The Game Awards 2021: See the full list of nominated games

The production of The Game Awards revealed, this Tuesday (16), all the games nominated for the best of the year award in 2021. In the main category, Game of the Year, the list did not bring any great surprises. Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart e Resident Evil Village were the nominees for the Best Game of 2021 award.

The 2021 The Game Awards party, which is traditionally hosted by Geoff Keighley will be held on December 9th.

Check out the main awards and competitors below:

Game of the Year (Jogo do ano)

• Deathloop
• It Takes Two
• Metroid Dread
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil Village

Best Narative

• Deathloop
• It Takes Two
• Life is Strange: True Colors
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Psychonauts 2

Best Art Direction

• Deathloop
• Kena: Bridge of the Spirits
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• The Artful Escape

Best Score and Music (Best Soundtrack)

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Deathloop
• Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Artful Escape

Best Performance

• Erika Mori (Life is Strange)
• Giancarlo Sposito (Far Cry 6)
• Maggie Robertson (Resident Evil Village)
• The Gospel of Akagha (Deathloop)
• Jason E. Kelley (Deathloop)

Best Ongoing Game

• APEX Legends
• Fortnite
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Genshin Impact
• Final Fantasy XIV Online

Best Independent Game

• Twelve Minutes
• Death’s Door
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits
• Inscryption
• Loop Hero

Best Mobile Game

• Fantasian
• Genshin Impact
• League of Legends
• Marvel Future Revolution
• Pokémon Unite

Best Multiplayer Game

• Back 4 Blood
• It Takes Two
• Knockout City
• Monster Hunter Rise
• New World
• Valheim

Content Creator of the Year

• Dream
• Fuslie
• Gauls
• Ibai
• The Grefg

Best Esport Games

• Call of Duty
• CS: GO
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Valuing

Best Debut Indie Game

• The Artful Escape
• The Forgotten City
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits
• Sable
• Valheim

Best Sports/Racing Game

• F1 2021
• FIFA 22
• Forza Horizon 5
• Hot Wheels Unleashed
• Rider Republic

Best Family Game

• It Takes Two
• Mario Party Superstars
• New Pokémon Snap
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
• Warioware: Get it together!

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Age of Empires IV
• Evil Genius 2: World Domination
• Humankind
• Inscryption
• Flight Simulator

Best Role Playing Game (Melhor RPG)

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Monster Hunter Rise
• Scarlet Nexus
• Shin Megami Tensei V
• Tales of Arise

Best Fighting Game

• Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba The Hinokami Chronicles
• Guilty Gear Strive
• Melty Blood: Type Lumina
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
• Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown

Best Community Support

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

Best VR/AR Game

• Hitman 3
• I Expect You to Die 2
• Lone Echo II
• Resident Evil 4
• Sniper Elite VR

Best Action Game

• Back 4 Blood
• Chivalry II
• Deathloop
• Far Cry 6
• Returnal

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Metroid Dread
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil Village

Best Game for Impact Award

• Before Your Eyes
• Boyfriend Dungeon
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Life is Strange: True Colors
• No Longer Home

Innovation in Accessibility

• Far Cry 6
• Forza Horizon 5
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

Best Audio Design

• Deathloop
• Forza Horizon 5
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil Village
• Returnal

Best Game Direction

• Deathloop
• It Takes Two
• Returnal
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Most Anticipated Game

• Elden Ring
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Sequência de Zelda Breath of the Wild
• Starfield

So, what did you think of the nominees? Which of these games will you vote to be the best of 2021? Leave your opinion in the comments section below!

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