The BAFTA Games Awards are unique in the industry, as they are voted for by the people making games, our members. This means each category is assessed by experts in their field. People who understand the ambitions and challenges of making games and have a nuanced eye for excellence in the games they play.

Collectively, the games in our longlist demonstrate an extraordinary breadth of talent, passion and ambition. They are driven from that very human need to create art, emotion and connection with each other. They represent an industry that despite the difficulties it may face, is uniquely capable of producing an almost unimaginable wealth of new, unexpected stories and experiences. Ones that inspire us, move us and transcend our differences to bring people together around the joy of playing games.

Delighting in their ingenious creativity, showcasing incredible technical innovations and touching our hearts in unexpected ways all the titles in our longlist are equally deserving of your attention. So, pick a game and dive in.

Below is the BAFTA Games Awards longlist in alphabetical order. If you would prefer to see it in category format then go to the bottom of this page.

The longlist by category

ANIMAL WELL

A computer animation of a giant grey cat face with yellow glowing eyes. To the right of the image is a smaller beige cat with glowing eyes.Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

ANIMAL WELL is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

Astro Bot

A white square faced robot with blue trim holding a grey robot dog and winking.The PS5 mothership has been wrecked, leaving ASTRO and the bot crew scattered all over the galaxies. Time to ride your trusty Dual Speeder across more than 50 planets full of fun, danger and surprises.

Astro Bot is available on PlayStation 5

Balatro

A card game laid out on a green background. On the left of the image are the words Big Blind and a scoreboard.
Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

Balatro is available on Android, iOS, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox

Baldur’s Gate 3

Four figures, two wearing armour and two with weapons slung across their backs, stood on a hill top looking out across a valley.Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich RPG set in the universe of D&D, where players’ choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is available on Mac, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

Batman: Arkham Shadow

A rundown building with a sign that says Gotham Cinema and has burning trashcans outside it's doors. It also has an old cinema sign that reads 'Gotham Rats festival now'.Experience Gotham City in VR. Step into the shadows as Batman in this immersive, full-length entry in the Arkham franchise.

Batman: Arkham Shadow is available on Meta Quest

Black Myth: Wukong

Two figures dressed in armour fighting in a wooded area.
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology, inspired by Journey to the West, one of China’s Four Great Classical Novels. Players take on the role of the Destined One, embarking on a journey to face challenges and uncover hidden truths behind a legendary tale.

Black Myth: Wukong is available on PC, PlayStation 5

Botany Manor

A colourful computer image of a garden with a path leading to a glass house.
Botany Manor is a first-person puzzle game set in a Victorian English manor. You play as a botanist working to finish her botanical research book ‘Forgotten Flora’. You explore the many rooms and grounds of the manor, researching how to grow rare plant specimens from seed.

Botany Manor is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

An animated image of a man on a motorcycle jumping over a police car in front of a building with a giant US flag on it.
Black Ops returns with an epic, immersive story and mind-bending blockbuster action in the most treacherous plot yet.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X/S

Cat Quest III

An island with a pirate cat on it and the words Catuga in the water.
Cat Quest III is the return to the cutest action RPG franchise you know and love, filled with furr-iously fun gameplay. Play as a swashbuckling purrivateer in this 2.5D open-world action RPG set in a fantastical pirate-themed world.

Cat Quest III is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Crow Country

A graphic image of a person with a purple bob walking towards a skeleton figure.
Crow Country is a classic style survival horror game with a mixture of modern quality-of-life features. The year is 1990. You play as ‘Special Agent’ Mara Forest as she breaks into Crow Country – a theme park that’s been left abandoned since its sudden closure two years ago.

Crow Country is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

Diablo IV

A mystical temple atrium with a rectangular pond with leaves floating in.
The next chapter of Diablo IV has arrived in Vessel of Hatred, the first expansion to the critically acclaimed action-RPG. Become the apex predator of the jungle as the all-new Spiritborn class.

Diablo IV is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X/S

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

A giant dragon breathing fire with three figures ready to do battle stood in front of it.

From the storytellers at BioWare comes Dragon Age: The Veilguard, an all new single-player fantasy RPG experience.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

EA SPORTS F1 24

A red racing car with B&O hub caps on a racetrack with high-rise glass buildings in the background.
Join the grid and Be One of the 20. Drive like the Greatest in EA SPORTS F1 24, the official video game of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship.

