Traitors star: Bafta Games Awards frontrunner made me question my morality
By Mathilde Grandjean, Press Association
The Traitors star Jade Scott has said the Bafta Games Awards front-runner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 had her “question my morality”, at a red carpet event in central London.
Ms Scott, who took part in the hit BBC reality game show and was banished from the castle during the final roundtable, joined the 22nd Bafta Games Award event on Friday night.
Asked if she had a favourite game among the 42 nominees, Ms Scott praised Clair Obscur – a fantasy adventure in which members of an expedition set out on a mission to destroy the Paintress, a being who every year causes people at or above an ever-decreasing age to vanish from existence.
“I really questioned my morality with Clair Obscur, and I think it was such a beautiful way to question what to do with your life when you have a countdown timer,” Ms Scott told the Press Association.
The game, made by French studio Sandfall Interactive, picked up nominations in 12 categories – including best game, debut game, music, and narrative.
Jennifer Svedberg-Yen, the lead writer on Clair Obscur, told the Press Association the game was her first time working as a professional writer.
“It’s been a crazy year,” she said.
“It still boggles my mind that it was my first game and my first writing project ever.
“I come from a completely different background, as did a lot of people on our team, and I think that’s also something that’s been really wonderful, to be on that journey together.
“I feel incredibly fortunate and very lucky to have worked with such an incredible team, to have been able to put together a story and a game that we believe in, that speaks to so many people – it’s really an honour.”
Elsewhere, superhero adventure game Dispatch earned nine nominations and is also up for the top prize.
The debut game by AdHoc Studio gained popularity soon after the release of its first two episodes in October 2025, and went on to sell millions of copies in just a few months.
“When we released it, the hope was, some people will really find this funny, get something out of it, and enjoy the characters as much as we do,” AdHoc co-founder Dennis Lennart told PA.
“So when it started really taking off it was definitely ‘OK, wait, when is this going to slow down?’
“And then it kept building momentum, which was great because we kind of took a risk with this episodic release plan, but it ended up bringing in more people.”
Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul – who voices Dispatch protagonist Robert Robertson – earned a nomination for his performance, but did not attend the event on Friday.
Action-adventure game Ghost Of Yotei, developed by Sucker Punch Productions, is also in the race for the best game award, in addition to seven other nominations.
Erika Ishii, the voice actress and face model for protagonist Atsu, is also a contender for the performer in a leading role award.
“I really never thought that I would be here,” she told PA.
“Sometimes we’ll be playing the game and get jump-scared seeing my face,” she added.
“Atsu is so close to my heart. I’ve done motion capture, performance capture, she has my face. I feel so lucky to have her be so much a part of me, and vice versa.”
Other nominees include mystery puzzle game Blue Prince by independent studio Dogubomb, which picked up five nominations, multiplayer game Arc Raiders by Embark Studios, and Indiana Jones And The Great Circle by MachineGames.
Best British game nominees include Atomfall by Rebellion Developments, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector by Jump Over the Age, and Mafia: The Old Country by Hangar 13.
