Ghost of Tsushima, Hades and Last of Us 2 lead GDC 2021 Awards nominations

Each game up for six prizes, with Half-Life: Alyx nominated for five

Ghost of Tsushima, Hades and Last of Us 2 lead GDC 2021 Awards nominations

Nominations for the 2021 Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced.

The developer-picked nominations (see the full list below) are led by Sucker Punch ProductionsGhost of Tsushima and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 2, and Supergiant Games’ Hades, which are each nominated for six awards.

Valve’s virtual reality game Half-Life: Alyx is up for five prizes, with all four aforementioned titles nominated for the Game of the Year award, along with Nintendo’s Animal Crossing New Horizons.

Media Molecule’s game creation platform Dreams is nominated for the Innovation, Best Technology and Best VR/AR Game awards.

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony taking place at GDC 2021 on July 21.

Event organiser Informa Tech confirmed in February that GDC 2021 will be an all-digital affair.

GDC 2021 is set to take place from July 19-23 and will feature over 400 unique sessions.

Ghost of Tsushima, Hades and Last of Us 2 lead GDC 2021 Awards nominations
Hades swept the 2021 BAFTA Games Awards with five wins including the top prize

GDC 2021 Awards nominations

BEST AUDIO
BEST DEBUT
  • Phasmophobia (Kinetic Games)
  • Umurangi Generation (Origame Digital / Playism, Origame Digital)
  • Carrion (Phobia Game Studio / Devolver Digital)
  • Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry / Playstack)
  • Raji: An Ancient Epic (Nodding Heads Games / Super!Com)
BEST DESIGN
  • Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Hades (Supergiant Games)
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo EPD/ Nintendo)
  • Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
INNOVATION AWARD
BEST MOBILE GAME
BEST NARRATIVE
  • Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (Cardboard Computer / Annapurna Interactive)
  • Final Fantasy VII: Remake (Square Enix)
  • Hades (Supergiant Games)
  • The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST TECHNOLOGY
  • The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
  • Dreams (Media Molecule / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios)
BEST VISUAL ART
BEST VR/AR GAME
GAME OF THE YEAR
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo EPD/ Nintendo)
  • The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
  • Hades (Supergiant Games)
  • Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
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