The nominees for The Game Awards 2023 have officially been announced, as you might expect, it’s a very competitive year with nominees being fairly evenly split between a number of top contenders. The two frontrunners, with 8 noms apiece, are Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3. Following close on their heels is Spider-Man 2 with 7 nominations, and Nintendo does better than usual (they’re often unfairly relegated to the “Family” category) with 5 noms for both The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Resident Evil 4, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and Final Fantasy XVI also did well for themselves with 4 noms each. As for snubs, probably the most talked about will be Starfield, which picked up only a single nod in the Best RPG category.

　　You can check out the full list of Game Awards nominations (minus the esports stuff) below…

　　Game of the Year

　　Alan Wake 2Baldur’s Gate 3Marvel’s Spider-Man 2Resident Evil 4Super Mario Bros. WonderThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomBest Game Direction

　　Alan Wake 2Baldur's Gate 3Marvel's Spider-Man 2Super Mario Bros. WonderThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomBest Narrative

　　Alan Wake 2Baldur's Gate 3Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom LibertyFinal Fantasy XVIMarvel's Spider-Man 2Best Art Direction

　　Alan Wake 2Hi-Fi RushLies of PSuper Mario Bros. WonderThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomBest Score and Music

　　Alan Wake 2, composer Petri AlankoBaldur's Gate 3, composer Borislav SlavovFinal Fantasy XVI, composer Masayoshi SokenHi-Fi Rush, audio director Shuichi KoboriThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, composed by Nintendo Sound TeamBest Audio Design

　　Alan Wake 2Dead SpaceHi-Fi RushMarvel's Spider-Man 2Resident Evil 4Best Performance

　　Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVICameron Monaghan, Star Wars: Jedi SurvivorIdris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom LibertyMelanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2Neil Newbon, Baldur's Gate 3Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel's Spider-Man 2Games for Impact

　　A Space for the UnboundChants of SennaarGoodbye Volcano HighTchiaTerra NilVenbaBest Ongoing

　　Apex LegendsCyberpunk 2077Final Fantasy XIVFortniteGenshin ImpactBest Community Support

　　Baldur's Gate 3Cyberpunk 2077Destiny 2Final Fantasy XIVNo Man's SkyBest Independent Game

　　CocoonDave the DiverDredgeSea of StarsViewfinderBest Debut Indie Game

　　CocoonDredgePizza TowerVenbaViewfinderInnovation in Accessibility

　　Diablo IVForza MotorsportHi-Fi RushMarvel's Spider-Man 2Mortal Kombat 1Street Fighter 6Best Mobile Game

　　Final Fantasy VII: Ever CrisisHonkai: Star RailHello Kitty Island AdventureMonster Hunter NowTerra NilBest VR/AR Game

　　Gran Turismo 7HumanityHorizon Call of the MountainResident Evil Village VR ModeSynapseBest Action Game

　　Armored Core VI Fires of RubiconDead Island 2Ghostrunner 2Hi-Fi RushRemnant 2Best Action/Adventure Game

　　Alan Wake 2Marvel’s Spider-Man 2Resident Evil 4Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomBest RPG

　　Baldur’s Gate 3Final Fantasy XVILies of PSea of StarsStarfieldBest Fighting Game

　　God of RockMortal Kombat 1Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2Pocket BraveryStreet Fighter 6Best Family Game

　　Disney Illusion IslandParty AnimalsPikmin 4Sonic SuperstarsSuper Mario Bros. WonderBest Sim/Strategy Game

　　Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot CampCities: Skylines IICompany of Heroes 3Fire Emblem EngagePikmin 4Best Sports/Racing

　　EA Sports FC 24F1 23Forza MotorsportHot Wheels Unleashed 2: TurbochargedThe Crew MotorfestBest Multiplayer

　　Baldur’s Gate 3Diablo IVParty AnimalsStreet Fighter 6Super Mario Bros. WonderMost Anticipated Game

　　Final Fantasy VII RebirthHades IILike A Dragon: Infinite WealthStar Wars OutlawsTekken 8The Game Awards 2023 will be live-streamed on December 7. What do you think of this year’s nominations? I certainly didn’t expect Pikmin 4 to get more nods than Starfield, but I’m not going to argue with it.