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We have gathered the nominations - it is time for you to vote for the best games of 2022!

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NOTE: You are not required to answer every category, but the more the better!

Voting will remain open through at least February 17th. If votes are still coming in after a week, then we may extend the voting window an extra day or two.

This year's categories are:

Section 1 - Gaming Together

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• Best Online Multiplayer Game - For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre.

• Best Local Multiplayer Game - For outstanding local multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op, irrespective of game genre.

• Best Family Game - For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre.

Section 2 - Categories by Genre

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• Best Strategy Game - For the best game requiring a well thought out plan to achieve victory

• Best Role Playing Game (RPG) - For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression

• Best Adventure Game - For the best adventure game, which may mix combat with traversal and puzzle solving

• Best Action Game - For the best game in the action genre focused on combat.

• Best Fighting Game - For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

• Best Sports / Racing Game - For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

• Best Horror Game - For that game that scared the socks off of you this year, the cause of all of those nightmares.

• Best Platformer Game - For outstanding design and creativity in a game where players must use skill to jump between platforms or over obstacles without falling or missing jumps.

• Best Puzzle Game - For the most enjoyable time racking your brain for the solution to the puzzle.

• Best Music / Rhythm Game - For the best game with a focus on dance or the simulated performance of musical instruments.

• Best Visual Novel - For the best Visual Novel, which may combine a textual narrative with static or animated illustrations and a varying degree of interactivity

• Best Simulation Game - For games generally designed to closely simulate real world activities

Section 3 - Categories by Qualities

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• Best Soundtrack - For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

• Best Art Direction - For outstanding creative achievement in artistic design and animation.

• Best Narrative - For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

• Best Game Direction - Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

• Best Technical Achievement - For the game which achieves a combination of gameplay and graphics which goes well beyond hardware expectations.

• Best Voice Acting - For outstanding voice acting, direction, and use of audio dialogue

Section 4 - Release Categories

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• Best Re-Release / Re-master - For the best game whose original release was not on a current generation console (pre-2021) (Switch/PS5/Xbox Series X).

• Nintendo Switch Exclusive Game - Best game released in 2022 as a Nintendo Switch console exclusive.

• Best Non-Switch Game - Games for PC/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Xbox Series X

• Best DLC - The extra content that you felt was truly worth the money (or not in the case of free) and you don't regret the time taken to play it.

• Best Ongoing Game - For outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time. Does NOT have to be a 2022 release.

• Best Indie Game - For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

• Best Free-to-Play Game - For budget-friendly games that you enjoyed and you don't regret the time taken to play it

Section 5 - Final Section

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• Developer of the Year - Developer studio who displayed outstanding platform support through a combination of quantity and quality of new releases.

• 3rd Party Publisher of the Year - Publishing studio who displayed outstanding platform support through a combination of quantity and quality of new releases.

• Nintendo Switch Game of the Year - Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.