This year’s edition of The Game Awards features some strong competition in a lot of categories, with titles like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Ghost of Yotei, and more all vying for multiple awards. Once again hosted by the incomparable Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards was broadcast live from Los Angeles for the world to see.
As expected, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cleaned up, winning 9 awards. The night also saw a full reveal of the cast from the upcoming Street Fighter movie, a bad-ass performance from Evanescence, various hijinx from Miss Piggy, and more. If nothing else, The Game Awards never fails to put on a spactacular show.
Here is the list of all of the nominees and winners from the 2025 edition of The Game Awards!
Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Hades II
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Donkey Kong Bonanza
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Adaptation
- The Last of Us: Season 2 (Winner)
- A Minecraft Movie
- Devil May Cry
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
- Until Dawn
Best Game Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Split Fiction
- Hades II
Best Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Silent Hill f
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6 (Winner)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Silent Hill f
Best Performance
- Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yōtei
- Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f
- Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Best Score and Music
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Games for Impact
- Consume Me
- Wanderstop
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- South of Midnight (Winner)
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Doom: The Dark Ages (Winner)
- Atomfall
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Best Ongoing Game
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky (Winner)
- Marvel Rivals
Best Independent Game
- Absolum
- Ball x Pit
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Hollow Knight Silksong
- Hades II
Best Debut Indie Game
- Blue Prince
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- Clair Obscur: Expedition33 (Winner)
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Hades II (Winner)
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Best Action Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Split Fiction
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Winner)
Best RPG
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- The Outer Worlds 2
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza (Winner)
- LEGO Party!
- LEGO Voyagers
- Split Fiction
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Mario Kart World
Best Fighting Game
- 2XKO
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Winner)
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Best Sports/Racing
- EA SPORTS FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World (Winner)
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Best Multiplayer
- Battlefield 6
- Arc Raiders (Winner)
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- Peak
- Split Fiction
Best Sim/Strategy
- The Alters
- FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles (Winner)
- Two Point Museum
- Tempest Rising
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Winner)
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Most Anticipated Game
- 007 First Light
- Grand Theft Auto VI (Winner)
- The Witcher IV
- Marvel’s Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny: Rising
- Wuthering Waves
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Winner)
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
Best VR/AR Game
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
- The Midnight Walk (Winner)
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR
Best eSports Athlete
- brawk
- Zyw0o
- Chovy (Winner)
- MenaRD
- f0rsakeN
- Kakeru
Best eSports Team
- Team Vitality – Counter Strike 2 (Winner)
- Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- NRG – Valorant
- Gen.G – League of Legends
- Team Falcons – Dota 2
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Winner)
- Dota 2
- Valorant
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- League of Legends
Content Creator of the Year
- The Burnt Peanut
- Sakura Miko
- Kai Cenat
- MoistCr1TiKaL (Winner)
- Caedrel
Player’s Voice
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- Genshin Impact
- Silent Hill f
- Wuthering Waves (Winner)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
