- 58 games have made the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards longlist, representing the best games of 2024 as voted by BAFTA’s 1,300 games members
- The longlist comprises 17 competitive awards categories of 10 games each, including ‘Best Game’
- All 58 longlisted games progress to the next round of voting to decide the nominations
- The nominations are announced on 4 March 2025
- The BAFTA Games Awards take place on 8 April 2025
- See the full longlist here
BAFTA today releases the longlist for the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards. 58 games have been selected by more than 1,300 BAFTA members, experienced games professionals working in the industry. The BAFTA Games Awards are the industry’s most prestigious awards that since 2004 have celebrated the best games of the year and the people who make them, as voted by their peers.
Tara Saunders, chair of BAFTA’s Games committee, said: “The BAFTA Games Awards longlist is our opportunity to celebrate a wide range of outstanding games ahead of the BAFTA nominations on 4 March next year. Today we’re shining a light on 58 games, as voted for by our wonderful BAFTA members – 1,300 industry professionals whose work brings games to life. It’s always an exciting time of year when everyone shares their lists for the best games of the year and I hope ours will be talked about and give players something new to discover and play with family and friends over the festive season.”
247 games were considered by BAFTA members this year, all released between 25 November 2023 and 15 November 2024. Each of the 58 longlisted games is now in the running for at least one BAFTA nomination across 17 competitive categories. BAFTA members will begin voting for the nominations in Best Game and British Game categories in January 2025, with specialist BAFTA juries voting for the other categories. The nominations will be announced on Tuesday 4 March 2025. Following the nominations, BAFTA members will vote for the winners in Best Game and British Game and BAFTA juries will vote for the winners in all other categories.
The winners will be announced at the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards on Tuesday 8 April. BAFTA’s annual Awards are one of the biggest events in the international games calendar, attended by the industry and having millions of views online.
2025 BAFTA Games Awards Longlist, In Alphabetical Order
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Botany Manor
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Cat Quest III
- Crow Country
- Diablo IV
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- EA SPORTS F1 24
- EA SPORTS FC 25
- Factorio
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE
- Frostpunk 2
- Harold Halibut
- Helldivers 2
- A Highland Song
- HITMAN World of Assassination
- INDIKA
- Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Minecraft
- Neva
- No Man’s Sky
- Pacific Drive
- Paper Trail
- Planet Coaster 2
- The Plucky Squire
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Sea of Thieves
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Silent Hill 2
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Star Wars: Hunters
- Stellar Blade
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
- TEKKEN 8
- Tetris Forever
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Tiny Glade
- UFO 50
- V Rising
- Vampire Survivors
- Vampire Therapist
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- World of Warcraft
‘Best Game’ Category Longlist, In Alphabetical Order
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Helldivers 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Notes to Editors
- A note on remakes / remasters of games: remasters of games originally released outside of the eligibility period are not eligible for consideration; full remakes are eligible in craft categories only.
- DLC is eligible as part of the consideration for Evolving Game, and in certain craft categories only.
- All games have been released between 25 November 2023 and 15 November 2024 with the exception of those in Evolving Game, the only category open to games released prior to 25 November 2023 and that have received regular updates and significant enhancements to improve the game and to support the community.
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About BAFTA
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