“Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,” “Ghost of Yōtei” and “Split Fiction” are among the ten titles contending for Best Game among the 64 games listed in the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards Longlist. The list is comprised of titles across seventeen different categories, selected from over 255 games by over 1,700 BAFTA members working in the industry.
The other Best Game contenders are “ARC Raiders,” “Blue Prince,” “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,” “Death Stranding 2: On The Beach,” “Dispatch,” “Hades II” and “Hollow Knight: Silksong.”
In addition to Best Game, the categories that make up the longlist are Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, British Game, Debut Game, Evolving Game, Family, Game Beyond Entertainment, Game Design, Multiplayer, Music, Narrative, New Intellectual Property, Performer in a Leading Role, Performer in a Supporting Role and Technical Achievement.
The longlisted games will progress to the second round of voting, which determines the official nominations. BAFTA members begin voting for the nominations in Best Game and British Game categories in February, with specialist BAFTA juries voting for the remaining categories. The nominees will be announced on March 12. Winners will then be announced at the BAFTA Games Awards ceremony on April 17.
BAFTA Games committee chair Tara Saunders states, “The BAFTA Games Awards longlists offers a fantastic opportunity to spotlight the creativity and craft shaping this year’s games, ahead of nominations on March 12. It’s a moment to acknowledge the breadth of remarkable work recognized 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, honors the teams behind these standout titles and shines a light on the incredible skill across our whole industry.”
See the full longlist below:
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 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”
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
- “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 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 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”
