The Game Awards 2025 Winners: The Full List

We've reached the pinnacle time in the gaming industry where The Game Awards arrives, one of the most prestigious game award ceremonies that celebrates the industry and gives them the flowers that they deserve. It'll be streaming live at 7:30p ET / 4:30p PT / 12:30a GMT / 9:30a JST and can be watched on YouTube, Twitch, X/Twitter and on The Game Awards website.

It'll be hosted by Geoff Keighley with a series of presenters ranging from Bethesda's Todd Howard, The Muppets' own Miss Piggy, previous winner for Best Performance Maggie Robertson, Dispatch's Jeffrey Wright, Rowlf the Dog joining Miss Piggy, Neil Newbon and a performance from Evanescence as they perform Afterlife from Netflix's Devil May Cry.

We’ll be updating the winners live right here as they’re announced, so stay tuned for the full list!

Best Family Game

• Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) (WINNER)

• LEGO Party! (SMG Studio/Fictions)

• LEGO Voyagers (Light Brick Studios/Annapurna Interactive)

• Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

• Sonic Racing: Crossworlds (Sonic Team/Sega)

• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)

Innovation in Accessibility

• Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft)

• Atomfall (Rebellion)

• Doom: The Dark Ages (ID Software/Bethesda Softworks) (WINNER)

• EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada/EA Romania/EA)

• South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios)

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2 (Valve) (WINNER)

• DOTA 2 (Valve)

• League of Legends (Riot)

• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)

• Valorant (Riot)

Best Esports Athlete

• brawk - Brock Somerhalder (Valorant)

• Chovy - Jeong Ji-hoon (League of Legends) (WINNER)

• fOrsakeN - Jason Susanto (Valorant)

• Kakeru - Kakeru Watanabe (Street Fighter)

• MenaRD - Saul Leonardo (Street Fighter)

• ZywOo - Mathieu Herbaut (Counter-Strike 2)

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)

Best Mobile Game

• Destiny: Rising (NetEase Games)

• Persona 5: The Phantom X (Black Wings Game Studio/Perfect World/Atlus/Sega)

• Sonic Rumble (Rovio Entertainment/Sonic Team/Sega)

• Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Cygames/Kakao Games/Komoe Game/Bilibili) (WINNER)

• Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)

Best Independent Game

• Absolum (Guard Crush Games/Supamonks/Dotemu)

• Ball x Pit (Kenny Sun/Devolver Digital)

• Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) (WINNER)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Best Adaptation

• A Minecraft Movie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

• Devil May Cry (Netflix)

• The Last of Us: Season 2 (HBO) (WINNER)

• Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (Netflix)

• Until Dawn (Sony Pictures)

Best Action Game

• Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA)

• Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games) (WINNER)

• Ninja Gaiden 4 (Team Ninja/PlatinumGames/Xbox Game Studios)

• Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (Lizardcube/Sega)

Best Performance

• Ben Starr (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

• Charlie Cox (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

• Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei)

• Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33) (WINNER)

• Konatsu Kato (Silent Hill f)

• Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)

Games For Impact

• Consume Me (Hexacutable)

• Despolote (Panic)

• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Don't Nod Montréal/Don't Nod)

• South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios) (WINNER)

• Wanderstop (Ivy Road/Annapurna Interactive)

Best Ongoing Game

• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix Business Division 5/Square Enix)

• Fortnite (Epic Games)

• Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games)

• No Man's Sky (Hello Games) (WINNER)

Best Audio Design

• Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA) (WINNER)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Silent Hill f (Neobards Entertainment/Konami)

Content Creator of the Year

• Caedrel

• Kai Cenat

• MoistCr1TiKaL (WINNER)

• Sakura Miko

• The Burnt Peanut

Best Fighting Game

• 2XKO (Riot Games)

• Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom)

• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK Corporation) (WINNER)

• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection (Digital Eclipse/Atari)

• Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (Ry Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)

Most Anticipated Game

• 007 First Light (IO INteractive)

• Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games) (WINNER)

• Marvel's Wolverine (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Resident Evil: Requiem (Capcom)

• The Witcher IV (CD Projekt Red/CD Projekt)

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry) (WINNER)

• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)

Best Art Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) (WINNER)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles (Square Enix) (WINNER)

• Jurassic World Evolution 3 (Frontier Developments)

• Sid Meier's Civilization VII (Firaxis Games/2K)

• Tempest Rising (Slipgate Ironworks/3D Realms)

• The Alters (11 Bit Studios)

• Two Point Museum (Two Point Studios/Sega)

Best Debut Indie Game

• Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) (WINNER)

• Despolote (Panic)

• Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)

• Megabonk (Vedinad)

Best Score and Music

• Christopher Larkin (Hollow Knight: Silksong)

• Darren Korb (Hades II)

• Lorien Testard (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33) (WINNER)

• Toma Otowa (Ghost of Yotei)

• Woodkid & Ludvig Forssell (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach)

Best Sports/Racing Game

• EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada/EA Romania/EA)

• F1 25 (Codemasters/EA)

• Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) (WINNER)

• Rematch (Sloclap/Kepler Interactive)

• Sonic Racing: Crossworlds (Sonic Team/Sega)

Best Community Support

• Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) (WINNER)

• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix Business Division 5/Square Enix)

• Fortnite (Epic Games)

• Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• No Man's Sky (Hello Games)

Best VR/AR Game

• Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios)

• Arken Age (VitruviusVR/Vitruvius Technologies Inc.)

• Ghost Town (Fireproof Games)

• Marvel's Deadpool VR (Twisted Pixel Games/Oculus Studios)

• The Midnight Walk (MoonHood/Fast Travel Games) (WINNER)

Best RPG

• Avowed (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) (WINNER)

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)

• The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)

• Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)

Best Narrative

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) (WINNER)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)

• Silent Hill f (Neobards Entertainment/Konami)

  
  

Best Player Voice

• Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games) (WINNER)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandall Interactive/Kepler Interactive

• Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)

• Genshin Impact (Hoyoverse)

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Best Multiplayer Game

• Arc Raiders (Embark Studios) (WINNER)

• Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA)

• Elden Ring Nightreign (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment)

• Peak (Aggro Crab/Landfall)

• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)

Best Game Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) (WINNER)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)

Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) (WINNER)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)