The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the nominees for its 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards on January 10. Finalists for the top honor, Game of the Year, are: Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Cocoon, Spider-Man 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

The peer-juried video game award winners will be revealed February 15 at a ceremony in Las Vegas. 

A total of 56 games released in 2023 are nominated. Topping the list with nine nominations is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, followed by Alan Wake 2 with eight and Baldur’s Gate 3 with seven. 

The complete list of finalists follows the jump.

Here is the full list of nominees for the 2024 DICE Awards:

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cocoon
• Spider-Man 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION

• Final Fantasy 16
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Spider-Man 2
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION

• Alan Wake 2
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Spider-Man 2
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Starfield

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHARACTER

• Saga Anderson (Alan Wake 2, Melanie Liburd)
• Astarion (Baldur’s Gate 3, Neil Newbon)
• Karlach (Baldur’s Gate 3, Samantha Béart)
• Miles Morales (Spider-Man 2, Nadji Jeter)
• Jala (Thirsty Suitors, Farah Merani)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION

• Alan Wake 2
• Diablo 4
• Spider-Man 2
• Planet of Luna
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AUDIO DESIGN

• Alan Wake 2
• Cocoon
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Spider-Man 2
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STORY

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Dave the Diver
• Thirsty Suitors
• Venba

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

• Alan Wake 2
• Spider-Man 2
• Hogwarts Legacy
• The Finals
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

ACTION GAME OF THE YEAR

• Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
• Dead Space
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Spider-Man 2
• Remnant 2

ADVENTURE GAME OF THE YEAR

• Alan Wake 2
• Cocoon
• Dave the Diver
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

FAMILY GAME OF THE YEAR

• Disney Illusion Island
• Fae Farm
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure
• Midnight Girl
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

FIGHTING GAME OF THE YEAR

• Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Pocket Bravery
• Street Fighter 6

RACING GAME OF THE YEAR

• F-Zero 99
• Forza Motorsport
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged
• Lego 2K Drive

ROLE-PLAYING GAME OF THE YEAR

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Diablo 6
• Final Fantasy 16
• Starfield

SPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR

• EA Sports FC 24
• MLB The Show 23
• WWE 2K23

STRATEGY/SIMULATION GAME OF THE YEAR

• Against the Storm
• Cobalt Core
• Dune: Spice Wars
• The Last Spell
• Wartales

IMMERSIVE REALITY TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

• Asgard’s Wrath 2
• Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR
• Horizon: Call of the Mountain
• Vertigo 2
• We Are One

IMMERSIVE REALITY GAME OF THE YEAR

• Asgard’s Wrath 2
• Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR
• Horizon: Call of the Mountain
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice
• Vertigo 2

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR AN INDEPENDENT GAME

• Cocoon
• Dredge
• El Paso, Elsewhere
• Thirsty Suitors
• Venba

MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR

• Gubbins
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure
• Honkai: Star Rail
• Terra Nil
• What The Car?

ONLINE GAME OF THE YEAR

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Diablo 6
• Omega Strikers
• Street Fighter 6
• The Finals

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DESIGN

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cocoon
• Dave the Diver
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DIRECTION

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cocoon
• Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom