Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has proven to be quite the awards magnet, and that trend looks set to continue as the BAFTA Games Awards rolls into view.
All the nominations for the upcoming awards ceremony have been announced, and Sandfall Interactive’s debut game leads the charge with a total of 12 nods.
Ben Starr, Jennifer English, Charlie Cox, and Kirsty Rider are all nominated for their performances in the game, and the RPG is also up for awards in artistic achievement, audio, debut game, game design, and best game, among others.
Dispatch has the next most nominations with nine, then it’s Ghost of Yotei with eight. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach also shows up with seven noms of its own.
Here’s the full rundown:
Animation
- Battlefield 6
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- 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
Best Game
- ARC Raiders
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- 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 Chornobyl
Game Design
- Ball X Pit
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- 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 2
New Intellectual Property
- The Alters
- ARC Raiders
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- South of Midnight
- Split Fiction
Performer in a Leading Role
- Aaron Paul (Dispatch)
- Ben Starr (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei)
- Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Tom McKay (Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2)
- Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
Performer in a Supporting Role
- Alix Wilton Regan (Lies of P: Overture)
- Charlie Cox (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Jane Perry (Dead Take)
- Jeffrey Wright (Dispatch)
- Kirsty Rider (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Troy Baker (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
The BAFTA Games Awards show is set for 17th April 2026, so we’ll find out all the winners in about a month’s time. What are your thoughts on the nominees? Tell us in the comments section below.
