Video Game Award Nominations 2021

Welcome to the annual Gamerheadquarters Video Game Awards where we kick things off with our nominations. These include multiple categories in gaming featuring the best titles of the year.

Firstly, I should mention that we have a Fan Favorite Award that can be voted on from the link below or just continue down to view the nominations. This year’s setup is essentially the same as the previous one with no further adjustments to the categories that are present.

Additional games will be added to this list prior to the final awards reveal, with Resident Evil Village, Metroid Dread, The Gunk and Returnal being most considered. The final awards area of the site will go live on December 17, 2021 featuring the winners for this year along with a fancy set of awards. Check out the nominations below and be sure to share around!

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View the 2020 Winners!

Game of the Year
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, It Takes Two, Psychonauts 2, Age of Empires 4, Hitman 3, Tales of Arise, Life is Strange True Colors

Indie Game of the Year
Death’s Door, Genesis Noir, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Sable, The Forgotten City, The Wild at Heart

Story of the Year
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, It Takes Two, Psychonauts 2, Life is Strange True Colors, Tales of Arise, Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart

Shooter Game of the Year
Halo Infinite, Hitman 3, Deathloop, Call of Duty Vanguard, Battlefield 2042, Far Cry 6

Coop Game of the Year
It Takes Two, Back 4 Blood, Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Best Non Series Game of the Year
Back 4 Blood, Outriders, The Medium, Biomutant, Scarlett Nexus, Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Best in a Series Game of the Year
Hitman 3, Psychonauts 2, Age of Empires 4, Metroid Dread, Forza Horizon 5, Far Cry 6

Best Environments in a Game
Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Forza Horizon 5, Battlefield 2042, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Chivalry 2, Psychonauts 2

Best New Character in a Game
Marianne (The Medium)
Colt Vahn (Deathloop)
Julianna Blake (Deathloop)
The Weapon (Halo Infinite)
Dani Rojas "Female" (Far Cry 6)
Alex Chen (Life is Strange: True Colors)
Rivet (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart)

Favorite Returning Character in a Game
Master Chief (Halo Infinite)
Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart)
Raz (Psychonauts 2)
Samus Aran (Metroid Dread)
Agent 47 (Hitman 3)

Digital Game of the Year
Knockout City, The Medium, Chivalry 2, Subnautica: Below Zero, Hot Wheels Unleashed

Remake of the Year
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Diablo II: Resurrected, Alan Wake Remastered, Quake Remasterd, Crysis 2 Remastered

DLC of the Year
The Elder Scrolls Blackwood, The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos, DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2.

Mobile Game of the Year
League of Legends: Wild Rift, Tales of Luminaria, Dungeons of the Endless Apogee

Fan Favorite Voting VOTE HERE

Other things to note: Early Access titles cannot be awarded multiple years and remasters cannot qualify for any other categories aside from the remake one. Games must have released or finished within the year to be included, this is mostly for episodic titles as they can only qualify in the year they conclude.

Exclusives are now somewhat different due to a changing market, we now consider console titles exclusive if they're only available on one platform with it being fine if they're on PC. We feel these nominations cover a variety of titles and display the best of the year, hoped you might have even come across a gem you missed in the year.