EA SPORTS F1 24 is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

EA SPORTS FC 25

A computer image of footballers. One team is in blue and one is in red.
EA SPORTS FC 25 welcomes you to The World’s Game: the most true-to-football experience ever with HyperMotionV, PlayStyles optimised by Opta, and an enhanced Frostbite Engine.

EA SPORTS FC 25 is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Factorio

A mystical world with rockets heading towards it.
Factorio: Space Age continues the player’s journey after launching rockets into space. Discover new worlds with unique challenges, exploit their novel resources for advanced technological gains, and manage your fleet of interplanetary space platforms.

Factorio is available on Mac, PC, Switch

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

Two warriors with large blades with two figures holding guns behind them.
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is the second story in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake series. The series tells the story of the iconic fantasy game that redefined the RPG genre, in three distinct games.

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is available on PlayStation 5

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online

An animated figure of a man with a long coat, shoulder pads and two swords on his back with mystically dressed figures around him including a woman with rabbit ears.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is an MMORPG set in the world of Eorzea. A world where players embark on epic quests as the Warrior of Light.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is available on Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X/S

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

Frostpunk 2

A snowy landscape with a circular base in the middle with a large glowing round building in the middle.

Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.

Frostpunk 2 is available on Mac, PC

Harold Halibut

Model like figures of two men stood in a Post Office window hatch.
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. It’s been 250 years since your home – an ark-like spaceship – fled an Earth on the verge of cold war to find a habitable planet to preserve the human race.

Harold Halibut is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

Helldivers 2

Four figures dressed in protective gear, helmets and capes firing laser guns.
Helldivers 2 is a tactical third-person shooter that takes place in a satirical, futuristic setting. A place in which mankind is ruled by the “managed democracy” of Super Earth, approximately a century after the events of the first game.

Helldivers 2 is available on PC, PlayStation 5

A Highland Song

An animated image of a girl with long brown hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a yellow jumper, red backpack, brown skirt and black leggings. She is stood on one foot balancing on the peak of a hill. The words 'I must be off my trolley' are above her head.
Moira McKinnon is running away to find her Uncle Hamish, who lives in a lighthouse on the other side of the Highlands. But to reach him – and a wonderous secret – she must navigate the wild and unforgiving peaks of the Highlands, a maze of paths, stories and song.

A Highland Song is available on PC, Switch

HITMAN World of Assassination

Two characters on a cliff edge with water and boats below. One is wearing a white hat and apron and has his hand around the head of the other character.
HITMAN World of Assassination brings together the best of HITMAN, HITMAN 2 and HITMAN 3. Including the main campaign, contracts mode, escalations, elusive target arcades and featured live content.

HITMAN World of Assassination is available on Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

INDIKA

A figure in a greyish-blue nun type outfit stood looking into a small square mirror with lights dotted around it.
INDIKA is a third-person, story-driven game set in a strange world where religious visions clash with harsh reality. It tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion – the devil.

INDIKA is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)

Cartoon children walking down a street with action bubbles above their heads.

Kind Words 2 is a game about being kind to real people. Explore a city full of activities designed to inspire honesty, compassion and creativity from players.

Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop) is available on Mac, PC

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

An animated figure wearing a blue hood and with a red gem on their forehead with a glowing jar above their head.
This latest game in the Legend of Zelda series follows Princess Zelda on her quest to save Hyrule with the help of ethereal creature Tri. Zelda and Tri will use new powers to explore the vast kingdom, battle monsters, conquer dungeons, and solve the riddle of the rifts.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is available on Switch

LEGO Horizon Adventures

Two lego figures in a lego forest holding crossbows and swords.
There’s much more in store for Aloy and her friends, as their adventure sends them across the tallest mountains and deepest cauldrons. All of which is beautifully recreated in LEGO bricks.

LEGO Horizon Adventures is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Switch

Life is Strange: Double Exposure

A lifelike animation of a girl with bobbed brown hair and blue eyes wearing a yellow hat and with her hand outstretched.
Max Caulfield, photographer-in-residence at the prestigious Caledon University, discovers her closest new friend, Safi, dead in the snow.

Life is Strange: Double Exposure is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

Little Kitty, Big City

A black cartoon cat with green eyes carrying a large piece of bread in it's mouth and walking across a road.

A peaceful catnap turns into a whimsical adventure! Will you make your way home or will you explore what the big city has to offer first?

