The nominations for the 2022 BAFTA Game Awards are now live, with some stiff competition across most of the categories.
It’s arguably one of the closest years it’s been for a few years, with no singular game dominating the nominations. The two games with the most nods are Housemarque’s Returnal and co-op adventure It Takes Two with eight nods each. Close behind them are the seven nominations for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Meanwhile, Forza Horizon 5 and Psychonauts 2 both sit pretty on six nominations each.
In fact, it’s been a very good year for brand new IP. Deathloop picked up five nominations, while indie titles Chicory: A Colorful Tale and Unpacking can found themselves on multiple shortlists including the publicly voted EE Game of the Year. The awards themselves take place on April 7 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, hosted once more by Elle Osili-Wood. and you’ll be able to watch proceedings on BAFTA’s official channels, including Twitch, Facebook and YouTube.
Without further ado, here’s the 2022 BAFTA Game Awards nominees in full.
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
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 Party Superstars
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Unpacking
Game Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
British Game
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Death’s Door
- Fights in Tight Spaces
- Forza Horizon 5
- Overboard!
- Sable
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
Game Beyond Entertainment
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Before Your Eyes
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Game Builder Garage
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
Technical Achievement
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hitman 3
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
Music
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
- Halo Infinite
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
Animation
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- It Takes Two
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Multiplayer
- Back 4 Blood
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Forza Horizon 5
- Halo Infinite
- Hell Let Loose
- It Takes Two
Debut Game
- The Artful Escape
- Eastward
- The Forgotten City
- Genesis Noir
- Maquette
- Toem
Best Game
EE Game of the Year (Voted by the Public)
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Deathloop
- The Forgotten City
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Unpacking