As of now, the list is led by Rockstar Games’ Red Redemption 2 and Sony Santa Monica’s God of War, the fascinating thing to note about both the games is both of them have roped 8 nominations across 23 categories.
The Game Awards 2018 Nominees
Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Celeste God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Monster Hunter: World Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Ongoing Game
Destiny 2: Forsaken Fortnite No Man’s Sky Overwatch Rainbow Six Siege
Best Game Direction
A Way Out Detroit: Become Human God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Narrative
Detroit: Become Human God of War Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 Marvel’s Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Art Direction
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey God of War Octopath Traveler Red Dead Redemption 2 Return of the Obra Dinn
Best Score/Music
Celeste God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Ni no Kuni II Octopath Traveler Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Audio Design
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII Forza Horizon 4 God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Performance
Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption II Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man
Games for Impact
11-11 Memories Retold Celeste Florence Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
Best Independent Game
Celeste Dead Cells Into the Breach Return of the Obra Dinn The Messenger
Best Mobile Game
Donut County Florence Fortnite PUBG Mobile Reigns: Game of Thrones
Best VR/AR Game
Astro Bot Rescue Mission Beat Saber Firewall Zero Hour Moss Tetris Effect
Best Action Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII Dead Cells Destiny 2: Forsaken Far Cry 5 Mega Man 11
Best Action/Adventure Game
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Best RPG
Dragon Quest XI Monster Hunter: World Ni no Kuni II Octopath Traveler Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Best Fighting Game
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Dragon Ball FighterZ Soulcalibur VI Street Fighter V Arcade Edition
Best Family Game
Mario Tennis Aces Nintendo Labo Overcooked 2 Starlink: Battle for Atlas Super Mario Party
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Best Strategy Game
The Banner Saga 3 Battleteach Frostpunk Into the Breach Valkyria Chronicles 4
Best Sports/Racing Game
FIFA 19 Forza Horizon 4 Mario Tennis Aces NBA 2K19 Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Best Multiplayer Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII Destiny 2: Forsaken Fortnite Monster Hunter: World Sea of Thieves
Best Student Game
Combat 2018 Dash Quasar JERA LIFF RE: Charge
Best Debut Indie Game
Donut County Florence Moss The Messenger Yoku’s Island Express
Best eSports Game
CSGO DOTA2 Fortnite League of Legends Overwatch
Best eSports Player
Dominique “SonicFox” McLean Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev Sung-hygeon “JJoNak” Bang
Best eSports Team
Astralis Cloud9 Fnatic London Spitfire OG
Best eSports Coach
Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu Christian “ppasarel” Banaseanu Danny “zonic” Sorensen Dylan Falco Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi Janko “YNk” Paunovic
Best eSports Event
ELAGUE Major: Boston 2018 EVO 2018 League of Legends World Championship Overwatch League Grand Finals The International 2018
Best eSports Host
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez Alex “Machine” Richardson Anders Blume Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere Paul “RedEye” Chaloner
Best eSports Moment
C9 comeback win in triple OT vs FAZE G2 beating RNG KT vs IG Base Race OG’s massive upset of LGD SonicFox side switch against Go1 in DBZ
Content Creator of the Year
Dr. Lupo Myth Ninja Pokimane Willyrex
Favorite Moment of 2017
Carol Shaw (Industry Icon) The Game Awards Orchestra (Performance) Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro (Moment) Josef Fares (A Way Out) Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Game of the Year)
We’ll are excited about the results of The Game Awards 2018 which will be announced on December 6, 2018. Let’s get started with the Voting for the Game Awards 2018.
