We are now at the tail-end of the year, which means it’s time to look back at the great games that was released in 2025. This year’s The Game Awards just announced their nominations for each of their categories for their December 11show and it went down as I was expecting with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 taking a whopping 12 nominations across 10 categories.
Game of the Year
Nominees
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
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Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
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Hades II (Supergiant Games)
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Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver)
Best Game Direction
Nominees
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Ghost of Yotei
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Hades II
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Split Fiction
Best Narrative
Nominees
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Ghost of Yotei
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
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Silent Hill f
Best Art Direction
Nominees
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Ghost of Yotei
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Hades II
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Score and Music
Nominees
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Ghost of Yotei
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Hades II
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Audio Design
Nominees
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Battlefield 6
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Ghost of Yotei
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Silent Hill f
Best Performance
Nominees
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Benn Star – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yotei
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Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f
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Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Innovation in Accessibility
Nominees
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows
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Atomfall
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DOOM: The Dark Ages
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EA Sports FC 26
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South of Midnight
Games for Impact
Nominees
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Consume Me
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despelote
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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
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South of Midnight
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Wanderstop
Best Ongoing Game
Nominees
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Final Fantasy XIV
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Fortnite
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Helldivers II
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Marvel Rivals
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No Man’s Sky
Best Community Support
Nominees
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Baldur’s Gate III
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Final Fantasy XIV
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Fortnite
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Helldivers II
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No Man’s Sky
Best Independent Game
Nominees
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Absolum
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BALL x PIT
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Blue Prince
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Hades II
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Indie Game
Nominees
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Blue Prince
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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despelote
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Dispatch
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Megabonk
Best Mobile Game
Nominees
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Destiny: Rising
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Persona 5: The Phantom X
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Sonic Rumble
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Umamusume: Pretty Derby
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Wuthering Waves
Best VR / AR
Nominees
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Alien: Rogue Incursion
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Arken Age
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Ghost Town
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Marvel’s Deadpool VR
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The Midnight Walk
Best Action Game
Nominees
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Battlefield 6
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DOOM: The Dark Ages
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Hades II
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NINJA GAIDEN 4
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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Best Action / Adventure
Nominees
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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Ghost of Yotei
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Split Fiction
Best Role-Playing
Nominees
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Avowed
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
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Monster Hunter Wilds
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The Outer Worlds 2
Best Fighting
Nominees
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2XKO
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Capcom Fighting Collection 2
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
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Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
Best Family Game
Nominees
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Donkey Kong Bananza
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LEGO Party!
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LEGO Voyagers
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Mario Kart World
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
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Split Fiction
Best Simulation / Strategy
Nominees
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The Alters
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Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
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Jurassic World Evolution 3
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Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
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Tempest Rising
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Two Point Museum
Best Sports / Racing
Nominees
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EA Sports FC 26
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F1 25
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Mario Kart World
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REMATCH
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Best Multiplayer
Nominees
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ARC Raiders
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Battlefield 6
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Elden Ring Nightreign
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PEAK
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Split Fiction
Best Adaptation
Nominees
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A Minecraft Movie
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Devil May Cry
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Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
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The Last of Us Season 2
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Until Dawn
Most Anticipated Game
Nominees
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007 First Light
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Grand Theft Auto VI
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Marvel’s Wolverine
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Resident Evil Requiem
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The Witcher IV
Content Creator of the Year
Nominees
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Caedrel
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Kai Cenat
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MoistCr1TiKaL
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Sakura Miko
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The Burnt Peanut
Best eSports Game
Nominees
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Counter-Strike 2
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DOTA 2
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League of Legends
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Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
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VALORANT
Best eSports Athlete
Nominees
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brawk – Brock Somerhalder (VALORANT)
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Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon (League of Legends)
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f0rsakeN – Jason Susanto (VALORANT)
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Kakeru – Kakeru Watanabe (Street Fighter)
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MenaRD – Saul Leonardo (Street Fighter)
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Zyw0o – Mathieu Herbaut (Counter-Strike 2)
Best eSports Team
Nominees
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Gen.G (League of Legends)
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NRG (VALORANT)
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Team Falcons (DOTA 2)
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Team Liquid PH (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)
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Team Vitality (Counter-Strike 2)
This list of nominations was based of selected global jury of more than 150 media publications and creator outlets.
The Game Awards 2025 user votes are now live in all categories, as voting ends on December 10 at 6 PM PT/ 9 PM ET / 10 AM PHT.
About the Author – Carlos Hernandez
Carlos Hernandez is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Too Much Gaming, where he writes about video games, reviews, and industry news. A lifelong gamer, he would do anything to experience Final Fantasy Tactics for the first time again and has a love/hate relationship with games that require hunting for new gear to improve your character.
