2018 BAFTA Games Award Nominations Announced

The 2018 BAFTA Games Awards nominations have been announced.

A total of 45 games have been recognised, showcasing the very best games of the past 12 months and highlighting an outstanding level of creative excellence from a broad range of UK and international development teams, and a new category; Game Beyond Entertainment, has also been introduced to recognise games that deliver a transformational experience beyond pure entertainment, exploring a range of social issues.

The award winners will be announced at a special ceremony on Thursday 12 April at Troxy, London and live streamed on all major social, online and gaming platforms: bafta.org/games/howtowatch

Full list of nominees:

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

• CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
• GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
• HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
• HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
• THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY Development Team - Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

• CALL OF DUTY: WORLD WAR II Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision
• DESTINY 2 Development Team – Bungie/Activision
• HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE David Garcia Diaz - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
• HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
• STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II Development Team – DICE/Electronic Arts
• UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY Development Team - Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

BEST GAME

• ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft
• HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
• HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
• THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

BRITISH GAME

• HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
• MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games
• REIGNS: HER MAJESTY Leigh Alexander, François Alliot, Arnaud De Bock - Nerial Ltd/ Devolver Digital 
• THE SEXY BRUTALE Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale - Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works/ Tequila Works
• SNIPER ELITE 4 Development Team – Rebellion/ Rebellion 
• TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II Development Team - Creative Assembly/ SEGA

DEBUT GAME

• CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
• GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
• HOLLOW KNIGHT Development Team - Team Cherry/Team Cherry
• NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/Finji
• THE SEXY BRUTALE Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale - Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works/Tequila Works
• SLIME RANCHER Development Team - Monomi Park/Monomi Park

EVOLVING GAME

• CLASH ROYALE Development Team – Supercell/ Supercell
• FINAL FANTASY XV Hajime Tabata – Square Enix/ Square Enix
• FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/ Epic Games
• OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment
• PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.
• TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX SIEGE Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft

FAMILY

• JUST DANCE 2018 Development Team - Ubisoft Paris/ Ubisoft
• LEGO WORLDS Development Team - TT Games/ WB Games 
• MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE Development Team – Ubisoft/ Ubisoft
• MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games
• SNIPPERCLIPS Development Team - SFB Games/ Nintendo
• SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

• BURY ME, MY LOVE Development Team - The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius
• HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
• LAST DAY OF JUNE Massimo Guarini, Elia Randon, Andrew Thompson – Ovosonico/505 Games
• LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM Development Team - Deck Nine Games, Square Enix/Square Enix
• NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji 
• SEA HERO QUEST VR Matthew Hyde, Max Scott-Slade, Hugo Scott-Slade – Glitchers/ Glitchers

GAME DESIGN

• ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft
• HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
• THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• NIER AUTOMATA Development Team - Platinum Games; Square Enix/ Square Enix
• SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

GAME INNOVATION

• GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
• HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
• THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• NIER AUTOMATA Development Team - Platinum Games; Square Enix/Square Enix
• SNIPPERCLIPS Development Team - SFB Games/Nintendo
• WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

MOBILE GAME

• BURY ME, MY LOVE Development Team - The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius
• GOLF CLASH Paul Gouge, Alex Rigby, Gareth Jones – Playdemic/Playdemic
• GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
• KAMI 2 Development Team - State of Play/State of Play
• MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games
• STRANGER THINGS: THE GAME Development Team - BonusXP, Inc./BonusXP, Inc.

MULTIPLAYER

• DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2 Development Team - Larian Studios/ Larian Studios Games
• FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/ Epic Games
• GANG BEASTS Development Team – Boneloaf/ Double Fine Productions
• PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.
• SPLATOON 2 Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• STAR TREK BRIDGE CREW Development Team - Red Storm Entertainment/ Ubisoft

MUSIC

• CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
• GET EVEN Development Team – The Farm 51/ Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe
• HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE David Garcia Diaz, Andy LaPlegua - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
• HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
• THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
• WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Jeff Russo - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

NARRATIVE

• HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Tameem Antoniades - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd
• HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
• NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji
• TACOMA Steve Gaynor, Karla Zimonja – Fullbright/ Fullbright
• WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive
• WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS Jens Matthies, Tommy Tordsson Björk, Tom Keegan - Machine Games/ Bethesda

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

• CUPHEAD Chad Moldenhauer, Jared Moldenhauer - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.
• GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive
• HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
• NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji
• PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.
• WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

PERFORMER

• ABUBAKAR SALIM as Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins
• ASHLY BURCH as Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn
• CLAUDIA BLACK as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
• LAURA BAILEY as Nadine Ross in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
• MELINA JUERGENS as Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
• VALERIE ROSE LOHMAN as Edith Finch in What Remains of Edith Finch