Elden Ring and God of War lead The Game Awards 2022 nominations
Despite launching only this month, God of War Ragnarok leads The Game Awards 2022 with nearly a dozen nominations
The Game Awards 2022 nominations are in, and unsurprisingly, God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring lead the pack along with Horizon: Forbidden West with the most nominations spread out across nearly every category. God of War Ragnarok has 10 nominations, while Elden Ring and Horizon have seven each. Stray and A Plague Tale: Requiem follow close behind, with six and five, respectively.
2022’s Game of the Year nominees are:
- Elden Ring
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Stray
Elden Ring and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 are also competing for best score and best RPG. Meanwhile, Elden Ring faces off against God of War and Horizon in the game direction category.
Ashly Burch (Aloy, Horizon Forbidden West), Christopher Judge (Kratos, God of War: Ragnarok), and Manon Gage (Immortality) lead the nominees for best vocal performance.
Meanwhile, the games for impact category includes I Was a Teenage Exocolonist and As Dusk Falls headline the Games for Impact category, with Tunic, Stray, and Cult of the Lamb among the nominations for best indie game.
Genshin Impact and Final Fantasy XIV are among the nominees for best ongoing game as usual, while The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Starfield, and Resident Evil 4 remake round out the most anticipated game of 2023 category.
The full list of categories and nominees is over at The Game Awards’ official site.
The Game Awards 2023 will air live on Dec. 8, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF