On November 13, 2023, the Game Awards unveiled the list of nominees for GOTY ("Game Of The Year") 2023. Which games are in the running? We take a look!
What will be the best game of 2023? This question will be answered at the Game Awards ceremony, to be held on December 7 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with the announcement of the GOTY ("Game Of The Year"), eagerly awaited by fans. But while we await the final result, on Monday November 13, 2023, the Games Awards unveiled the list of nominees, contenders for the title of best game of the year.
And what are they? Without further ado, we reveal the list:
One of these six titles will replace Elden Ring, voted GOTY 2022. In addition to Best Game of the Year, other titles will be honored in other categories: "Best Action Game", "Best Multiplayer Game", "Best VR Game", "Best Simulation/Strategy Game", "Best Role-playing Game", "Best Indie Game", "Best Fighting Game" and "Best eSport Game". Starfield, The Lies of P, Final Fantasy XVI, Dead Space, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Mortal Kombat 1, Street Fighter 6 and Diablo IV, to name but a few.
And for the other categories, here's the list of nominees:
Best direction :
Best storytelling :
Best Art Direction :
Best Original Soundtrack :
- Alan Wake 2
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hi-Fi Rush
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best audio design :
Best performance :
- Ben Starr (Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XVI)
- Cameron Monaghan (Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
- Idris Elba (Solomon Reed in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Pain)
- Melanie Liburd (Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2)
- Neil Newbon (Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3)
- Yuri Lowenthal (Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man 2)
Most impactful game :
Best game in constant evolution :
Best independent game :
Best mobile game :
Best community support :
Innovation in accessibility :
Best VR / AR game :
Best action game :
Best action adventure game :
- Alan Wake 2
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best role-playing game :
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XVI
- The Lies of P
- Sea of Stars
- Starfield
Best fighting game :
Best family game :
Best simulation/strategy game :
Best sports/racing game :
Best multiplayer game :
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Diablo IV
- Party Animals
- Street Fighter 6
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Content creator of the year :
Best first independent game :
Best adaptation :
Most anticipated game :
Best e-sport game :
- Counter-Strike 2
- Valorant
- League of Legends
- PUBG Mobile
- Dota 2
Best professional e-sport player :
- Lee "Faker" Sang-Hyeok(League of Legends)
- Mathieu "Zewoo" Herbaut(CS:GO)
- Max "Demon1" Mazanov(Valorant)
- Paco "Hydra" Rusiewiez(Call of Duty)
- Park "Ruler" Jae-Hyuk(League of Legends)
- Phillip "Imperialhal" Dosen(Apex Legends)
Best e-sport team :
- Evil Geniuses(Valorant)
- Fnatic(Valorant)
- Gaimin Gladiators(Dota 2)
- JD Gaming(League of Legends)
- Team Vitality(Counter-Strike)
Best e-sport coach :
- Christine "Potter" Chi (Evil Geniuses, Valorant)
- Danny "Zonic" Sorensen (Team Falcon, Counter-Strike)
- Jordan "Gumba" Graham (Florida Mayhem, Overwatch)
- Remy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike)
- Yoon "Homme" Sung-Young (JD Gaming, League of Legends)
Best e-sport event :
In the meantime, we're taking a look back at future GOTYs, so you can rediscover them before the final verdict... Get ready!
