The Game Awards has revealed 30 games nominated by fans as part of the Players’ Voice Award — a fan award that is selected through the official website.
As expected the selections include many of the most popular games released in 2024, including official Game of the Year nominees Astro Bot, Balatro, and Black Myth: Wukong. Dragon Age: The Veilguard also makes the cut, as does the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree expansion and ongoing games such as Fortnite and Final Fantasy XIV.
The nominees for GAME OF THE YEAR at #TheGameAwards on December 12.
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The complete list is below.
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
- Helldivers 2
- League of Legends
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- No Man’s Sky
- Palworld
- Persona 3 Reload
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
- Silent Hill 2
- Sonic X Shadow Generations
- Stellar Blade
- Wuthering Waves
- Valorant
- Warframe
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- Zenless Zone Zero
The Game Awards touts the Players’ Voice Award as the “people’s award,” with the winner being 100 percent voted by fans. Last year’s winner was the highly popular Baldur’s Gate 3, with Genshin Impact taking home the prize in 2022.
The first round of voting is currently open and will end on Wednesday, January 4. You can select your first 10 games right here, and the winner will be announced during The Game Awards on December 12. You can find the list complete list of Game Awards nominees right here.
Kat Bailey is IGN’s News Director as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.