The Game Awards 2025 Roundup: All PS5 News and Winners

The Game Awards 2025 came and went, bringing a ton of PS5 news and announcements alongside a new, lengthy list of winners. As promised, we’ve put together all the PlayStation-specific news and a complete list of winners for our readers.

All PS5 news and announcements from The Game Awards 2025

• Sony and Left 4 Dead creator’s PS5 shooter is 4Loop
• Xbox game South of Midnight is coming to PS5
• Capcom’s Pragmata is coming to PS5 on April 24, 2026. Demo out soon
• Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced with Mass Effect’s Casey Hudson leading development
• New Divinity RPG coming from Baldur’s Gate dev Larian
• Ontos is a new PS5 game by Amnesia dev Frictional Games. Out in 2026
• Toshihiro Nagoshi of Yakuza fame announced Gang of Dragon
• Control Resonant is Remedy Entertainment’s next PS5 game, out 2026
• Musician Lenny Kravitz is a villain in 007 First Light
• Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred expansion out on April 28, 2026. New Paladin class available to play now
• LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will release on May 29, 2026
• PS5 exclusive Saros delayed to April 30, 2026. Preorders live now
• Two Tomb Raider games announced. Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a remake of the original 1996 game, out 2026. Tomb Raider: Catalyst is a brand-new game, out 2027.
• Leon Kennedy confirmed for Resident Evil Requiem
• Jonathan Blow’s (Braid, The Witness) next game is Order of the Sinking Star, out first on PC with other platforms to follow
• 2026’s Lords of the Fallen 2 got first gameplay trailer
• No Law is a new cyberpunk RPG from Neon Giant
• Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve announced for 2026
• Former Criterion devs announce Star Wars: Galactic Racer
• Phantom Blade Zero releases on September 9, 2026
• Mega Man: Dual Override announced, coming 2027
• Sega and Creative Assembly announced Total War: Warhammer 40,000 for PS5
• Nioh 3 getting a PS5 demo on January 29
• Highguard, a new F2P shooter by ex Titanfall and Apex Legends dev, out on PS5 on January 26
• RPG Arknights Endfield launching on PS5 on January 22, 2026
• John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando launches March 12, 2026 for PS5
• Warlock is a new Dungeons & Dragons game headed to PS5

The Game Awards 2025 winners

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 Adaptation

• A Minecraft Movie
• Devil May Cry
• The Last of Us: Season 2 (Winner)
• Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
• Until Dawn

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 And Music

• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Hades II
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
• Ghost of Yōtei
• 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 (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
• Charlie Cox (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
• Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei)
• Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33) (Winner)
• Konatsu Kato (Silent Hill f)
• Troy Baker (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 (Winner)
• Wanderstop

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 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

Best Mobile Game

• Destiny: Rising
• Persona 5: The Phantom X
• Sonic Rumble
• Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Winner)
• Wuthering Waves

Best VR/AR Game

• Alien: Rogue Incursion
• Arken Age
• Ghost Town
• Marvel’s Deadpool VR
• The Midnight Walk (Winner)

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
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Winner)
• Split Fiction

Best RPG

• Avowed
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Winner)
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• The Outer Worlds 2
• Monster Hunter Wilds

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 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 Sports/Racing

• 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

Most Anticipated Game

• 007 First Light
• Grand Theft Auto VI (Winner)
• Marvel’s Wolverine
• Resident Evil Requiem
• The Witcher IV

Content Creator of the Year

• Caedrel
• Kai Cenat
• MoistCr1TiKaL (Winner)
• 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)
• f0rsakeN
• Kakeru
• MenaRD
• Zyw0o

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)

Player’s Voice

• Expedition 33
• Dispatch
• Genshin Impact
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Wuthering Waves (Winner)

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