For the First Time, Game of the Year Is Split 50/50 Between Blockbusters and Indies

2025 has been a banner year for the games industry, which is something The Game Awards seeks to recognize this December. Looking back at this annum, it’s actually rather shocking how many great games have released: inventiveprojects like Blue Prince, The Alters, and SplitFiction, which would have been shoo-ins for a Game of the Year nomination in other years, haven’t even made the list this year, showing just how jam-packed with quality the market has been recently.