The 11th edition of The Game Awards returned on December 11th to honour achievements in the video game industry from the past year. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 emerged as the big winner of the night, taking home nine total awards — including the coveted title of Game of the Year.
Here are the full list of nominees and winners for The Game Awards 2025.
Best Performance
- Ben Starr (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Charlie Cox (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei)
- Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33) — WINNER
- Konatsu Kato (Silent Hill f)
- Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
Best Ongoing Game
- Final Fantasy XIV Online: Dawntrail
- Fortnite
- Helldivers II
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man’s Sky — WINNER
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby — WINNER
- Wuthering Waves
Best Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — WINNER
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Score & Music
- Christopher Larkin (Hollow Knight: Silksong)
- Darren Korb (Hades II)
- Lorien Testard (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33) — WINNER
- Toma Otowa (Ghost of Yotei)
- Woodkid & Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding 2: On The Beach)
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6 — WINNER
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Silent Hill f
Best Adaptation
- A Minecraft Movie
- Devil May Cry
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
- The Last of Us Season 2 — WINNER
- Until Dawn
Best Narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — WINNER
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Kingdom Come Deliverance II
- Silent Hill f
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 — WINNER
- Final Fantasy XIV Online: Dawntrail
- Fortnite
- Helldivers II
- No Man’s Sky
Games For Impact
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- South of Midnight — WINNER
- Wanderstop
Best Multiplayer
- ARC Raiders — WINNER
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- PEAK
- Split Fiction
Best Independent Game
- Absolum
- BALL x PIT
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — WINNER
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Indie Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — WINNER
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- Megabonk
Best VR/AR Game
- ALIEN: Rogue Incursion
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk — WINNER
Content Creator of the Year
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- MOISTCR1TIKAL — WINNER
- Sakura Miko
- The Burnt Peanut
Most Anticipated Game
- 007: First Light
- Grand Theft Auto VI — WINNER
- Marvel Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher IV
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong — WINNER
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Split Fiction
Best Roleplaying Game (RPG)
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — WINNER
- Kingdom Come Deliverance II
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- The Outer Worlds 2
Best Fighting Game
- 2XKO
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves — WINNER
- Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Hades II — WINNER
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- DOOM: The Dark Ages — WINNER
- EA Sports FC26
- South of Midnight
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza — WINNER
- LEGO Party
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
- Split Fiction
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles — WINNER
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Best Sports/Racing Game
- EA Sports FC26
- EA Sports F125
- Mario Kart World — WINNER
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
Best Esports Game
- Counter Strike 2 — WINNER
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- VALORANT
Best Esports Athlete
- Brawk
- Chovy — WINNER
- F0RSAKEN
- Kakeru
- MenaRD
- Zywoo
Best Esports Team
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- NRG (VALORANT)
- Team Falcons (DOTA 2)
- Team Liquid PH (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)
- Team Vitality (Counter Strike 2) — WINNER
Best Game Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — WINNER
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Split Fiction
Players’ Voice
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- Genshin Impact
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Wuthering Waves — WINNER
Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — WINNER
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come Deliverance II
