Baltimore (January 29, 2025) / NAVGTR CORP. – The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers, a 501(c)(3) non-profit media organization of 505 media voters and 14,453 subscribers, has announced nominees for its 24th annual awards program honoring video game art, technology and production.
The NAVGTR Awards honor 52 competitive categories recognizing achievement in animation, art direction, character design, controls, game design, game engineering, musical score, sound effects, writing, and more. Since its inception, the academy has recognized over 7,146 talented individuals.
Leading all games with 20 nominations is Black Myth: Wukong (developed by Game Science), followed by Metaphor: ReFantazio (developed by Atlus) with 11 nominations. The other most-nominated games are Helldivers 2, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Stellar Blade, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, The Plucky Squire, and Harold Halibut.
This year’s Game of the Year nominees for the NAVGTR Award are:
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
The top developers this year are Game Science, Saber Interactive, Atlus, Arrowhead Game Studios, Ninja Theory, Treyarch, Nintendo, MachineGames, SHIFT UP, and Ryu ga Gotoku Studio.
The top publishers this year are Sony Interactive Entertainment, Game Science, SEGA, Nintendo, Focus Entertainment, Microsoft, and BANDAI NAMCO.
In addition to nomination leaders, several other original properties were nominated, including Stellar Blade, The Plucky Squire, Harold Halibut, Still Wakes the Deep, Sand Land, Neva, Indika, Death Game Hotel, and Thank Goodness You’re Here!
For a complete list of categories and nominees, please visit https://navgtr.org.
Winners will be announced on March 12, 2025.
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