Little Kitty, Big City is available on PC, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story

An old photo of a man with long blonde hair wearing a patterned wide rimmed hat, brown tinted aviators and a brown and white knitted jumper. A panel across the bottom of the screen says Land of Llamas followed by some background text.An interactive documentary about the life and work of Jeff Minter, the pioneering British game developer. The majority of Minter’s games created between 1981 and 1996 are presented alongside filmed documentary featurettes about Minter’s life, original design materials, previously unreleased game prototypes, and other archival material.

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Metaphor: ReFantazio

Three anime characters accompanied by a fairy. One has grey hair and mini horns, one has blue hair and a dark headband and one has red hair with a fringe and pixie ears.
Metaphor: ReFantazio presents a unique fantasy world, where your protagonist will journey alongside his fairy companion, Gallica, to lift the curse from the kingdom’s lost prince. Control your destiny, face your fears and awaken magical “Archetype” powers that lie dormant in your heart.

Metaphor: ReFantazio is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox Series X/S

Minecraft

A woodland clearing with steps made of blocks with some trees and a waterfall.
Team up or go solo and discover new decorative blocks, hostile mobs, items, weapons, paintings, and the trial chambers. A sprawling structure stuffed with traps and treasures for every player!

Minecraft is available on Android, iOS, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

Neva

A bull like creature stood on a viaduct with rocks flying around it.
Following a traumatic encounter with dark forces, Alba finds herself bound to a curious, mischievous wolf cub.

Neva is available on Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

No Man’s Sky

Three robotic figures .

In No Man’s Sky, every star is the light of a distant sun, each orbited by planets filled with life, and you can go to any of them you choose. Fly smoothly from deep space to planetary surfaces, with no loading screens, and no limits.

No Man’s Sky is available on Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

Pacific Drive

The inside of a vehicle with a forest visible through the windscreen and lightening in the corner.Pacific Drive is a first-person driving survival game where your car is your only companion. Navigate a surreal reimagining of the Pacific Northwest, and face supernatural dangers as you venture into the anomaly-filled Olympic Exclusion Zone.

Pacific Drive is available on PC, PlayStation 5

Paper Trail

A stone circle with a pyre in the middle out of which a phoenix is rising.Paper Trail is a top-down puzzle adventure about leaving home, set in a foldable, paper world. You play as Paige, a budding academic, leaving home for the first time to pursue her studies. On the journey, you learn to fold the world, merging two sides to solve puzzles, explore new areas and uncover long-lost secrets.

Paper Trail is available on Android, iOS, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

Planet Coaster 2

Four theme park characters smiling and waving in front of an entrance gate.
Reach new heights of creativity, management, and sharing as you construct the theme parks of your dreams. Combining epic water rides and coasters to delight and thrill your park guests.

Planet Coaster 2 is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

The Plucky Squire

A window ledge with plants and a pen pot on and bunting in the foreground.
When the seriously unchill wizard Humgrump realises he’s the villain of a book. Destined to lose his battle against the forces of good for all eternity, he kicks the heroic Jot out of the book’s pages and changes their story forever.

The Plucky Squire is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

A giant stone figure with cracks across its face looming over two smaller figures who look armed for battle.
Discover a cursed Persian-inspired world filled with bigger-than-life landmarks. Immerse yourself into a Persian mythological fantasy through an intriguing and original story. Cross paths with colorful characters to better unravel the mysteries of Mount Qaf.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is available on Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Sea of Thieves

A boat at sea with a cloud shaped like a skull, with glowing eyes, above it.
Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game. Offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, navigating intense sea battles, vanquishing sea monsters, exploring sunken kingdoms, raiding forts and more.

Sea of Thieves is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

A figure with long plaited dark hair looking out over a lake and valley at sunrise.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II tells the story of Senua, a Celtic warrior who arrives in 10th century Iceland on the trail of the Vikings who have been enslaving her people. Senua faces up to giants who have plunged the land into darkness, which in turn has seen the rise of the Draugr, a violent threat that has swept through the settlements she will discover.

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is available on PC, Xbox Series X/S

SILENT HILL 2

A bleak looking car park overlooking a lake. There is a parked car and a figure in the distance.
Experience the guilt, grief and existential horror of James Sunderland as he explores the town of Silent Hill. It’s a special place he and his late wife Mary used to visit –a symbolic backdrop now shrouded in fog.

SILENT HILL 2 is available on PC, PlayStation 5

Star Wars Outlaws

An industrial looking room with a big barrel in the middle and the figure of a man with a lightsabre attached to his waist and an animal like figure following him.Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game and explore distinct planets across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as Kay Vess, an emerging scoundrel seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.

