Dice Awards 2026: annunciati i candidati, Expedition 33 e Ghost of Yotei quelli con più nomination

In queste ore sono stati svelati i giochi nominati ai Dice Awards 2026, annunciati da The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Si tratta della 29esima edizione, con i vincitori selezionati da una giuria di esperti del settore. La cerimonia con l’annuncio dei vincitori, presentata da Greg Miller e Stella Chung dall’Aria Resort di Las Vegas, sarà trasmessa in livestreaming da IGN, quando qui Italia saranno le 5:00 di mattina del 15 febbraio.

Sono stati nominati 64 giochi usciti nel 2025. In cima alla lista con 8 nomination ciascuno ci sono Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 e Ghost of Yōtei, seguiti da Arc Raiders e Dispatch con 6 nomination a testa. Blue Prince ha ottenuto 5 nomination totali, seguito da Death Stranding 2: On the Beach con 4 nomination.

In lizza per il massimo riconoscimento del 2025, il titolo di Gioco dell’anno, ci sono: Arc Raiders, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dispatch e Ghost of Yōtei.

Qui sotto tutti i candidati per le categorie dei Dice Awards 2026:

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• South of Midnight
• The Midnight Walk

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei
• The Midnight Walk

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Esquie
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Maelle
• Dispatch – Courtney/Invisigal
• Dispatch – Robert Robertson III/Mecha Man
• Ghost of Yōtei – Atsu

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Herdling
• Mario Kart World
• Sword of the Sea

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• Arc Raiders
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Lumines Arise
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Consume Me
• despelote
• South of Midnight
• The Drifter

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Arc Raiders
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• DOOM:The Dark Ages

Action Game of the Year

• Absolum
• Arc Raiders
• DOOM:The Dark Ages
• Hades II
• Ninja Gaiden 4

Adventure Game of the Year

• Blue Prince
• Dispatch
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Family Game of the Year

• LEGO Party!
• LEGO Voyagers
• Lumines Arise
• MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
• POPUCOM

Fighting Game of the Year

• 2XKO
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2
• FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
• WWE 2K25

Racing Game of the Year

• EA SPORTS F1 25
• Kirby Air Riders
• Mario Kart World
• Wheel World

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• The Outer Worlds 2

Sports Game of the Year

• EA SPORTS FC 26
• PGA Tour 2k25
• MLB The Show 25
• NBA 2K26
• Rematch

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• The Alters
• Drop Duchy
• Europa Universalis V
• The King is Watching
• StarVaders

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Ghost Town
• Hotel Infinity
• Marvel’s Deadpool VR
• Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset
• Unloop

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
• Ghost Town
• Marvel’s Deadpool VR
• The Midnight Walk
• Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• Baby Steps
• Blue Prince
• Consume Me
• despelote
• Dispatch

Mobile Game of the Year

• Persona5: The Phantom X
• Umamusume: Pretty Derby
• WHAT THE CLASH?
• Where Winds Meet

Online Game of the Year

• Arc Raiders
• Battlefield 6
• Mario Kart World
• Marvel Rivals
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Arc Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Hades II
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Öoo

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Game of the Year

• Arc Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yōtei

Questi i titoli che si contenderanno il game of the year per i Dice Awards 2026, mentre vi ricordiamo che lo scorso anno vinse Astro Bot.