The nominees for the '2026 Korea Game Awards,' which recognizes the year's standout titles in the domestic gaming industry, have been revealed. On October 26, the Korea Association of Game Industry (K-GAMES) published the list of nominees across major categories—including the Main Award, Popular Game Award, and Popular Voice Actor Award—on its official website and opened online public voting.
A total of 12 titles were nominated for this year's Main Award category. The lineup includes Pearl Abyss's 'Crimson Desert' and NCSOFT's 'AION 2,' alongside 'The World of Dokkaebi,' 'Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch,' 'MONGIL: STAR DIVE,' 'StoneAge: Idle Adventure,' 'Eclipse: The Awakening,' 'The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin,' 'Imjin War: Joseon's Counterattack,' 'Zeus: God of Arrogance,' 'Chaos Zero Nightmare,' and 'Mimesis.'
This year's Korea Game Awards showcases a competitive field across diverse genres, ranging from flagship titles by major publishers to new releases from indie and mid-sized studios. In particular, open-world action-adventure 'Crimson Desert' and MMORPG 'AION 2' are considered strong contenders for the Grand Prize, while Netmarble produced the highest number of nominees of any publisher, with three titles from its subsidiary studios making the Main Award shortlist.
A total of nine titles, including 'Crimson Desert,' 'AION 2,' 'MONGIL: STAR DIVE,' and 'Mimesis,' were nominated for the Popular Game Award. For the Popular Voice Actor Award, which was introduced last year, the nominees are voice actors Nam Do-hyeong (for Cloud in 'MONGIL: STAR DIVE'), Lee Jae-hyun (Lee Hyun) (for Kliff in 'Crimson Desert'), and Lee Jang-won (for Yi Sun-sin in 'Imjin War: Joseon's Counterattack').
Online voting to determine the final winners runs from October 26 until November 16 at 5:00 PM KST on the official Korea Game Awards website. The Main Award winners will be decided by combining panel evaluations (50%), public votes (25%), and media votes (25%). This year's ceremony will take place at BEXCO in Busan on November 18 at 4:00 PM KST, the day before G-STAR 2026 opens, where winners across 13 total categories will be announced.
