There have been numerous incredible games released in 2018, and now the nominations for The Game Awards 2018 have been announced across 30 categories. Marvel's Spider-Man, God of War, and Red Dead Redemption 2 are all up for Game of The Year, alongside being nominated for other categories, including Best Narrative, Best Game Direction, and Best Action/Adventure Game.





God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 are tied for the most nominations for 2018, standing at a sum of seven. Assassin's Creed Odyssey , Monster Hunter: World and the indie Celeste are also up for Game of the Year.





The Game Awards celebrates individual games and game developers alike through an extensive variety of categories ranging from Best Role Playing Game and Best Art Direction to Best Mobile Game and Content Creator of the Year. The most desired distinction, however, is the Game of the Year award, honoring the overall best accomplishment within the universe of gaming.





The full nominations and their respective categories can be seen below:









Game Of The Year:

Red Dead Redemption 2

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

God of War

Monster Hunter: World

Celeste

Previous Year Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild













Best Action/Adventure Game:





Red Dead Redemption 2

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

God of War

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Previous Year Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best Action Game:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Destiny 2: Forsaken

Far Cry 5

Dead Cells

Mega Man 11

Previous Year Winner:

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Best Game Direction:

Red Dead Redemption 2

Marvel’s Spider-Man

God of War

Detroit: Become Human

A Way Out





Previous Year Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild













Best Role Playing Game:





Ni no Kuni II

Monster Hunter: World

Dragon Quest XI

Octopath Traveler

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire



Previous Year Winner: Persona 5













Best Ongoing Game:





Destiny 2: Forsaken

No Man’s Sky

Overwatch

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Fortnite



Previous Year Winner: Overwatch













Best Art Direction:





Red Dead Redemption 2

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

God of War

Octopath Traveler

Return of the Obra Dinn



Previous Year Winner: Cuphead













Best Narrative:





Red Dead Redemption 2

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Life is Strange 2: Episode 1

God of War

Detroit: Become Human



Previous Year Winner: What Remains of Edith Finch













Best Score/Music:





Red Dead Redemption 2

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

Marvel’s Spider-Man

God of War

Celeste

Octopath Traveler



Previous Year Winner: Nier: Automata













Best Independent Game:





Dead Cells

Celeste

The Messenger

Return of the Obra Dinn

Intro the Breach



Previous Year Winner: Cuphead













Best Audio Design:





Red Dead Redemption 2

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Forza Horizon 4

God of War



Previous Year Winner: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice













Best Performance:





Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2

Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War

Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man

Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human



Previous Year Winner: Melina Juergens as Senua













Best Fighting Game:





Street Fighter V Arcade

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Soul Caliber VI

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle



Previous Year Winner: Injustice 2

















Best VR/AR Game:





Firewall Zero Hour

Tetris Effect

Moss

Beat Saber

ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission



Previous Year Winner: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard













Games for Impact:





Life is Strange 2

11-11 Memories Retold

Celeste

Florence

The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories



Previous Year Winner: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice













Best Mobile Game:





PUBG MOBILE

Reigns: Game of Thrones

Fortnite

Donut County

Florence



Previous Year Winner: Monument Valley 2













Best Family Game:





Super Mario Party

Overcooked 2

Nintendo Labo

Mario Tennis Aces

Starlink: Battle for Atlas



Previous Year Winner: Super Mario Odyssey













Best Sports/Racing Game:





FIFA 19

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

NBA 2K19

Forza Horizon 4

Mario Tennis Aces



Previous Year Winner: Forza Motorsport 7













Best Multiplayer Game:





Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Fortnite

Destiny 2: Forsaken

Monster Hunter: World

Sea of Thieves



Previous Year Winner: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds













Best Debut Indie Game:







Donut County

Florence

Moss

The Messenger

Yoku’s Island Express





Previous Year Winner: Cuphead













Best Student Game:





RE: Charge

Combat 2018

Dash Quasar

JERA

LIFF



Previous Year Winner: Level Squared













Best eSports Game:





DOTA2

Fortnite

CSGO

League of Legends

Overwatch



Previous Year Winner: Overwatch













Best eSports Player:







Dominique “SonicFox” McLean

Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi

Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao

Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev

Sung-hygeon “JJoNak” Bang





Previous Year Winner: Lee Sang-hyeok "Faker"













Best eSports Team:





London Spitfire

Cloud9

Astralis

Fnatic

OG



Previous Year Winner: Cloud 9









Best eSports Coach:







Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu

Christian “ppasarel” Banaseanu

Danny “zonic” Sorensen

Dylan Falco

Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi

Janko “YNk” Paunovic









Best eSports Event:







ELAGUE Major: Boston 2018

EVO 2018

League of Legends World Championship

Overwatch League Grand Finals

The International 2018









Best eSports Host:







Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez

Alex “Machine” Richardson

Anders Blume

Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere

Paul “RedEye” Chaloner









Content Creator of the Year:







Dr. Lupo

Myth

Ninja

Pokimane

Willyrex













Best eSports Moment:





SonicFox side switch against Go1 in DBZ

KT vs IG Base Race

C9 comeback win in triple OT vs FAZE

G2 beating RNG

OG’s massive upset of LGD











Favorite Moment of 2017:





The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Carol Shaw

The Game Awards Orchestra

Josef Fares

Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro





The Game Awards will air on Dec. 6 2018 at 8 p.m. EST. Fans can vote for their favorite categories at The Game Awards Website. on Dec. 6 2018 at 8 p.m. EST.



