BAFTA Game Awards 2026 nominations revealed, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads in nine categories

The 2026 BAFTA Awards nominations have been revealed, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 receiving 12 nominations, including Best Game.

Sandfall Interactive’s debut title was also recognised in the narrative, game design, artistic and audio achievement categories, as well as both performance awards.

Ben Starr and Jennifer English were nominated for Performer in a Leading Role, while Charlie Cox and Kirsty Rider were listed in the supporting role category.

AdHoc Studio’s episodic title Dispatch received nine nominations, including Best Game, music, and debut game, as well as both performance categories.

Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Yōtei was also nominated for Best Game and appeared in seven more categories, including technical achievement, music, animation, and performance in a leading role for Erika Ishii.

17 of the 42 studios nominated for this year’s awards are first-timers, including Dogubomb, Embark Studios, and Sandfall Interactive.

“Today’s nominations recognise 42 outstanding games that highlight the very best of the global games industry,” said BAFTA Games Committee chair Tara Saunders.

“This year’s nominations reflect an industry reshaping itself – with a vibrant mix of established studios standing alongside a wide range of independent studios, and a number of development teams earning nominations for the first time.”

“The exceptional craft, artistry and innovation behind these titles shines through. A nomination is an extraordinary achievement, and I extend my warmest congratulations to every nominee for their innovation, hard work and resilience.”

The winners will be announced on April 17, 2026, at the 22nd BAFTA Game Awards in London.

Here are the full list of nominations:

Best Game

• Arc Raiders (Embark Studios)
• Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury)
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
• Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)
• Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames/Bethesda)

Debut Game

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Consume Me (Jenny Jiao Hsia, AP Thomson, Jie En Lee, Violet W-P, Ken “coda” Snyder/Hexecutable)
• Despelote (Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena/Panic)
• Dispatch
• The Midnight Walk (MoonHood/Fast Travel Games)

British Game

• Atomfall (Rebellion)
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector (Jump Over the Age/Fellow Traveller)
• Mafia: The Old Country (Hangar 13/2K)
• Monument Valley 3 (Ustwo Games)
• Powerwash Simultator 2 (FuturLab)
• Two Point Museum (Two Point Studios/Sega)

Evolving Game

• Fallout 76 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
• Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Hitman World of Assassination (IO Interactive)
• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
• Vampire Survivors (Poncle)
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment Publishing)

Multiplayer

• Arc Raiders
• Dune: Awakening (Funcom)
• Elden Ring Nightreign (From Software/Bandai Namco)
• Lego Party (SMG Studio/Fictions)
• Peak (Aggro Crab & Landfall)
• Split Fiction

Family

• Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
• Is This Seat Taken? (Poti Poti/Wholesome Games Presents)
• Lego Party
• Mario Kart World (Nintendo)
• Powerwash Simulator 2
• Two Point Museum

Game Beyond Entertainment

• The Alters (11 Bit Studios)
• And Roger (TearyHand Studio/Kodansha)
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Consume Me
• Despelote
• Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl (GSC Game World)

Game Design

• Ball x Pit (Kenny Sun & Friends/Devolver Digital)
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades 2
• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)

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 (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)

Performer in a Leading Role

• Aaron Paul as Robert Robertson in Dispatch
• Ben Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of Yōtei
• Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Tom McKay in Henry Of Skalitz in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Troy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Performer in a Supporting Role

• Alix Wilton Regan as Lea Florence Monad in Lies Of P: Overture
• Charlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Jane Perry as Lia Cain in Dead Take
• Jeffrey Wright as Chase in Dispatch
• Kirsty Rider as Lune in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Troy Baker as Higgs in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Animation

• Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/Electronic Arts)
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades 2 (Supergiant Games)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Artistic Achievement

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios)

Audio Achievement

• Arc Raiders
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Music

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Lorien Testard, Alice Duport-Percier
• Death Stranding 2 – Hideo Kojima, Woodkid, Ludvig Forssell
• Dispatch – Andrew Arcadi, Skyler Barto
• Ghost of Yōtei – Toma Otowa, Peter Scaturro, Keith Leary
• Hollow Knight: Silksong – Christopher Larkin
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Gordy Haab, Pete Ward, Christoffer Larsson

New Intellectual Property

• The Alters
• Arc Raiders
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Dispatch
• South of Midnight
• Split Fiction

Technical Achievement

• Arc Raiders
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda)
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Split Fiction