Update 12/11/2025 11 PM ET: The awards show has concluded, so the list of winners is now complete. Surprising few, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won many awards, including Game of the Year. In fact, with nine wins, it has become the most awarded game in the ceremony’s history. The original article, along with the list of winners, continues below.
2025 has been a big year for video games, and the Game Awards aims to concentrate all the successes and enthusiasm into one night of celebration. With musical performances, celebrity guests (Geoff Keighley booked two Muppets this year), and dozens of new game trailers and reveals, it’s undeniably one of the biggest industry events of the year.
Whether you tuned in late, missed one of the winners, or chose not to watch at all, this round-up will recap every award. The coveted game of the year trophy will be doled out at the end of the night, but until then, you can continue to check this article, which will be updated live, to see each winner as it’s announced.
Here is the full list of nominees (with announced winners in bold):
Game of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades II
Split Fiction
Best Narrative
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Silent Hill f
Best Art Direction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Score & Music
Christopher Larkin – Hollow Knight: Silksong
Darren Korb – Hades II
Lorien Testard – Clair Obscur: Expédition 33 – WINNER
Toma Otowa – Ghost of Yōtei
Woodkid & Ludvig Forssell – Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Audio Design
Battlefield 6 – WINNER
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Silent Hill f
Best Performance
Ben Starr as Verso – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Charlie Cox as Gustave – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Erika Ishii as Atsu – Ghost of Yōtei
Jennifer English as Maelle – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
Konatsu Kato as Shimizu Hinako – Silent Hill f
Troy Baker as Indiana Jones – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Best Independent Game
Absolum
Ball x Pit
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Indie Game
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
Despelote
Dispatch
Games For Impact
Consume Me
Despelote
Lost Records: Blooom & Rage
South of Midnight – WINNER
Wanderstop
Best Action Game
Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages
Hades II – WINNER
Ninja Gaiden 4
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Best Action/Adventure Game
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hollow Knight: Silksong – WINNER
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Split Fiction
Best Role-Playing Game
Avowed
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – WINNER
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Monster Hunter Wilds
The Outer Worlds 2
Best Sim/Strategy Game
The Alters
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles – WINNER
Jurassic World Evolution 3
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Tempest Rising
Two Point Museum
Best Fighting Game
2XKO
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – WINNER
Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
Best Family Game
Donkey Kong Bananza – WINNER
Lego Party!
Lego Voyagers
Mario Kart World
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Split Fiction
Best Sports/Racing Game
EA Sports FC 26
F1 25
Mario Kart World – WINNER
Rematch
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Best Multiplayer
ARC Raiders – WINNER
Battlefield 6
Elden Ring Nightreign
Peak
Split Fiction
Best Ongoing Game
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
No Man’s Sky – WINNER
Best Community Support
Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Man’s Sky
Best VR/AR Game
Alien: Rogue Incursion
Arken Age
Ghost Town
Marvel’s Deadpool VR
The Midnight Walk – WINNER
Best Mobile Game
Destiny Rising
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Sonic Rumble
Umamusume Pretty Derby – WINNER
Wuthering Waves
Innovation in Accessibility
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Atomfall
Doom: The Dark Ages – WINNER
EA Sports FC 25
South of Midnight
Best Adaptation
A Minecraft Movie
Devil May Cry
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
The Last of Us Season 2 – WINNER
Until Dawn
Best Esports Game
Counter-Strike 2 – WINNER
Dota 2
League of Legends
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
Brawk
Chovy – WINNER
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) – WINNER
Content Creator of the Year
Caedrel
Kai Cenat
MoistCr1TiKaL – WINNER
Sakura Miko
The Burnt Peanut
Most Anticipated Game
007 First Light
Grand Theft Auto VI – WINNER
Marvel’s Wolverine
Resident Evil Requiem
The Witcher IV
Player’s Voice
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Wurthering Waves – WINNER
Genshin Impact
Dispatch
Hollow Knight: Silksong
