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| Marvel’s Wolverine earned the Platinum trophy for Most Anticipated Game of 2026 and Beyond at the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025. |
By Jon Scarr
The PlayStation Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025 results are officially in, and this year’s voting painted a very clear picture. Nearly 1.5 million votes were cast across 19 categories, all driven entirely by the PlayStation community. No panels. No critics. Just community choice.
Rather than run through every medal placement, this recap focuses on Platinum winners only, grouped by theme. It highlights which games defined 2025 on PlayStation, where attention landed, and what people are already looking forward to next.
If you missed it earlier this month, we previously covered when voting opened and how the categories were defined. That breakdown is still useful context for how these results came together. You can read our original PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025 voting article here if you want a quick refresher.
Creative and Narrative Standouts
Some games didn’t fade once the credits rolled. They stuck around.
- Best Story (Platinum): Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Soundtrack (Platinum): Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best New Character (Platinum): Atsu (Ghost of Yōtei)
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| Atsu from Ghost of Yōtei earned the Platinum trophy for Best New Character at the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025. |
Technical Excellence and PS5 Craft
One game dominated this side of the awards.
Ghost of Yōtei earned Platinum trophies for:
- Best Graphical Showcase
- Best Art Direction
- Best Audio Design
- Best Accessibility Features
- Best Use of DualSense
- Best PS5 Game
That sweep says a lot. Voters clearly responded to how fully the game used PS5 hardware, from visuals and sound to controller features and accessibility options.
Multiplayer, Ongoing, and Expansions
Live and evolving games also had their moment.
- Best Multiplayer Experience (Platinum): Battlefield 6
- Best Ongoing Game (Platinum): Genshin Impact
- Best Expansion (Platinum): Lies of P: Overture
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| Genshin Impact earned the Platinum trophy for Best Ongoing Game at the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025. |
Legacy, Indie, and Platform Recognition
Not every winner was brand new, and that’s part of what made the results interesting.
- Best Rerelease (Remaster) (Platinum): The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
- Best Independent Game (Platinum): Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best PS4 Game (Platinum): Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best PS VR2 Game (Platinum): Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Best Sports Game (Platinum): Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
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| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took home the Platinum trophy for Best Independent Game at the PS Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025. |
Studio of the Year and What’s Next
- Studio of the Year (Platinum): Kojima Productions
- Most Anticipated Game of 2026 and Beyond (Platinum): Marvel’s Wolverine
What This Year’s Results Say
The 2025 awards made one thing clear. The PlayStation community gravitated toward games that felt complete, confident, and distinct. Ghost of Yōtei led the year through technical execution. Clair Obscur carved out space through story and music. Established franchises and long-running live games held their ground, while anticipation remains high for what’s coming next.
Did the results match your votes? Or did a few picks surprise you? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let’s talk.
Source: PlayStation Blog
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