Elden Ring, Stray and God of War: Ragnarök are the top contenders for the professional GDC Awards

The contenders for the Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced.

The leaders in the number of nominations are still the same: Elden Ring, Stray and God of War: Ragnarök. And the futuristic SEALs are ahead of the Scandinavian drama in the number of nominations.

The Game Developers Choice Awards are notable in that the winners in the categories are determined by the game developers.

The award ceremony will take place on March 23 at the GDC developers conference.

Best Sound

• Elden Ring,
• God of War: Ragnarök,
• Horizon Forbidden West,
• Metal: Hellsinger,
• Stray.

Best Debut

• Neon White,
• Norco,
• Stray,
• Tunic,
• Vampire Survivors.

Best design

• Elden Ring,
• Marvel Snap,
• Neon White,
• Stray,
• Tunic.

Innovation Award

• Elden Ring,
• Immortality,
• Neon White,
• Pentiment,
• Stray.

Best plot

• God of War: Ragnarök,
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist,
• Immortality,
• Pentiment,
• Return to Monkey Island.

Award for social relevance

• As Dusk Falls,
• Citizen Sleeper,
• Endling - Extinction is Forever,
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist,
• OlliOlli World,
• We Are OFK.

Best Technology

• A Plague Tale: Requiem,
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II,
• Elden Ring,
• God of War: Ragnarök,
• Horizon Forbidden West.

Best Visual Style

• Elden Ring,
• God of War: Ragnarök,
• Horizon Forbidden West,
• Pentiment,
• Stray.

Game of the Year

• Elden Ring,
• God of War: Ragnarök,
• Immortality,
• Pentiment,
• Stray,
• Tunic.