Though we’ve officiallyclosed the book (for good) on 2020, there are still a few awards left to deliver for last year’s roster of incredible games. As one of the first award shows of the year, The New York Game Awards is returning in a few weeks to recognize gaming’s biggest achievements in 2020, with the full list of nominations now available.
The New York Videogame Critics Circle hasofficially announced the nominees for this year’s New York Game Awards, marking the 10th annual awards ceremony. Overall, six titles are competing for the ceremony’s top award for Best Game of the Year, withAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,The Last of Us Part II,Final Fantasy VII Remake,DOOM Eternal,Yakuza: Like a Dragon, andHadesas the GOTY nominees. This year’s ceremony also includes a new category for Best Esports Event, with League of Legends Worlds and Overwatch League among the nominees.
You can find the full list of nominees for The New York Game Awards 2021 below:
Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The Last of Us Part II
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
DOOM Eternal
Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game
Moving Out
Drake Hollow
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Astro’s Playroom
A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
Roundguard
Necrobarista
Little Orpheus
Good Sudoku
Genshin Impact
Wide Ocean Big Jacket
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game
Half-Life: Alyx
Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Paper Beast
Star Wars Squadrons
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Longing: Patience
Spiritfarer
Umurangi Generation
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
Teenage Blob
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ghost of Tsushima
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Umarangi Generation
Demon’s Souls
Cyberpunk 2077 (for PC)
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing
Treachery in Beatdown City
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
Laura Bailey as Abby in The Last of Us Part II
Ashley Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
Briana White as Aerith in Final Fantasy VII: Remake
August Aiden as Tyler Ronan in Tell Me Why
Logan Cunningham as Lord Hades / Poseidon / Achilles / Charon / The Storyteller / Asterius in Hades
Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Keanu Reeves as Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077
Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake
Resident Evil 3
Mr. Driller: DrillLand
Black Mesa
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
Captain Award for Best Esports Team
DAMWOM Gaming
San Francisco Shock
Red Bull OG
Dallas Empire
Shea Stadium Award for Best Esports Event
Street Fighter League
Overwatch League
League of Legends Worlds
IEM Katowice
Mortal Kombat 11 Final Kombat
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s New York Game Awards will be held online and streamed through Twitch and YouTube on June 09, 2025 at 8pm ET (with a pre-show at 7:30pm ET). The ceremony will be hosted by NYVGCC founder Harold Goldberg and Reggie Fils-Aime, and will feature special guests and musical performances throughout the night.
Additionally, the ceremony will also recognize four honorees of the Andrew Yoon Legend Award, which has previously gone to Fils-Aime and others that have made major impacts within the games industry, such as Jade Raymond, Richard Garriott, Todd Howard, and Rockstar Games. The four recipients will be honored across three livestreams leading up to the full awards show later this month.
The New York Game Awards will take place on June 23, 2025 and will be streamed on Twitch and YouTube.
