Returnal and It Takes Two lead 2022 BAFTA Games nominations

The nominations for the 2022 BAFTA Games Awards have been announced, with Returnal and It Takes Two leading the pack with eight nominations each.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has picked up seven nominations, while Forza Horizon 5 and Psychonauts 2 have both received six.

The EE Game of the Year, which is the only category voted for by the public, has now opened its voting with Chicory: A Colorful Tale, DEATHLOOP, The Forgotten City, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread and Unpacking making the shortlist.

The full list of nominees are as follows:

2022 BAFTA GAMES AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Animation

• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• It Takes Two
• Kena Bridge Of Spirits
• Life is Strange: True Colors
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Artistic Achievement

• The Artful Escape
• It Takes Two
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil: Village
• Returnal

Audio Achievement

• The Artful Escape
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• Deathloop
• Halo Infinite
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Returnal

Best Game

• Deathloop
• Forza Horizon 5
• Inscryption
• It Takes Two
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Returnal

British Game

• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
• Death’s Door
• Fights In Tight Spaces
• Forza Horizon 5
• Overboard!
• Sable

Best Debut Game

• The Artful escape
• Eastward
• The Forgotten City
• Genesis Noir
• Maquette
• Toem

Evolving Game

• Among Us
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Apex Legends
• Disco Elysium – The Final Cut
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

Family

• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Forza Horizon 5
• Mario Part Superstars
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Unpacking

Games Beyond Entertainment

• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
• Before Your Eyes
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Game Builder Garage
• It Takes Two
• Psychonauts 2

Game Design

• Deathloop
• Forza Horizon 5
• Inscryption
• It Takes Two
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Returnal

Multiplayer

• Back 4 Blood
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• Forza Horizon 5
• Halo Infinite
• Hell Let loose
• It Takes Two

Music

• Deathloop
• Far Cry 6
• Halo Infinite
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Returnal

Narrative

• It Takes Two
• Life Is Strange True Colors
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Psychonauts 2
• Returnal
• Unpacking

Original Property

• Deathloop
• Death’s Door
• Inscryption
• It Takes Two
• Returnal
• Unpacking

Technical Achievement

• Forza Horizon 5
• Hitman 3
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil Village
• Returnal

2021’s BAFTA Game Awards saw Hades sweep the event taking home 5 prizes including Game of the Year. 

With a record number of votes cast, The Last of Us Part II also picked up the EE Game of the Year award.

Elsewhere, Phobia Game Studio’s horror title Carrion won best Debut, Ghost of Tsushima took Audio Achievement, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales won the Music prize, Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition took Original Property, and Sea of Thieves won Evolving Game.

Media Molecule’s Dreams won in the Technical Achievement category and its studio director Siobhan Reddy was awarded the Fellowship, BAFTA’s highest honour, for her pioneering work on diversity and creative working culture.