Here are the 2023 DICE Award nominations, with God of War Ragnarök up for 12 awards

This will be the 26th time that the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences holds its annual DICE Awards. This year, it will take place in Las Vegas on 26 February, 2023. If you take a careful look at the nominations below, you’ll notice that God of War Ragnarök is up for 12 awards. Some of them are in the categories of animation, art direction, character design, and music composition.

If you recall, Elden Ring won Game of the Year a few months ago for 2022. It’s also set for a few of the Dice Awards. Other top names include Horizon Forbidden West, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Stray.

Here’s the complete list of nominations for the DICE Awards 2023.

DICE Awards 2023 nominations for outstanding achievements

Animation

• Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Moss: Book 2

Art Direction

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• The Callisto Protocol

Character

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Alejandro Vargas
• God of War Ragnarok – Atreus
• God of War Ragnarok – Kratos
• Horizon Forbidden West – Aloy
• Return to Monkey Island – Guybrush Threepwood

Original Music Composition

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Metal: Hellsinger
• Moss: Book 2

Audio Design

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gotham Knights
• Somerville

Story

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
• IMMORTALITY
• NORCO

Technical

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Teardown

Game Design

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• MARVEL SNAP
• TUNIC
• Vampire Survivors

Game Direction

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• IMMORTALITY
• TUNIC

Action GotY (Game of the Year)

• Bayonetta 3
• Grounded
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Vampire Survivors

Adventure GotY

• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• NORCO
• Stray
• TUNIC

Family GotY

• Disney Dreamlight Valley
• Kirby’s Dream Buffet
• Lost in Play
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Trombone Champ

Fighting GotY

• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
• MultiVersus
• Rumbleverse
• SpiderHeck
• THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

Racing GotY

• F1 22
• Gran Turismo 7
• Need for Speed Unbound

Role-Playing GotY

• Citizen Sleeper
• Elden Ring
• Weird West
• World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Sports GotY

• EA SPORTS FIFA 23
• Mario Strikers: Battle League
• MLB The Show 22
• NBA 2k23
• OlliOlli World

Strategy/Simulation GotY

• Dwarf Fortress
• IXION
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns
• Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
• Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Demonhunters

Immersive Reality GotY

• Cosmonious High
• Moss: Book 2
• Red Matter 2
• Tentatcular
• The Last Clockwinder

Independent GotY

• IMMORTALITY
• Neon White
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
• TUNIC
• Vampire Survivors

Mobile GotY

• Diablo Immortal
• Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
• IMMORTALITY
• MARVEL SNAP
• Poinpy

Online GotY

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• EA SPORTS FIFA 23
• FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
• MARVEL SNAP
• Rumbleverse

Ultimate Game of the Year

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• Vampire Survivors