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William D'Angelo
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The Game Awards 2025 ceremony has ended and the list of winners has become known.
Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33 was the biggest winner of the night, taking home nine of the 13 awards for which it was nominated. This is a record for the most awards received at The Game Wards. The previous record was The Last of Us Part 2 with seven awards won in 2020.
Here is the full list of winners (winners are in bold):
Game of the Year
- Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)
Best Game Direction
- Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Split Fantasy (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Best Narrative
- Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)
- Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment/KONAMI)
Best Art Direction
- Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
Best Music and Music
- Christopher Larkin, Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Darren Korb, Hades II
- Lorien Testard, Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33
- Touma Oto, the youngest of you
- Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA)
- Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) - Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment/KONAMI)
Best Performance
- Ben Starr, Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox, Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii, Phantom Y*
- Jennifer English, Claire Obscure: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato, Silent Hill f
- Troy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Big Circle
Innovation in Accessibility
- Shadows of Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
- Nateomal (Uprising)
- Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
- EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada/EA Romania/EA)
- South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios)
Games for influence
- Consume Me (Jenny Jiao Xia/AP Thomson/Hexacutable)
Destruction (Julian Cordero/Sebastian Valbuena/Panic) - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Don't Nod, Montreal / Don't Nod)
- South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios)
- Wanderstop (Ivy Road/Annapurna Interactive)
Best Continuing Game
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games)
- No Man's Sky (Hello Games)
Best Community Support
- Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- No Man's Sky (Hello Games)
Best Independent Game
- Absolum (Guard Crush Games/Supamonks/Dotemu)
- Ball x Pit (Kenny Sun/Devolver Digital)
Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury) - Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
Best Debut Indie Game
- Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury)
- Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Destruction (Julian Cordero/Sebastian Valbuena/Panic)
- Sending (AdHoc Studio)
- Megabonk (Vedinad)
Best mobile Game
- Destiny: Rising (NetEase Games)
- Persona 5: The Phantom X (Black Wings Game Studio/Sega)
- Sonic Rumble (Rovio Entertainment/Sega)
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Cygames Inc.)
- Thunder Waves (Kuro Games)
Best VR/AR game
- Alien: Plunder Invasion (Survios)
- Arken Age (VitruviusVR)
- Ghost Town (Fireproof Games)
- Marvel's Deadpool VR (Twisted Pixel Games/Oculus Studios)
- Midnight Walk (MoonHood/Fast Travel Games)
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA)
- Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Ninja Gaiden 4 (Platinum Games/Team Ninja/Xbox Game Studios)
- Shinobi: The Art of Vengeance (Lizardcube/Sega)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks) - Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
- Split Fantasy (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Best RPG
- Acknowledged (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
- Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)
- The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
- Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
Best fighting game
- 2XKO (Riot Games)
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom)
- Fatal Fury: City of Wolves (SNK Corporation)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection (Digital Eclipse/Atari)
- Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Lego party! (SMG Studio / Fiction)
- LEGO Voyagers (Light Brick Studios/Annapurna Interactive)
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team/Sega)
- Split Fantasy (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Best Simulation/Strategy Game
- Alters (11 Bit Studios)
- FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Chronicles of Ivalice (Square Enix)
- Jurassic World Evolution 3 (Frontier Developments)
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII (Firaxis Games/2K)
- Tempest Rising (Slipgate Ironworks/3D Realms)
- Two Point Museum (Two Point Studios/Sega)
Best Sports/Racing Game
- EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada/EA Romania/EA)
- F1 25 (Codemasters/EA)
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Rematch (Sloclap/Kepler Interactive)
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team/Sega)
Best Multiplayer Game
- Arc Raiders (Embark Studios)
- Battlefield 6 (Electronic Art)
- Elden Ring Nightreign (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Peak (Agro Crab/Landfall)
- Split Fantasy (Hazelight/EA)
Best Adaptation
- Minecraft Movie (Legendary Pictures/Mojang/Warner Bros)
- Devil May Cry (Studio Mir/Capcom/Netflix)
- The Last of Us: Season 2 (HBO/PlayStation Productions)
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (FOST Studio/Ubisoft/Netflix)
- Until Dawn (Screen Gems/PlayStation Productions)
Most anticipated game
- 007 First Light (IO Interactive)
- Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)
- Marvel's Wolverine (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Resident Evil: Requiem (Capcom)
- The Witcher IV (CD Projekt Red)
Players' voice
- Claire Obscurus: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Sending (AdHoc Studio)
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo/HoYovers)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
- Thunder Waves (Kuro Games)
Content Creator of the Year
- Cadrel
- Kai Chenat
WetCr1TiKal - Sakura Miko
- Burnt peanuts
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot)
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)
- Valerant (Riot)
Best esports athlete
- brawk – Brock Somerhalder (Valorant)
- Chovy – Jung Ji Hoon (League of Legends)
- – Jason Sussto (Volarant)
- Kakeru – Kakeru Watanabe (Street Fighter)
- MenaRD – Saul Leonardo (Street Fighter)
- Zyw0o – Mathieu Herbault (Counter-Strike 2)
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
Eternal and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced by VGChartz in 2007. After several years of supporting the site, he was hired as a junior analyst in 2010, worked his way up to lead analyst in 2012, and took over equipment evaluation in 2017. He expanded his involvement in the gaming community by creating content himself. YouTube channel And Twitch channel. You can subscribe to the author on bluesky.
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