Complete List of Nominees for The Game Awards 2025

Kapanlagi.com - The committee of The Game Awards officially announced the list of nominees for this year's event. The annual game awards ceremony will be held on December 11, 2025, at the Peacock Theater, Los Angeles, United States. This year, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads with 12 nominations, followed by Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yōtei, each receiving eight nominations.

Here is the complete list of nominees in each category:

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1. Game of the Year

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Donkey Kong Bananza

Hades II

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

2. Best Game Direction

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yūtei

Hades II

Split Fiction

3. Best Narrative

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yūtei

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Silent Hill f

4. Best Art Direction

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yōtei

Hades II

Hollow Knight: Silksong

5. Best Score & Music

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Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hades II

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Ghost of Yōtei

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

6. Best Audio Design

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Battlefield 6

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yōtei

Silent Hill f

7. Best Performance

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Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yūtei

Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f

8. Best Ongoing Game

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Final Fantasy XIV

Fortnite

Helldivers II

Marvel Rivals

No Man’s Sky

9. Games for Impact

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Consume Me

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Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

South of Midnight

Wanderstop

10. Innovation in Accessibility

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Assassin's Creed Shadows

Atomfall

DOOM: The Dark Ages

EA Sports FC 26

South of Midnight

11. Best Independent Game

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Absolum

Ball x Pit

Blue Prince

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Hades II

Hollow Knight: Silksong

12. Best Mobile Game

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Destiny: Rising

Persona 5: The Phantom X

Sonic Rumble

Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Wuthering Waves

13. Best VR / AR Game

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Alien: Rogue Incursion

Arken Age

Ghost Town

Marvel's Deadpool VR

The Midnight Walk

14. Best Adaptation

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A Minecraft Movie

Devil May Cry

The Last of Us – Season 2

Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

Until Dawn

15. Most Anticipated Game

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007: First Light

Grand Theft Auto VI

Marvel's Wolverine

Resident Evil Requiem

The Witcher IV

16. Best Esports Game

Counter-Strike 2

DOTA 2

League of Legends

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

VALORANT

17. Best Esports Athlete

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Chovy

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Kakeru

MenaRD

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18. 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

19. Content Creator of the Year

Caedrel

Kai Cenat

MoistCr1TiKaL

Sakura Miko

The Burnt Peanut

20. Best Multiplayer

Arc Raiders

Battlefield 6

Elden Ring Nightreign

Peak

Split Fiction

21. Best Sports/Racing

EA Sports FC 26

F1 25

Mario Kart World

Rematch

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

22. 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

23. Best Family Game

Donkey Kong Bananza

LEGO Party!

LEGO Voyagers

Mario Kart World

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Split Fiction

24. Best Fighting Game

2XKO

Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage

25. Best RPG

Avowed

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

The Outer Worlds 2

Monster Hunter Wilds

26. Best Action Adventure Game

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Ghost of Yōtei

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Split Fiction

27. Best Action Game

Battlefield 6

Doom: The Dark Ages

Hades II

Ninja Gaiden 4

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

28. Best Debut Indie Game

Blue Prince

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Despelote

Dispatch

Megabonk

29. Best Community Support

Baldur's Gate 3

Final Fantasy XIV

Fortnite

Helldivers 2

No Man's Sky

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