Game Developer’s Choice Awards Nominees Have Been Revealed, With Astro Bot And Black Myth: Wukong Leading The Nominations

GDC has just revealed the nominees for its annual Game Developer’s Choice Awards, an awards show where all the games on the list are chosen, voted on and finalized by game developers.

Similar to the DICE Awards, it’s an awards show of game developers acknowledging their peers, and the innovations they saw in the industry in the past year.

Five games across nine categories each made the final cut, though if you think a game is missing from a category, then you might be able to find it in the Honorable Mentions that GDC lists for each category.

Astro Bot and Black Myth: Wukong lead the way with seven nominations each, including a nomination for Game of the Year, while Animal Well trailed behind with five nominations, and Balatro picked up four nominations.

You can check out the full list of nominees and the honorable mentions for each category for yourself, below.

Game Developer’s Choice Awards Nominees

Best Audio

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Honorable Mentions: Balatro, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Neva, Silent Hill 2

Best Debut

• 1000xResist
• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Pacific Drive
• Tiny Glade

Honorable Mentions: Manor Lords, Mullet Madjack, The Plucky Squire

Best Design

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Lorelai and the Laser Eyes

Honorable Mentions: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Satisfactory, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, UFO 50

Innovation Award

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• UFO 50

Honorable Mentions: Helldivers 2, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Thank Goodness You’re Here!, The Plucky Squire, Tiny Glade

Best Narrative

• 1000xResist
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Mouthwashing

Honorable Mentions: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Frostpunk 2, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Neva, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Best Technology

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Helldivers 2
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Tiny Glade

Honorable Mentions: Animal Well, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Satisfactory, Tekken 8

Best Visual Art

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Neva

Honorable Mentions: Balatro, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Tiny Glade, Ultros

Social Impact

• 1000xResist
• Astro Bot
• Frostpunk 2
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Neva

Honorable Mentions: Closer the Distance, Distant Bloom, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Game Of The Year

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Helldivers 2
• Metaphor: ReFantazio

Honorable Mentions: Animal Well, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Satisfactory, UFO 50

Source – [GDC]