The BAFTA Games Awards are set to take place on April 7, 2022. The full sweep of nominations across 16 categories have now been unveiled, with It Takes Two and Returnal leading the pack. Indie-horror deck builder Inscryption also snags a Best Game nomination, putting it alongside the likes of Deathloop and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart If you’re interested to see which recent games secured a coveted nod, you’ll find the full list of 2022 BAFTA Games Award nominations and categories below. As ever, the EE Game of the Year award is a user-voted affair, with voting taking place on the EE website.
All 2022 BAFTA Games Awards nominations
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The BAFTA Games Awards 2022 feature 16 categories, including special recognition of British game studios. Here are all the nominations:
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 Guardian’s of the Galaxy
- Returnal
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Best Game
- 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
Debut Game
- The Artful Escape
- Eastward
- The Forgotten City
- Genesis Noir
- Maquette
- Toem
Evolving Game
- Among Us
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Family
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Chicory: Colorful Tale
- Forza Horizon 5
- Mario Party Superstars
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Unpacking
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Game Beyond Entertainment
- Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
- Before Your Eyes
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Game Builder Garage
- It Takes Two
- Psychonauts 2
Game Design
- Deathloop
- Forza Horizon 5
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
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
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Performer in a Leading Role
- Ozioma Akagha as Juliana Blake in Deathloop
- Jason E Kelley as Colt Vahn in Deathloop
- Jennifer Hale as Rivet in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Jon McLaren as Star-Lord/Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Erika Mori as Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
- Jane Perry as Selene Vassos in Returnal
Performer in a Supporting Role
- Laura Bailey as Polina Petrova in Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Kimberly Brooks as Hollis Forsythe in Psychonauts 2
- Jason Cavalier as Drax in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
- Han Soto as Gabe Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
- Alex Weiner as Rocket in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Technical Achievement
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hitman 3
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Returnal
EE Game of the Year
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- Deathloop
- The Forgotten City
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Unpacking
Those are all the 2022 BAFTA Games Award nominations. Which titles are your favorites? Let us know in the comments below. The full awards ceremony will take place next month, April 7. You can tune in online via the BAFTA Twitch account or YouTube channel.
