Game Awards 2026: All Game of the Year Front-Runners and Predictions

With only a month to go until the 13th Game Awards, set for Dec. 10, every key competitor but one (the big one) has been released. The likelihood of anything emerging to stop Grand Theft Auto 6 from sweeping the night looks increasingly slim in what is turning out to be a much weaker year than it looked on paper. At this point, we have a clear idea of what games will be favored by The Game Awards' voting body : A high Metacritic rating (preferably over 90) is a must; role-playing games and action-adventures are strongly favored, as are…