Through an online video, the Game Award organization announced the nominations for the various categories.
The following the list of nominees:
Game of the Year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Doom Eternal
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- The Last of Us: Part II
Best game direction
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Doom Eternal
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- The Last of Us: Part II
Best narrative:
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- The Last of Us Part II
Best art direction:
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Ori and the Will of Wisps
- Hades
- The Last of Us Part II
Best score and music
- Doom Eternal
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ori and the Will of Wisps
- Hades
- The Last of Us: Part II
Best audio design
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Doom Eternal
- Resident Evil 3
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- The Last of Us: Part II
Best performance
- Ashley Johnson (The Last Of Us Part II)
- Laura Bailey (The Last of Us: Part II)
- Find the Liver (Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales)
- Daisuke Tsuji (Ghost of Tsushima)
- Logan Cunningham (Hades)
Games for Impact
- If Found
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- Spiritfarer
- tell me why
- Through the darkest of times
Best ongoing
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Call of Duty: War zone
- Fortnite
- No Man's Sky
Best indie
- Among Us
- Call of Duty Mobile
- Genshin impact
- Legends of Runeterra
- Pokémon Coffee Mix
Best community support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- Fortnite
- No Man's Sky
Best VR / AR
- Dreams
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Marvel's Iron Man
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Innovation in accessibility
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- Grounded
- hyperdot
- The Last of Us Part II
- Watch Dogs Legion
Best action
- Doom Eternal
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Nioh 2
- Streets of Rage 4
Best action/adventure
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- The Last of Us Part II
- Ori and the Will of Wisps
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Best role-playing
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Genshin impact
- persona 5 royale
- Wasteland 3
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Best Fighting Game
- Granblue Fantasy Versus
- Mortal kombat 11 ultimate
- Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
- One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
- Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late [cl-r]
Best Family Game
- Animal Crossing New Horizons
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
- Fall Guys
- Mario Kart Live Home Circuit
- Minecraft Dungeons
- Paper mario: the origami king
Best Simulation / Strategy Game
- Crusader kings iii
- Desperados III
- Gears Tactics
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- XCOM Chimera Squad
Best Sports / Racing Game
- Dirt 5
- F1 2020
- FIFA 2021
- NBA 2K21
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Fortnite
- league of legends
- Valuing
Best Independent Game
- Carrion
- Fall Guys
- Hades
- Spelunky 2
- Spiritfarer
Best Mobile Game
- Among Us
- Call of Duty: Mobile
- Genshin impact
- Legends of Runeterra
- Pokemon Brown Mix
Best Debut Indie Game
- Carrion
- Mortal shell
- Raji: An Ancient Epic
- Roki
- Phasmophobia
Content Creator of the Year
- Alanah pearce
- Jay-Ann Lopez
- Nickmercs
- TimtheTatMan
- Valkyrae
Best Sports Athlete
- crimsix
- showmaker
- Canyon
- Shotzzy
- Live
Best Esports Team
- Damwon Gaming
- Dallas empire
- San Francisco Shock
- G2 Esports
- Team Secret
Best Sports Coach
- Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
- Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
- Fabian "Grabbz" Lohmann
- Lee "Zefa" Jae-Min
- Raymond "Rambo" Lussier
Best esports event
- Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals
- Call of Duty League Championship 2020
- IEM Katowice 2020
- League of Legends World Championship 2020
- Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
Best Esports Host
- Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez
- Alex "Machine" Richardson
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- James "Dash" Patterson
- Jorien "Sheever" Van Der Heijden
What do you think? Who will win the coveted Game of the Year 2020?
We remind you that it is possible to vote freely through the official website of the award.
