The D.I.C.E. Awards 2022 categories & nominees

Published , by TJ Denzer

Even as we begin to dive deep into the 2022 gaming year, it’s coming up on time for this year’s D.I.C.E. Awards, in which the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) recognizes the previous year’s best games across multiple categories. With the 25th annual D.I.C.E. Awards coming in late February, the categories and nominees for each award have been announced. You can check out the full rundown of categories and nominees for this year’s presentation right here.

The D.I.C.E. Awards 2022 categories and nominees were announced on the AIAS website on January 13, 2022. This year’s presentation will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on February 24, 2022. The presentation is set to be streamed by IGN for its duration. Competing for the hallowed Game of the Year award this year are Deathloop, Inscryption, It Takes Two, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Returnal. Deathloop won our own Shacknews Game of the Year 2021 award and all of these games showed up prominently throughout Shacknews Year of the Games 2021 debates and voting.

The D.I.C.E. Awards 2022 categories & nominees

The D.I.C.E. Awards 2022 features a diverse array of 59 games up for nominations across its various categories.

Below is the full list of D.I.C.E. Awards 2022 categories and finalist nominees for the upcoming show.

Game of the Year

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Outstanding Achievement in Character

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Action Game of the Year

Adventure Game of the Year

Family Game of the Year

Fighting Game of the Year

Racing Game of the Year

Role-Playing Game of the Year

Sports Game of the Year

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

Mobile Game of the Year

Online Game of the Year

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction


That covers the nominee and category list for the upcoming D.I.C.E. Awards 2022. Stay tuned to hear who wins as we approach the presentation date on February 24. You can also check out which games won the previous year’s D.I.C.E. Awards ahead of this year’s presentation.