The Game Awards 2023: Full list of nominations

Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 are leading the nominations with eight counts each

Nominations for the gaming world's most prestigious award show were announced on Monday, November 13. The Game Awards 2023 is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 7 December at Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. This year's nominees which span across 112 games include fan-favourites like Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, The Last of Us, and more. The most nominated publisher for this year is Nintendo with 15 nominations. A global jury decides who gets the nomination. The show will stream live across 30 platforms including YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and TikTok.

Nominations for The Game Awards 2023

The Game Awards 2023 nominees (X, formerly Twitter)

This year, Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 are leading the nominations with eight counts each. Here is the full list of nominees for the 2023 awards as per Variety.

Game of the Year

1. Alan Wake 2
2. Baldur’s Gate 3
3. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
4. Resident Evil 4
5. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
6. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Family Game

1. Disney Illusion Island
2. Party Animals
3. Pikmin 4
4. Sonic Superstars
5. Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Sim/Strategy Game

1. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
2. Cities: Skylines II
3. Company of Heroes 3
4. Fire Emblem Engage
5. Pikmin 4

Best Sports/Racing

1. EA Sports FC 24
2. F1 23
3. Forza Motorsport
4. Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
5. The Crew Motorfest

Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord

1. Baldur’s Gate 3
2. Diablo IV
3. Party Animals
4. Street Fighter 6
5. Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Most Anticipated Game

1. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
2. Hades II
3. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
4. Star Wars Outlaws
5. Tekken 8

Content Creator of the Year

1. IronMouse
2. PeopleMakeGames
3. Quackity
4. Spreen
5. SypherPK

Best Esports Game

1. Counter-Strike 2
2. Dota 2
3. League of Legends
4. PUBG Mobile
5. Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

1. Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
2. Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
3. Max “Demon1” Mazanov
4. Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
5. Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
6. Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen

Best Esports Team

1. Evil Geniuses
2. Fnatic
3. Gaimin Gladiators
4. JD Gaming
5. Team Vitality

Best Esports Coach

1. Christine “potter” Chi
2. Danny “zonic” Sorensen
3. Jordan “Gunba” Graham
4. Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
5. Yoon “Homme” Sung-young

Best Esports Event

1. 2023 League of Legends World Championship
2. Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
3. EVO 2023
4. The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
5. Valorant Champions 2023