The Game of the Year nominees have arrived, with 12 nominations for the RPG you're all rooting for

The nominees for Game of the Year have been revealed, and they're not exactly what I expected. Clair Obscur Expedition 33 was always a shoe-in, given how widely praised Sandfall's debut RPG has been by both media and players alike-it's already on our list of the best RPGs, which is just as prestigious as The Game Awards. But alongside it, there's a surprising inclusion and some conspicuous absences.
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Expedition 33 is "the first in a new wave" of "risky" games from small teams punching "above their weight," Sandfall tells us