Geoff Keighley has announced the full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2023 during a special nomination announcement that was live-streamed earlier today.

The showdown between Baldur’s Gate 3 and Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was one of the big headlines for The Game Awards 2023. Baldur’s Gate bagged eight nominations, while Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom received five nominations.

However, with a massive year full of fantastic games in recent memory, we can’t discount other amazing nominees such as Alan Wake 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, and Super Mario Bros Wonder.

The Game Awards 2023 – Full List of Nominees

GAME OF THE YEAR
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (CAPCOM)
Super Mario Bros Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

BEST GAME DIRECTION
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Super Mario Bros Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

BEST NARRATIVE
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red)
Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)

BEST ART DIRECTION
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
HI-FI Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
Super Mario Bros Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

BEST SCORE AND MUSIC
Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)
HI-FI Rush, Composer Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

BEST AUDIO DESIGN
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA)
HI-FI Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (CAPCOM)

BEST PERFORMANCE
Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
Cameron Monaghan, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

GAMES FOR IMPACT
A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken StudiosToge Productions/Chorus)
Chants of Senaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)
Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive)
Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)
Venba (Visai Games)

BEST ONGOING GAME
Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)

BEST INDIE
Coccoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
DAVE THE DIVER (Mintrocket)
Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)

BEST DEBUT INDIE
Coccoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
Venba (Visai Games)
Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT, PRESENTED BY DISCORD
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
Destiny 2 (Bungie)
FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

BEST MOBILE
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot/Square Enix)
Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
Honkai: Star Rail (HoYovese)
Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/CAPCOM)
Terra Nil (Free Lives/Netflix)

BEST VR/AR
Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
Horizon: Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE)
Humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games)
Resident Evil: Village VR Mode (CAPCOM)
Synapse (nDreams)

BEST ACTION
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (From Software/Bandai Namco)
Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver)
Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level/505 Studios)
HI-FI Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Resident Evil 4 (CAPCOM)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

BEST ROLE PLAYING
Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio
Starfield (Bethesda Game Studio/Bethesda Softworks)

BEST FIGHTING
God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Studios)
Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
Nickelodeon All Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment)
Pocket Bravery (STATERA Studio/PQube)
Street Fighter 6 (CAPCOM)

BEST FAMILY
Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios/Disney)
Party Animals (Recreate Games)
Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/SEGA)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Super Mario Bros Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

BEST SIM/STRATEGY
Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)
Company of Heroes III (Relic Entertainment/SEGA)
Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)

BEST SPORTS/RACING
F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver/Romania/EA Sports)
Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)

BEST MULTIPLAYER
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Party Animal (Recreate Games)
Super Mario Bros Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Street Fighter 6 (CAPCOM)

MOST ANTICIPATED
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/SEGA)
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
Ironmouse
PeopleMakeGames
Quackity
Spreen
Sypherpk

BEST ADAPTATION
Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)
Gran Turismo (Playstation Productions/Sony Pictures)
The Last of Us (Playstation Productions/HBO)
Super Mario Bros The Movie (Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures)
Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)

INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
HI-FI Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
Street Fighter 6 (CAPCOM)

BEST ESPORTS GAME
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
DOTA 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
PUBG Mobile (Lightspeed Studios)
VALORANT (Riot Games)

BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE
Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut (CS: GO)
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (LOL)
Park “Ruler” Jae-Hyuk (LOL)
Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
Phillip “Imperialhal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)

BEST ESPORTS TEAM
Gaimin Gladiators (DOTA 2)
Team Vitality (Counterstrike)
JD Gaming (League of Legends)
FNatic (Valorant)
Evil Geniuses (Valorant)

BEST ESPORTS COACH
Danny “Zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons, Counterstrike)
Christine “Potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses, VALORANT)
Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem Overwatch)
Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality, Counterstrike)
Yoon “Homme” Sung-Young (JD Gaming, LOL)

BEST ESPORTS EVENT
EVO 2023
2023 League of Legends World Championship
Blast.TV Paris Major 2023
The International DOTA 2 Championships 2023
VALORANT Champions 2023

Who will take home the coveted Game of the Year award in this year’s The Game Awards 2023? Stay tuned as The Game Awards 2023 goes live on December 7, 2023.