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BAFTA, or British Academy of Film and Television Arts, holds an annual British awards ceremony for “creative achievements in the video game industry”. BAFTA started hosting video game awards all the way back in 2004, and the 21st iteration will be held on April 8, 2025. And now, a longlist of 58 games has been announced that will be considered for one (or more) of the many awards. But we have some sad news for Elden Ring fans. It turns out that the Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, is not eligible to get the BAFTA Best Game Award.
Elden Ring DLC Will Not Be Taking Any Awards at the BAFTA Game Awards
On December 10, the BAFTA announced a longlist of all the games that will be considered for the BAFTA Game Awards. However, they have a strict policy when it comes to DLCs: “DLC is eligible as part of the consideration for Evolving Game, and in certain craft categories only.”
To add insult to injury, Shadow of the Erdtree isn’t even on the longlist and will not be taking any awards at all. The fact that Shadow of the Erdtree, a DLC, was nominated for the GOTY award at The Game Awards didn’t sit well with a considerable chunk of the gamer population, so this decision by BAFTA may be an answer to that.
2025 BAFTA Games Awards Longlist
As for the games that have made the longlist, here they are:
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Botany Manor
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Cat Quest III
- Crow Country
- Diablo IV
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- EA SPORTS F1 24
- EA SPORTS FC 25
- Factorio
- FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
- FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE
- Frostpunk 2
- Harold Halibut
- Helldivers 2
- A Highland Song
- HITMAN World of Assassination
- INDIKA
- Kind Words 2 (lofi city pop)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- LEGO Horizon Adventures
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Minecraft
- Neva
- No Man’s Sky
- Pacific Drive
- Paper Trail
- Planet Coaster 2
- The Plucky Squire
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Sea of Thieves
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Silent Hill 2
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Star Wars: Hunters
- Stellar Blade
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
- TEKKEN 8
- Tetris Forever
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Tiny Glade
- UFO 50
- V Rising
- Vampire Survivors
- Vampire Therapist
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- World of Warcraft
‘Best Game’ Category Longlist
Out of all the aforementioned games, the ones considered for the ultimate award are:
- ANIMAL WELL
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Helldivers 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
These are all great games, and it is quite a shame that Shadow of the Erdtree is not among them. But, it is a DLC after all and rules are rules.