With all the reveals, leaks, and online debates surrounding The Game Awards 2025, it’s easy to lose track of the awards themselves. This year’s show delivered not only a stacked lineup of trailers and announcements, but also one of the most decisive winner lists in recent memory.
The Game Awards 2025 Every Category Winners
During The Game Awards ceremony, some titles clearly stood out as big winners. These included Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which walked away with several big awards. Long-running games such as No Man’s Sky and Baldur’s Gate 3 also proved their enduring popularity. Below is the list of winners at The Game Awards 2025, followed by the list of nominees for each big category:
- Game of the Year — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Game Direction — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Narrative — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best RPG — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Art Direction — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Score and Music — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Lorien Testard)
- Best Debut Indie Game — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Independent Game — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Most Anticipated Game — Grand Theft Auto VI
- Best Action Game — Hades II
- Best Action-Adventure Game — Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Fighting Game — Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Best Multiplayer Game — Arc Raiders
- Best Ongoing Game — No Man’s Sky
- Best Community Support — Baldur’s Gate 3
- Innovation in Accessibility — Doom: The Dark Ages
- Games for Impact — South of Midnight
- Best Audio Design — Battlefield 6
- Best Performance — Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Best Mobile Game — Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Best VR/AR Game — The Midnight Walk
- Best Sim / Strategy Game — FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Best Sports / Racing Game — Mario Kart World
- Best Family Game — Donkey Kong Bananza
- Players’ Voice — Wuthering Waves
- Content Creator of the Year — MoistCr1TiKaL
- Game Changer Award — Girls Make Games
The Game Awards 2025 Nominees Highlights
Although Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took a clear lead, there were quite a number of other titles that were also very much in the running. These included Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, as well as Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Overall, 2025 proved to be one of the most competitive years in recent memory.