The BAFTA members have zeroed in on their BAFTA Games Awards 2026 longlist, which was just published by the organization. The longlist represents a preliminary selection of the year’s best video games, spread across various categories ahead of the award ceremony taking place in April 2026.
By March 2026, the full list of nominations will be known, drawn from the official longlist that you can check out below. This is effectively a ‘first pass’ at the potential award-winners going into 2026 across the spread of categories that we all recognize.
All BAFTA Games Awards 2026 Categories
What follows is the official BAFTA Games longlist, separated by category. This is the list that will serve as the foundation of April’s BAFTA Games Awards ceremony, at which Insider Gaming will be present on the red carpet.
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
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- South of Midnight
- Sword of the Sea
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
- Split Fiction
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
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
- Split Fiction
British Game
- Atomfall
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- F1 25
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Little Nightmares III
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Monument Valley 3
- PowerWash Simulator 2
- Two Point Museum
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Debut Game
- Blue Prince
- Clar Obscur: Expedition 33
- Consume Me
- Date Everything!
- despelote
- Dispatch
- Is This Seat Taken?
- The Midnight Walk
- The Rogue Prince of Persia
- Tiny Bookshop
Evolving Game
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Fallout 76
- Helldivers 2
- Hitman
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man’s Sky
- Sea of Thieves
- The Elder Scrolls Online
- Vampire Survivors
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Family
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- EA SPORTS FC 26
- Is This Seat Taken?
- LEGO Party
- Mario Kart World
- Monument Valley 3
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A
- PowerWash Simulator 2
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Two Point Museum
Game Beyond Entertainment
- and Roger
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Consume Me
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- despelote
- Monument Valley 3
- STALKER 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
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 Obscure: 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 IP
- 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 (Dispatch)
- Alex Jordan (The Alters)
- Ben Starr (Clair Obscur)
- Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei)
- Jennifer English (Clair Obscur)
- Judy Alice Lee (Hades II)
- Kaja Chan (Split Fiction)
- Laura Bailey (Dispatch)
- Suzie Yeung (Silent Hill f)
- Tom McKay (Kingdom Come: Deliverance II)
- Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great circle)
Performer in a Supporting Role
- Alix Wilton Regan (Lies of P: Overture)
- Amelia Tyler (Hades II)
- Andy Serkis (Clair Obscur)
- Charlie Cox (Clair Obscur)
- David Menkin (Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest)
- Jane Perry (Dead Take)
- Jeffrey Wright (Dispatch)
- Kirsty Rider (Clair Obscur)
- Rich Keeble (Clair Obscur)
- Troy Baker (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
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Ghost of Yotei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Split Fiction
Which game, actor, or developer do you think is most worthy of this longlist? Let us know on the Insider Gaming Discord server.
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