Death Stranding and Control lead DICE Awards nominee lists – review

The next 23rd award ceremony will be held on February 13th. Jessica Chobot and Greg Miller will become its leaders again.

Game of the year

Control
Death stranding
Disco elysium
Outer wilds
Untitled Goose Game

Action movie of the year

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Control
Devil May Cry 5
Gears 5
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Adventure of the year

Death stranding
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Resident evil 2
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

The best game for the whole family

A short hike
DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS 2
Ring fit adventure
Super mario maker 2
Yoshi’s Crafted World

Fighting game of the year

Dead or Alive 6
Jump force
Mortal kombat 11
Samurai shodown

Racing game of the year

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
DiRT Rally 2.0
F1 2019
Mario kart tour
Trials rising

Role-playing game of the year

Disco elysium
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
Kingdom Hearts III
Pokémon sword and pokémon shield
The outer worlds

Sports game of the year

FIFA 20
Madden NFL 20
MLB The Show 19
Nba 2k20
NHL 20

The best strategy or simulator

Anno 1800
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Oxygen not included
Slay the spire
Total War: Three Kingdoms

Outstanding technical achievement in virtual reality

Asgard’s wrath
Blood & truth
Pistol whip
Stormland
Westworld awakening

The best game for virtual reality

Asgard’s wrath
Blood & truth
Pistol whip
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets
Trover saves the universe

The best independent game

A short hike
Disco elysium
Sayonara wild hearts
Untitled Goose Game
WHAT THE GOLF?

The best game for portable devices

Call of Duty: Mobile
GRINDSTONE
Sayonara wild hearts
Sky: Children of the Light
WHAT THE GOLF?

Online game of the year

Apex legends
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
Tetris 99
Wargroove

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Baba is you
Disco elysium
Outer wilds
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Slay the spire

Outstanding Achievement in Game Directing

A short hike
Control
Disco elysium
Outer wilds
Untitled Goose Game

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Days gone
Death stranding
Devil May Cry 5
Luigi’s Mansion 3

Outstanding achievement in schedule

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Concrete genie
Control
Death stranding
Resident evil 2

Best game character

Control (Jesse Feyden)
Death stranding (Clifford Unger)
Death stranding (Sam Porter Bridges)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Griz Dritus)
Untitled Goose Game (Goose)

Best Original Soundtrack

Arise: A Simple Story
Control
Erica
Golem
Mortal kombat 11

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Death stranding
Mortal kombat 11
Resident evil 2
Sayonara wild hearts

Outstanding achievement in narrative

Control
Disco elysium
Outer wilds
Telling lies
The outer worlds

Outstanding technical achievement

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Concrete genie
Control
Death stranding
Metro exodus