The Game Awards 2025 — List of all winners, as it happens
From massive titles to small indie games, here are all the winners from the Game Awards 2025.
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Woe, Game Awards 2025 be upon thee.
The latest installment in the annual awards show is here, with a number of massive games nominated across the board while building towards the final reveal for which title is taking Game of the Year. I'm keeping track of all the winners as they're announced, so check back frequently!
Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Best Game Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- Split Fiction
Best Narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Silent Hill f
Best Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Score and Music
- Christopher Larkin for Hollow Knight: Silkson
- Darren Korb for Hades 2
- Lorien Testard for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Toma Otowa for Ghost of Yotei
- Woodkid & Ludvig Forsell for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Silent Hill f
Best Performance
- Ben Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of Yotei
- Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato as Hinako in Silent Hill f
- Troy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin's Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- DOOM: The Dark Ages - Winner
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Games for Impact
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- South of Midnight
- Wanderstop
Best Ongoing
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man's Sky
Best Community Support
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man's Sky
Best Independent Game
- Absolum
- Ball x Pit
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Winner
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Indie Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- Megabonk
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamasume: Pretty Derby - Winner
- Wuthering Waves
Best VR/AR
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
- Marvel's Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Hades 2
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Best Action/Adventure
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silkson
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Split Fiction
Best Role-Playing Game
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- The Outer Worlds 2
Best Family
- Donkey Kong Bananza - Winner
- LEGO Party!
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
- Split Fiction
Best Fighting
- 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 Sim/Strategy
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Best Sports/Racing
- EA Sports FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
Best Multiplayer
- ARC Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring: Nightreign
- PEAK
- Split Fiction
Best Adaptation
- A Minecraft Movie
- Devil May Cry
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
- The Last of Us Season 2
- Until Dawn
Most Anticipated Game
- 007 First Light
- Grand Theft Auto 6
- Marvel's Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher 4
Content Creator of the Year
- Caedral
- Kai Cenat
- MoistCr1TiKaL
- Sakura Miko
- The Burnt Peanut
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 - Winner
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- Brawk
- Chovy - Winner
- Forsaken
- Kekaru
- Menard
- Zywoo
Best Esports Team
- GEN.G
- NRG
- Team Falcons
- Team Liquid PH
- Team Vitality - Winner
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Bluesky @samueltolbert.bsky.social.
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