Nebula Awards Nominees and Winners: Best Game Writing
2024
- Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut by Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard, published by Black Tabby Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2024
- Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast by Jay Dragon, M Veselak, Mercedes Acosta, and Lillie J. Harris, published by Possum Creek Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2024
- Restore, Reflect, Retry by Natalia Theodoridou, published by Choice of Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2024
- Pacific Drive by Karrie Shao and Paul Dean, published by Ironwood Studios. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2024
- 1000xRESIST by Remy Siu, Pinki Li, and Conor Wylie, published by Fellow Traveler Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2024
- The Ghost and the Golem by Benjamin Rosenbaum, published by Choice of Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2024
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree by Hidetaka Miyazaki, published by FromSoftware. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2024
- A Death in Hyperspace by Stewart C Baker, Phoebe Barton, James Beamon, Kate Heartfield, Isabel J. Kim, Sara S. Messenger, Natalia Theodoridou, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, M. Darusha Wehm, and Jingjing Xiao, published by Infomancy.net. Winner, Best Game Writing in 2024
2023
- Chants of Sennaar by Julian Moya and Thomas Panuel, published by Rundisc and Focus Entertainment. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2023
- The Bread Must Rise by Stewart C Baker and James Beamon, published by Choice of Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2023
- Alan Wake II by Sam Lake, Clay Murphy, Tyler Burton Smith, and Sinnika Annala, published by Remedy Entertainment and Epic Games Publishing. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2023
- Ninefox Gambit: Machineries of Empire Roleplaying Game by Yoon Ha Lee and Marie Brennan, published by Android. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2023
- Dredge by Joel Mason, published by Black Salt Games and Team 17. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2023
- Baldur’s Gate 3 by Adam Smith, Adrienne Law, Baudelaire Welch, Chrystal Ding, Ella McConnell, Ine Van Hamme, Jan Van Dosselaer, John Corcoran, Kevin VanOrd, Lawrence Schick, Rachel Quirke, Ruairí Moore, Sarah Baylus, Stephen Rooney, Martin Docherty, and Swen Vincke, published by Larian Studios. Winner, Best Game Writing in 2023
2022
- Vampire: The Masquerade — Sins of the Sires by Natalia Theodoridou, published by Choice of Games and Paradox Interactive. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2022
- Stray by Steven Lerner, Vivien Mermet-Guyenet, and Colas Koola, published by BlueTwelve Studio and Annapurna Interactive. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2022
- Pentiment by Kate Dollarhyde, Zoe Franznick, M?rten Rattasepp, and Josh Sawyer, published by Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2022
- Journeys through the Radiant Citadel by Ajit A. George, F. Wesley Schneider, Justice Ramin Arman, Dominique Dickey, Basheer Ghouse, Alastor Guzman, D. Fox Harrell, T. K. Johnson, Felice Tzehuei Kuan, Surena Marie, Mimi Mondal, Mario Ortegón, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Pam Punzalan, and Erin Roberts, published by Wizards of the Coast: Dungeons & Dragons 5th Ed.. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2022
- Horizon Forbidden West by Ben McCaw, John Gonzalez, Annie Kitain, Ariadna Martinez, Nick van Someren Brand, Andrew Walsh, Adam Dolin, Anne Toole, Arjan Terpstra, Ben Schroder, Dee Warrick, and Giles Armstrong, published by Guerrilla Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2022
- Elden Ring by George R.R. Martin and Hidetaka Miyazaki, published by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco. Winner, Best Game Writing in 2022
2021
- Wildermyth by Nate Austin, Anne Austin, and Douglas Austin, published by Worldwalker Games, LLC. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2021
- Wanderhome by Jay Dragon, published by Possum Creek Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2021
- Thirsty Sword Lesbians by April Kit Walsh, Dominique Dickey, Jonaya Kemper, Alexis Sara, Rae Nedjadi, and Whitney Delaglio, published by Evil Hat Productions. Winner, Best Game Writing in 2021
- Granma’s Hand by Balogun Ojetade, published by Balogun Ojetade and Roaring Lion Productions. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2021
- Coyote & Crow by Connor Alexander, William McKay, Weyodi Oldbear, Derek Pounds, Nico Albert, Riana Elliott, Diogo Nogueira, and William Thompson, published by Coyote & Crow, LLC.. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2021
2020
- Blaseball by Stephen Bell, Joel Clark, and Sam Rosenthal, published by The Game Band. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2020
- Hades by Greg Kasavin, published by Supergiant. Winner, Best Game Writing in 2020
- Kentucky Route Zero by Jake Elliott, published by Cardboard Computer. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2020
- The Luminous Underground by Phoebe Barton, published by Choice of Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2020
- Scents & Semiosis by Sam Kabo Ashwell, Cat Manning, Caleb Wilson, and Yoon Ha Lee, published by Self. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2020
- Spiritfarer by Nicolas Guérin, Maxime Monast, and Alex Tommi-Morin, published by Thunder Lotus Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2020
2019
- Fate Accessibility Toolkit by Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, published by Evil Hat Productions. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2019
- Disco Elysium by Robert Kurvitz, M?rten Rattasepp, Helen Hindpere, Argo Tuulik, Olga Moskvina, Cash DeCuir, Justin Keenan, Siim Sinam?e, and Martin Luiga, published by ZA/UM. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2019
- The Magician’s Workshop by Kate Heartfield, published by Choice of Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2019
- The Outer Worlds by Leonard Boyarsky, Kate Dollarhyde, Paul Kirsch, Chris L’Etoile, Daniel McPhee, Carrie Patel, Nitai Poddar, Marc Soskin, and Megan Starks, published by Obsidian Entertainment. Winner, Best Game Writing in 2019
- Outer Wilds by Kelsey Beachum, published by Mobius Digital. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2019
2018
- Black Mirror: Bandersnatch by Charlie Brooker, published by House of Tomorrow and Netflix. Winner, Best Game Writing in 2018
- The Martian Job by M. Darusha Wehm, published by Choice of Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2018
- Rent-A-Vice by Natalia Theodoridou, published by Choice of Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2018
- God of War by Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, Cory Barlog, Orion Walker, and Adam Dolin, published by Santa Monica Studio/Sony/Interactive Entertainment. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2018
- The Road to Canterbury by Kate Heartfield, published by Choice of Games. Nominated for Best Game Writing in 2018
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