The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers have announced the nominees for their 2eth annual awards program.

The non-profit organization of nearly 550 media voters and over 15,000 subscribers give thanks to members of the videogame industry through art, technology, and production, awarding titles from the previous year in 50 categories.

Leading the votes in this year’s awards is The Game Awards GOTY winner, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, followed by Ghost of Yōtei with 16 nominations, Death Standing 2: On the Beach with 11, and The Alters with 10.

Five nominations each have gone to: The Outer Worlds 2, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and DOOM: The Dark Ages. 

Additionally, four nominations each went to Mafia: The Old Country, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and Blue Prince. 
 
This year’s full Game of the Year nominees for the NAVGTR Award are:
 

• The Alters (11 bit studios)
• Blue Prince (Dogubomb)
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions)
• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios)
• Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)
• South of Midnight (Compulsion Games)
• Hades 2 (Supergiant Games)
• Bye Sweet Carole (Little Sewing Machine)

 
Developers Sandfall Interactive, Sucker Punch, Kojima Productions, 11 bit studios, Hazelight, and AdHoc Studio, and publishers Sony Interactive Entertainment, Kepler Interactive, Smilegate, SEGA, Xbox Game Studios, Nintendo, 2K, and 11 bit studios are all nominated for their respected awards.

Other titles of 2025 have been nominated, as well as developers, publishers, and performers are listed on the NAVGTR website.

Winners will be announced on March 11, 2026.

Though the organisation was founded in 2001, they are more well-known for archiving parts of a television series from the 90’s, Flights of Fantasy, called Gaming in the Clinton Years, hosted by George Woods.

The show, uploaded on NAVGTR’s YouTube channel, garnered more awareness after several YouTubers discovered the awkward, scattered but entertaining reviewing style of George Woods, bringing more people to the main channel.