2026 Game Developers Choice Awards Finalists Revealed
by Rainier on Jan. 15, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News
The organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming are announcing the finalists for the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA)
The organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming are announcing the finalists for the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA)
Docked is a realistic simulation game where you'll manage daily operations at a bustling port after a devastating hurricane.
Earth Must Die is a British comedic narrative adventure that invites you to reclaim your throne, which you’ve squandered by being an introvert for over 300 years, and save the entire Tyrythian Ascendancy.
Ghost Keeper merges classic elements from beloved old-school games of the genre with various modern innovations, allowing you to delve into the ultimate scaring experience.
Prepare to set sail on the thrilling seas of the Caribbean in this revitalized action/adventure and strategy/management game.
Eternal Tombs is a fully-featured MMORPG with an open and persistent world run by live staff (Tomb Masters) who shape the player experience by running events and changing the world.
Survive in the ancient clockwork world of Elysium in this airship survival RPG set in the heavens of mythical ancient Greece.
Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator is an atmospheric simulation that invites players to step into the boots of a national park ranger.
33 Immortals is a co-op action-roguelike for 33 players where you play a damned soul, and rebel against God's final judgement.
Set within an expansive and ever-evolving Marvel Universe, Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play, Super Hero team-based PVP shooter.
Enter Deadpool's world of frenetic combat, blistering insults and unapologetic mayhem in this original story crafted exclusively for Meta Quest 3/3S.
Battlefield 6 is the next installment in the long-running Battlefield franchise, bringing a new all-out warfare experience.
The First Descendant is a f2p 3rd-person co-op action/RPG shooter where you play as Descendants who inherited the unknown powers and make them stronger to fight against the invaders and protect humans.
Handmancers is a first-person Rock, Paper, Scissors roguelite deckbuilder, where every encounter is a tactical mind game and every run is built around shaping your hand into something devastating.
The New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) recognized the best games, actors, journalists, and more at the 15th annual New York Game Awards.
Arc Raiders is a cooperative third-person PvPvE shooter where players must team up to resist the onslaught of ARC, fearless enemies that drop from orbit.
My Hero Academia: All's Justice invites players to experience “One Last Smash” through a cinematic story mode and action-packed 3v3 battles that showcase the series’ most iconic Heroes and Villains in their final and most powerful forms.
Earth Must Die is a British comedic narrative adventure that invites you to reclaim your throne, which you’ve squandered by being an introvert for over 300 years, and save the entire Tyrythian Ascendancy.
Possess characters at will in Masters Of Albion, a God Game where you build by day, fight by night in an epic story of power and consequence.
Rebuild the city of Pompeii and climb the social ladder. Roman society is full of intrigues that you have to solve in order to become a powerful ruler.
The Paley Museum announced its next blockbuster exhibit, 45 Years of Pac-Man celebrates the origins and unstoppable legacy of one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable characters in gaming and interactive entertainment.
Frosthaven is a dark fantasy tactical RPG adaptation of the acclaimed board game of the same name from the mind of Isaac Childres!
The (video) game is afoot in Clue: Murder By Death, a narrative-driven murder mystery set in the luxurious trappings of a mansion in 1930s England.
Gears of War: E-Day is set 14 years before the events of the original Gears of War and tells the story of the first Locust emergence on Sera.
The Eternal Life Of Goldman is a platformer/adventure where you explore a vast hand-drawn Archipelago, inspired by ancient fables and depicted in classic frame-by-frame animation, and defeat a mysterious Deity.