Source: Machine Games / Indiana Jones and the Great Circle / 2025 DICE Awards
The 2024 award season in the video game world is not over yet. We still have the NY Game Awards, and now the nominees for the 2025 DICE Awards are here. It’s the usual suspects from 2024, with one surprise entry that should have Phil Spencer and team Xbox jumping for joy.
The categories and nominees for the 28th Annual DICE Awards have been revealed. Battling out for the highly-coveted title of Game of The Year include Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Helldivers 2, and late entry, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
Indiana Jones and The Great Circle’s inclusion into the DICE Awards could be the win Bethesda Studios / Machine Games and Xbox have been waiting for, earning multiple DICE Awards nominations. It also makes up for not being eligible during Geoff Keighly’s The Game Awards 2024 because of its December release date.
Peep the complete list of nominees below and, for the first time, our predictions below.
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Source: PlayStation / Team ASOBI / Astro Bot
Astro Bot (HHW’s Pick)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Neva
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Source: Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios / Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Black Myth: Wukong
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Lego Horizon Adventures
The Plucky Squire
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (HHW’s Pick)
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Source: Square Enix / Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
1000xResist – Watcher
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Yuffie Kisaragi (HHW’s Pick)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones
Indika – Indika
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II – Senua
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Source: Arrowhead Game Studios/ Sony Interactive Entertainment / Helldivers 2
Astro Bot
Helldivers 2 (HHW’s Pick)
Monument Valley 3
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Star Wars Outlaws
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
Source: Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios / Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Frostpunk 2
Helldivers 2
Monument Valley 3
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (HHW’s Pick)
Still Wakes the Deep
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Source: Machine Games / Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
1000xResist
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (HHW’s Pick)
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Still Wakes the Deep
Thank Goodness You’re Here!
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Source: Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios / Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Astro Bot
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (HHW’s Pick)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Action Game of the Year
Source: Activision / Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Black Myth: Wukong
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (HHW’s Pick)
Helldivers 2
Stellar Blade
Adventure Game of the Year
Source: Ubisoft / The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
1000xResist
Animal Well
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (HHW’s Pick)
Family Game of the Year
Source: PlayStation / Team ASOBI / Astro Bot
Astro Bot (HHW’s Pick)
Cat Quest III
Little Kitty, Big City
The Plucky Squire
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Fighting Game of the Year
Source: Bandai Namco / Dargon Ball Z: Sparking Zero
Blazing Strike
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (HHW’s Pick)
Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns
Tekken 8
Underdogs
Racing Game of the Year
F1 24 (HHW’s Pick)
MotoGP 24
Night-Runners Prologue
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Source: Square Enix / Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (HHW’s Pick)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Sports Game of the Year
Source: EA Sports / Tiburon / EA Sports College Football 25
EA Sports College Football 25 (HHW’s Pick)
EA Sports FC 25
MLB The Show 24
NBA 2K25
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Balatro (HHW’s Pick)
Caves of Qud
Frostpunk 2
Tactical Breach Wizards
Satisfactory
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Alien: Rogue Incursion
Batman: Arkham Shadow (HHW’s Pick)
Skydance’s Behemoth
Starship Home
Underdogs
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Source: Skydance Games / Behemoth
Alien: Rogue Incursion
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Escaping Wonderland
Skydance’s Behemoth (HHW’s Pick)
Underdogs
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Animal Well
Balatro (HHW’s Pick)
Grunn
Indika
Mouthwashing
Mobile Game of the Year
Balatro (HHW’s Pick)
Halls of Torment
Monument Valley 3
Paper Trail
Wuthering Waves
Online Game of the Year
Source: Activision / Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (HHW’s Pick)
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Animal Well
Astro Bot (HHW’s Pick)
Balatro
Helldivers 2
UFO 50
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
1000xResist
Animal Well
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Riven
Thank Goodness You’re Here! (HHW’s Pick)
Game of the Year
Astro Bot (HHW’s Pick)
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers 2
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Good luck to all the nominees. The DICE Awards live stream will be available on February 13 at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET.
