Those nominated for The Game Awards 2025 were announced, confirming another edition with 29 categories that celebrate the main highlights of the video game industry. Among them are the traditional awards for Game of the Year, Best Direction, Best Independent Game e Best Indie Debut.
This season, the name that caught the most attention was Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33which not only dominated the list but also established a new record of nominationsappearing in 12 categories — something unprecedented in the history of the award. Right behind, two PlayStation 5 exclusive titles also had great prominence: Death Stranding 2 e Ghost of Yoteiboth appearing in seven nominations each.
O The Game Awards 2025 is marked for December 11thno Peacock Theaterin Los Angeles. In addition to revealing the winners, the event will feature several trailers, exclusive announcements and news awaited by fans of the gaming world.
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— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) November 17, 2025
Nominees for The Game Awards 2025
Game of the Year
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Best Direction
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- Split Fiction
Best Narrative
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Silent Hill
Best Art Direction
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Soundtrack/Music
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Hades 2
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yotei
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Silent Hill f
Best Performance (Acting)
- Ben Starr – Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yotei
- Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f
- Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Impact Game
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom and Rage
- South of Midnight
- Wanderstop
Best Continuous Game
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man’s Sky
Better Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Best Independent Game
- Absolute
- Ball × Pit
- Blue Prince
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Independent Game
- Blue Prince
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- Megabonk
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny: Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Wuthering Waves
Best VR/AR Game
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Ark 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 and Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Split Fiction
Best RPG
- Avowed
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Monster Hunter Wilds
Best Fighting Game
- 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 Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- LEGO Party!
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Split Fiction
Best Simulation/Strategy Game
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Civilization VII
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Best Sports/Racing Game
- EA Sports FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Best Multiplayer Game
- Arc Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring: Nightreign
- Peak
- Split Fiction
Best Adaptation
- A Minecraft Movie
- Devil May Cry
- Splinter Cell: Death Watch
- Until Dawn
- The Last of Us
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Nuclear power
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Most Anticipated Game
- 007 First Light
- GTA 6
- Marvel’s Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher 4
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike 2
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Valuing
Best eSports Player
- Brawk
- Breeding
- CauseN
- Kakeru
- Menard
- ZywOo
Best eSports Team
- Gen.G – LoL
- NRG – Valorant
- Team Falcons – Dota 2
- Team Liquid – MLBB
- Team Vitality – CS 2
Content Creator of the Year
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- MoistCr1TiKaL
- Sakura Miko
- The Burnt Peanut
