The 2026 BAFTA Game Awards have revealed their longlist. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the year’s favorite titles.
The BAFTA Game Awards organization has revealed the longlist for the 2026 ceremony. Out of 255 games considered, only 64 titles made the longlist. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is among the favorites.
2026 BAFTA Game Awards
Only games released between 16 Nov. 2024 and 14 Nov. 2025 were considered. BAFTA members will begin the voting process in February 2026 for the Best Game and British Game categories, while specialist BAFTA juries will vote on the remaining categories. The nominations will be known on March 12.
The winners will be revealed at the 2026 BAFTA Game Awards on April 17.
Animation
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Artistic Achievement
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- South of Midnight
- Sword of the Sea
Audio Achievement
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Best Game
- ARC Raiders
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Split Fiction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Image via Sandfall Interactive)
British Game
- Atomfall
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- F1 25
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Little Nightmares III
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Monument Valley 3
- PowerWash Simulator 2
- Two Point Museum
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Debut Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Consume Me
- Date Everything!
- despelote
- Dispatch
- Is This Seat Taken?
- The Midnight Walk
- The Rogue Prince of Persia
- Tiny Bookshop
Evolving Game
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
- Hitman World of Assassination
- No Man’s Sky
- Sea of Thieves
- Vampire Survivors
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Family
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Is This Seat Taken?
- LEGO Party!
- Mario Kart World
- Monument Valley 3
- PowerWash Simulator 2
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Two Point Museum
Donkey Kong Bananza (Image by Nintendo)
Game Beyond Entertainment
- and Roger
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Consume Me
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- despelote
- Monument Valley 3
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- The Alters
Game Design
- BALL x PIT
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Split Fiction
- The Alters
Multiplayer
- ARC Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Borderlands 4
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- Dune: Awakening
- ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
- LEGO Party!
- Mario Kart World
- PEAK
- Split Fiction
Music
- ARC Raiders
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Dispatch
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
ARC Raiders (Image by Embark Studios)
Narrative
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Split Fiction
- The Alters
New Intellectual Property
- Absolum
- ARC Raiders
- Atomfall
- BALL x PIT
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- PEAK
- South of Midnight
- Split Fiction
- The Alters
Performer in a Leading Role
- Aaron Paul as Robert Robertson IN Dispatch
- Alex Jordan as Jan Dolski (s) IN The Alters
- Ben Starr as Verso IN Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii as Atsu IN Ghost of Yōtei
- Jennifer English as Maelle IN Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Judy Alice Lee as Melinoë IN Hades II
- Kaja Chan as Mio IN Split Fiction
- Laura Bailey as Invisigal IN Dispatch
- Suzie Yeung as Hinako Shimizu IN SILENT HILL f
- Tom McKay as Henry of Skalitz IN Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Troy Baker as Indiana Jones IN Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Performer in a Supporting Role
- Alix Wilton Regan as Lea Florence Monad IN Lies of P: Overture
- Amelia Tyler as Hecate IN Hades II
- Andy Serkis as Renoir IN Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox as Gustave IN Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- David Menkin as Hans IN Still Wakes the Deep: Siren’s Rest
- Jane Perry as Lia Cain IN Dead Take
- Jeffrey Wright as Chase IN Dispatch
- Kirsty Rider as Lune IN Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Rich Keeble as Monoco IN Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Troy Baker as Higgs IN Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Technical Achievement
- ARC Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Split Fiction
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Image by Kojima Productions)
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