BAFTA released the nominees for their 2022 Games Awards. There are a total of 18 categories for this year’s awards ceremony. So far, BAFTA announced the nominees for 16 categories. In the coming weeks, 2 other categories will be announced.
With nine nominations, action-adventure platformer ‘It Takes Two‘ dominated the nominations list this year. And among these categories is the EE Game of the Year award. However, this category will rely on public voting to determine the winner.
Besides ‘It Takes Two’, we have other titles helming the nominations list. Among these are Deathloop, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Forza Horizon 5, and Returnal. Below is the list of nominees for this year’s BAFTA Games Awards.
Nominees for Best Game
| Deathloop | Forza Horizon 5 |
| Inscryption | It Takes Two |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Returnal |
Nominees for British Game
| Alba: A Wildlife Adventure | Death’s Door |
| Fights in Tight Spaces | Forza Horizon 5 |
| Overboard! | Sable |
Nominees for Animation
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | It Takes Two |
| Kena: Bridge of Spirits | Life is Strange: True Colors |
| Psychonauts 2 | Ratchet & Clanks: Rift Apart |
Nominees for Artistic Achievement
| The Artful Escape | It Takes Two |
| Psychonauts 2 | Ratchet & Clanks: Rift Apart |
| Resident Evil Village | Returnal |
Nominees for Audio Achievement
| The Artful Escape | Call of Duty: Vanguard |
| Deathloop | Halo Infinite |
| Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy | Returnal |
Nominees for Debut Game
| The Artful Escape | Eastward |
| The Forgotten City | Genesis Boir |
| Maquette | Toem |
Nominees for Evolving Game
| Among Us | Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
| Apex Legends | Disco Elysium: The Final Cut |
| Fortnite | No Man’s Sky |
Nominees for Family Game
| Alba: A Wildlife Adventure | Chicory: A Colorful Tale |
| Forza Horizon 5 | Mario Party Superstars |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Unpacking |
Nominees for Game Beyond Entertainment
| Alba: A Wildlife Adventure | Before Your Eyes |
| Chicory: A Colorful Tale | Game Builder Garage |
| It Takes Two | Psychonauts 2 |
Nominees for Game Design
| Deathloop | Forza Horizon 5 |
| Inscryption | It Takes Two |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Returnal |
Nominees for Multiplayer Game
| Back 4 Blood | Call of Duty: Vanguard |
| Forza Horizon 5 | Halo Infinite |
| Hell Let Loose | It Takes Two |
Nominees for Music
| Deathloop | Far Cry 6 |
| Halo Infinite | Psychonauts 2 |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Returnal |
Nominees for Narrative
| It Takes Two | Life is Strange: True Colors |
| Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy | Psychonauts 2 |
| Returnal | Unpacking |
Nominees for Original Property
| Deathloop | Death’s Door |
| Inscryption | It Takes Two |
| Returnal | Unpacking |
Nominees for Technical Achievement
| Forza Horizon 5 | Hitman 3 |
| Psychonauts 2 | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart |
| Resident Evil Village | Returnal |
Nominees for EE Game of the Year
| Chicory: A Colorful Tale | Deathloop |
| The Forgotten City | It Takes Two |
| Metroid Dread | Unpacking |
You can vote for the EE Game of the Year 2022 here. Voting will close on April 1, 11:59 pm UK time. Furthermore, the BAFTA Games Awards Ceremony will be live streamed on April 7.
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