The Game Awards 2025 has concluded, revealing all the winners of the most watched video games award show that was held at The Peacock Theater in LA this morning.
The award winners are based on mostly votes by a panel of jury from over 100 media outlets around the world, with a 10% weightage on fan voting. Here are the winners of each category, with the winner highlighted in Bold.
Game of The Year:
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Donky Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
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
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Audio Design
- Battlefield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Silent Hill F
Best Performance
- Ben Starr (Clare Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Charlie Cox (Clare Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Erika Ishii (Ghost of Yōtei)
- Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Konatsu Kato (Silent Hill F)
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Games For Impact
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Record: Bloom & Rage
- South By Midnight
- Wanderstop
Best Ongoing
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- Marvel Rivals
- No Man’s Sky
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Best Independent Game
- Absolum
- Ball X Pit
- Blue Princes
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Sliksong
Best Debut Indie Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Desplote
- Dispatch
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny: Rising
- Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Wuthering Waves
Best AR/VR Game
- Alien: Rogue Incursion
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Hades II
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: Art of Vengence
Best Action/ Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones And The Golden Circle
- Split Fiction
Best RPG
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- The Outer Worlds 2
Best Fighting Game
- 2XKO
- Capcom Fighting Collection2
- Fatal Fury: City of The Wolves
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
- Virtual Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Lego Party!
- Lego Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Final Fantasy Tactics- The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
- Temptest Rising
- The Alters
- Two Point Musuem
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 Esports Game
- Counter Strike 2
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Valorant
This isn’t the full list of categories, you can find all of them here.