BAFTA Game Awards: the list of games nominated for the April 7 ceremony

The BAFTA Game Awards are one of the most prestigious awards ceremonies in the video game industry. The nominations fell a few days ago, and we are therefore providing you with the list. In order to make this reading a little more attractive, we also add our forecast for each Price category. The BAFTA Game Awards will be held on April 7. As a reminder, Hades had received the BAFTA Awards for the best game of the year in 2021.

Best Animation
Call Of Duty: Vanguard: Sledgehammer Games
It Takes Two: Hazelight Studios
Kena: Bridge Of Spirits: Ember Lab Llc
Life Is Strange: True Colors: Square Enix
Psychonauts 2: Double Fine Productions
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart : Insomniac Games

Our winner (prediction): Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Best Art Direction
The Artful Escape: Beethoven & Dinosaur
It Takes Two: Hazelight Studios
Psychonauts 2: Double Fine Productions
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart : Insomniac Games
Resident Evil Village: Capcom
Returnal: Housemarque

Our winner: Psychonauts 2

Better Audio
The Artful Escape: Beethoven & Dinosaur
Call Of Duty: Vanguard: Sledgehammer Games
Deathloop: Arkane Lyon
Halo Infinite: 343 Industries
Marvel’s Guardian’s Of The Galaxy: Eidos-Montreal
Returnal: Housemarque

Our winner: Returnal

best game
Deathloop: Arkane Lyon
Forza Horizon 5 : Playground Games
Registration: Daniel Mullins Games
It Takes Two: Hazelight Studios
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart : Insomniac Games
Returnal: Housemarque

Our winner (be careful, it’s daring): Inscryption

Best British Game
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure : Ustwo Games
Death’s Door: Acid Nerve
Fights In Tight Spaces: Ground Shatter
Forza Horizon 5 : Playground Games
Overboard! : Inkle
Sand: Shedworks

Our winner: Forza Horizon 5

Best Start
The Artful Escape: Beethoven & Dinosaur
Eastward: Pixpil
The Forgotten City: Modern Storyteller
Genesis Black: Feral Cat Den
Model: Graceful Decay
Toem: Something We Made

Our winner: The Artful Escape

Better tracking
Among Us: Innersloth
Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Nintendo
Apex Legends: Respawn Entertainment
Disco Elysium – The Final Cut Za/Um
Fortnite: Epic Games
No Man’s Sky: Hello Games

Our winner: No Man’s Sky

Best Family Game
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure : Ustwo Games
Chicory: A Colorful Tale: A Shell In The Pit
Forza Horizon 5 : Playground Games
Mario Party Superstars: Nintendo
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart : Insomniac Games
Unpacking: Witch Beam

Our winner: Mario Party Superstars

Best “Beyond Entertainment” Game
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure : Ustwo Games
Before Your Eyes: Goodbye World Games
Chicory: A Colorful Tale: A Shell In The Pit
Game Builder Garage: Nintendo
It Takes Two: Hazelight Studios
Psychonauts 2: Double Fine Productions

Our winner: Psychonauts 2

Best Game Design
Deathloop: Arkane Lyon
Forza Horizon 5 : Playground Games
Registration: Daniel Mullins Games
It Takes Two: Hazelight Studios
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart : Insomniac Games
Returnal: Housemarque

Our winner: Returnal and Inscryption

Best multiplayer game
Back 4 Blood: Turtle Rock Studios
Call Of Duty: Vanguard: Sledgehammer Games
Forza Horizon 5 : Playground Games
Halo Infinite: 343 Industries
Hell Let Loose: Black Matter
It Takes Two: Hazelight Studios

Our winner: It Takes Two

Best Music
Deathloop: Arkane Lyon
Far Cry 6: Ubisoft Toronto
Halo Infinite: 343 Industries
Psychonauts 2: Double Fine Productions
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart : Insomniac Games
Returnal: Housemarque

Our winner: Psychonauts 2

Best Storytelling
It Takes Two: Hazelight Studios
Life Is Strange: True Colors: Square Enix
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy: Eidos-Montreal
Psychonauts 2: Double Fine Productions
Returnal: Housemarque
Unpacking: Witch Beam

Our winner: Psychonauts 2

Best Original License
It Takes Two: Hazelight Studios
Deathloop: Arkane Lyon
Death’s Door: Acid Nerve
Returnal: Housemarque
Unpacking: Witch Beam
Registration: Daniel Mullins Games

Our winner: Registration

Best Achievement
Forza Horizon 5 : Playground Games
Hitman 3: Io Interactive
Psychonauts 2: Double Fine Productions
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart : Insomniac Games
Resident Evil Village: Capcom
Returnal: Housemarque

Our winner: Forza Horizon 5

Best Game of the Year (public vote)
Chicory: A Colorful Tale: A Shell In The Pit
Deathloop: Arkane Lyon
The Forgotten City: Modern Storyteller
It Takes Two: Hazelight Studios
Metroid Dread: Nintendo
Unpacking: Witch Beam

Our winner: It Takes Two