Your Predictions - The Game Awards 2026

Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

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Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction.

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For outstanding storytelling and narrative development.

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For outstanding creative and artistic design.

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For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

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For the best game audio and sound design.

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For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

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For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

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For the best game playable on a mobile device.

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For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

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For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.

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For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

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For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression.

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For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences.

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For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

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Best game focused on real-time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay.

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For the best traditional or non-traditional sports or racing game.

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For the best game in the fighting genre.

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Best debut game created by an independent studio or individual.

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Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology, and content to help games be played by an even wider audience.

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For the best adaptation of a video game property to another medium (film, TV, etc.).

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For an upcoming game that has generated significant excitement and anticipation.

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