>Metroid Dread<\/li>\n<li>Ratchet &#038; Clank: Rift Apart<\/li>\n<li>Resident Evil Village<\/li>\n<li>Psychonauts 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Role-Playing Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cyberpunk 2077<\/li>\n<li>Monster Hunter Rise<\/li>\n<li>Scarlet Nexus<\/li>\n<li>Shin Megami Tensei V<\/li>\n<li>Tales of Arise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021-41.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> Tales of Arise <\/article>\n<p><strong>Most Anticipated Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elden Ring<\/li>\n<li>God of War Ragnarok<\/li>\n<li>Horizon Forbidden West<\/li>\n<li>The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/li>\n<li>Starfield<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Fighting Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles<\/li>\n<li>Guilty Gear -Strive-<\/li>\n<li>Melty Blood: Type Lumina<\/li>\n<li>Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl<\/li>\n<li>Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Family Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It Takes Two<\/li>\n<li>Mario Party Superstars<\/li>\n<li>New Pok\u00e9mon Snap<\/li>\n<li>Super Mario 3D World + Bowser\u2019s Fury<\/li>\n<li>Warioware: Get It Together!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Sim\/Strategy Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Age of Empires IV<\/li>\n<li>Evil Genius 2: World Domination<\/li>\n<li>Humankind<\/li>\n<li>Inscryption<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Sports\/Racing Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>F1 2021<\/li>\n<li>FIFA 2022<\/li>\n<li>Hot Wheels Unleashed<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 5<\/li>\n<li>Riders Republic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<article class=\"embedded-entity\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021-42.jpg\" typeof=\"Image\" alt=\"\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> Inscryption <\/article>\n<p><strong>Best eSports Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Call of Duty<\/li>\n<li>CS:GO<\/li>\n<li>Dota 2<\/li>\n<li>League of Legends<\/li>\n<li>Valorant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best eSports Athlete<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collapse<\/li>\n<li>S1mple<\/li>\n<li>Showmaker<\/li>\n<li>Tenz<\/li>\n<li>Simp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best eSports Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atlanta Faze (Call of Duty)<\/li>\n<li>DWG KIA (League of Legends)<\/li>\n<li>Natus Vincere (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)<\/li>\n<li>Sentinels (Valorant)<\/li>\n<li>Team Spirit (Dota 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best eSports Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Airat \u201cSilent\u201d Gaziev<\/li>\n<li>Andrey \u201cEngh\u201d Sholokhov<\/li>\n<li>Andreii \u201cB1AD3\u201d Horodenskyi<\/li>\n<li>James \u201cCrowder\u201d Crowder<\/li>\n<li>Kim \u201cKKoma\u201d Jeong-Gyun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best eSports Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2021 League of Legends World Championships<\/li>\n<li>The International 2021<\/li>\n<li>PGL Major Stockholm 2021<\/li>\n<li>PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020<\/li>\n<li>Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more on The Game Awards, you can read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/the-game-awards-2020\/2020\/12\/10\/every-winner-from-the-game-awards-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full list of winners from last year&#8217;s show here<\/a>. For a look at our own opinions on the year&#8217;s best and brightest, be sure to also check out <em>Game Informer&#8217;<\/em>s evolving list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/topreviews2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top-scoring games of 2021<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/11\/16\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Game Awards (hosted by Geoff Keighley) airs on December 9 live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. We already know the in-person event will showcase a significant number of new and upcoming titles, but celebrating 2021\u2019s most outstanding games remains the heart of the show. Today, we learned the nominees for each category,\u00a0which you can vote on right now at the Game Awards official website. The nominees are:\u00a0 Game of the Year Deathloop It Takes Two Metroid Dread Psychonauts 2 Ratchet &#038; Clank: Rift Apart Resident Evil Village Best Game Direction Deathloop It Takes Two Returnal Psychonauts 2 Ratchet &#038; Clank: Rift Apart Best Narrative Deathloop It Takes Two Life is Strange: True Colors Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy Psychonauts 2 Best Performance&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-game-awards-2021\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":415932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-415931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Here Are The Nominees For The Game Awards 2021 | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Game Awards (hosted by Geoff Keighley) airs on December 9 live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. 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