Sono state annunciate le nomination per i Game Developers Choice Awards 2022, con la lista completa dei finalisti in lizza per un premio. Nell'elenco spiccano nomi come Deathloop, Forza Horizon 5 e It Takes Two.
Game Developers Choice Awards 2022, i finalisti
BEST AUDIO
- Returnal (Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal / Square Enix)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
Honorable Mentions: Halo Infinite (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios), It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts), Genesis Noir (Feral Cat Den / Fellow Traveller), Kid A Mnesia: Exhibition (Arbitrarily Good Productions, Namethemachine / Epic Games), Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
BEST DEBUT
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Valheim (Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Publishing)
- Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games / WhisperGames)
- The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive)
- Sable (Shedworks / Raw Fury)
Honorable Mentions: Genesis Noir (Feral Cat Den / Fellow Traveller), ElecHead (Tsuyomi / NamaTakahashi), Unsighted (Studio Pixel Punk, Humble)
BEST DESIGN
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
- Halo Infinite (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)
Honorable Mentions: Resident Evil Village (Capcom), Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble), Death's Door (Acid Nerve, Devolver Digital), Loop Hero (Four Quarters, Devolver Digital)
INNOVATION AWARD
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
- Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games / WhisperGames)
- Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble)
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Honorable Mentions: Returnal (Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment), Chicory: A Colorful Tale (The Chicory: A Colorful Tale Team / Finji), Loop Hero (Four Quarters, Devolver Digital)
BEST NARRATIVE
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal / Square Enix)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
- Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble)
Honorable Mentions: Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab), Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine / Square Enix), The Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller / Dear Villagers), Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital), Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games / WhisperGames)
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
- Before Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games / Skybound Games)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
- Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine / Square Enix)
- Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale (The Chicory: A Colorful Tale Team / Finji)
Honorable Mentions: Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
BEST TECHNOLOGY
- Halo Infinite (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Returnal (Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hitman 3 (IO Interactive)
Honorable Mentions: Battlefield 2042 (EA DICE / Electronic Arts), Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
BEST VISUAL ART
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
Honorable Mentions: The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive), Resident Evil Village (Capcom), Genesis Noir (Feral Cat Den / Fellow Traveller), Returnal (Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment), Sable (Shedworks / Raw Fury)
GAME OF THE YEAR
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
Honorable Mentions: Halo Infinite (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios), Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos-Montréal / Square Enix), Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios), Chicory: A Colorful Tale (The Chicory: A Colorful Tale Team / Finji), Death's Door (Acid Nerve / Devolver Digital)
La cerimonia di assegnazione dei Game Developers Choice Awards 2022 si terrà il 23 marzo, in concomitanza con gli Independent Games Festival Awards 2022 (qui i finalisti), nella cornice della GDC 2022. L'evento si svolgerà presso il Moscone Convention Center di San Francisco dal 21 al 25 marzo.
Come accennato in apertura, i giochi che hanno ricevuto più nomination sono stati Deathloop (sei nomination), It Takes Two (cinque nomination) e Forza Horizon 5 (quattro nomination). Tutti e tre concorrono per il premio di Game of the Year.
