I candidati per la prima edizione in assoluto dei Gayming Awards sono stati annunciati. Lo show è destinato a commemorare i risultati della più ampia industria del gaming globale, con la speranza di sostenere le comunità LGBTQ+ attraverso i videogiochi. I candidati sono:
Game of the Year - Sponsored by EA
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Final Fantasy VII: Remake
- Hades
- Tell Me Why
Best LGBTQ Indie - Sponsored by Xbox
- A Summer's End
- Ace in Space
- Errant Kingdom
- If Found
- Ikenfell
- Murder by Numbers
Gayming Magazine Readers Award - Sponsored by PlayStation
- Animal Crossing
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Crusader Kings III
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Hades
- If Found
- Kentucky Route Zero Act V
- Paradise Killer
- Tell Me Why
- The Last of Us Part II
Best LGBTQ Narrative - Sponsored by Hangar 13
- Borderlands 3 - Guns, Love & Tentacles
- If Found
- Tell Me Why
- The Last of Us Part II
LGBTQ Streamer of the Year - Sponsored by Twitch
- BiggusBennus
- BiqtchPuddin
- CypherOfTyr
- Deere
- Eevolicious
- FoxQueen
- IamBrandon
- J0hnJ0hnn
- LittleLegsTV
- MermaidQueenJude
- MeteorMatt
- MiaByte
- Psyche
- QueerGod
Authentic Representation Award - Sponsored by Green Man Gaming
- Hades
- Later Daters
- Tell Me Why
- The Last of Us Part II
Industry Diversity Award - Sponsored by Square Enix
- I Need Diverse Games
- Rainbow Arcade
- Rainbow Game Jam
- UKIE
Best LGBTQ+ Character - Sponsored by Rocksteady Studios
- Andrea Rhodea - Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ellie - The Last of Us Part II
- Sir Hammerlock & Jacob Wainwright - Borderlands 3: Guns, Love & Tentacles
- Tyler Ronan - Tell Me Why
Trasmesso in tutto il mondo ed in esclusiva su Twitch il 24 febbraio alle 21, i Gayming Awards hanno come sponsor principale EA Games. Per assistere allo show, visita il canale Twitch di Gayming Magazine qui.
