The 2021 Game Awards nominees have been announced totalling 107 games, events, teams and individuals.

In contrast to many general film and TV awards, sci-fi is very well represented.

We've included a few of the major categories below with sci-fi nominees in bold.

Game of the Year

• Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)
• It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
• Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam/Nintendo)
• Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
• Resident Evil Village (Capcom)

Best Action/Adventure

• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/SQUARE ENIX)
• Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam/Nintendo)
• Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
• Resident Evil Village (Capcom)

Best Role Playing

• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
• Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom)
• Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco)
• Shin Megami Tensei V (Atlus/Sega)
• Tales of Arise (Bandai Namco)

The public can vote at www.thegameawards.com.

This year's awards ceremony will be held live on December 9 and also streamed online (free) on various platforms.

[ Main Image: The Game Awards 2021. Credit: TGA. ]

References

The Game Awards (November 16, 2021). Deathloop and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Lead Nominations for the Game Awards 2021.