The BAFTA Games longlist for 2024 is out, with 247 games competing for awards across 17 categories. The games, released between November 25, 2023, and November 15, 2024, are eligible for at least one BAFTA nomination. Standout titles like Balatro and Black Myth: Wukong are shortlisted in multiple categories.
BAFTA members will vote for the Best Game and British Game nominations in January 2025, while specialist juries will vote for the other categories. Nominations will be announced on March 4, 2025, followed by the awards ceremony on April 8, 2025.
Longlist Categories and Games
Animation
- Astro Bot
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Harold Halibut
- Helldivers 2
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Artistic Achievement
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Wukong
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Harold Halibut
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Neva
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Audio Achievement
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Helldivers 2
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Still Wakes the Deep
Best Game
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Helldivers 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
British Game
- Botany Manor
- Crow Country
- EA SPORTS F1 24
- A Highland Song
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Paper Trail
- Planet Coaster 2
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Debut Game
- ANIMAL WELL
- Balatro
- Botany Manor
- Harold Halibut
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Pacific Drive
- The Plucky Squire
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Tiny Glade
Evolving Game
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Diablo IV
- Factorio
- FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE
- HITMAN World of Assassination
- Minecraft
- No Man’s Sky
- Sea of Thieves
- Vampire Survivors
- World of Warcraft
Family
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Cat Quest III
- EA SPORTS FC 25
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Planet Coaster 2
- The Plucky Squire
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
Game Beyond Entertainment
- Botany Manor
- Frostpunk 2
- INDIKA
- Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
- Tetris Forever
- Vampire Therapist
Game Design
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Helldivers 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Pacific Drive
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- UFO 50
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- EA SPORTS FC 25
- Helldivers 2
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Star Wars: Hunters
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- TEKKEN 8
- UFO 50
- V Rising
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Music
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Helldivers 2
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Star Wars Outlaws
Narrative
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Helldivers 2
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Pacific Drive
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Still Wakes the Deep
New Intellectual Property
- ANIMAL WELL
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Pacific Drive
- The Plucky Squire
- Stellar Blade
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Technical Achievement
- Astro Bot
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Helldivers 2
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- SILENT HILL 2
- Tiny Glade
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Performer In A Leading Role
- Roger Craig Smith as Batman, Bruce Wayne, Matches Malone in Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Alec Newman as Cameron ‘Caz’ McLeary in Still Wakes the Deep
- Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Isabella Inchbald as Indika in INDIKA
- Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in SILENT HILL 2
- Humberly González as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
- Clive Standen as Lieutenant Demetrian TItus in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- Em Humble as Marge, Florence, Carrie, Nick, Chimney Sweep Sue, and more in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Y’lan Noel as Troy Marshall in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Performer In A Supporting Role
- Aldís Amah Hamilton as Ástríðr in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- John Eric Bentley as Barret Wallace in FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- Jon Blyth as Big Ron in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Michael Abubakar as Brodie in Still Wakes the Deep
- Adam McNamara as Captain Sevastus Acheran in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- Karen Dunbar as Finlay in Still Wakes the Deep
- Troy Baker as Harvey Dent, Rat King, Two-Face, Joker in Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Matt Berry as Herbert the Gardner in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Craig Lee Thomas as Super Earth Spokesperson in Helldivers 2
- Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen as The Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
With such a talented pool of contenders, the juries face a challenging task in selecting the nominees and ultimate winners. Who do you think deserves to take home a BAFTA this year?
