BAFTA Games Awards LIVE: All the nominations as they happen

Awards ceremony

The 2025 BAFTA Games Awards will take place at 7pm GMT on April 8 on BAFTA's YouTube and Twitch channels.

Best Game nominees

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Helldivers 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Thank Goodness You're Here!

Performer in a Leading Role nominees

• Alec Newman as Cameron 'Caz' McLeary in Still Wakes the Deep
• Isabella Inchbald as Indika in Indika
• Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2
• Humberly Gonzalez as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
• Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Y'lan Noel as Troy Marshall in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

British Game nominees

• A Highland Song
• LEGO Horizon Adventures
• Paper Trail
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Still Wakes the Deep
• Thank Goodness You're Here!

Narrative nominees

• Black Myth: Wukong
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Still Wakes the Deep

Technical Achievement nominees

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Tiny Glade
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

New Intellectual Property (IP) nominees

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Still Wakes the Deep
• Thank Goodness You're Here!

Game Beyond Entertainment nominees

• Botany Manor
• Kind Words 2 (Lofi City Pop)
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
• Tetris Forever
• Vampire Therapist

Family nominees

• Astro Bot
• Cat Quest III
• LEGO Horizon Adventures
• Little Kitty, Big City
• The Plucky Squire
• Super Mario Party Jamboree

Music nominees

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Helldivers 2
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Star Wars Outlaws

Audio Achievement nominees

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Helldivers 2
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Still Wakes the Deep

Debut Game nominees

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Pacific Drive
• The Plucky Squire
• Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
• Thank Goodness You're Here!

Evolving Game nominees

• Diablo IV
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• No Man's Sky
• Sea of Thieves
• Vampire Survivors
• World of Warcraft

Artistic Achievement nominees

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Harold Halibut
• Neva
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Still Wakes the Deep

Multiplayer nominees

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• LEGO Horizon Adventures
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• Tekken 8
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Animation nominees

• Astro Bot
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• LEGO Horizon Adventures
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Thank Goodness You're Here!
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Performer in a Supporting Role nominees

• Aldis Amah Hamilton as Astrior in Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Jon Blyth as Big Ron in Thank Goodness You're Here!
• Michael Abubakar as Brodie in Still Wakes the Deep
• Karen Dunbar as Finlay in Still Wakes the Deep
• Matt Berry as Herbert the Gardner in Thank Goodness You're Here!
• Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen as The Furies in Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Game Design nominees

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Helldivers 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Tactical Breach Wizards

Here we go

The BAFTA Games Awards ceremony revealing the nominees in 17 different categories is underway.

Most Influential Game of All Time

Every year there is a category where players can vote and choose a game to win a special award.

This year's is for Most Influential Game of All Time where people can vote for their favourite.

"'Most influential game' can means different things to different people," the category's bio said.

"Perhaps it's a game that birthed a genre, one that defined an era, or one that set the standards for storytelling and interactivity. Perhaps it's a game whose influence crosses into films, TV and music, which we still see today. It could even be a game that's had a big influence on you, personally, changing the way you look at the world."

People have until March 20 at 5pm GMT to cast their vote and the winner will be announced ahead of the BAFTA Games Awards ceremony on April 8.

Best Game category longlist

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Helldivers 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Thank Goodness You're Here!
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

British Game category longlist

• Botany Manor
• Crow Country
• EA Sports F1 24
• A Highland Song
• LEGO Horizon Adventures
• Paper Trail
• Planet Coaster 2
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Still Wakes the Deep
• Thank Goodness You're Here!

Performer in a Supporting Role category longlist

• Aldis Amah Hamilton as Astrior in Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• John Eric Bentley as Barret Wallace in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Jon Blyth as Big Ron in Thank Goodness You're Here!
• Michael Abubakar as Brodie in Still Wakes the Deep
• Adam McNamara as Captain Sevastus Acheran in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
• Karen Dunbar as Finlay in Still Wakes the Deep
• Troy Baker as Harvey Dent, Rat King, Two-Face and Joker in Batman: Arkham Shadow
• Matt Berry as Herbert the Gardner in Thank Goodness You're Here!
• Craig Lee Thomas as Super Earth Spokesperson in Helldivers 2
• Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen as The Furies in Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Performer in a Leading Role category longlist

• Roger Craig Smith as Batman, Bruce Wayne, Matches Malone in Batman: Arkham Shadow
• Alec Newman as Cameron 'Caz' McLeary in Still Wakes the Deep
• Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Isabella Inchbald as Indika in Indika
• Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2
• Humberly Gonzalez as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
• Clive Standen as Lieutenant Demetrian Titus in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
• Em Humble as Marge, Florence, Carrie, Nick, Chimney Sweep Sue and more in Thank Goodness You're Here!
• Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Y'lan Noel as Troy Marshall in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

Technical Achievement category longlist

• Astro Bot
• Batman: Arkham Shadow
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Helldivers 2
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Silent Hill 2
• Tiny Glade
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

New Intellectual Property (IP) category longlist

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Little Kitty, Big City
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Pacific Drive
• The Plucky Squire
• Stellar Blade
• Still Wakes the Deep
• Thank Goodness You're Here!

Narrative category longlist

• Black Myth: Wukong
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  
• Helldivers 2
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Pacific Drive
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Still Wakes the Deep

Music category longlist

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Helldivers 2
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Star Wars Outlaws

Multiplayer category longlist

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• EA Sports FC 25
• Helldivers 2
• LEGO Horizon Adventures
• Star Wars: Hunters
• Super Mario Party Jamboree
• Tekken 8
• UFO 50
• V Rising
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Game Design category longlist

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Helldivers 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Pacific Drive
• Tactical Breach Wizards
• UFO 50
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Game Beyond Entertainment category longlist

• Botany Manor
• Frostpunk 2
• Indika
• Kind Words 2 (Lofi City Pop)
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
• Tetris Forever
• Vampire Therapist

Family category longlist

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Cat Quest III
• EA Sports FC 25
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• LEGO Horizon Adventures
• Little Kitty, Big City
• Planet Coaster 2
• The Plucky Squire
• Super Mario Party Jamboree

Evolving Game category longlist

• Baldur's Gate 3
• Diablo IV
• Factorio
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Hitman: World of Assassination
• Minecraft
• No Man's Sky
• Sea of Thieves
• Vampire Survivors
• World of Warcraft

Debut Game category longlist

• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Botany Manor
• Harold Halibut
• Little Kitty, Big City
• Pacific Drive
• The Plucky Squire
• Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
• Thank Goodness You're Here!
• Tiny Glade

Audio Achievement category longlist

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Helldivers 2
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Still Wakes the Deep

Artistic Achievement category longlist

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Harold Halibut
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Neva
• Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
• Still Wakes the Deep
• Thank Goodness You're Here!

Animation category longlist

• Astro Bot
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Harold Halibut
• Helldivers 2
• LEGO Horizon Adventures
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
• Thank Goodness You're Here!
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

What's been announced so far

A total of 58 games have made the longlist across 17 categories with 10 games in each category at present.

These games were voted by BAFTA's 1,300 games members.

During today's ceremony, this will get whittled down following further voting. Best Game is the most coveted award.

Ahead of the ceremony, we'll go through the longlist for each category.

The main awards ceremony itself takes place on April 8.

When and where to watch

The 2025 BAFTA Games Awards nominations will be made at 2pm GMT / 9am ET / 6am PT.

A ceremony, expected to be 30 minutes in length, will be held and broadcast live on BAFTA's official YouTube and Twitch channels.