The 2025 BAFTA Games Awards longlist has been announced and it includes 58 video games competing across 17 categories. More than 1300 BAFTA members voted on the games’ selection from a total pool of 247 titles. Only games released between November 25, 2023, and November 15, 2024, were included in the list, leaving out last-minute hitters like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Marvel Rivals.

“The BAFTA Games Awards longlist is our opportunity to celebrate a wide range of outstanding games ahead of the BAFTA nominations on 4 March next year,” said Tara Saunders, chair of BAFTA’s Games committee.

Astrobot PlayStation 30th Anniversary
Astro Bot celebrates PlayStation’s 30-year legacy. The game has also been added to the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards longlist.
Astro Bot celebrates PlayStation’s 30-year legacy. The game has also been added to the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards longlist.
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“Today we’re shining a light on 58 games, as voted for by our wonderful BAFTA members – 1,300 industry professionals whose work brings games to life. It’s always an exciting time of year when everyone shares their lists for the best games of the year and I hope ours will be talked about and give players something new to discover and play with family and friends over the festive season.”

Voting for the nominees will begin in January, with the final announcements being made on March 4, 2025. Here is the full longlist of the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards, along with those in the “Best Game” category longlist.

2025 BAFTA Games Awards Longlist

  • ANIMAL WELL
  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Batman: Arkham Shadow
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Botany Manor
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Cat Quest III
  • Crow Country
  • Diablo IV
  • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
  • EA SPORTS F1 24
  • EA SPORTS FC 25
  • Factorio
  • FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
  • FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE
  • Frostpunk 2
  • Harold Halibut
  • Helldivers 2
  • A Highland Song
  • HITMAN World of Assassination
  • INDIKA
  • Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  • LEGO Horizon Adventures
  • Life is Strange: Double Exposure
  • Little Kitty, Big City
  • Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Minecraft
  • Neva
  • No Man’s Sky
  • Pacific Drive
  • Paper Trail
  • Planet Coaster 2
  • The Plucky Squire
  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
  • Sea of Thieves
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
  • Silent Hill 2
  • Star Wars Outlaws
  • Star Wars: Hunters
  • Stellar Blade
  • Still Wakes the Deep
  • Super Mario Party Jamboree
  • Tactical Breach Wizards
  • Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
  • TEKKEN 8
  • Tetris Forever
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here!
  • Tiny Glade
  • UFO 50
  • V Rising
  • Vampire Survivors
  • Vampire Therapist
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  • World of Warcraft

2025 BAFTA Games Awards “Best Game” Longlist

  • ANIMAL WELL
  • Astro Bot
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth: Wukong
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  • Helldivers 2
  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here!
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

If you’re wondering why certain remasters like Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door were not included here, it’s because BAFTA doesn’t consider remasters of games that were originally released outside of the eligibility period.

The results of the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards will be announced on April 8, 2025.