Game Developers Choice Awards nominees have been announced - Death Stranding is in the lead

The organizers of the annual Game Developers Choice Awards have announced the nominees for the upcoming ceremony. Leading by number of mentions among finalists Death Stranding.

The experimental action game from the revived Kojima Productions is up for seven out of ten awards, including Best Design, Best Visual Style and Game of the Year.

The second place in the number of nominations was shared among themselves Control from Remedy Entertainment and Outer Wilds from Mobius Digital. Both games are up for five awards, including the main one.

In addition to the listed projects, uncompromising action will also compete for the title of best in 2019 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice from From Software and indie sensation Untitled Goose Game from developer House House.

Nominees for the Game Developers Choice Awards were considered for all games that became available during the past calendar year, regardless of platform or distribution method.

The full list of nominees for the upcoming Game Developers Choice Awards is below:

Best Soundtrack

• Death Stranding
• Sayonara Wild Hearts
• Control
• Untitled Goose Game
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Didn't make the cut, but deserve mention: Cadence of Hyrule - Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Ape Out and Outer Wilds.

Best Debut

• ZA/UM (Elysium disk)
• Mobius Digital (Outer Wilds)
• William Chyr Studios (Manifold Garden)
• Foam Sword Games (Knights and Bikes)
• Chance Agency (Neo Cab)

Best Design

• Baba Is You
• Outer Wilds
• Death Stranding
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Untitled Goose Game

Were not nominated, but deserve mention: Disco Elysium, Control, Apex Legends, The Outer Worlds, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Luigi's Mansion 3.

Best Innovation

• Untitled Goose Game
• Elysium disk
• Baba Is You
• Death Stranding
• Outer Wilds

Didn't make the cut, but deserve mention: Control, Hypnospace Outlaw, Kind Words, Ring Fit Adventure and Wattam.

Best Storytelling

• Elysium disk
• Control
• Death Stranding
• The Outer Worlds
• Outer Wilds

Didn't make the cut, but deserve mention: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Heaven's Vault, Mutazione and Telling Lies.

Best Technology

• Death Stranding
• Control
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Apex Legends
• Witch

Didn't make it into the nomination, but deserve mention: Gears 5, Resident Evil 2, Manifold Garden, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, The Outer Worlds, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Outer Wilds.

Best Visual Style

• Control
• Death Stranding
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Sayonara Wild Hearts
• Elysium disk

Didn't make it into the nomination, but deserve mention: Outer Wilds, Untitled Goose Game, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Luigi's Mansion 3 and Void bastards.

Best VR/AR Game

• Immortal Vader
• Blood & Truth
• Asgard's Wrath
• boneworks
• Pistol whip

Not included in the nomination, but worthy of mention: Trover Saves the Universe, Falcon Age, Ghost Giant, Vacation Simulator and Stormland.

Best Mobile Game

• Sayonara Wild Hearts
• What the Golf?
• Grindstone
• Sky: Children of the Light
• Call of Duty: Mobile

Not included in the nomination, but worthy of mention: Mutazione, Assemble with Care, Pilgrims, Archero, Card of Darkness and Mini Motorways.

Game of the Year

• Death Stranding
• Control
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Untitled Goose Game
• Outer Wilds

Not included in the nomination, but worthy of mention: Disco Elysium, The Outer Worlds, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Apex Legends.

Game Developers Choice Awards 2020 will begin on March 19 at 5:30 Moscow time. GDCA nominees and winners are determined each year by a special panel consisting of invited game developers.

Source: 3dnews.ru