The Game Awards 2025 marked one of the most memorable editions in the event’s history. After a year packed with high-profile releases, long-awaited sequels, and breakout indie hits, the annual ceremony brought everything together in a night dedicated to celebrating the best games of the year.
While several major titles walked away with awards, one game clearly emerged as the defining success of the show: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The title dominated multiple key categories and sparked widespread discussion across the gaming community following the ceremony.
Below is a complete overview of the winners at The Game Awards 2025, covering all major categories.
Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Game Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Split Fiction
Best Narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Silent Hill f
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Adaptation
- Minecraft – The Movie
- Devil May Cry
- The Last of Us Season 2
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
- Until Dawn
Best Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Score & Music
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Hades II
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Death Stranding 2
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Silent Hill f
Best Performance
- Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yōtei
- Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f
- Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Games for Impact
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- South of Midnight
- Wanderstop
Best Ongoing Game
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man’s Sky
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate III
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Best Indie Game
- Absolute
- Ballpit
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Indie Debut
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- Megabonk
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny: Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Wuthering Waves
Best VR / AR Game
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Arken Age
- Ghostwire VR
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Hades II
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: The Art of Revenge
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Split Fiction
Player’s Voice Award
- Dispatch
- Genshin Impact
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Wuthering Waves
Best Role-Playing Game
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Monster Hunter Wilds
Best Fighting Game
- 2XKO
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
- Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- LEGO Party
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
- Split Fiction
Best Strategy / Simulation Game
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Civilization VII
- Rising Storm
- Two Point Museum
Best Sports / Racing Game
- EA Sports FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
Best Multiplayer Game
- ARC Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring: Nightreign
- Summit
- Split Fiction
Most Anticipated Game
- 007: First Light
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Marvel’s Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher IV
Content Creator of the Year
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- MoistCr1TiKaL
- Sakura Miko
- Burnt Peanut
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- brawk
- Chovy
- forsakeN
- Kakeru
- MenaRD
- Zyw0o
Best Esports Team
- Gen.G – League of Legends
- NRG – Valorant
- Team Falcons – DOTA 2
- Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends
- Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2
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