The nominations for The Game Awards 2025 are out, and they include many expected candidates, along with some surprise mentions.
The awards for this year are formatted similarly to previous years. There are different categories, with several nominations aiming to get the highest votes. This live blog will help to keep you updated about every nomination as they’re revealed.
Complete list of The Game Awards 2025 nominees We have separated the nominations across different categories. The tables will be updated as the nominations are revealed.
Game of the Year Game Name Clair Obsur: Expedition 33 Death Stranding 2 Donkey Kong Bananza Hades II Hollow Knight: Silksong Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best VR/AR Game Game Name Alien Rogue Incursion Arken Age Ghost Town The Midnight Walk Deadpool VR
Best Strategy/Sim Game Game Name The Alters Final Fantasy Tactics Jurassic World Evolution 3 Civilization 7 Tempest Rising Two Point Museum
Best Sports/Racing Game Game Name FC 26 F1 25 Mario Kart World Rematch Sonic Racing Crossworlds
Best Score and Music Game Name Hades II Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Hollow Knight Silksong Ghost of Yotei Death Stranding 2
Best RPG Game Name Avowed Clair Obscur Expedition 33 The Outer Worlds 2 Monster Hunter Wilds Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Ongoing Game Game Name Final Fantasy XIV Helldivers 2 Fortnite Marvel Rivals No Man’s Sky
Game Name Ben Starr (Clair Obscur Expedition 33) Charlie Cox (Clair Obscur Expedition 33) Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei) Konatsu Kato (Silent Hill f) Jennifer English (Clair Obscur Expedition 33) Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
Best Narrative Game Name Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Silent Hill f Ghost of Yotei Death Stranding 2 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Multiplayer Game Game Name ARC Raiders Battlefield 6 PEAK Split Fiction Elden Ring Nightreign
Best Mobile Game Game Name Wuthering Waves Destiny Rising Persona 5 The Phantom X Sonic Rumble Umamusume Pretty Derby
Innovation in Accessibility Game Name Assassin’s Creed Shadows Atomfall Doom: The Dark Ages FC 26
Best Indie Game Game Name Absolum Blue Prince Hades II Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Ball x Pit Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Games for Impact Game Name Consume Me Despelote Lost Records South of Midnight Wanderstop
Best Game Direction Game Name Calair Obscur Expedition 33 Death Stranding 2 Ghost of Yotei Hades 2 Split Fiction
Best Fighting Game Game Name 2xko Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Virtua Fighter 5
Best Family Game Game Name Mario Kart World Donkey Kong Bananza Split Fiction Sonic Racing Crossworlds Lego Party Lego Voyagers
Best Esports Team Game Name Gen.G NRG Team Falcons Team Liquid PH Team Vitality
Best Esports Athlete Game Name Brawk Chovy Forsaken Kakeru Menard Zywoo
Best Esports Game Game Name Counter Strike 2 DOTA 2 League of Legends Mobile Legends Bang Bang Valorant
Best Debut Indie Game Game Name Blue Prince Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Despelote Dispatch Megabonk
Best Creator of the Year Game Name Kai Cenat Caedrel Mo1stCritikal Sakura Miko The Burnt Peanut
Game Name Baldur’s Gate III Final Fantasy XIV No Man’s Sky Fortnite Helldivers II
Best Audio Design Game Name Ghost of Yotei Battlefield 6 Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Silent Hill f Death Stranding 2
Best Art Direction Game Name Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Death Stranding 2 Ghost of Yotei Hades II Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Adaptation Game Name Devil May Cry Splinter Cell The Last of Us Season 2 A Minecraft Movie Until Dawn
Most Anticipated Game Game Name 007 Firstlight GTA 6 Wolvering Resident Evil Requiem The Witcher 4
Best Action Game Game Name Battlefield 6 Doom: The Dark Ages Hades II Ninja Gaiden 4 Shinobi: The Art of Vengeance
Best Action/Adventure Game Game Name Ghost of Yotei Death Stranding 2 Hollow Knight: Silksong Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Split Fiction
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