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The Game Awards 2025 Nominees List Revealed: Full Categories, Voting Details

The long-awaited nomination list for The Game Awards 2025 has officially arrived, and if you’ve been keeping an eye on this year’s releases, you probably won’t be surprised to see Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominating the charts. The game has pulled off something historic: 12 nominations, the most any title has ever received at the show.


What makes the lineup even more interesting is how close the competition is behind it. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yōtei, both heavy hitters from PlayStation studios, follow with eight nominations each, while Hades II lands a solid six.


From a publisher standpoint, Sony Interactive Entertainment has once again dominated the landscape with 19 nominations across its portfolio. Kepler Interactive follows with 13, while Microsoft and Electronic Arts sit comfortably with 10 each.


Game of the Year Looks Stacked

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

  • Donkey Kong Bananza

  • Hades II

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II


The Game Awards TGA25 nominees for Game of the Year GOTY, featuring images and titles of six games. Vote at thegameawards.com by Dec 11.
TGA 2025 GOTY nominees | Image Credit: TGA2025 via Gaming Amigos

Other TGA 2025 Categories and Nominees

Here’s the complete list of nominees for The Game Awards 2025:


Best Game Direction

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

  • Ghost of Yōtei

  • Hades II

  • Split Fiction


Best Narrative

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

  • Ghost of Yōtei

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

  • Silent Hill f


Best Art Direction

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

  • Ghost of Yōtei

  • Hades II

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong


Best Score and Music

  • Christopher Larkin – Hollow Knight: Silksong

  • Darren Korb – Hades II

  • Lorien Testard – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Toma Otowa – Ghost of Yōtei

  • Woodkid & Ludvig Forssell – Death Stranding 2: On the Beach


Best Audio Design

  • Battlefield 6

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Death Stranding 2

  • Ghost of Yōtei

  • Silent Hill f


Best Performance

  • Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yōtei

  • Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f

  • Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle


TGA 2-25 Nominees for "Best Performance" are shown with headshots. Text includes "Sign in to vote." Blue background, professional portraits.
TGA 2025 Nominees for Best Performance via official site

Games for Impact

  • Consume Me

  • Despelote

  • Lost Records Bloom & Rage

  • South of Midnight

  • Wanderstop


Best Ongoing Game

  • Final Fantasy XIV

  • Fortnite

  • Helldivers II

  • Marvel Rivals

  • No Man’s Sky


Best Community Support

  • Baldur’s Gate 3

  • Final Fantasy XIV

  • Fortnite

  • Helldivers II

  • No Man’s Sky


Best Independent Game

  • Absolum

  • Ball x Pit

  • Blue Prince

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Hades II

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong


Best Debut Indie Game

  • Blue Prince

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Despelote

  • Dispatch

  • Megabonk


Best Mobile Game

  • Destiny Rising

  • Persona 5: The Phantom X

  • Sonic Rumble

  • Umamusume Pretty Derby

  • Wuthering Waves


Best VR/AR Game

  • Alien Rogue Incursion

  • Arken Age

  • Ghost Town

  • Deadpool VR

  • The Midnight Walk


Best Action Game

  • Battlefield 6

  • Doom: The Dark Ages

  • Hades II

  • Ninja Gaiden 4

  • Shinobi: Art of Vengeance


Best Action/Adventure Game

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

  • Ghost of Yōtei

  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong

  • Split Fiction


Best Role-Playing Game

  • Avowed

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

  • The Outer Worlds 2

  • Monster Hunter Wilds


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


Best Family Game

  • Donkey Kong Bananza

  • LEGO Party!

  • LEGO Voyagers

  • Mario Kart World

  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

  • Split Fiction


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


Best Sports/Racing Game

  • EA Sports FC 26

  • F1 25

  • Mario Kart World

  • Rematch

  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds


Best Multiplayer Game

  • Arc Raiders

  • Battlefield 6

  • Elden Ring: Nightreign

  • Peak

  • Split Fiction


Best Adaptation

  • A Minecraft Movie

  • Devil May Cry

  • The Last of Us: Season 2

  • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

  • Until Dawn


Most Anticipated Game

  • 007: First Light

  • Grand Theft Auto VI

  • Marvel’s Wolverine

  • Resident Evil Requiem

  • The Witcher IV


Content Creator of the Year

  • Caedrel

  • Kai Cenat

  • MoistCr1TiKal

  • Sakura Miko

  • The Burnt Peanut


Innovation in Accessibility

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows

  • Atomfall

  • Doom: The Dark Ages

  • EA Sports FC 26

  • South of Midnight


Best Esports Game

  • Counter-Strike 2

  • DOTA 2

  • League of Legends

  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

  • Valorant


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


Best Esports Athlete

  • brawk

  • Chovy

  • f0rsakeN

  • Kakeru

  • MenaRD

  • Zyw0o


When and Where to Watch

If you’re planning to follow, here’s what you need to know:

  • Public voting is now open until December 10 at 6 PM PT on the official website.

  • The big event streams live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 11, 2025. You can watch it on YouTube.

  • As in previous years, fans can expect world premieres, orchestral performances, and maybe a surprise announcement or two.


Last year’s ceremony pulled 154 million livestreams, the highest in the show’s history. According to Geoff Keighley, viewership jumped 31% from the year before.


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