The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced today the nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards 2022. There are 16 categories announced so far, two more (Best Lead Role in a Game and Best Supporting Role in a Game) will be announced at a later date.
Across 16 categories, Microsoft Gaming Studios (Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and Activision, for which a deal has yet to be finalized) received 24 nominations.
Best Game of the Year
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- returnal
The best game from British developers
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Death’s Door
- Fights in Tights Spaces
- Forza Horizon 5
- Overboard!
- Sable
Best Debut Game
- The Artful Escape
- eastward
- The Forgotten City
- Genesis Noir
- maquette
- Toem
Best Updated Game
- Among Us
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Apex Legends
- Disco Elysium—The Final Cut
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Best Family Game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Forza Horizon 5
- Mario Party Superstars
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- unpacking
“Games Beyond Entertainment”
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Before Your Eyes
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Game Builder Garage
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
Best Original Franchise Game
- Deathloop
- Death’s Door
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- returnal
- unpacking
Best Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- Hell let loose
- It Takes Two
Best Storytelling
- It Takes Two
- Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
- returnal
- unpacking
Best Game Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- returnal
Best Animation
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- It Takes Two
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Top Technical Achievements
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hitman 3
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- returnal
The best music
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Halo Infinite
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- returnal
Artistic achievements
- The Artful Escape
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- returnal
Advances in Sound
- The Artful Escape
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Deathloop
- Halo Infinite
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- returnal
Audience selection
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Deathloop
- The Forgotten City
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- unpacking
Note that in the category “Audience Choice” anyone can vote on BAFTA website.
