The 11th annual New York Game Awards will go live this February 1st at 8 PM EST and the nominees have been revealed.
Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year:
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Deathloop
Dorfromantik
Halo Infinite
Life Is Strange: True Colors
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Resident Evil: Village
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game:
Before I forget
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Death’s Door
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Genesis Noir
Little Nightmares 2
Sable
Wildermyth
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game:
Chicken Police – Paint It Red
Life Is Strange: True Colors
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Persona 5 Strikers
Psychonauts 2
Resident Evil: Village
Strangeland
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World:
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Chicken Police – Paint it Red
Exo One
Far Cry 6
Monster Hunter Rise
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil: Village
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game:
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Everhood
Far Cry 6 – Pedro Bromfman
Genesis Noir
Life Is Strange: True Colors
NBA 2K 22
Sable
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game:
Erika Mori – Alex Chen – Life Is Strange – True Colors
Giancarlo Esposito – Far Cry 6
Maggie Robertson – Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil VIllage
Michael Mando as Vass Montengro – Vass Insanity, Far Cry 6
Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake in Deathloop
Sera-Lys McArthur as Thunderbird, North Star Rainbow Six Siege
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game:
Floor Plan 2
Mare – Quest
Ragnarock
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars Pinball VR
Traffic Jams
Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game:
Bowser’s Fury
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Death’s Door
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Miitopia
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game:
Fantasian
Crash on the Run
Marvel Future Revolution
NieR Re[in]carnation
Pikmin Bloom
Queen Rock Tour
Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes
Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake:
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Resident Evil 4 VR
Shadow Man Remastered
Super Mario 3D World
Captain Award for Best Esports Team:
Atlanta FaZe Clan (Call of Duty League)
EDward Gaming (League of Legends)
Natus Vincere (a.k.a. Na’Vi) (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive):
Team Spirit (Dota 2)
Joltin’ Joe Award for Best Esports Player of the Year:
Chris “Simp” Lehr (Call of Duty for Atlanta FaZe)
Genki “Gen” Kumisaka (Tekken 7 for Donuts USG)
Lee “Scout” Ye-chan (League of Legends for EDward Gaming)
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for Natus Vincere)
Tyson “TenZ” Ngo (Valorant for Sentinels)
Xin “Leave” Huang (Overwatch League for Chengdu Hunters)
Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism:
Rebekah Valentine – Investigative reporting
People Make Games – Video Series
Megan Farokhmanesh – Investigative reporting
Zoya Street – Essay
Renata Price – Reviews
Kirsten Grind, Ben Fritz, and Sarah E. Needleman – Activision/Kotick Investigations
Adam Siddiqui,
Managing Editor, NoobFeed