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BAFTA Announces Best Games List Ahead Of 2024 BAFTA Games Awards

Ahead of the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards, the organization decided to run down their complete list of what they thought was 2023's best.



Article Summary

  • BAFTA unveils the Best Games of 2023 list, quenching fans’ thirst before 2024's awards.
  • Over 60 standout titles from 2023 showcased, hinting at a fierce competition for the awards.
  • Top games across multiple genres highlighted, from evolving titles to family-friendly hits.
  • Anticipation builds with nominee reveal in March and the awards ceremony slated for April.

BAFTA decided to release a complete list of all their Best Games of 2023 as a prelude to the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards. The company ran down sixty games in alphabetical order, showing off what each of them had achieved in their eyes over the course of 2023. We have the full list for you below, as the nominees will be announced in March, followed by the awards in April.

BAFTA Announces Best Games List Ahead Of 2024 BAFTA Games Awards
BAFTA (British Academy Film and Television Awards) award statue trophy, photo by Lorna Roberts / Shutterstock.com.

Alan Wake 2 (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Best Game, Game Design, Music, Narrative, Technical Achievement, Performer in a Leading Role, Performer in a Supporting Role)

Assassin's Creed Mirage (Animation, Audio Achievement, Music)

Atomic Heart (Debut Game)

Baldur's Gate 3 (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Best Game, Game Design, Multiplayer, Music, Narrative, Technical Achievement, Performer in a Leading Role, Performer in a Supporting Role)

Battlefield 2042 (Evolving Game)

Bluey: The Videogame (Family)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Audio Achievement, Multiplayer, Technical Achievement)

Cassette Beasts (British Game)

Chants of Sennaar (Game Beyond Entertainment, New Intellectual Property)

Cocoon (Artistic Achievement, Best Game, Debut Game, Family, Game Design, New Intellectual Property)

Cyberpunk 2077 (Evolving Game, Performer in a Supporting Role)

Dve The Diver (Best Game, Debut Game, Family, Game Design, Narrative, New Intellectual Property)

Dead Island 2 (British Game)

Deliver Us Mars (Game Beyond Entertainment)

Diablo IV (Artistic Achievement, Multiplayer, Music, Narrative)

Disney Illusion Island (British Game, Family, Multiplayer)

Dredge (Best Game, Debut Game, Game Design, Narrative, New Intellectual Property)

EA Sports FC 24 (Family, Multiplayer)

EA Sports WRC (British Game)

En Garde! (Debut Game)

F1 23 (British Game)

Final Fantasy XIV: Online (Evolving Game)

Final Fantasy XVI (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Music, Narrative, Technical Achievement, Performer in a Leading Role, Performer in a Supporting Role)

Football Manager 2024 (British Game)

Fortnite (Evolving Game)

Forza Horizon 5 (Evolving Game)

Forza Motorsport (Multiplayer)

Genshin Impact (Evolving Game)

Goodbye Volcano High (Game Beyond Entertainment)

Hi-Fi Rush (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Family, Music, New Intellectual Property)

Hogwarts Legacy (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Best Game, Family, Game Design, Music, Narrative, Technical Achievement)

Horizon Call of the Mountain (Technical Achievement)

Jusant (Game Beyond Entertainment, New Intellectual Property)

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Best Game, Game Design, Music, Narrative, Technical Achievement)

LEGO 2K Drive (Family, Multiplayer)

Lies of P (New Intellectual Property)

Lords of the Fallen (Debut Game)

The Making of Karateka (Game Beyond Entertainment)

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Evolving Game)

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Best Game, Game Design, Music, Technical Achievement, Performer in a Leading Role, Performer in a Supporting Role)

Mortal Kombat 1 (Multiplayer)

No Man's Sky (Evolving Game)

Party Animals (Multiplayer)

Planet of Lana (Debut Game)

PowerWash Simulator (Evolving Game)

Sea of Stars (New Intellectual Property)

Sea of Thieves (Evolving Game)

Sonic Superstars (Family)

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Animation, Audio Achievement, Best Game, Music, Narrative, Performer in a Leading Role, Performer in a Supporting Role)

Starfield (Narrative, New Intellectual Property, Technical Achievement)

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Debut Game)

Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Animation, Artistic Achievement, Best Game, Family,Game Design, Multiplayer)

Tchia (Game Beyond Entertainment)

Terra Nil (Game Beyond Entertainment)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (British Game)

Thirsty Suitors (Game Beyond Entertainment)

Tron: Identity (British Game)

Venba (Debut Game, Game Beyond Entertainment)

Viewfinder (British Game, Debut Game, Game Beyond Entertainment, Game Design, New Intellectual Property, Technical Achievement)

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin (British Game)


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