The nominees for Gayming Magazine’s fourth annual Gayming Awards have been released, celebrating all the games, companies, and content creators that made an effort to cater to and represent the LGBTQ+ community in its titles.
According to 2024’s list via Gayming Magazine, one of the big contenders is Larian Studios’ Baldurs Gate 3. This popular turn-based RPG was nominated for 5 awards, such as the Authentic Representation Award, Best LGBTQ Character Award, and Game of the Year. Other titles that were nominated for this year include Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Spider-Man 2, and This Bed We Made, just to name a few.
The results of this year’s public vote for four of the nomination categories have been revealed. They include Gayming Magazine Readers’ Award, Best LGBTQ+ Character Award, LGBTQ+ Streamer of the Year, and LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment Moment of the Year Award. Meanwhile, other categories, such as the Gayming Icon Award and LGBTQ Streamer Rising Star Class of ’24 will be selected by either Gayming Magazine’s staff or Gayming Ambassadors.
Here is the full list of this year’s nominees.
Game of the Year
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Humble Games / Summerfall Studios
Gayming Magazine Readers’ Award
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Goodbye Volcano High – KO_OP
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo
- Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
Industry Diversity Award
- Humble Games
- Larian Studios
- Latinx In Gaming
- Qweerty Gamers
- Roll7
- Women in Games International
Authentic Representation Award
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Coral Island – Stairway Games / Humble Games
- Sims 4 – Maxis / EA Games
- The Expanse: A Telltale Games – Telltale Games / Deck 9
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
Best LGBTQ+ Character Award
- Aloy – Horizon: Forbidden West – Guerilla / PlayStation Studios
- Dame Aylin – Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Deon Lesange – Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Jala – Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Shadowheart – Baldur’s Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Tchia – Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game Award
- Coral Island – Stairway Games / Humble Games
- In Stars and Time – insertdisc5
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Humble Games / Summerfall Studios
- Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
LGBTQ+ Streamer of the Year Award
Best LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports Award
- Bailey McCann
- Bethany “Indyburgh” Pyles
- Cora Kennedy
- Emma “Emzii” Rose
- Slaypex / Kylie Gabor
- Team Overture
LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment Moment of the Year
- Doctor Who: The Star Beast – Bad Wolf & BBC Studios
- Harley Quinn – DC Studios & Warner Bros Animation
- Nimona – Netflix & Annapurna Pictures
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off – Netflix
- The Last of Us: Long, Long Time – HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
- The Legend of Vox Machina – Season 2 – Amazon Studios, Critical Role & Titmouse
The 2024 Gayming Awards will be hosted by drag artist, DEERE, and content creator, Milady Confetti. The event will take place in Los Angeles on April 7, 2024 at 2pm PT (April 8, 2024 at 9 AM AEDT) and will be live-streamed on YouTube, TikTok and Twitch.
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Erielle Sudario
If she's not podcasting, Erielle Sudario is seen either playing Baldurs Gate 3, The Sims, or a really cute cozy indie game that she found either in conventions or on TikTok. Outside of gaming, she's either embracing her inner Swiftie, building keyboards, or watching shows/films in theatres or streaming platforms.
