BAFTA Games has revealed the longlist for the 2026 awards, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Indiana Jones And The Great Circle and Hades 2 all in the running for Best Game.
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The BAFTA Games Awards are set to take place on April 17 2026 and will “celebrate creative excellence in video games and the people who make them.” Ahead of the ceremony, more than 1700 BAFTA members have voted for their favourite video game and now the 2026 longlist has been revealed.
255 games released between 16 November 2024 and 14 November 2025 were considered by BAFTA members in 17 BAFTA categories. Another round of voting will take place with the nominations set to be unveiled in March ahead of the ceremony in April. Check out the longlist below:
BAFTA Games 2026 longlist:
Best Game
ARC Raiders
Blue Prince
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
Animation
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Battlefield 6
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Dispatch
Donkey Kong Bananza
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong
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
ARC Raiders
Battlefield 6
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Dispatch
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades II
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Split Fiction
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
Best 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
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Helldivers 2
Hitman World of Assassination
Marvel Rivals
No Man’s Sky
Sea of Thieves
The Elder Scrolls Online
Vampire Survivors
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Family Game
Donkey Kong Bananza
EA SPORTS FC 26
Is This Seat Taken?
LEGO Party!
Mario Kart World
Monument Valley 3
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
PowerWash Simulator 2
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Two Point Museum
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
SILENT HILL f
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
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 IP
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 (Dispatch)
Alex Jordan (The Alters)
Ben Starr (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
Erika Ishii (Ghost Of Yōtei)
Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
Judy Alice Lee (Hades 2)
Kaja Chan (Split Fiction)
Laura Bailey (Dispatch)
Suzie Yeung (Silent Hill f)
Tom McKay (Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2)
Troy Baker (Indiana Jones And The Great Circle)
Performer In A Supporting Role
Alix Wilton Regan (Lies of P: Overture)
Amelia Tyler (Hades 2)
Andy Serkis (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
Charlie Cox (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
David Menkin (Still Wakes The Deep: Siren’s Rest)
Jane Perry (Dead Take)
Jeffrey Wright (Dispatch)
Kirsty Rider (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
Rich Keeble (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
Troy Baker (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
We’re hyped to reveal the full longlist for the 2026 #BAFTAGamesAwards
Watch @janedouglas celebrate the best games of the year, spilling the longlisted games in every category
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— BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) December 9, 2025
“The BAFTA Games Awards longlists offers a fantastic opportunity to spotlight the creativity and craft shaping this year’s games, ahead of nominations on 12 March,” said Tara Saunders, chair of BAFTA’s Games committee.
“It’s a moment to acknowledge the breadth of remarkable work recognised by our wonderful BAFTA games members – 1,700 industry professionals whose expertise and passion continue to drive the games industry forward. This list showcases a wide range of games to dive into over the holiday season, honours the teams behind these standout titles, and shines a light on the incredible skill across our whole industry.”
Next year will also see BAFTA Games In Concert hitting the road for a UK tour. The shows, which begin in January, will feature music from Baldur’s Gate 3, Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture, Assassin’s Creed, Tomb Raider: Legend, Cuphead, Hitman: Contracts, Journey, Helldivers 2, Fallout 4, Disco Elysium, Ori And The Will Of The Wisps, Returnal, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Far Cry 4, and Virginia.
In other news, the Game Music Festival has announced the final two more concerts taking place in London next summer – and it’s good news for Final Fantasy fans.
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