The 2025 Games Awards BAFTAs longlist is here, and it's packed with some phenomenal titles from the last year or so, including Baldur's Gate 3, Hellblade II and more
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Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot
Baldur's Gate 3 was a huge success for developer Larian
The BAFTAs has revealed its 2025 Games Awards longlist, packing in the best games of 2024 - and some 2023 stragglers.
The list, which comprises of 58 titles released between 25 November 2023 and 15 November 2024 will fall into 17 awards categories, including 'Best Game'.
And, while some of the nominees line up with the upcoming Game Awards, there are some well-deserved entries out of left-field, too. Here's the full list.
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BAFTA 2025 Games Awards Longlist revealed
In alphabetical order, the following are included:
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
You'll no doubt have noted that some of the titles included launched before November 2023, such as World of Warcraft, Vampire Survivors, and Baldur's Gate 3 - expect those to be up for "Best Evolving Game" if last year's awards are anything to go by.
It's curious to see no nod for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, with From Software's hefty expansion being in the running for Game of the Year at The Game Awards this year for Best Game.
Still, it's good to see the likes of Thank Goodness You're Here, Tactical Breach Wizards and Vampire Therapist represented in what has been a huge year for indies.
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