The highly anticipated Game Awards winners have finally been announced, and the gaming world’s most prestigious awards have found their recipients. This special night, where the games that left their mark on 2025 competed fiercely, saw both surprising results and expected victories. The ceremony, where independent games challenged big-budget titles, also highlighted the changing dynamics in the industry.

The Game Awards Winners and the Star of the Night
The undisputed star of the night was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which won a record number of awards. Developed by Sandfall Interactive, this turn-based RPG not only won “Game of the Year” but also topped critical categories such as Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, and Best Art Direction. Jennifer English, the game’s lead actress, crowned her success by winning Best Performance.

Another notable award at the ceremony was the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong. Team Cherry’s game delighted fans by winning the Best Action/Adventure Game award. In the action category, Supergiant Games’ beloved sequel, Hades II, took the top spot. Both titles received top marks from the jury for their gameplay mechanics and art design.

Nintendo’s fun game, Donkey Kong Bananza, took home the Best Family Game award, while strategy game enthusiasts opted for Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles. Battlefield 6 also proved its technical prowess with the Best Sound Design award, and No Man’s Sky was awarded Best Ongoing for its years of support. On mobile platforms, Umamusume: Pretty Derby was the standout title.

Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Best Game Management

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades II
Split Fiction

Best Adaptation

A Minecraft Movie
Devil May Cry
The Last of Us: Season 2 – WINNER
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Until Dawn

Best Narrative

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Silent Hill

Best Art Direction

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Winner
Death Stranding 2: Ten The Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Music

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hades II
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Lorien Testard) – Winner
Ghost of Yōtei
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Best Sound Design

Battlefield 6 – Winner
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Silent Hill

Best Performance

Ben Starr (Expedition 33)
Charlie Cox (Expedition 33)
Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yotei)
Jennifer English (Expedition 33) – Winner
Konatsu Kato (Silent Hill)
Troy Baker (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)

Innovation in Accessibility

Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Atomfall
Doom: The Dark Ages – WINNER
EA Sports FC 26
South of Midnight

Impactful Games

Consume Me
Despelote
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
South of Midnight – Winner
Wanderstop

Best Ongoing Game

Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
No Man’s Sky – Winner

Best Community Support

Baldur’s Gate 3 – Winner
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Man’s Sky

Best Independent Game

Absolum
Ball x Pit
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Breakthrough Independent Game

Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
Despelote
Dispatch

Best Mobile Game

Destiny: Rising
Persona 5: The Phantom
Sonic Rumble
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – WINNER
Wuthering Waves

Best VR/AR Game

Alien: Rogue Incursion
Arken Age
ghost town
Marvel’s Deadpool VR
The Midnight Walk – Winner

Best Action Game

Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages
Hades II – Winner
Ninja Gaiden 4
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Best Action Adventure Game

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Hollow Knight: Silksong – Winner
Split Fiction

best RPG

Avowed
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Winner
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
The Outer Worlds 2
Monster Hunter Wilds

Best Fighting Game

2XKO
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves – Winner
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage

Best Family Game

Donkey Kong Bananza – Winner
LEGO Party!
LEGO Voyagers
Mario Kart World
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Split Fiction

Best Simulation/Strategy Game

The Alters
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles – Winner
Jurassic World Evolution 3
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Tempest Rising
Two Point Museum
Best Sport/Race
EA Sports FC 26
F1 25
Mario Kart World – Winner
rematch
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Best Multiplayer

Arc Raiders – Winner
Battlefield 6
Hand Ring Nightreign
Peak
Split Fiction

Most Anticipated Game

007 First Light
Grand Theft Auto VI – Winner
Marvel