Famitsu and Dengeki are partnering for their own game awards for the best games that released in 2019. Here are your nominees for the Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2019.

Earlier this year, fans in Japan voted for their favorite games that released in 2019 for the Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards 2019. Here are the nominees of each category:

Game of the Year

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware)

Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)

Pokemon Sword & Shield (Game Freak/Pokemon Company)

MVC ~Most Valuable Creator~

George Kamitani (Vanillaware)

Hideo Kojima (Kojima Productions)

Hidetaka Miyazaki (FromSoftware)

Best Scenario

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)

Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)

Best Graphics

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)

Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)

Best Music

Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix)

Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Persona 5 Royal (Atlus)

Best Character

Clifford Unger (Death Stranding)

Sam Porter Bridges (Death Stranding)

Reisalin Stout (Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout)

Best Online Game

Apex Legends (Electronic Arts)

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (Square Enix)

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)

Best Action Game

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware)

Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom)

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)

Best Shooter

Apex Legends (Electronic Arts)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Sony Interactive Entertainment/Activision)

Fortnite (Epic Games)

Best Action Adventure Game

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo)

Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)

Best Adventure Game

AI: The Somnium Files (Spike Chunsoft)

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)

Tokyo Chronos (MyDearest)

Best RPG (Including strategy RPG)

Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)

Persona 5 Royal (Atlus)

Pokemon Sword & Shield (Game Freak/Pokemon Company)

Best Indie Game

Untitled Goose Game (House House/Panic)

Gnosia (Petit Depotto/Mebius)

Baba Is You (Hempuli)

Best Rookie Game

Astral Chain (PlatinumGames/Nintendo)

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)

Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best eSports Game

Street Fighter V (Capcom)

Fortnite (Epic Games)

Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)

Best Game Streamer

The winners will be announced on April 18, 2020 in a livestream via Famitsu. It will take place from 6:30pm to 9:00pm JST.