This year graced gamers with many strong performances, but only one can take home a Best Performance title at The Game Awards.

I t may not have the sheer quantity of high-quality games that last year had, but 2024 has been a surprisingly good year for video game releases. Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, STALKER

With only a month until the big show, the Game Awards 2024 nominations have been unveiled, setting the stage for an exciting celebration of the gaming industry’s top achievements.

LOS ANGELES — Ahead of next month's ceremony, The Game Awards announced the nominees for Game of the Year and many other categories Monday afternoon. The Game Awards is an annual ceremony that has been honoring achievements in the video game industry since it was first established in 2014.

Other categories honor much smaller projects that didn’t land nominations at The Game Awards. The nominees for Bite-Sized Game includes Buckshot Roulette and Clickolding, while Cryptmaster and Oddada are up for the show’s Innovation award. Here’s the full list of nominees.

The Game Awards' Best Game Direction category celebrates games with a unique and creative vision and design, but the winner is still not clear.