BAFTA Game of the Year Award shortlist unveiled - with public voting now open

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EE's website. The Game of the Year winner will be announced at the BAFTA Game Awards on Thursday 7th April. One of the judges, Daily Star Associate Editor Tom Hutchinson, said: "It's been an honour to be a part of the Game of the Year jury."We spent a long time debating the best games of 2021 and have come up with a brilliant shortlist of titles all worth buying.

It's time for the fans to now pick their winner and I can't wait to see what they come up with."Mike Diver of GAMINGBible added: "“It's been fantastic to discuss the best of the last year of gaming with some amazing people, on this year's panel. "From phenomenal indies to remarkable freshness in the bigger-budget space, 2021 was a terrific year - and we really felt that on GAMINGBible, with our audience resonating with a wealth of original experiences."The shortlist spans a wide range of games from a variety of genres.Metroid Dread is the latest 2.5D instalment in the long-running sci-fi Metroid series, while Deathloop is a next-gen first-person shooter set in a terrifying time loop.It Takes Two is a hit co-op game by Hazelight Studios that sees clashing couple venture into a magical toy world.Meanwhile, indie games Unpacking, Chicory, and The Forgotten City were big hits on the Xbox Game Pass this year, which lets subscribers play around 100 games for free. .