The 2017 Game Awards Have Announced The Nominees, Check Out The Complete List

This past year has been absolutely huge for video games, which means it's especially difficult to determine which titles should be considered the best of the best. Still, the folks running The Game Awards are going to try to do exactly that on Dec. 7, and they've released the full roster of nominees for folks to debate in the coming weeks.

This year's roster of Game Awards nominees includes 102 games spread across about 30 categories. A panel of judges has been playing and rating all of this year's biggest titles and, come Dec. 7, winners aplenty will be crowned during a live broadcast. The show is set to kick off at 5:30 p.m. for folks on the West coast, though the official website has a handy airtime tracker in case you need to figure out when to tune in.

Just like last year, The Game Awards will broadcast online in about a dozen locations, including all major streaming services like Twitch and Youtube, as well as on games platforms like Steam, PlayStation and Xbox. You can also tune in through social media apps like Twitter and Facebook Live, or through game sites including IGN and Gamespot. Between all of that, you should have little trouble finding a place to watch.

We're still about 23 days out from the big show, though, which means there's plenty of time to pour over the nominations and figure out which games you think are deserving of a shiny statue.

Nintendo is the standout this season, with the Switch and games like The Legends of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey popping up all over the place. Also earning a lot of attention are Horizon: Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Destiny 2 and PUBG. But, without further ado, here's the full rundown.

Game of the Year

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Super Mario Odyssey

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Persona 5

Horizon Zero Dawn

Best Game Direction

Wolfenstein II

Resident Evil 7

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Super Mario Odyssey

Horizon Zero Dawn

Best Narrative

What Remains of Edith Finch

NieR: Automata

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Wolfenstein II

Horizon Zero Dawn

Best Art Direction

Destiny 2

Cuphead

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Persona 5

Horizon Zero Dawn

Best Score/Music

Destiny 2

Cuphead

NieR: Automata

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Super Mario Odyssey

Persona 5

Best Audio Design

Destiny 2

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Resident Evil 7

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Super Mario Odyssey

Best Performance

Melina Juergens, Hellblade

Laura Bailey, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Claudia Black, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Brian Bloom, Wolfenstein II

Ashly Burch, Horizon Zero Dawn

Games for Impact

Please Knock on my Door

Night in the Woods

Life is Strange: Before the Storm

Bury Me, My Love

What Remains of Edith Finch

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Best Ongoing Game

Warframe

Rainbow Six: Siege

Overwatch

Grand Theft Auto Online

Destiny 2

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Best Mobile Game

Super Mario Run

Old Man's Journey

Monument Valley 2

Hidden Folks

Fire Emblem Heroes

Best Handheld Game

Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

Monster Hunter Stories

Metroid: Samus Returns

Fire Emblem Echoes

Ever Oasis

Best VR/AR Game

Superhot VR

Star Trek: Bridge Crew

Lone Echo / Echo Arena

Farpoint

Resident Evil 7

Best Action Game

Prey

Nioh

Destiny 2

Cuphead

Wolfenstein II

Best Action/Adventure Game

Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Assassin's Creed Origins

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Super Mario Odyssey

Horizon Zero Dawn

Best Roleplaying Game

South Park: The Fractured But Whole

Final Fantasy XV

Divinity: Original Sin 2

NieR: Automata

Persona 5

Best Fighting Game

Tekken 7

Nidhogg 2

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite

Injustice 2

ARMS

Best Family Game

Splatoon 2

Sonic Mania

Mario + Rabbids KingdomBattle

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Super Mario Odyssey

Best Strategy Game

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Tooth and Tail

Total War: Warhammer II

Halo Wars 2

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Best Sports / Racing Game

Project Cars 2

Pro Evolution Soccer 2018

NBA 2K18

GT Sport

Forza Motorsport 7

FIFA 18

Best Multiplayer

Fortnite

Call of Duty: World War II

Splatoon 2

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Destiny 2

PlayerUnknown's Battleground

Most Anticipated Game

The Last of Us Part II

Red Dead Redemption II

Monster Hunter World

Marvel's Spider-Man

God of War

Best Independent Game

Pyre

Night in the Woods

Cuphead

What Remains of Edith Finch

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Best Student Game

Meaning

Level Squared

Impulsion

Falling Sky

Hollowed

From Light

Trending Gamer

Steven Spohn

Mike Grzesiek

Guy Beahm

Clint Lexa

Andrea Rene

Best eSports Game

Rocket League

League of Legends

DOTA2

Counter-Strike\_: Global-Offensive_

Overwatch

Best eSports Player

Kuro "KuroKy" SalheiTakhasomi

Je-hong "ryujehong" Ryu

Nikola "NiKo" Kovac

Marcelo "coldzera" David

Lee sang-hyeok"Faker"

Best eSports Team

Team Liquid

SK Telecom 1

Lunatic-Hai

FaZe Clan

Cloud 9

Best Debut Indie Game

Slime Rancher

Mr. Shifty

Hollow Knight

Golf Story

Cuphead

Best Chinese Game

Monument Valley 2

jx3 HD

Gumballs

ICEY

King of Glory