BAFTA Games Awards, the prestigious annual ceremony from the UK is back for 2022, and this year’s nominees have been announced.
2021 was a wonderful year for video games. We saw a wide variety of instant classics from It Takes Two, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Deathloop and more. We’ve even seen charming, indie darlings take us by surprise, such as the wonderful Unpacking.
So, to celebrate a fantastic year of our beloved video games, the annual BAFTA Games Awards will honour and celebrate our much-loved pastime.
Here are all the BAFTA Games Awards nominees for 2022:
Animation
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- It Takes Two
- Kena Bridge Of Spirits
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Artistic Achievement
- The Artful Escape
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil: Village
- Returnal
Audio Achievement
- The Artful Escape
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Deathloop
- Halo Infinite
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Returnal
Best Game
British Game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Death’s Door
- Fights In Tight Spaces
- Forza Horizon 5
- Overboard!
- Sable
Best Debut Game
- The Artful escape
- Eastward
- The Forgotten City
- Genesis Noir
- Maquette
- Toem
Evolving Game
- Among Us
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Apex Legends
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Family
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Forza Horizon 5
- Mario Part 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
Game Design
Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- Hell Let loose
- It Takes Two
Music
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Halo Infinite
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
Narrative
- It Takes Two
- Life Is Strange True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Psychonauts 2
- Returnal
- Unpacking
Original Property
- Deathloop
- Death’s Door
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Returnal
- Unpacking
Technical Achievement
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hitman 3
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
EE Game of the Year
- Deathloop
- The Forgotten City
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Unpacking
When and where can I watch the BAFTA Games Awards?
Hosted by Ellie Osili-Wood, the BAFTA Games Awards will take place online on Thursday, April 7th at 1pm GMT/8am EST/5am PT/2pm CET.
You can watch the BAFTA Games Awards live on YouTube, Twitch as well as Facebook. However, don’t forget to cast your vote here!
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