By Jon Scarr
Updated December 12, 2025 with full winners from The Game Awards 2025.
The Game Awards 2025 was filled with big reveals, celebrity appearances, musical performances, and a packed awards slate. Hosted once again by Geoff Keighley, the show handed out awards while setting up plenty of “wait… what?” moments for what’s coming next. If you missed our earlier breakdown on how this year’s show streamed on Prime Video, you can check that out here.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ended up being the story of the night, turning its big nomination count into a huge awards haul, including Game of the Year. A few other categories also landed in interesting places, especially when you line them up against fan favourites and community picks. We also included our own 4ScarrsGaming ballot selections so you can compare them with the final winners.
This guide includes every category and nominee, now updated with the confirmed winners from The Game Awards 2025. If you want to skim results quickly, just look for the “Winner” line under each category.
The Game Awards 2025 Nominees
Game of the Year
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4ScarrsGaming vote: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Game Direction
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4ScarrsGaming vote: Hades II
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Split Fiction
Best Adaptation
Winner: The Last of Us: Season 2
4ScarrsGaming vote: The Last of Us: Season 2
- A Minecraft Movie
- Devil May Cry
- The Last of Us: Season 2
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
- Until Dawn
Best Narrative
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4ScarrsGaming vote: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Silent Hill f
Best Art Direction
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4ScarrsGaming vote: Hades II
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Score and Music
Winner: Lorien Testard (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
4ScarrsGaming vote: Lorien Testard (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Hades II
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Audio Design
Winner: Battlefield 6
4ScarrsGaming vote: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Silent Hill f
Best Performance
Winner: Jennifer English
4ScarrsGaming vote: Jennifer English
- Ben Starr
- Charlie Cox
- Erika Ishii
- Jennifer English
- Konatsu Kato
- Troy Baker
Innovation in Accessibility
Winner: Doom: The Dark Ages
4ScarrsGaming vote: South of Midnight
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Games for Impact
Winner: South of Midnight
4ScarrsGaming vote: Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- South of Midnight
- Wanderstop
Best Ongoing Game
Winner: No Man's Sky
4ScarrsGaming vote: Fortnite
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man's Sky
Best Community Support
Winner: Baldur's Gate 3
4ScarrsGaming vote: Fortnite
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man's Sky
Best Independent Game
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4ScarrsGaming vote: Hades II
- Absolum
- Ball x Pit
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Indie Game
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4ScarrsGaming vote: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- Megabonk
Best Mobile Game
Winner: Umamusume: Pretty Derby
4ScarrsGaming vote: Sonic Rumble
- Destiny: Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Wuthering Waves
Best VR/AR Game
Winner: The Midnight Walk
4ScarrsGaming vote: The Midnight Walk
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk
Best Action Game
Winner: Hades II
4ScarrsGaming vote: Hades II
- Battlefield 6
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Hades II
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
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| Our Game Awards 2025 votes. Share yours in the comments so we can compare when the show airs. |
Best Action Adventure Game
Winner: Hollow Knight: Silksong
4ScarrsGaming vote: Ghost of Yōtei
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Split Fiction
Best RPG
Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4ScarrsGaming vote: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Monster Hunter Wilds
Best Fighting Game
Winner: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
4ScarrsGaming vote: Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- 2XKO
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
Best Family Game
Winner: Donkey Kong Bananza
4ScarrsGaming vote: Mario Kart World
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- LEGO Party!
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Split Fiction
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Winner: Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles
4ScarrsGaming vote: Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Best Sports/Racing
Winner: Mario Kart World
4ScarrsGaming vote: Mario Kart World
- EA Sports FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Best Multiplayer
Winner: Arc Raiders
4ScarrsGaming vote: Battlefield 6
- Arc Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- Peak
- Split Fiction
Most Anticipated Game
Winner: Grand Theft Auto VI
4ScarrsGaming vote: Grand Theft Auto VI
- 007 First Light
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Marvel's Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher IV
Content Creator of the Year
Winner: MoistCr1TiKaL
4ScarrsGaming vote: The Burnt Peanut
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- MoistCr1TiKaL
- Sakura Miko
- The Burnt Peanut
Best Esports Game
Winner: Counter-Strike 2
4ScarrsGaming vote: Dota 2
- Counter-Strike 2
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
Winner: Chovy
4ScarrsGaming vote: Menard – Saul Leonardo
- brawk
- Chovy
- f0rsakeN
- Kakeru
- MenaRD
- Zyw0o
Best Esports Team
Winner: Team Vitality
4ScarrsGaming vote: NRG
- Gen.G - League of Legends
- NRG - Valorant
- Team Falcons - DOTA 2
- Team Liquid PH - Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Team Vitality - Counter-Strike 2
Players' Voice
Players’ Voice voting wrapped up during The Game Awards 2025, with the final five nominees revealed heading into the show. The winner was announced live as part of the ceremony.
Winner: Wuthering Waves
4ScarrsGaming vote: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
How our 4ScarrsGaming votes stacked up
Now that the winners are locked in, our ballot ended up going 12-for-29 overall. Not perfect, but not a total disaster either. The biggest “called it” moments were Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 taking Game of the Year (and a bunch of other categories), plus a few picks like Hades II for Best Action Game and The Last of Us: Season 2 for Best Adaptation landing exactly where we had them.
The tougher calls were the categories where the show swerved hard. Best Audio Design going to Battlefield 6 caught me off guard, and Players’ Voice always feels like its own universe once the fan voting ramps up. Overall though, this was one of those years where one game really owned the night, and everything else felt like it was fighting for second place.
How did you do with your picks? Any winner you were surprised by, or one you felt should have gone the other way?
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