The end of 2025 is finally here, and what a year it’s been for gaming. From bold indies to blockbuster AAA releases, from heart-pounding horror to high-octane action, players have been eating well all year long. It feels like every month dropped another must-play title, turning 2025 into a nonstop highlight reel.
Standout releases like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, ARC Raiders, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and many more didn’t just catch our eyes; they took over our timelines. With so many heavy-hitters in the mix, the race for Game of the Year has never felt this intense. Now, the wait is over. The Game Awards 2025 has officially crowned its champions. Here’s a complete look at every winner from this year’s show. Let’s dive in.
The Game Awards 2025
The Game Awards 2025 is finally here, and the whole gaming world is watching. Once a year, this massive show brings together players, creators, and studios from around the globe to celebrate the year’s best games. This year, the hype is bigger than ever, and everyone is arguing about which game will take home Game of the Year. The show features dozens of categories, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Performance, Best Indie, Best Multiplayer, Best Ongoing Game, and many more, covering almost every corner of the industry.
Over the years, The Game Awards has honoured some of the most iconic titles in history, like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, God of War, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Elden Ring, Baldur’s Gate 3, and more. Now, let’s take a closer look at all the nominees and winners at the Game Awards 2025.
Game of The Year 2025 Winner
Game of the Year is the most anticipated category of the entire show, and honestly, the whole year. In 2025, six amazing titles were nominated: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. But from the very beginning, one game stood out as the clear favorite: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
It not only took home Game of the Year, but also led the night with the most nominations and broke the record for most TGA wins, earning 9 awards in total, including Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Narrative, Best RPG, and more. Expedition 33 is the ultimate winner of 2025, rising above all its competition, that too being a debut game from Sandfall Interactive.
All Game Awards 2025 Winners: Full List
- Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Family Game: Donkey Kong Bananza
- Best Debut Indie Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto VI
- Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6
- Best Action Game: Hades II
- Best Performance: Jennifer English (Expedition 33)
- Best Multiplayer Game: Arc Raiders
- Innovation In Accessibility: Doom: The Dark Ages
- Best Esports Game: Counter-Strike 2
- Best Art Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Esports Team: Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2
- Best Mobile Game: Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Best Independent Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Adaptation: The Last of Us: Season 2
- Games for Impact: South of Midnight
- Best Ongoing Game: No Man’s Sky
- Best Fighting Game: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Game Changer: Girls Make Games
- Best Sim/Strategy Game: Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
- Best Score and Music: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Lorien Testard)
- Best Sports/Racing Game: Mario Kart World
- Best Community Support: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best VR/AR Game: The Midnight Walk
- Best RPG: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Player’s Voice: Wuthering Waves
- Best Narrative: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Content Creator of the Year: MoistCr1TiKaL
- Best Esports Athlete: Chovy
- Best Action Adventure Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Game of the Year: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
All Game Awards 2025 Nominations Full List
Here is the complete list of all nominations from The Game Awards 2025.
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza (Winner)
- LEGO Party!
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Split Fiction
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny: Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby – (Winner)
- Wuthering Waves
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Winner)
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best Independent Game
- Absolum
- Ball x Pit
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Adaptation
- A Minecraft Movie
- Devil May Cry
- The Last of Us: Season 2 (Winner)
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
- Until Dawn
Best Ongoing Game
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man’s Sky (Winner)
Games For Impact
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- South of Midnight (Winner)
- Wanderstop
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Hades II (Winner)
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
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 Performance
- Ben Starr (Expedition 33)
- Charlie Cox (Expedition 33)
- Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei)
- Jennifer English (Expedition 33) (Winner)
- Konatsu Kato (Silent Hill f)
- Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
Most Anticipated Game
- 007 First Light
- Grand Theft Auto VI (Winner)
- Marvel’s Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher IV
Best Action Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Winner)
- Split Fiction
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Winner)
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Best Debut Indie Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Despelote
- Dispatch
Best Score and Music
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk (Winner)
Best VR/AR Game
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Hades II
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Lorien Testard) (Winner)
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best RPG
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Monster Hunter Wilds
Player’s Voice
- Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- Genshin Impact
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Wuthering Waves (Winner)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Silent Hill f
Best Narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Silent Hill f
Best Multiplayer Game
- Arc Raiders (Winner)
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- Peak
- Split Fiction
Innovation In Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- Doom: The Dark Ages (Winner)
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Best Game Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- 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 FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World (Winner)
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Content Creator of the Year
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- MoistCr1TiKaL (Winner)
- Sakura Miko
- The Burnt Peanut
Best Esports Athlete
- brawk
- Chovy (Winner)
- f0rsakeN
- Kakeru
- MenaRD
- Zyw0o
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)
Summary
So these are all Game Awards 2025 winners and nominations. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 clearly stole the show. Some of the wins felt predictable, while others genuinely surprised everyone. It’s also a little disappointing to see that games like Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, and others didn’t win in any category. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t great games – they still left a huge impact and will always have a special place in every fan and gamer’s heart.
2025 gave us bold ideas, emotional stories, and some unforgettable moments in gaming. From big AAA releases to smaller passion projects, this year proved once again how creative and diverse the industry has become. So that’s a wrap on the gaming scene in 2025, and we can only hope 2026 is packed with even bigger surprises, new experiences, and games that push things even further.
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