Star Wars Outlaws is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

Star Wars: Hunters

A cartoon Chewbacca holding large silver weapons and knocking out a stormtrooper.
Star Wars: Hunters is a 4v4 competitive battle arena game set in the Star Wars universe.

Star Wars: Hunters is available on Android, iOS, Switch

Stellar Blade

A figure of an old man with a beard leaning forward with tubes and metal plugs coming out of is back. Half his head is is missing skin and shows an exposed metal skull.
The future of humanity is balanced on the edge of a blade. Ravaged by strange, powerful creatures, Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of the decimated human race has fled to a Colony in outer space.

Stellar Blade is available on PC, PlayStation 5

Still Wakes the Deep

A dark room with a glowing door at the far end with a fire extinguisher next to it.
You are an offshore oil rig worker, fighting for your life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters. All lines of communication have been severed. All exits are gone. All that remains is to face the unknowable horror that’s come aboard.

Still Wakes the Deep is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

Super Mario Party Jamboree

A star with eyes and a blob shaped character wearing a black bodysuit with ears and bright red buttons.From running through merry-go-rounds to motion-control minigolf, this jamboree is jam-packed with over 110 minigames and 22 characters – the most of any Mario Party game yet.

Super Mario Party Jamboree is available on Switch

Tactical Breach Wizards

A blocky looking room with glowing ghost like figures of vehicles crashing in the middle of it.
Tactical Breach Wizards is a turn-based tactics game about a team of renegade wizards in kevlar unravelling a modern conspiracy. Each is a self-styled character with their own story and a unique set of abilities, and gameplay revolves around finding clever or ridiculous ways to combine their abilities to clear small rooms full of hostile cops, soldiers, and rival wizards.

Tactical Breach Wizards is available on PC

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

A cartoon brown man with patterns drawn on his chest and arm. There are glowing mask like images either side of him.
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU lets players embark on a magnetic coming-of-age story about finding courage after loss.

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S

TEKKEN 8

Two large male figures with chests on display fighting each other. The one on the left has knocked out the one on the right.
TEKKEN 8 is a 3D fighting game, the 8th main instalment in the TEKKEN series. This new entry focuses on the father and son rivalry between Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama.

TEKKEN 8 is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

Tetris Forever

An array of coloured blocks dropping down a screen with the words Play Tetris below.
Tetris Forever is an interactive documentary game celebrating the 40-year anniversary of Tetris.

Tetris Forever is available on PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Thank Goodness You're Here!

A yellow large headed cartoon man at the top of a pole with smaller cartoon people waving below.
Thank Goodness You’re Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…

Thank Goodness You’re Here! is available on Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch

Tiny Glade

A village like setting with pink Tudor looking house on stilts.
Tiny Glade is a small diorama builder where you doodle whimsical castles, cozy cottages & romantic ruins.

Tiny Glade is available on PC

UFO 50

A stadium filled with mice and other creatures facing a row of colourful UFOs.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot ’em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs.

UFO 50 is available on PC

V Rising

A castle like building with a figure with white hair stood on the balcony.
V Rising is an immersive Vampire Survival Action RPG that invites players to awaken as vampires in a dark, gothic world.

V Rising is available on PC, PlayStation 5

Vampire Survivors

Army like figures doing battle with balls of fire everywhere.
Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements. One where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.

Android, iOS, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

Vampire Therapist

Two animated characters one man that looks like a cowboy and one punky looking woman in a hoodie. There is a text box below them.
Take on the role of Sam, a former rootin’, tootin’ Wild West gunslinger who escaped his day-to-day of murder and mayhem and realized, after a hundred years or so, that there’s a whole lot more to unlife than blood, lace, and leather. Dragging himself from the quagmire of the Old West, Sam teams up with a 3000-year-old vampire living in Europe that’s willing to show him the therapy ropes.

Vampire Therapist is available on Mac, PC

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

A fully armoured figure with a helmet with glowing red eyes and a chainsaw in its hand.
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms.

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

World of Warcraft

A ship shaped zeppelin heading towards a glowing crystal.In the latest expansion, The War Within, journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils. Down to the dark depths of an ancient nerubian empire, where Xal’atath, the enigmatic Harbinger of the Void is gathering allies to bring Azeroth to its knees.

