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BAFTA Game Awards 2026 Longlist Announced: A Competitive Year for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and More

On Tuesday, September 9th, the nominations for next year’s BAFTA Game Awards were announced, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 receiving considerable attention. The full longlist for the BAFTA Game Awards 2026 is now available, featuring the following categories: Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Best Game, British Game, Debut Game, Evolving Game, Family, Game Beyond Entertainment, Game Design, Multiplayer, Music, Narrative, New Intellectual Property, Performer in a Leading Role, and Performer in a Supporting Role, and Technical Achievement. The nominees include Absolum, Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Dead Take, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Dune: Awakening, ELDEN RING Nightreign, Helldivers 2, LEGO Party, Lies of P: Overture, Mario Kart World, PEAK, Split Fiction, and Still Wakes the Deep: Sirens Rest. The longlist for performances includes Alix Wilton Regan, Amelia Tyler, Andy Serkis, Ben Starr, Charlie Cox, David Menkin, Erika Ishii, Jane Perry, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer English, Judy Alice Lee, Kaja Chan, Kirsty Rider, Laura Bailey, Rich Keeble, Suzie Yeung, Tom McKay, and Troy Baker. In total, over 1,700 BAFTA members selected 64 games across 17 categories. Here is the complete list:

BAFTA Game Awards 2026 – Notable Nominees Across Categories

Animation: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Battlefield 6, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Dispatch, Donkey Kong Bananza, Ghost of Yotei, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Artistic Achievement: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Dispatch, Ghost of Yotei, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Audio Achievement: Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Dispatch, Ghost of Yotei, Hades II, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle Best Game: Arc Raiders, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Dispatch, Ghost of Yotei, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle British Game: Atomfall, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, South of Midnight, Sword of the Sea Debut Game: Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Consume Me, Date Everything, Despelote, Is This Seat Taken, The Midnight Walk, The Rogue Prince of Persia, Tiny Bookshop

BAFTA Game Awards 2026 – Unprecedented Variety in Nominations Across Genres

Evolving Game: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 76, Helldivers 2, Hitman World of Assassination, Marvel Rivals, No Man’s Sky, Sea of Thieves, The Elder Scrolls Online, Vampire Survivors, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II Family: Donkey Kong Bananza, EA Sports FC 26, Is This Seat Taken, LEGO Party, Mario Kart World, Monument Valley III, Pokémon Legends: ZA, Powerwash Simulator 2, Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, Two Point Museum Game Beyond Entertainment: And Roger, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Despelote, Monument Valley III, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Silent Hill F, The Alters Game Design: Ball X Pit, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Ghost of Yotei, Hades II, Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, Split Fiction, The Alters Multiplayer: Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Dune: Awakening, ELDEN RING Nightreign, Lego Party, Mario Kart World, PEAK, Split Fiction

BAFTA Game Awards 2026 – Diverse Nominees Span Music, Narrative, IP, and Performers Across Genres

Music: Arc Raiders, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Dispatch, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Ghost of Yotei, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Narrative: Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Dispatch, Ghost of Yotei, Hades II, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Split Fiction, The Alters New Intellectual Property: Absolum, Arc Raiders, Atomfall, Ball X Pit, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dispatch, PEAK, South of Midnight, Split Fiction, The Alters Performer in a Leading Role: Aaron Paul as Robert Robertson in Dispatch, Alex Jordan as Jan Dolski (S) in The Alters, Ben Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of Yotei, Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Judy Alice Lee as Melinoe in Hades II, Kaja Chan as Mio in Split Fiction, Laura Bailey as Invisigal in Dispatch, Suzie Yeung as Hinako Shimizu in Silent Hill F, Tom McKay as Henry of Skalitz in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Troy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

BAFTA Game Awards 2026 – Striking Performances and Technical Achievements Across Multiple Titles

Performer in a Supporting Role: Alix Wilton Regan as Lea Florence Monad in Lies of P: Overture, Amelia Tyler as Hecate in Hades II, Andy Serkis as Renoir in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Charlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, David Menkin as Hans in Still Wakes the Deep: Sirens Rest, Jane Perry as Lia Cain in Dead Take, Jeffrey Wright as Chase in Dispatch, Kirsty Rider as Lune in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Rich Keeble as Monoco in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Troy Baker as Higgs in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Technical Achievement: Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Ghost of Yotei, Hades II, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Split Fiction

BAFTA Game Awards 2026 – Dispatch and Clair Obscur Lead Multiple Nominations and Acclaim

The Hollywood Reporter and MeuPlayStation report that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Dispatch have earned nominations in several key categories, including Game of the Year. Dispatch is also a finalist for the Players Voice Award at The Game Awards 2026, determined by fan votes, and is nominated for Best Debut Indie. Episodes 7 and 8 of Dispatch were released on November 12th, a week before The Game Awards deadline. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has garnered significant recognition, receiving 13 nominations, including Game of the Year, winning Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards, and securing the Game of the Year title at Gamescom x Asia. Furthermore, the director of The Witcher 3 lauded Dispatch as his Game of the Year, and both the Dispatch and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 teams have publicly praised each other’s engaging and emotionally resonant narratives. The Game Awards takes place on December 11th, prior to the BAFTA Game Awards in April 2026.

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