The best game of the year performances not by Troy Baker

In 2025, he stands an excellent chance. His uncanny performance as the title character in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle — which is less a precise impersonation of Harrison Ford than a channelling of his essence, and which was blessed by Ford himself when they appeared together at last year’s ceremony — is eligible, as the game was released in December 2024 after The Game Awards’ cutoff date. He could just as well be nominated for another barn-burning turn as the unhinged Higgs in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Between the two, a nomination seems guaranteed, and a win more than likely.