2020 Game Awards Nominees
It’s that time of year again when gamers around the world get to voice their opinion on what they think are the best games. 2020 has had it’s ups and downs but nothing has stopped us from gaming and now it’s time to vote for the 2020 Game Awards! Voting has now opened and here is the list of nominees for this years awards. Sadly Cyberpunk isn’t up for any awards because the developers kept pushing back the realise date. But there is always hope for next year!
Jump onto https://thegameawards.com/nominees to cast your votes!
Game of The Year
Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.
Doom Eternal
Id Software/Bethesda
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch/Sie
Hades
Supergiant Games
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Nintendo
The Last of Us Part II
Naughty Dog/Sie
Best Game Direction
Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch/Sie
Hades
Supergiant Games
Half-Life: Alyx
Valve
The Last of Us Part II
Naughty Dog/Sie
Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Written by George Kamitani
Final Fantasy Vii Remake
Written by Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki, And Sachie Hirano
Ghost of Tsushima
Writers Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs, Jordan Lemos
Hades
Writer Greg Kasavin
The Last of Us Part II
Writers Neil Druckmann And Haley Gross
Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.
Final Fantasy Vii Remake
Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch/Sie
Hades
Supergiant Games
Ori And the Will of The Wisps
Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
The Last of Us Part II
Naughty Dog/Sie
Best Score and Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.
Doom Eternal
Composed by Mick Gordon
Final Fantasy Vii Remake
Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu And Mitsuto Suzuki
Hades
Composed by Darren Korb
Ori And the Will of The Wisps
Composed by Gareth Coker
The Last of Us Part II
Composed by Gustavo Santaolala, Additional Music by Mac Quayle
Best Audio Design
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.
Doom Eternal
Id Software/Bethesda
Half-Life: Alyx
Valve
Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch/Sie
Resident Evil 3
Capcom
The Last of Us Part II
Naughty Dog/Sie
Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.
Ashley Johnson As Ellie
The Last of Us Part II
Laura Bailey As Abby
The Last of Us Part II
Daisuke Tsuji As Jin Sakai
Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham As Hades
Hades
Nadji Jeter As Miles Morales
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Games for Impact
For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.
If Found…
Dreamfeel
Kentucky Route Zero: Tv Edition
Cardboard Computer
Spiritfarer
Thunder Lotus Games
Tell Me Why
Dontnod Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
Through the Darkest of Times
Paintbucket Games
Best Ongoing
Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.
Apex Legends
Respawn/Ea
Destiny 2
Bungie
Call of Duty: Warzone
Infinity Ward/Activision
Fortnite
Epic Games
No Man’s Sky
Hello Games
Best Indie
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.
Carrion
Phobia Game Studio/Devolver
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Mediatonic/Devolver
Hades
Supergiant Games
Spelunky 2
Mossmouth, Llc
Spiritfarer
Thunder Lotus Games
Best Mobile Game
For the best game playable on a mobile device.
Among Us
Innersloth
Call of Duty Mobile
Timi Studios/Activision
Genshin Impact
Mihoyo
Legends of Runeterra
Riot Games
Pokémon Cafe Mix
Genius Sonority
Best Community Support
Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.
Apex Legends
Respawn/Ea
Destiny 2
Bungie
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Mediatonic/Devolver
Fortnite
Epic Games
No Man’s Sky
Hello Games
Valorant
Riot Games
Best VR/AR
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.
Dreams
Media Molecule/Sie
Half-Life: Alyx
Valve
Marvel’s Iron Man VR
Camouflaj/Sie
Star Wars: Squadrons
Motive Studios/Ea
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Skydance Interactive
Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Ubisoft Montreal
Grounded
Obsidian Entertainment
Hyperdot
Tribe Games
The Last of Us Part II
Naughty Dog/Sie
Watch Dogs: Legion
Ubisoft Toronto
Best Action
For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.
Doom Eternal
Id Software/Bethesda
Hades
Supergiant Games
Half-Life: Alyx
Valve
Nioh 2
Team Ninja
Streets of Rage 4
Dotemu
Best Action/Adventure
For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Ubisoft Montreal
Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch/Sie
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Insomniac Games/Sie
Ori And the Will of The Wisps
Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Respawn/Ea
The Last of Us Part II
Naughty Dog/Sie
Best Role Playing
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.
Final Fantasy Vii Remake
Square Enix
Genshin Impact
Mihoyo
Persona 5 Royal
Atlus/P Studio/Sega
Wasteland 3
Inxile/Deep Silver
Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Ryu Ga Gotoku/Sega
Best Fighting
For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Arc System Works/Cygames/Xseed
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
Netherrealm Studios/Wb Games
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
Dimps/Capcom
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late [Cl-R]
French Bread/Arc System Works/Aksys
Best Family
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Nintendo
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
Toys for Bob/Activision
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Mediatonic/Devolver
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Velan Studios/Nintendo
Minecraft Dungeons
Mojang/Double Eleven/Xbox Game Studios
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
Best Sim/Strategy
Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.
Crusader Kings III
Paradox Development Studio/Paradox
Desperados III
Mimimi Games/Thqn
Gears Tactics
Splash Damage/The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Asobo/Xbox Game Studios
Xcom: Chimera Squad
Firaxis/2k
Best Sports/Racing
For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.
Dirt 5
Codemasters Cheshire/Codemasters
F1 2020
Codemasters Birmingham/Codemasters
Fifa 21
Ea Vancouver/Ea Sports
Nba 2k21
Visual Concepts/2k
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
Vicarious Visions/Activision
Best Multiplayer
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Nintendo
Among Us
Innersloth
Call of Duty: Warzone
Infinity Ward/Activision
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Mediatonic/Devolver
Valorant
Riot Games
Content Creator of The Year
For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2020.
Alanah Pearce
Jay Ann Lopez
Nickmercs
Timthetatman
Valkyrae
Best Debut Game
For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.
Carrion
Phobia Game Studio/Devolver
Mortal Shell
Cold Symmetry/Playstack
Raji: An Ancient Epic
Nodding Heads Games
Röki
Polygon Treehouse
Phasmophobia
Kinetic Games
Best Esports Athlete
The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2020, irrespective of game.
Ian “Crimsix” Porter
Call of Duty
Heo “Showmaker” Su
League of Legends
Kim “Canyon” Geon-Bu
League of Legends
Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
Call of Duty
Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut
CS: GO
Best Esports Coach
The esports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2020.
Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
CS: GO
Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
OWL
Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann
LoL
Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min
LoL
Raymond “Rambo” Lussier
CoD
Best Esports Event
Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience.
Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals
CS: GO
Call of Duty League Championship 2020
Call of Duty
Iem Katowice 2020
CS: GO
League of Legends World Championship 2020
League of Legends
Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
Overwatch
Best Esports Game
For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Infinity Ward/Raven/Activision
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valve
Fortnite
Epic Games
League of Legends
Riot Games
Valorant
Riot Games
Best Esports Host
The best host or commentator of esports events (both in-venue and/or broadcast) in 2020, irrespective of game or language.
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Alex “Machine” Richardson
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
James “Dash” Patterson
Jorien “Sheever” Van Der Heijden
Best Esports Team
Recognizing a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2020.
Damwon Gaming
League of Legends
Dallas Empire
Call of Duty
G2 Esports
League of Legends
San Francisco Shock
Overwatch League
Team Secret
Dota2
About the Author
John Werner Web Designer by day, Gamer by every other hour. No game is too big or too indie for this gamer. I review from the heart and an open mind. Every game is worth giving a go!
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