The nominations for the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards are in! This is a very special night in the games calendar, celebrating all the top titles that were released in the last year. It’s been a hard year for the games industry, with layoffs, cancelled games and ‘flops’ left, right and center. But it’s also been a year full of surprises - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dispatch and who could forget Death Stranding 2: On the Beach?
The 22nd BAFTA Games Awards will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London on Friday 17 April 2026. The Awards will be available to watch on BAFTA YouTube.
Tara Saunders, chair of BAFTA’s Games Committee, said: “Today’s nominations recognise 42 outstanding games that highlight the very best of the global games industry. This year’s nominations reflect an industry reshaping itself – with a vibrant mix of established studios standing alongside a wide range of independent studios, and a number of development teams earning nominations for the first time. The exceptional craft, artistry and innovation behind these titles shines through. A nomination is an extraordinary achievement, and I extend my warmest congratulations to every nominee for their innovation, hard work and resilience.”
Leading the nominations this year is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with 12 nominations. Nine nominations for Dispatch. Eight nominations for Ghost of Yōtei!
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Nine out of the 12 nominees in the performance categories receive their first BAFTA nomination, Ben Starr, Charlie Cox, Jennifer English and Kirsty Rider for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Aaron Paul and Jeffrey Wright for Dispatch; Erika Ishii for Ghost of Yōtei; Tom McKay for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II; Alix Wilton Regan for Lies of P: Overture.
There are plenty of other titles in the running, everything from horror to cosy represented. It’s so nice to see a wide range of games in contention for the crown.
Here's the full list of nominations
Animation
Battlefield 6
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Dispatch
Ghost of Yotei
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Artistic Achievement
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Dispatch
Ghost of Yotei
Hollow Knight: Silksong
South of Midnight
Audio Achievement
ARC Raiders
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Dispatch
Ghost of Yotei
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
British Game
Atomfall
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Mafia: The Old Country
Monument Valley 3
Powerwash Simulator 2
Two Point Museum
Debut Game
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Consume Me
Despelote
Dispatch
The Midnight Walk
Evolving Game
Fallout 76
Helldivers 2
Hitman: World of Assassination
No Man's Sky
Vampire Survivors
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Family
Donkey Kong Bananza
Is This Seat Taken?
LEGO Party!
Mario Kart World
Powerwash Simulator 2
Two Point Museum
Game Beyond Entertainment
The Alters
And Roger
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Consume Me
Despelote
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
Game Design
Ball x Pit
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ghost of Yotei
Hades II
Split Fiction
Multiplayer
ARC Raiders
Dune: Awakening
Elden Ring Nightreign
LEGO Party!
Peak
Split Fiction
Music
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Dispatch
Ghost of Yotei
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Narrative
The Alters
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
New Intellectual Property
The Alters
ARC Raiders
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dispatch
South of Midnight
Split Fiction
Performer in a Leading Role
Aaron Paul as Robert Robertson in Dispatch
Ben Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of Yotei
Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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
Charlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Jane Perry as Lia Cain in Dead Take
Jeffrey Wright as Chase in Dispatch
Kirsty Rider as Lune in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Troy Baker as Higgs in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Technical Achievement
ARC Raiders
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
DOOM: The Dark Ages
Ghost of Yotei
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Split Fiction
Best Game
ARC Raiders
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dispatch
Ghost of Yotei
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Nominations are correct at the time of going to print. BAFTA reserves the right to make changes to the names listed at any time up until 17 April 2026.