Nominations for the upcoming GDC Awards 2023 have been formalized, with Elden Ring and Stray leading the pack thanks to their six nominations and God of War Ragnarök following with five. IMMORTALITY and Pentiment received four nominations, while Tunic, Neon White, and Horizon Forbidden West stopped at three.

　　Below you can find the full list of nominations. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, March 22nd, in conjunction with the Independent Games Festival Awards at San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. It will be live streamed on the official GDC Twitch channel.

　　BEST AUDIO - GDC Awards 2023

　　Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)

　　God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders/Funcom)

　　Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)

　　BEST DEBUT - GDC Awards 2023

　　Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)

　　NORCO (Geography of Robots/Raw Fury)

　　Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)

　　TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)

　　Vampire Survivors (poncle)

　　BEST DESIGN - GDC Awards 2023

　　Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)

　　Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios, Inc./Nuverse)

　　Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)

　　Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)

　　TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)

　　IMMORTALITY (Sam Barlow/Half Mermaid), Vampire Survivors (poncle)

　　INNOVATION AWARD - GDC Awards 2023

　　Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)

　　IMMORTALITY (Sam Barlow/Half Mermaid)

　　Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)

　　Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)

　　Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)

　　BEST NARRATIVE - GDC Awards 2023

　　God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games/Finji)

　　IMMORTALITY (Sam Barlow/Half Mermaid)

　　Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)

　　Return to Monkey Island (Terrible Toybox/Devolver Digital)

　　SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD - GDC Awards 2023

　　As Dusk Falls (INTERIOR/NIGHT/Xbox Game Studios)

　　Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age/Fellow Traveller)

　　Endling - Extinction Is Forever (Herobeat Studios/HandyGames)

　　I Was A Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games/Finji)

　　OlliOlli World (Roll7/Private Division)

　　We Are OFK (Team OFK)

　　BEST TECHNOLOGY - GDC Awards 2023

　　A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)

　　Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Beenox, Treyarch, High Moon Studios, Sledgehammer Games, Activision Shanghai, Demonware, Toys for Bob/Activision)

　　Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)

　　God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　BEST VISUAL ART - GDC Awards 2023

　　Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)

　　God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)

　　Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)

　　GAME OF THE YEAR - GDC Awards 2023

　　Elden Ring (FromSoftware Inc./Bandai Namco Entertainment)

　　God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　IMMORTALITY (Sam Barlow/Half Mermaid)

　　Pentiment (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)

　　Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)

　　TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)