The full list of nominees for the Game Awards 2025
The narrative will likely be the same this year: games will be missing from the list, others will be represented way too many times, and no one will ever be truly satisfied. The Game Awards 2025 promise to generate a lot of debate given that we have been treated to a year particularly rich in good experiences. Suffice it to say that the votes promise to be close with suspense on offer, at least if we give a minimum of importance to the ceremony (which is far from being the case for everyone).
Here are the nominees for the Game Awards 2025 :
Game of the year
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight Silksong
- Kingdom Come Deliverance II
Better management
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Split Fiction
Best Storytelling
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Kingdom Come Deliverance II
- Silent Hill
Best Art Direction
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight Silksong
Best soundtrack
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight Silksong
Best audio design
- Battlefield 6
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Silent Hill
Best performance
- Ben Starr – Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox – Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yotei
- Jennifer English – Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill
- Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Ancient Circle
Best game highlighting accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Games for Impact (games with a “message”)
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- South of Midnight
- Wanderstop
Best game service/support
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldiverse II
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man’s Sky
Best community support
- Baldur’s Gate III
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldiverse II
- No Man’s Sky
Best Indie Game
- Absolute
- Ball x Pit
- Blue Prince
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight Silksong
Best first game
- Blue Prince
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- Megabonk
Best mobile game
- Destiny Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume Pretty Derby
- Wuthering Waves
Best virtual reality game
- Alien Rogue Incursion
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
- Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk
Best action game
- Battlefield 6
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Hades II
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Best adventure game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Ancient Circle
- Split Fiction
Best RPG
- Avowed
- Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
- KinGdom Come Deliverance II
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- The Outer Worlds 2
Best fighting game
- 2XKO
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection
- Virtua Fighter 5 REVO
Best family game
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- LEGO Party
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
- Split Fiction
Best simulation/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 sports/racing game
- EA Sports FC 26
- F1 25
- Mario Kart World
- Rematch
- Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
Best multiplayer game
- ARC Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- PEAK
- Split Fiction
Best adaptation
- Minecraft
- Devil May Cry
- Splinter Cell Deathwatch
- The Last of Us
- Until Dawn
Most anticipated game
- 007 First Light
- GTA 6
- Marvel’s Wolverine
- Resident Evil Requiem
- The Witcher IV
Content Creator of the Year
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- Moistcr1tikal
- Sakura Miko
- The Burn Peanut
Best esports game
- Counter Strike 2
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best esports athlete
- Brawk
- Chovy
- F0rsaken
- Kakeru
- Menard
- Zywoo
Best esports team
- Gen G – League of Legends
- NRG – Valorant
- Team Falcons – DOTA 2
- Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends Bang Bang
- Team Vitality – Counter Strike 2
Without much surprise, Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33 is present in many categories, followed by Death Stranding 2 which also won quite a few nominations. What do you think of this list?
As a reminder, the Game Awards 2025 will take place on the night of December 11 to 12. Please note that ActuGaming is part of the French jury at the Game Awards this year.