The Game Awards 2025 brought an action packed evening filled with rapid fire surprises and major reveals.

The excitement inside the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles was palpable, and global audiences tuned in for the celebration of gaming excellence. From new trailers to celebrity moments the show delivered variety throughout.

However, the highlight came from the intense battle between the year’s top nominees culminating in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 winning the coveted Game of the Year title.

All winners from The Game Awards 2025

With nine awards, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the evening’s biggest winner. The dark fantasy title earned recognition across key categories such as Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Independent Game, Debut Indie Game, Best RPG, Best Art Direction, Best Performance (Jennifer English) and Best Score and Music.

Game of the Year 

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Donkey Kong Bananza

Hades 2

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Best Art Direction

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2 On the Beach

Ghost of Yōtei

Hades 2

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Audio Design

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Winner: Battlefield 6

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yōtei

Silent Hill f

Best Game Direction

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yōtei

Hades 2

Split Fiction

Best Multiplayer

Battlefield 6

Elden Ring: Nightreign

Winner: Arc Raiders

Peak

Split Fiction

Best Narrative

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yōtei

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Silent Hill f

Best Performance

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Jennifer English

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Ben Starr

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Charlie Cox

Ghost of Yōtei - Erika Ishii

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - Troy Baker

Silent Hill f - Konatsu Kato

Best Score & Music

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yōtei

Hades 2

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Action

Battlefield 6

Doom: The Dark Ages

Winner: Hades 2

Ninja Gaiden 4

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Best Action/Adventure Game

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yōtei

Winner: Hollow Knight: Silksong

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Split Fiction

Best Family Game

Winner: Donkey Kong Bananza

Lego Party

Lego Voyagers

Mario Kart World

Sonic Racing Crossworlds

Split Fiction

Best Fighting Game

2XKO

Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Winner: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Virtua Fighter 5 REVO

Best Independent Game

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Absolum

Ball X Pit

Blue Prince

Hades 2

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Mobile Game

Destiny Rising

Persona 5: The Phantom X

Winner: Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Sonic Rumble

Wuthering Waves

Best Ongoing Game

Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail

Fortnite

Winner: No Man's Sky

Helldivers 2

Marvel Rivals

Best RPG

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Avowed

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Monster Hunter Wilds

The Outer Worlds 2

Best Sports/Racing Game

EA Sports FC 26

F1 25

Winner: Mario Kart World

Rematch

Sonic Racing Crossworlds

Best Strategy/Sim Game

Jurassic World Evolution 3

The Alters

Tempest Rising

Two Point Museum

Winner: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

Civilization 7

Best VR/AR Game

Winner: The Midnight Walk

Alien: Rogue Incursion

Arken Age

Deadpool VR

Ghost Town

Best Adaptation

Winner: The Last of Us season 2

A Minecraft Movie

Devil May Cry

Splinter Cell Deathwatch

Until Dawn

Community Support

Winner: Baldur's Gate 3

Final Fantasy 14

Fortnite

Helldivers 2

No Man's Sky

Debut Indie Game

Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Blue Prince

Despelote

Dispatch

Megabonk

Innovation in Accessibility

Winner: Doom: The Dark Ages

Assassin's Creed Shadows

Atomfall

EA Sports FC 26

South of Midnight

Games for Impact

Winner: South of Midnight

Consume Me

Despelote

Lost Records: Bloom and Rage

Wanderstop

Best Esports Game

Winner: Counter-Strike 2

Dota 2

League of Legends

Mobile Legends Bang Bang

Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

Brawk

Forsaken

Kakeru

Winner: Chovy

Menard

Zywoo

Best Esports Team

Winner: Team Vitality (Counter-Strike 2)

Gen.G (League of Legends)

NRG (Valorant)

Team Falcons (Dota 2)

Team Liquid PH (Mobile Legends Bang Bang)

Content Creator of the Year

Winner: MoistCr1tikal

Caedrel

Kai Cenat

Sakura Miko

The Burnt Peanut

Most Anticipated Game

Winner: Grand Theft Auto 6

007 First Light

Marvel's Wolverine

Resident Evil Requiem

The Witcher 4

Players' Voice

Winner: Wuthering Waves

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Dispatch

Genshin Impact

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Game Changer Award

Winner: Girls Make Games