The nominees for the DICE Awards 2026 have been announced

As the countdown begins for one of the most prestigious nights in the gaming world, the DICE Awards 2026 nominees have been officially announced. This year, a total of 65 games will compete in 23 different categories, bringing together the titles that will leave their mark on 2025 on the same stage. The DICE Awards 2026 list presents a comprehensive picture of the year’s gaming landscape, showcasing both big-budget projects and independent titles.

DICE Awards 2026 All Categories and Nominees

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yotei
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• South of Midnight
• The Midnight Walk

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yotei
• The Midnight Walk

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Esquie
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Maelle
• Dispatch – Courtney / Invisigal
• Dispatch – Robert Robertson III / Mecha Man
• Ghost of Yotei – Atsu

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yotei
• Herdling
• Mario Kart World
• Sword of the Sea

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• ARC Raiders
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yotei
• Lumines Arise
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Consume Me
• despelote
• South of Midnight
• The Drifter

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• ARC Raiders
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• DOOM: The Dark Ages

Action Game of the Year

• Absolum
• ARC Raiders
• DOOM: The Dark Ages
• Hades II
• Ninja Gaiden 4

Adventure Game of the Year

• Blue Prince
• Dispatch
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Ghost of Yotei
• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Family Game of the Year

• LEGO Party!
• LEGO Voyagers
• Lumines Arise
• MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
• POPUCOM

Fighting Game of the Year

• 2XKO
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2
• FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
• WWE 2K25

Racing Game of the Year

• EA SPORTS F1 25
• Kirby Air Riders
• Mario Kart World
• Wheel World

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• The Outer Worlds 2

Sports Game of the Year

• EA SPORTS FC 26
• PGA Tour 2K25
• MLB The Show 25
• NBA 2K26
• Rematch

Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year

• The Alters
• Drop Duchy
• Europa Universalis V
• The King Is Watching
• StarVaders

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• Baby Steps
• Blue Prince
• Consume Me
• despelote
• Dispatch

Mobile Game of the Year

• Persona5: The Phantom X
• Umamusume: Pretty Derby
• WHAT THE CLASH?
• Where Winds Meet

Online Game of the Year

• ARC Raiders
• Battlefield 6
• Mario Kart World
• Marvel Rivals
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yotei
• Hades II
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Game of the Year

• ARC Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yotei

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