Can anything stop God Of War Ragnarök at the BAFTA Games Awards 2023?

The BAFTA Games Awards 2023 just announced the complete list of nominees and one game is ahead already on bragging rights. God Of War Ragnarök has amassed 14 nominations, more than any other game, including Elden Ring and indie hit Stray, so can anything stop it?

In total 45 games have been nominated this year, including Cult Of The Lamb in 'best game design', Horizon Forbidden West in 'best animation' and Elden Ring for 'best artistic achievement'. You can catch up with what we've thought of these games in our Elden Ring review, our Horizon Forbidden West review, and our God Of War Ragnarök review.

But it's Sony Santa Monica that threatens to dominate this year's BAFTA Games Awards 2023, which aims to celebrate the "art and craft of games and the people who make them". The winners will be revealed in a splashy event on 30 March, broadcast on BAFTA's Twitch channel.

Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA, said: "Congratulations to all our nominees, and to the thousands of talented craftspeople behind today’s nominated games. This year’s BAFTA Games Awards recognise extraordinary storytelling, craft and performance. It’s a real privilege, not only to celebrate the breadth and depth of talent in the games industry, but also to bring their work to the wider public." 

In case you think it's all over and God Of War Ragnarök is going to clean up, I think there could be a surprise in store. Indie-cat-game Stray has got eight nominations, epic role-player Elden Ring has seven and there are five nominations each for A Plague Tale: Requiem, Horizon Forbidden West, Immortality, Tunic and Vampire Survivors. I have a feeling Elden Ring could do well this year.

BAFTA Games Awards 2023 nominations

Here is the full list of all the BAFTA Games Awards nominees for 2023, including art music and performances. The question is, can any of them fend off God Of War Ragnarök? (Hint, maybe Elden Ring.)

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