The Game Awards 2025 Winners has officially concluded, celebrating the best video games, creators, and esports achievements of the year. At one of gaming’s most anticipated events, a mix of blockbuster titles and indie hits took home top honors.
The standout star of the night was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, sweeping the ceremony with a record-breaking nine wins, including Game of the Year—the first French-developed title to ever earn the top prize.
Here is the complete list of winners from The Game Awards 2025:
🎮 Game of the Year
🏆 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33—Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
Other Nominees:
- 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—Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
Nominees included Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yōtei, Hades II, Split Fiction.
✍️ Best Narrative
🏆 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Nominees included Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yōtei, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Silent Hill .
🎭 Best Performance
🏆 Jennifer English — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Nominees included multiple performances from Clair Obscur and other major titles.
🎵 Best Score and Music
🏆 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Lorien Testard)
Nominees included composers from Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades II, Ghost of Yōtei, and Death Stranding 2.
🔊 Best Audio Design
🏆 Battlefield 6
Nominees: Clair Obscur, Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yōtei, Silent Hill
🤝 Best Multiplayer Game
🏆 Arc Raiders — Embark Studios
Nominees included: Battlefield 6, Elden Ring Nightreign, Peak, Split Fiction.
🧠 Best Ongoing Game
🏆 No Man’s Sky — Hello Games
Nominees included Final Fantasy XIV, Fortnite, Helldivers 2, Marvel Rivals.
🧩 Best Independent Game
🏆 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Nominees included Absolum, Ball x Pit, Blue Prince, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong.
🎯 Best RPG
🏆 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Nominees: Avowed, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Monster Hunter Wilds, The Outer Worlds 2.
⚔️ Best Action Game
🏆 Hades II — Supergiant Games
Nominees: Battlefield 6, Doom: The Dark Ages, Ninja Gaiden 4, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.
🛡️ Best Action/Adventure
🏆 Hollow Knight: Silksong — Team Cherry
Nominees: Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yōtei, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Split Fiction.
👨👩👧 Best Family Game
🏆 Donkey Kong Bananza
Nominees: Lego Party!, Lego Voyagers, Mario Kart World, Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, Split Fiction.
🚗 Best Sports/Racing Game
🏆 Mario Kart World
Nominees included EA Sports FC 26, F1 25, Rematch, Sonic Racing: Crossworlds.
🧠 Best Sim/Strategy Game
🏆 Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
Nominees included Tempest Rising, Civilization 7, The Alters, Two Point Museum.
📱 Best Mobile Game
🏆 Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Nominees: Destiny Rising, Persona 5: The Phantom X, Sonic Rumble, Wuthering Waves.
🕹️ Best VR/AR Game
🏆 The Midnight Walk
Nominees included Alien: Rogue Incursion, Arken Age, Ghost Town, Marvel’s Deadpool VR.
🕹️ Best Fighting Game
🏆 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Nominees: 2XKO, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, Virtua Fighter 5 REVO.
🏆 Other Major Honors
- Best Adaptation: The Last of Us: Season 2
- Games for Impact: South of Midnight
- Innovation in Accessibility: Doom: The Dark Ages
- Best Community Support: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto VI
- Content Creator of the Year: MoistCr1TiKaL
- Best Esports Game: Counter-Strike 2
- Best Esports Athlete: Chovy
- Best Esports Team: Team Vitality
- Players’ Voice (Fan Choice): Wuthering Waves
- Game Changer Award: Girls Make Games
🎮 Summary
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominated The Game Awards 2025 with a historic nine wins — the most in a single ceremony — including Game of the Year and multiple craft awards. Its sweeping success marks a major milestone for indie game development.