The finalists for the 23rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards have officially been revealed. Leading the pack are Elden Ring and Stray, each boasting six nominations. Following them is none other than God of War Ragnarök, with five nominations. These three games have been nominated for Game of the Year as well, along with IMMORTALITY, Pentiment, and TUNIC.
The Annual Game Developers Choice Awards is a peer-based video game event that celebrates top games and developers of the industry. The winners will be announced during the 2023 Game Developers Conference on March 22. This event is held in conjunction with the Independent Games Festival Awards, which has revealed its own nominees.
Here are the complete list of nominees for the 23rd GDC Awards:
- BEST AUDIO
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Stray
- Honorable Mentions:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Neon White
- Persona 5 Royal
- Splatoon 3
- TUNIC
- BEST DEBUT
- Neon White
- NORCO
- Stray
- TUNIC
- Vampire Survivors
- Honorable Mentions:
- Chained Echoes
- Cult of the Lamb
- Marvel Snap
- The Case of the Golden Idol
- Trombone Champ
- BEST DESIGN
- Elden Ring
- Marvel Snap
- Neon White
- Stray
- TUNIC
- Honorable Mentions:
- Cult of the Lamb
- Dwarf Fortress
- God of War Ragnarök
- IMMORTALITY
- Vampire Survivors
- INNOVATION AWARD
- Elden Ring
- IMMORTALITY
- Neon White
- Pentiment
- Stray
- Honorable Mentions:
- Cult of the Lamb
- Dwarf Fortress
- God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Trombone Champ
- BEST NARRATIVE
- God of War Ragnarök
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
- IMMORTALITY
- Pentiment
- Return to Monkey Island
- Honorable Mentions:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Citizen Sleeper
- Horizon Forbidden West
- NORCO
- Roadwarden
- SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
- As Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling - Extinction Is Forever
- I Was A Teenage Exocolonist
- OlliOlli World
- We Are OFK
- Honorable Mentions:
- Before Your Eyes
- God of War Ragnarök
- Hindsight
- NORCO
- Terra Nil
- BEST TECHNOLOGY
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Honorable Mentions:
- Dwarf Fortress
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- IMMORTALITY
- Stray
- Teardown
- BEST VISUAL ART
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Pentiment
- Stray
- Honorable Mentions:
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- OlliOlli World
- TUNIC
- GAME OF THE YEAR
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- IMMORTALITY
- Pentiment
- Stray
- TUNIC
- Honorable Mentions:
- Citizen Sleeper
- Cult of the Lamb
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Marvel Snap
- Neon White
- Vampire Survivors
Don’t forget to vote for your favorite game. Voting closes February 9.
