Game Awards 2025 Winners List: Live Updates, Key Information and Major Announcements

The Game Awards 2025 delivered one of the most influential and memorable nights in gaming history. Broadcast globally across IGN, YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, X, Eurogamer, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and IGN mobile apps, this year’s edition blended competitive awards, emotional moments, celebrity appearances and long-awaited world premieres. Held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, the ceremony captured global attention as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33—already positioned as a front-runner—emerged as the defining success story of the night.

With blockbuster announcements, exclusive reveals, breakout indie recognition and a historic sweep by Expedition 33, the 2025 ceremony not only celebrated the best of the industry but also laid the foundation for gaming’s next era.

Key Takeaways From Game Awards 2025: Winners, Updates and Major Announcements

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominated the night with nine awards, including GOTY, Best Narrative, Best Direction and Best Art Direction.
  
• Major premieres included Resident Evil Requiem, Control Resident, a new Mega Man game, the PS5-exclusive Saros and the emotional debut of The Free Shepherd.
  
• Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mario Kart World and Arc Raiders secured major genre wins.
  
• Doom: The Dark Ages won Innovation in Accessibility, while South of Midnight claimed Games for Impact.
  
• Esports categories recognized Counter-Strike 2, Chovy and Team Vitality as standout leaders.
  
• Grand Theft Auto VI won Most Anticipated Game, continuing unmatched global hype.
  
• The show set new streaming records across platforms, reinforcing its influence and reach.
  

Massive Global Reach and Pre-Show Expectations

The ceremony’s multiplatform broadcast ensured fans worldwide could tune in regardless of region or device. The pre-show began at 4:30 PM PT, featuring rapid-fire announcements and early awards, before leading into the main program. 

The anticipation was especially high around Geoff Keighley’s teased Mojave Desert statue, the confirmed Tomb Raider reveal, and the question dominating social media: Could Expedition 33 actually sweep the awards?

By the end of the night, the answer was clear.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Makes History With Nine Unprecedented Wins

Sandfall Interactive’s dark fantasy RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 delivered one of the strongest performances in Game Awards history. Its victories spanned storytelling, art, music, performance and overall direction.

Jennifer English’s acclaimed portrayal of Maelle earned her the Best Performance title, while the game’s painterly world, orchestral score and innovative mechanics powered it through multiple categories.

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Expedition 33’s momentum throughout the ceremony practically sealed its GOTY win early, especially after defeating Hades II and Hollow Knight: Silksong in the Indie and Debut Indie categories.

FULL WINNERS LIST: Game Awards 2025 

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 Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Winner
  
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  
• Ghost of Yōtei
  
• Hades II
  
• Split Fiction
  

Best Narrative

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Winner
  
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  
• Ghost of Yōtei
  
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
  
• Silent Hill f
  

Best Art Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Winner
  
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  
• Ghost of Yōtei
  
• Hades II
  
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
  

Best Score & Music

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Winner
  
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
  
• Hades II
  
• Ghost of Yōtei
  
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
  

Best Audio Design

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

Best Performance

• Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Winner
  
• Ben Starr – Expedition 33
  
• Charlie Cox – Expedition 33
  
• Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yōtei
  
• Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  
• Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f
  

Innovation in Accessibility

• Doom: The Dark Ages — Winner
  
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows
  
• Atomfall
  
• EA Sports FC 26
  
• South of Midnight
  

Games for Impact

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

Best Ongoing Game

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

Best Community Support

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

Best Independent Game

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

Best Debut Indie Game

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — Winner
  
• Blue Prince
  
• Despelote
  
• Dispatch
  
• Megabonk
  

Best Mobile Game

• Umamusume: Pretty Derby — Winner
  
• Destiny: Rising
  
• Persona 5: The Phantom X
  
• Sonic Rumble
  
• Wuthering Waves
  

Best VR/AR Game

• The Midnight Walk — Winner
  
• Alien: Rogue Incursion
  
• Arken Age
  
• Marvel’s Deadpool VR
  
• Ghost Town
  

Best Action Game

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

Best Action-Adventure Game

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

Best RPG

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

Best Fighting Game

• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves — Winner
  
• 2XKO
  
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2
  
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
  
• 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 Sim/Strategy Game

• Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles — Winner
  
• Civilization VII
  
• Jurassic World Evolution 3
  
• The Alters
  
• Tempest Rising
  
• Two Point Museum
  

Best Sports/Racing Game

• Mario Kart World — Winner
  
• EA Sports FC 26
  
• F1 25
  
• Rematch
  
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
  

Best Multiplayer

• Arc Raiders — Winner
  
• Battlefield 6
  
• Elden Ring: Nightreign
  
• Peak
  
• Split Fiction
  

Most Anticipated Game

• Grand Theft Auto VI — Winner
  
• 007 First Light
  
• Marvel’s Wolverine
  
• Resident Evil Requiem
  
• The Witcher IV
  

Content Creator of the Year

• MoistCr1TiKaL — Winner
  
• Caedrel
  
• Kai Cenat
  
• Sakura Miko
  
• The Burnt Peanut
  

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2 — Winner
  
• Dota 2
  
• League of Legends
  
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
  
• Valorant
  

Best Esports Athlete

• Chovy — Winner
  
• Brawk
  
• f0rsakeN
  
• Kakeru
  
• MenaRD
  
• Zyw0o
  

Best Esports Team

• Team Vitality — Winner
  
• Gen.G
  
• NRG
  
• Team Falcons
  
• Team Liquid PH
  

Players’ Voice

• Wuthering Waves — Winner
  
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  
• Dispatch
  
• Genshin Impact
  
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
  

Game Changer Award

• Girls Make Games — Winner
  

Major Premieres Define the Future of Gaming

The world premiere segment stood out as one of the strongest in recent years.
Key reveals included:

• A dramatic look at Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem
  
• The unexpected debut of Control Resident
  
• Announcement of a new Mega Man title
  
• First footage of Saros, a PS5-exclusive
  
• Emotional reveal of The Free Shepherd (PS5, 2027)
  
• A major update on the future of the Tomb Raider franchise
  

These premieres, combined with updates for upcoming PlayStation, Xbox and Switch titles, offered a clear window into gaming’s evolving landscape.

Why Game Awards 2025 Marks a New Era for the Industry

This year’s ceremony showcased a powerful trend: the rising dominance of narrative-rich, visually ambitious and emotionally resonant games. Expedition 33’s historic run underlined this shift, while the night’s premieres revealed a future shaped by bold storytelling and evolving technology.

The Game Awards 2025 succeeded not only as a celebration of the year’s best titles but also as a launchpad for what the next decade of gaming may look like.

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