Eight nominations for Housemarque’s epic
We’re into the second wave of Game of the Year gongs for 2021. Earlier this week saw gongs handed out at the annualDICE Awards, and yesterday saw the British Academy of Film and Television Artsunveil its nomineesfor this year’s iteration of the BAFTA Games Awards, scheduled for April 7.
Among a litany of excellent releases from gaming’s past year, it is Housemarque’s bullet-hell roguelikeReturnalwith the most to gain, having received a lofty eight nominations in categories including Best Game, Original Property, Narrative, Game Design, and Music. Also putting in an appearance is EA’s multiple Game of the Year winnerIt Takes Two, which will be looking to add a third “Best of” to its previous accolades, scored atThe Game Awardsand The DICE Awards.
Also in the running amongst the 16 BAFTA categories are Arkane’s chrono-shooterDeathloop, Playground’s gorgeous racerForza Horizon 5, and Insomniac’s fuzzy adventureRatchet and Clank: Rift Apart. Showing out for the little guys is Daniel Mullins’ creepyInscryption, Acid Nerve’s excellentDeath’s Door,and Witchbeam’s viral hitUnpacking.
The full list of nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards is as follows:
