BAFTA has released the longlist of games it will consider for its 2025 award ceremony, and it has deemed that DLC won’t be eligible for the top prize, Best Game.
Last month, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree was revealed to be one of the nominees for Game of the Year at Thursday’s Game Awards. Now, British industry body BAFTA has released a list of games it will consider for all awards (which can be read below) and clarified its rules on DLC.
DLC is eligible for consideration for the Evolving Game award, and in certain craft categories only, and will not be eligible for the top prize. Remasters of games originally released outside the eligibility period are not eligible for consideration, and full remakes are only eligible in craft categories.
BAFTA members will begin voting for the nominations in Best Game and British Game categories in January 2025, with specialist BAFTA juries voting for the other categories. The nominations will be announced on March 4, 2025. Following the nominations, BAFTA members will vote for the winners in Best Game and British Game and BAFTA juries will vote for the winners in all other categories.
The longlist for the Best Game award at the 2025 ceremony are:
The 58 longlisted games now in the running for at least one BAFTA nomination across 17 competitive categories are:
