Clair Obscur looking strong in BAFTA games nominations, but so is Dispatch

Could the indie superhero comedy stage an upset? Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is in pole position at yet another awards show. Sandfall Interactive's hit role-playing game leads the field of nominees for the U.K.'s BAFTA Games Awards. But there's a surprise game in second place: not Death Stranding 2, not Ghost of Yōtei, but Dispatch, the breakout episodic superhero comedy by indie outfit AdHoc Studio. Dispatch has nine nominations, its best haul of the awards season. This reflects the fact that its viral popularity has only grown since The Game Awards in December, where it was nominated only twice. Elsewhere, AAA games are well represented, with eight nominations for Ghost of Yōtei, seven for Death Stranding 2, and six for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Also benefiting from BAFTA's late slot in the awards calendar is 2025's late-breaking hit extraction shooter Arc Raiders, which has five nods. These five games are all nominated for Best Game, along with indie sensation Blue Prince. Notably, The Game Awards' indie darlings Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong have both been snubbed in the Best Game category. Clair Obscur will be the favorite in this race, but BAFTA often goes rog