The Game Awards 2025 takes place on December 11 | Image: The Game Awards

Here Are The Game Awards 2025 Nominees

By Jason Siu Updated Published 3 min read In News Tags The Game Awards
The Game Awards 2025 takes place on December 11 | Image: The Game Awards

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This morning, The Game Awards’ Geoff Keighley announced the nominees for The Game Awards 2025, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 becoming the most nominated game in history, earning 12 nominations. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yōtei each received seven nominations, while Hades II had six, Hollow Knight: Silksong got five, and Split Fiction received the nod in four categories.

In one of the most packed years in gaming history, it’s no surprise Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the way, as it was just an amazing experience. I have my work cut out for me, as I still haven’t completed half of the Game of the Year nominees: Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. The three I have reviewed are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

See the full list of nominees below.

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)

Best Ongoing Game

Best Mobile Game

  • Destiny: Rising
  • Persona5: The Phantom X
  • Sonic Rumble
  • Umamusume: Pretty Derby
  • Wuthering Waves

Best Art Direction

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Hades II
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong

Score & Music

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Hades II
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Audio Design

  • Battlefield 6
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Silent Hill f

Best Adaptation

  • A Minecraft Movie
  • Devil May Cry
  • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
  • The Last of Us: Season 2
  • Until Dawn

Best Narrative

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
  • Silent Hill f

Best Community Support

Games for Impact

Best Multiplayer

Best Independent Game

Best Debut Indie Game

Content Creator of the Year

  • Caedrel
  • Kai Cenat
  • MoistCr1TiKaL
  • Sakura Miko
  • The Burnt Peanut

Most Anticipated Game

  • 007 First Light
  • Grand Theft Auto VI
  • Marvel’s Wolverine
  • Resident Evil Requiem
  • The Witcher IV

Best Action / Adventure

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Split Fiction

Best Role Playing Game

  • Avowed
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • 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
  • Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage

Best Action Game

Innovation in Accessibility

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows
  • Atomfall
  • DOOM: The Dark Ages
  • EA Sports FC 26
  • South of Midnight

Best Family Game

  • Donkey Kong Bananza
  • LEGO Party
  • LEGO Voyagers
  • Mario Kart World
  • Sonic Racing Crossworlds
  • Split Fiction

Best Sim / Strategy Game

Best Sports / Racing Game

  • EA Sports FC 26
  • F1 25
  • Mario Kart World
  • Rematch
  • Sonic Racing Crossworlds

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 (League of Legends)
  • NRG (Valorant)
  • Team Falcons (Dota 2)
  • Team Liquid PH (Mobile Legends Bang Bang)
  • Team Vitality (Counter-Strike 2)

Best Game Direction

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  • Ghost of Yōtei
  • Hades II
  • Split Fiction

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 2

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With over 20 years in online publishing, Jason Siu is currently a consultant at Autoverse Studios, where he contributes to the development of Auto Legends. His extensive background includes serving as Content Director at VerticalScope and writing about cars for prominent sites like AutoGuide, The Truth About Cars, EV Pulse, FlatSixes, and Tire Authority. As a co-founder of Tunerzine.com and former West Coast Editor of Modified Magazine, Jason has also authored two books for CarTech Books. In his spare time, he founded FullCleared to channel his passion for gaming, with a particular fondness for RPGs.
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