BAFTA Games Awards nominees include Returnal, Deathloop, It Takes Two

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We’re into the second wave of Game of the Year gongs for 2021. Earlier this week saw gongs handed out at the annual DICE Awards, and yesterday saw the British Academy of Film and Television Arts unveil its nominees for this year’s iteration of the BAFTA Games Awards, scheduled for April 7.

Among a litany of excellent releases from gaming’s past year, it is Housemarque’s bullet-hell roguelike Returnal with the most to gain, having received a lofty eight nominations in categories including Best Game, Original Property, Narrative, Game Design, and Music. Also putting in an appearance is EA’s multiple Game of the Year winner It Takes Two, which will be looking to add a third “Best of” to its previous accolades, scored at The Game Awards and The DICE Awards.

Also in the running amongst the 16 BAFTA categories are Arkane’s chrono-shooter Deathloop, Playground’s gorgeous racer Forza Horizon 5, and Insomniac’s fuzzy adventure Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. Showing out for the little guys is Daniel Mullins’ creepy Inscryption, Acid Nerve’s excellent Death’s Door, and Witchbeam’s viral hit Unpacking.

The full list of nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards is as follows:

Best Game

EE Game of the Year (Public Vote)

British Game

Evolving Game

Debut Game

Technical Achievement

Original Property

Narrative

Music

Multiplayer

Game Design

Family

Audio Achievement

Artistic Achievement

Animation

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