The nominations for The Game Awards 2025 have been revealed with voting now open – check out the full list below.
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First taking place in 2014, The Game Awards are an annual celebration of all things gaming. Last night (November 17) the nominations for the 2025 ceremony were unveiled during a livestream.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has become the most-nominated game in The Game Awards history with 12 nods including Game Of The Year. Also up for Game Of The Year are Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has also been nominated for Best Score alongside Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Ghost of Yōtei, Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Your nominees for GAME OF THE YEAR at #TheGameAwards 2025 on Thursday, December 11. pic.twitter.com/VQTXMfNHOQ
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) November 17, 2025
In total, 29 awards will be given out during the ceremony on December 11 and voting is now open. The Game Awards 2025 will also feature live performances and a number of gaming announcements. At last year’s ceremony, The Witcher 4, Elden Ring: Nightreign and Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet were unveiled for the first time.
The Game Award 2025 nominations are:
Game of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Donkey Kong Bananza
Hades 2
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Best Art Direction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2 On The Beach
Ghost Of Yōtei
Hades 2
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Audio Design
Battlefield 6
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost Of Yōtei
Silent Hill f
Best Game Direction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost Of Yōtei
Hades 2
Split Fiction
Best Multiplayer
Arc Raiders
Battlefield 6
Elden Ring: Nightreign
Peak
Split Fiction
Best Narrative
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost Of Yōtei
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Silent Hill f
Best Performance
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Jennifer English
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Ben Starr
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Charlie Cox
Ghost Of Yōtei – Erika Ishii
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Troy Baker
Silent Hill f – Konatsu Kato
Best Score & Music
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost Of Yōtei
Hades 2
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Action
Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages
Hades 2
Ninja Gaiden 4
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Best Action/Adventure Game
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
Split Fiction
Best Family Game
Donkey Kong Bananza
Lego Party
Lego Voyagers
Mario Kart World
Sonic Racing Crossworlds
Split Fiction
Best Fighting Game
2XKO
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Virtua Fighter 5 REVO
Best Independent Game
Absolum
Ball X Pit
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Hades 2
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Mobile Game
Destiny Rising
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Sonic Rumble
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Wuthering Waves
Best Ongoing Game
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
No Man’s Sky
Best RPG
Avowed
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Monster Hunter Wilds
The Outer Worlds 2
Best Sports/Racing Game
EA Sports FC 26
F1 25
Mario Kart World
Rematch
Sonic Racing Crossworlds
Best Strategy/Sim Game
Civilization 7
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
Jurassic World Evolution 3
The Alters
Tempest Rising
Two Point Museum
Best VR/AR Game
Alien: Rogue Incursion
Arken Age
Deadpool VR
Ghost Town
The Midnight Walk
Best Adaptation
A Minecraft Movie
Devil May Cry
Splinter Cell Deathwatch
The Last Of Us season 2
Until Dawn
Community Support
Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Man’s Sky
Debut Indie Game
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Despelote
Dispatch
Megabonk
Games for Impact
Consume Me
Despelote
Lost Records: Bloom And Rage
South Of Midnight
Wanderstop
Best Esports Game
Counter-Strike 2
Dota 2
League Of Legends
Mobile Legends Bang Bang
Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
Brawk
Chovy
Forsaken
Kakeru
Menard
Zywoo
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)
Content Creator of the Year
Caedrel
Kai Cenat
MoistCr1tikal
Sakura Miko
The Burnt Peanut
Most Anticipated Game
007 First Light
Grand Theft Auto 6
Marvel’s Wolverine
Resident Evil Requiem
The Witcher 4
In other news, the first images have been released for the forthcoming movie adaptation of The Legend Of Zelda.
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