Hellblade 2 leads the way at Bafta Games Awards
The action-adventure game, developed by Cambridge-based studio Ninja Theory, is up for awards in 11 out of 14 categories at the annual ceremony.
It's in the running for best game alongside 3D platformer Astro Bot - up for eight awards - which clinched top prize at the US-based Game Awards in December.
The event, considered one of the most prestigious in the games industry calendar, will be held in London on 8 April.
The other contenders in the best game category are:
Balatro - a poker-inspired card game
Black Myth: Wukong - an action-adventure made in China and inspired by a popular myth
Helldivers II - a multiplayer co-operative shooter
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - the first game in Nintendo's popular series to star the princess it's named after
Thank Goodness You're Here! - a wacky cartoon adventure game developed by two friends from Barnsley
Bafta hands out prizes each year in a range of categories, including acting, music and game design.
Three of the six most-nominated games this year were made in the UK.
Still Wakes the Deep, from Scottish studio The Chinese Room, is up for eight awards, while Thank Goodness You're Here! is up for seven.
Lego: Horizon Adventures, based on the PlayStation series and largely developed by London-based Studio Gobo, is nominated in four categories.
Indie hits Animal Well and Balatro, each have four nominations, as does Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II is a sequel to Senua's Sacrifice - which picked up five awards at 2018's gaming Baftas.
Its 11 nominations might surprise some - the game was an impressive technical showcase and received positive if not outstanding reviews.
However, like the first game, it was praised for its sensitive depiction of the main character's psychosis.
Bafta Games committee chair Tara Saunders tells BBC Newsbeat it represents "a strong year for British-made games".
She says the voting panel is made up of members across the world who take the awards "very seriously" and vote based on a range of features.
"It's all about excellence," she says.
"Excellence in the crafts and maybe some of those games have nailed all of those craft areas."
Bafta CEO Jane Millichip agrees, and wants to embrace the fact they have a British game category.
"Our members are international and they're the people who choose," she says.
Arranged by number of categories:
Senua's Saga: 11
Astro Bot and Still Wakes the Deep - eight
Thank Goodness You're Here! - seven
Black Myth: Wukong - five
Read more about the nominees:
'Dead reyt': The love letter to Yorkshire making gamers cry laughing
Mind games: Hellblade returns to explore psychosis
Astro Bot: Could the old-school hit reshape PS5's future?
The Bafta Games Awards are no stranger to the odd upset.
In 2023, Vampire Survivors - made by a tiny British studio - beat Sony's God of War: Ragnarök to the top prize.
This year's best game field has a similar mix of big-budget blockbusters and indie hits.
"I love that Bafta can surprise, I love that it's not a given and we can get to that night and we don't know what's going to come out on top," Tara says.
"It's putting a spotlight on some really tiny games that might have slipped by."
Metaphor: Refantazio and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, two games that featured prominently in nominations elsewhere, only picked up three nominations between them.
Times remain tough for people working in the games industry worldwide, with mass layoffs, studio closures and cancelled projects continuing to make headlines.
Tara says awards like the Baftas are "a beacon of light in the dark times".
"It's really important to pause and celebrate the teams and individuals that have crafted these standout games experiences," she says.
And Jane, who also oversees Bafta's events across film, TV and other creative industries, says the gaming awards are a place for people to support each other.
"I've never seen a community cheer so much when they lose, it's a brilliant thing to behold," she says.
"It's so wonderful to see the whole games community being so supportive of each other and there to celebrate the sector, not themselves.
"It's kind of devoid of ego and that's great."
You can find a full list of Bafta Games Awards nominations for 2025 here.
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