World of Warcraft is available on Mac, PC

*This is longlisted in Evolving Game only

The longlist by category

Animation

  • Astro Bot
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
  • Harold Halibut
  • Helldivers 2
  • LEGO Horizon Adventures
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here!
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Artistic Achievement

  • ANIMAL WELL
  • Astro Bot
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
  • Harold Halibut
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Neva
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Still Wakes the Deep
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Audio Achievement

  • ANIMAL WELL
  • Astro Bot
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
  • Helldivers 2
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Star Wars Outlaws
  • Still Wakes the Deep

Best Game

  • 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

British Game

  • Botany Manor
  • Crow Country
  • EA SPORTS F1 24
  • A Highland Song
  • LEGO Horizon Adventures
  • Paper Trail
  • Planet Coaster 2
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Still Wakes the Deep
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Debut Game

  • ANIMAL WELL
  • Balatro
  • Botany Manor
  • Harold Halibut
  • Little Kitty, Big City
  • Pacific Drive
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here!
  • Tiny Glade

Evolving Game

  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Diablo IV
  • Factorio
  • FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE
  • HITMAN World of Assassination
  • Minecraft
  • No Man’s Sky
  • Sea of Thieves
  • Vampire Survivors
  • World of Warcraft

Family

  • ANIMAL WELL
  • Astro Bot
  • Cat Quest III
  • EA SPORTS FC 25
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  • LEGO Horizon Adventures
  • Little Kitty, Big City
  • Planet Coaster 2
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree

Game Beyond Entertainment

  • Botany Manor
  • Frostpunk 2
  • INDIKA
  • Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
  • Life is Strange: Double Exposure
  • Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
  • Tetris Forever
  • Vampire Therapist

Game Design

  • ANIMAL WELL
  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Helldivers 2
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Pacific Drive
  • Tactical Breach Wizards
  • UFO 50
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Multiplayer

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • EA SPORTS FC 25
  • Helldivers 2
  • LEGO Horizon Adventures
  • Star Wars: Hunters
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • TEKKEN 8
  • UFO 50
  • V Rising
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Music

  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
  • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
  • Helldivers 2
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Star Wars Outlaws

Narrative

  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
  • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
  • Helldivers 2
  • Life is Strange: Double Exposure
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Pacific Drive
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Still Wakes the Deep

New intellectual Property

  • ANIMAL WELL
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Little Kitty, Big City
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Pacific Drive
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Stellar Blade
  • Still Wakes the Deep
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here!

Technical Achievement

  • Astro Bot
  • Batman: Arkham Shadow
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
  • Helldivers 2
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • SILENT HILL 2
  • Tiny Glade
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Performer in a Leading Role

  • Roger Craig Smith as Batman, Bruce Wayne, Matches Malone in Batman: Arkham Shadow
  • Alec Newman as Cameron ‘Caz’ McLeary in Still Wakes the Deep
  • Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
  • Isabella Inchbald as Indika in INDIKA
  • Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in SILENT HILL 2
  • Humberly González as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
  • Clive Standen as Lieutenant Demetrian TItus in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  • Em Humble as Marge, Florence, Carrie, Nick, Chimney Sweep Sue, and more in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
  • Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Y’lan Noel as Troy Marshall in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Performer in a Supporting Role

  • Aldís Amah Hamilton as Ástríðr in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • John Eric Bentley as Barret Wallace in FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
  • Jon Blyth as Big Ron in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
  • Michael Abubakar as Brodie in Still Wakes the Deep
  • Adam McNamara as Captain Sevastus Acheran in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  • Karen Dunbar as Finlay in Still Wakes the Deep
  • Troy Baker as Harvey Dent, Rat King, Two-Face, Joker in Batman: Arkham Shadow
  • Matt Berry as Herbert the Gardner in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
  • Craig Lee Thomas as Super Earth Spokesperson in Helldivers 2
  • Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen as The Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
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How it works

This list has been chosen by over 1,300 experienced games industry professionals – all members of BAFTA, the arts charity for film, games and television.

In brief:

  • 247 games were considered by BAFTA members this year.
  • All games were released between 25 November 2023 and 15 November 2024.
  • Each game 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 others. The nominations will be announced on Tuesday 4 March 2025.

Following the nominations, BAFTA’s games members will vote for the winners in Best Game and British Game. 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 is one of the biggest events in the international games calendar. It is an event attended by the industry and reaches an audience of millions online.

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. See the Games Awards Information page for full rules and guidelines.