The Game Awards 2025 Winners List

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The Game Awards 2025 revealed its winners during last night’s ceremony, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from Sandfall Interactive emerging as the biggest winner of the evening among the various nominees.

The turn-based RPG took home multiple major awards, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best RPG, Best Independent Game, and Best Debut Indie Game. Jennifer English also won Best Performance for her role in the game. This marks a rare achievement for an independent title to sweep so many top categories at the awards show.

Other notable wins from the ceremony include Hollow Knight: Silksong taking Best Action/Adventure and composer Christopher Larkin winning Best Score and Music for the game. Hades II from Supergiant Games won Best Action, while No Man’s Sky claimed Best Ongoing Game after years of continued updates and support.

In the multiplayer space, Arc Raiders won Best Multiplayer, and Battlefield 6 secured Best Audio Design. The family gaming category went to Donkey Kong Bananza, while Mario Kart World took Best Sports/Racing. Fighting game fans saw Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves claim its category’s top prize.

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For adapted media, The Last of Us: Season 2 won Best Adaptation. Grand Theft Auto VI remained the Most Anticipated Game despite its ongoing development. In the esports categories, Counter-Strike 2 won Best Esports Game, Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon) was named Best Esports Athlete for League of Legends, and Team Vitality’s Counter-Strike 2 squad took Best Esports Team. MoistCr1TiKaL was recognized as Content Creator of the Year.

Complete winners list:

Game of the Year: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Narrative: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Art Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Score and Music: Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6
Best Performance: Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Innovation in Accessibility: Doom: The Dark Ages
Best Ongoing Game: No Man’s Sky
Games for Impact: South of Midnight
Best Community Support: Baldur’s Gate 3
Best Independent Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Debut Indie Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Mobile Game: Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Best VR/AR: The Midnight Walk
Best Action: Hades II
Best Action/Adventure: Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best RPG: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Best Fighting Game: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Best Family Game: Donkey Kong Bananza
Best Sim/Strategy: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles
Best Sports/Racing: Mario Kart World
Best Multiplayer: Arc Raiders
Best Adaptation: The Last of Us: Season 2
Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto VI
Content Creator of the Year: MoistCr1TiKaL
Best Esports Game: Counter-Strike 2
Best Esports Athlete: Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)
Best Esports Team: Team Vitality

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