It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and no, Christmas isn’t the only reason why. It’s time to reflect on gaming in 2025, with the help of this year’s Game Awards. Whether they’re up for “Best Independent Game” or even “Game Of The Year,” here are all of the Game Awards Nominees for 2025. When’s The Game Awards? The Game Awards will commence on December 11 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California at the Peacock Theater. There will be a total of 30 categories for the nominees. The following categories are: 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 (SHAW!) 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 Adaptation A Minecraft Movie Legendary Pictures/Mojang/Warner Bros Devil May Cry Studio Mir/Capcom/Netflix Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Fost/Sun Creature/Ubisoft/Netflix The Last of Us: Season 2 HBO/PlayStation Productions Until Dawn Screen Gems/PlayStation Productions 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 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Lorien Testard Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell Ghost of Yōtei Toma Otowa Hades II Darren Korb Hollow Knight: Silksong Christopher Larkin Best Audio Design 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 Battlefield 6 Battlefield Studios/EA Silent Hill F NeoBards Entertainment/Konami Best Performance Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Ben Starr Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Charlie Cox Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Jennifer English Ghost of Yōtei -Erika Ishii Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Troy Baker Silent Hill F Konatsu Kato Innovation in Accessibility Assassin’s Creed Shadows Ubisoft Atomfall Rebellion 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 Impact South of Midnight Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios Consume Me Jenny Jiao Hsia/AP Thomson/Hexacutable Wanderstop Ivy Road/Annapurna Interactive Despelote Julián Cordero/Sebastián Valbuena/Panic Best Ongoing 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 Fortnite Epic Games No Man’s Sky Hello Games Helldivers 2 Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment Final Fantasy XIV Square Enix Baldur’s Gate 3 Larian Studios Best Independent Game Hades II Supergiant Games Hollow Knight: Silksong Team Cherry 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 Best Debut Indie Game Blue Prince Dogubomb/Raw Fury Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive Despelote Julián Cordero/Sebastián Valbuena/Panic Dispatch AdHoc Studio 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 Wuthering Waves Kuro Games Best VR / AR Alien: Rogue Incursion Survios Arken Age VitruviusVR Ghost Town Fireproof Games Marvel’s Deadpool VR Twisted Pixel Games/Oculus Studios The 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: Art of Vengeance Lizardcube/Sega Best Action / Adventure 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 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks Best RPG Avowed Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver Monster Hunter Wilds Capcom The Outer Worlds 2 Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios Best Fighting 2XKO Riot Games Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Capcom Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves SNK Corporation 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 Jurassic World Evolution 3 Frontier Developments Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Firaxis Games/2K Tempest Rising Slipgate Ironworks/3D Realms The Alters 11 Bit Studios Two Point Museum Two Point Studios/Sega Best Sports / Racing Mario Kart World Nintendo EPD/Nintendo Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Sonic Team/Sega Rematch Sloclap/Kepler Interactive F1 25 Codemasters/EA EA Sports FC 26 EA Canada/EA Romania/EA Best Multiplayer Arc Raiders Embark Studios Battlefield 6 Battlefield Studios/EA Elden Ring Nightreign FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment Split Fiction Hazelight Studios/EA Peak Aggro Crab/Landfall Most Anticipated Game Grand Theft Auto VI Rockstar Games Marvel’s Wolverine Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment Resident Evil Requiem Capcom 007 First Light IO Interactive The Witcher IV CD Projekt Red Content Creator of the Year Caedrel Sakura Miko Kai Cenat MoistCr1TiKaL THE BURNT PEANUT Best Esports Game Valorant Riot Counter-Strike 2 Valve DOTA 2 Valve League of Legends Riot Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Moonton Best Esports Athlete brawk Brock Somerhalder Valorant Chovy Jeong Ji-hoon League of Legends f0rsakeN Jason Susanto Valorant Kakeru Kakeru Watanabe Street Fighter MenaRD Saul Leonardo Street Fighter Zyw0o Mathieu Herbaut Counter-Strike 2 Best Esports Team Gen. 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