Game Awards 2025: Full list of Nominees revealed ahead of December ceremony
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the Game Awards 2025 nominations with a record 12 nods across major categories. The full list was announced ahead of the December 11 ceremony in Los Angeles.
New Delhi: Nominations have been announced, and the huge French fantasy RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is the nominee with the most nominations of the year, with 12 nominations. This year’s lineup was announced on November 17 and is a striking combination of blockbuster hits and excellent indie projects. The event will be held at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on December 11 of every year, where the best creators and performers in the industry will be honoured.
Expedition 33 does more than just top the key categories like Game of the Year and Best Game Direction but also glows by being nominated in three categories of performance by Charlie Cox, Ben Starr, and Jennifer English. It is also one of the most competitive years in recent memory, as other big names, such as Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Hades II, and Hollow Knight: Silksong, have also laid their hands on positions in various categories.
Game of the Year Nominees
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bonanza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Game Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Split Fiction
Best Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yotei
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Performance
- Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and The Great Circle
- Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yotei
- Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f
Best Narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Silent Hill f
Best Independent Game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Absolum
- Blue Prince
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Indie Game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Blue Prince
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- Megabonk
Best Ongoing Game
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man’s Sky
Best Community Support
- Baldur's Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Best Sports/Racing Game
- EA Sports FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Best Score and Music
- Christopher Larkin – Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Darren Korb – Hades II
- Lorien Testard – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Toma Otowa – Ghost of Yotei
- Woodkid & Ludvig Forssell – Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Silent Hill f
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Valorant
Most Anticipated Game
- 007 First Light
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Marvel's Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher IV
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny: Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Wuthering Waves
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin's Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Best Multiplayer Game
- Arc Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- Peak
- Split Fiction
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- LEGO Party!
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Split Fiction