BAFTA Games Awards 2022 Nominees Have Been Announced

The long-standing BAFTA Games Awards ceremony will once again go live on April 7, serving its eighteenth chapter to millions of streamers from all over the globe. 

Votes can now be cast for any of the nominated games, and will be available to add to the ballot box until April 1, 2022. On April 7, the show will go live via a digital event, and the winners will be announced accordingly. The question is: which nominees are currently leading the pack?

As it stands, It Takes Two claims the top spot, boasting the lion's share of the nominations. Although nothing is set in stone, the event frontrunners are already making themselves known, and they're out in full force as the hourglass counts its final month's grains. But, you know, only time will tell with this one.

It Takes Two

Which games have been nominated?

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

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 Guardians of the Galaxy
• Returnal

Forza Horizon 5

Debut Game

• The Artful Escape
• Eastward
• The Forgotten City
• Genesis Noir
• Maquette
• Toem

Evolving Game

• Among Us
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Apex Legends
• Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

Family Game

• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Forza Horizon 5
• Mario Party Superstars
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Unpacking

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

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Multiplayer Game

• 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

Technical Achievement

• Forza Horizon 5
• Hitman 3
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil Village
• Returnal

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

EE Game of the Year

• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Deathloop
• The Forgotten City
• It Takes Two
• Metroid Dread
• Unpacking

The BAFTA Games Awards 2022 will be an all-digital event, and will be featured on all major streaming platforms. You can follow the updates for the show over on the official social handle here. You can expect to see the event over on Twitch, YouTube, and Facebook.

BAFTA Games Awards 2022 goes live on April 7, 2022. More news will follow over the coming week via Twitter.  We'll be keeping our ear to the ground for all the latest updates, so check back soon.