French developer Sandfall Interactive and UK publisher Kepler Interactive were the big winners at The Game Awards 2025 (TGA). Their RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won nine awards in total, including Game of the Year. It was nominated in twelve categories, more than any other game at TGA.
It won all the categories it was nominated for, except for "Best Audio Design", where Battlefield 6 prevailed. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was nominated three times in the Best Performance category, in which Jennifer English won out against Ben Starr and Charlie Cox.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yōtei were both nominated seven times. However, both games, published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, failed to receive any awards. Hades II from Supergiant Games was in the running for six awards and won the award for Best Action Game. Hollow Knight: Silksong from Team Cherry was nominated in five categories and won the award for Best Action Adventure Game.
From the German-speaking region, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, published by Deep Silver (Plaion), was nominated three times. This medieval RPG, developed by Warhorse Studios in Prague, also left empty-handed.
Nintendo won two awards: Best Family Game with Donkey Kong Bananza and Best Racing Game with Mario Kart World. Xbox, including Bethesda, won two awards: one for Innovation in Accessibility for Doom: The Dark Ages and one for Games for Impact for South of Midnight. Unsurprisingly, the Most Wanted 2026 award went to GTA 6.
Below is a list of all the winners and nominees. Winners are listed at the top of each category and are highlighted in bold.
Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: 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
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / EA)
Best Narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver)
- Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment / Konami)
Best Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
Best Score and Music
- Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Christopher Larkin, Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
- Darren Korb, Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Toma Otowa, Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios / EA)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment / Konami)
- Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Ben Starr, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Charlie Cox, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Erika Ishii, Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Konatsu Kato, Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment / Konami)
- Troy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames / Bethesda Softworks)
Innovation in Accessibility
- Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)
- Assassin's Creed Shadows (Ubisoft)
- Atomfall (Rebellion)
- EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada / EA Romania / EA)
- South of Midnight (Compulsion Games / Xbox Game Studios)
Games for Impact
- South of Midnight (Compulsion Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- Consume Me (Jenny Jiao Hsia / AP Thomson / Hexacutable)
- Despelote (Julián Cordero / Sebastián Valbuena / Panic)
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Don't Nod Montreal / Don't Nod)
- Wanderstop (Ivy Road / Annapurna Interactive)
Best Ongoing
- No Man's Sky (Hello Games)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games)
- 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
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Absolum (Guard Crush Games / Supamonks / Dotemu)
- Ball x Pit (Kenny Sun / Devolver Digital)
- Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Raw Fury)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
Best Debut Indie Game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Raw Fury)
- Despelote (Julián Cordero / Sebastián Valbuena / Panic)
- Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)
- Megabonk (Vedinad)
Best Mobile Game
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Cygames Inc.)
- Destiny: Rising (NetEase Games)
- Persona 5: The Phantom X (Black Wings Game Studio / Sega)
- Sonic Rumble (Rovio Entertainment / Sega)
- Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)
Best VR/AR
- The Midnight Walk (MoonHood / Fast Travel Games)
- Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios)
- Arken Age (VitruviusVR)
- Ghost Town (Fireproof Games)
- Marvel's Deadpool VR (Twisted Pixel Games / Oculus Studios)
Best Action
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios / EA)
- Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)
- Ninja Gaiden 4 (Platinum Games / Team Ninja / Xbox Game Studios)
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (Lizardcube / Sega)
Best Action/Adventure
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames / Bethesda Softworks)
- Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / EA)
Best RPG
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Avowed (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver)
- Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
- The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios
Best Fighting
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK Corporation)
- 2XKO (Riot Games)
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection (Digital Eclipse / Atari)
- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega)
Best Family
- Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- LEGO Party! (SMG Studio / Fictions)
- LEGO Voyagers (Light Brick Studios / Annapurna Interactive)
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team / Sega)
- Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / EA)
Best Sim/Strategy
- Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles (Square Enix)
- The Alters (11 Bit Studios)
- 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
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada / EA Romania / EA)
- F1 25 (Codemasters / EA)
- Rematch (Sloclap / Kepler Interactive)
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team / Sega)
Best Multiplayer
- Arc Raiders (Embark Studios)
- Battlefield 6 (Electronic Arts)
- Elden Ring Nightreign (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Peak (Aggro Crab / Landfall)
- Split Fiction (Hazelight / EA)
Best Adaptation
- The Last of Us: Season 2 (HBO / PlayStation Productions)
- A Minecraft Movie (Legendary Pictures / Mojang / Warner Bros)
- Devil May Cry (Studio Mir / Capcom / Netflix)
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (FOST Studio / Ubisoft/Netflix)
- Until Dawn (Screen Gems / PlayStation Productions)
Most Anticipated Game
- Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)
- 007 First Light (IO Interactive)
- Marvel's Wolverine (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)
- The Witcher IV (CD Projekt Red)
Content Creator of the Year
- MoistCr1TiKaL
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- Sakura Miko
- The Burnt Peanut
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot)
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)
- Valorant (Riot)
Best Esports Athlete
- Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon (League of Legends)
- brawk – Brock Somerhalder (Valorant)
- f0rsakeN – Jason Susanto (Valorant)
- Kakeru – Kakeru Watanabe (Street Fighter)
- MenaRD – Saul Leonardo (Street Fighter)
- Zyw0o – Mathieu Herbaut (Counter-Strike 2)
Best Esports Team
- Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2
- Gen.G – League of Legends
- NRG – Valorant
- Team Falcons – DOTA 2
- Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
