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This year’s Game Awards will take play on December 11. While it’s a somewhat divisive event, it’s still usually worth tuning in, even if its just to check out what new games get announced. But if you are interested in seeing this year’s categories and nominations ahead of the show, then we’ve got the entire list.
Well, almost the entire list. The Player’s Voice category, where only fan votes will count, will be announced on December 1. If you fancy throwing your vote into the mix, head over to the official Game Awards website. The Game Awards uses a system where both fans and a panel get to vote, with the panel’s votes having the most weight.
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- Game of the Year 2025
- Best Performance
- Best Art Direction
- Best Score & Music
- Best Audio Design
- Best Narrative
- Best Multiplayer
- Best Community Support
- Best Ongoing Game
- Best Independent Game
- Best Debut Indie Game
- Best VR/AR Game
- Most Anticipated Game
- Best Role-Playing Game
- Best Action Game
- Best Action/Adventure Game
- Best Fighting Game
- Best Family Game
- Best Sports/Racing Game
- Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Best Game Direction
- Best Adaption
- Best Mobile Game
- Games for Impact
- Content Creator of The Year
- Innovation in Accessibility
- Best eSports Game
- Best eSports Athlete
- Best eSports team
Unsurprisingly, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received a significant amount of nominations. It got 9 nominations itself, and 12 if you include the Best Performance category, where it has three actors featured. It stands a good chance of taking at least a few of those awards home. I would be baffled if it didn’t manage to snag the Best Debut Indie Game, for example. It also has a good shot at Best Indie Game and Game of the Year. And considering it has three actors in the Best Performance category, the odds are clearly in Expedition 33’s favour there as well.
Game of the Year 2025
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Performance
- Benn Starr, as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox, as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishi as Atsu in Ghost of Yotei
- Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato as Hinako Shimizu in Silent Hill F
Best Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Score & Music
- Christoper Larkin for Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Darren Korb for Hades 2
- Lorien testard for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Toma Otowa for Ghost of Yotei
- Woodkid & Ludwig Forssell for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Silent Hill F
Best Narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost Of Yotei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Silent Hill F
Best Multiplayer
- Arc Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring Neightreign
- Peak
- Split Fiction
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Best Ongoing Game
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man’s Sky
Best Independent Game
- Absolum
- Ball x Pit
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Indie Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- Megabonk
Best VR/AR Game
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Ghost Town
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk
Most Anticipated Game
- 007 First Light
- GTA 6
- Marvel’s Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher 4
Best Role-Playing Game
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- The Outer Worlds 2
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Hades 2
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beacj
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Split Fiction
Best Fighting Game
- 2XKO
- capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection
- Virtual Fighter 5 REVO World Stage
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bonanza
- LEGO Party
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing Crossworlds
- Split Fiction
Best Sports/Racing Game
- EA Sports FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing Crossworlds
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic World: Evolution 3
- Civilization 7
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Best Game Direction
- Clair Obscur Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Hades 2
- Split Fiction
Best Adaption
- A Minecraft Movie
- Devil May Cry
- Splinter Cell Deathwatch
- The Last of Us Part 2
- Until Dawn
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny Rising
- Persona 5: Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Wuthering Waves
Games for Impact
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- South of Midnight
- Wanderstop
Content Creator of The Year
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- MoistCr1tikal
- Sakura Miko
- The Burnt Peanut
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Best eSports Game
- Counter Strike 2
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best eSports Athlete
- Brawk
- Chovy
- Forsaken
- Kakeru
- Menard
- Zywoo
Best eSports team
- Gen.G
- NRG
- Team Falcons
- Team Liquid PH
- Team Vitality


