BAFTA Games Awards 2026: 64 Video Games Announced In Longlist

The longlist has been unveiled for the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards.

On 17 April 2026, the prestigious BAFTA Games Awards will return, an occasion designed to honour the very best video game releases of the past year.

The finalised nominees will be unveiled on 12 March but ahead of that date, a longlist has been revealed.

The 64 games included on the longlist inch one step closer to gaining a BAFTA nod, having already been recognised by BAFTA’s 1,700 members to have reached this stage.

Those BAFTA members, composed of games industry professionals, will now be charged with narrowing down the official nominees for each of the ceremony’s 17 categories.

All members will vote for Best Game and British Game, with nominee selection kicking off in February of next year; specialist curated juries will tackle all remaining categories.

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In total, 255 games were considered by BAFTA members, released between 16 November 2024 and 14 November 2025.

The Evolving Game category is an exception to this rule.

Longlisted Games, Separated By Category

ANIMATION

• Assassin's Creed Shadows
• Battlefield 6
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Dispatch
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• South of Midnight
• Sword of the Sea

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

• ARC Raiders
• Battlefield 6
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Split Fiction
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

BEST GAME

• ARC Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Split Fiction

BRITISH GAME

• Atomfall
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• F1 25
• Jurassic World Evolution 3
• Little Nightmares III
• Mafia: The Old Country
• Monument Valley 3
• PowerWash Simulator 2
• Two Point Museum
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

DEBUT GAME

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Consume Me
• Date Everything!
• despelote
• Dispatch
• Is This Seat Taken?
• The Midnight Walk
• The Rogue Prince of Persia
• Tiny Bookshop

EVOLVING GAME

• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Fallout 76
• Helldivers 2
• Hitman World of Assassination
• Marvel Rivals
• No Man's Sky
• Sea of Thieves
• The Elder Scrolls Online
• Vampire Survivors
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

FAMILY

• Donkey Kong Bananza
• EA SPORTS FC 26
• Is This Seat Taken?
• LEGO Party!
• Mario Kart World
• Monument Valley 3
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A
• PowerWash Simulator 2
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
• Two Point Museum

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

• and Roger
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Consume Me
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• despelote
• Monument Valley 3
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
• SILENT HILL f
• The Alters

GAME DESIGN

• BALL x PIT
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Split Fiction
• The Alters

MULTIPLAYER

• ARC Raiders
• Battlefield 6
• Borderlands 4
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• Dune: Awakening
• ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
• LEGO Party!
• Mario Kart World
• PEAK
• Split Fiction

MUSIC

• ARC Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Dispatch
• DOOM: The Dark Ages
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

NARRATIVE

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Split Fiction
• The Alters

NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• Absolum
• ARC Raiders
• Atomfall
• BALL x PIT
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Dispatch
• PEAK
• South of Midnight
• Split Fiction
• The Alters

PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE

• Aaron Paul as Robert Robertson in Dispatch
• Alex Jordan as Jan Dolski (s) in The Alters
• Ben Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of Yōtei
• Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Judy Alice Lee as Melinoë in Hades II
• Kaja Chan as Mio in Split Fiction
• Laura Bailey as Invisigal in Dispatch
• Suzie Yeung as Hinako Shimizu in SILENT HILL f
• Tom McKay as Henry of Skalitz in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Troy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Alix Wilton Regan as Lea Florence Monad in Lies of P: Overture
• Amelia Tyler as Hecate in Hades II
• Andy Serkis as Renoir in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Charlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• David Menkin as Hans in Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest
• Jane Perry as Lia Cain in Dead Take
• Jeffrey Wright as Chase in Dispatch
• Kirsty Rider as Lune in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Rich Keeble as Monoco in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Troy Baker as Higgs in Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

• ARC Raiders
• Battlefield 6
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• DOOM: The Dark Ages
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Split Fiction

“The BAFTA Games Awards longlists offers a fantastic opportunity to spotlight the creativity and craft shaping this year’s games, ahead of nominations on 12 March,” said chair of BAFTA’s Games Committee Tara Saunders.

“It’s a moment to acknowledge the breadth of remarkable work recognised by our wonderful BAFTA games members - 1,700 industry professionals whose expertise and passion continue to drive the games industry forward.

“This list showcases a wide range of games to dive into over the holiday season, honours the teams behind these standout titles, and shines a light on the incredible skill across our whole industry."