Overview
- BAFTA selected the longlists from 255 eligible releases published between November 16, 2024 and November 14, 2025 across 17 categories.
- The Best Game field features ARC Raiders, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Dispatch, Ghost of Yōtei, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Split Fiction.
- More than 1,700 BAFTA members will vote on Best Game and British Game in February 2026, with specialist juries deciding other categories ahead of the March 12 nominations announcement.
- High-profile performer longlists include Aaron Paul, Ben Starr, Jennifer English, Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Andy Serkis, Charlie Cox, and Jeffrey Wright.
- Winners will be revealed on April 17, 2026, and BAFTA Games In Concert will tour the UK starting in January.