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The Game Awards 2025 nominees bring one of the strongest lineups in years

The full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2025 is finally here. Geoff Keighley’s show has been running for over a decade now, and it remains one of the biggest events in the industry. It celebrates the best releases of the year and gives us a look at where games are heading next. With so many major launches in 2025, people were expecting tight competition. Now that the nominations are out, we can see exactly what impressed the judges.

Every category in The Game Awards 2025 is voted on by a panel made up of outlets from around the world. Their votes decide most of the winners. We can still have our say on the site, although only one award is fully fan-voted. That is Player’s Voice, and its nominations will be announced later. Last year, Astro Bot took Game of the Year, while Metaphor: ReFantazio and Balatro picked up several awards.

Key art from September 2024 release Astro Bot on PS5 - Winner of Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024
If you want to vote this year, you can do so on the official site. Below is the full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2025.

The Game Awards 2025: Game of the Year

Nominees
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Donkey Kong Bananza
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Hades 2

Best Game Direction

StudioGame
Supergiant GamesHades 2
Hazelight StudiosSplit Fiction
Kojima Productions / PlayStationDeath Stranding 2: On The Beach
Sandfall InteractiveClair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sucker Punch ProductionsGhost of Yotei

Best Ongoing Game

Nominees
No Man’s Sky
Fortnite
Marvel Rivals
Final Fantasy XIV
Helldivers 2

Best Community Support

Nominees
Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy XIV
No Man’s Sky
Helldivers 2
Fortnite

Best Narrative

Nominees
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ghost of Yotei
Silent Hill f
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Best Art Direction

Nominees
Ghost of Yotei
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Hades 2
Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Score / Music

Nominees
Hades 2
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ghost of Yotei
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Best Audio Design

Nominees
Silent Hill f
Ghost of Yotei
Battlefield 6
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Best Performance

ActorRoleGame
Erika IshiiAtsuGhost of Yotei
Charlie CoxGustaveClair Obscur: Expedition 33
Jennifer EnglishMaelleClair Obscur: Expedition 33
Troy BakerIndiana JonesIndiana Jones and the Great Circle
Kotatsu KatoHinakoSilent Hill f
Ben StarrVersoClair Obscur: Expedition 33

Games for Impact

Nominees
Wanderstop
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Despelote
Consume Me
South of Midnight

Best Independent Game

Nominees
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Absolum
Blue Prince
Ball x Pit
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hades 2

Best Debut Indie Game

Nominees
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Blue Prince
Despelote
Megabonk
Dispatch

Best Mobile Game

Nominees
Wuthering Waves
Persona 5 The Phantom X
Destiny: Rising
Sonic Rumble
Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Best VR/AR Game

Nominees
The Midnight Walk
Marvel Deadpool VR
Alien: Rogue Invasion
Arken Age
Ghost Town

Best Action Game

Nominees
Ninja Gaiden 4
Hades 2
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages

Best Action/Adventure Game

Nominees
Ghost of Yotei
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Split Fiction
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Best Role-Playing Game

Nominees
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Monster Hunter Wilds
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Avowed
The Outer Worlds 2

Best Fighting Game

Nominees
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
2XKO
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage

Best Family Game

Nominees
Mario Kart World
Donkey Kong Bananza
LEGO Voyagers
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
LEGO Party
Split Fiction

Best Simulation/Strategy Game

Nominees
The Alters
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
Civilization VII
Jurassic World Evolution 3
Tempest Rising
Two Point Museum

Best Sports/Racing Game

Nominees
Mario Kart World
EA Sports FC 26
F1 25
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Rematch

Best Multiplayer Game

Nominees
Elden Ring: Nightreign
Battlefield 6
PEAK
ARC Raiders
Split Fiction

Best in Accessibility

Nominees
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Atomfall
Doom: The Dark Ages
EA Sports FC 26
South of Midnight

Best Adaptation

Nominees
Devil May Cry
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
The Last of Us Season 2
Until Dawn
A Minecraft Movie

The Game Awards: Most Anticipated Game

Nominees
007: First Light
Grand Theft Auto VI
Resident Evil: Requiem
The Witcher 4
Marvel’s Wolverine

Content Creator of the Year

Nominees
Caedrel
Kai Cenat
MoistCritikal
Sakura Miko
The Burnt Peanut

Best Esports Game

Nominees
Counter-Strike 2
Dota 2
League of Legends
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

Nominees
Brawk
Chovy
F0rsaken
Kakeru
Menard
Zywoo

Best Esports Team

Nominees
Gen.G
NRG
Team Falcons
Team Liquid Ph
Team Vitality

The list for The Game Awards 2025 is stacked this year. Some categories are filled with returning heavyweights, while others are led by fresh names with strong debuts. With voting now live, the countdown begins. The Game Awards 2025 takes place in December, and it looks set to be one of the most competitive years yet. Which games do you think will be taking the crowns at The Game Awards? Let us know in the comments below.


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