Host Geoff Keighley hat in einem Live-Stream auf YouTube die offiziellen Nominierungen für The Game Awards 2025 enthüllt. Die große Verleihung der Awards findet am 11. Dezember 2025 statt. Die diesjährigen Nominierungen für die Spiele des Jahres zeigen klare Favoriten. Allen voran bricht das rundenbasierte Rollenspiel Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 von Sandfall Interactive einen Rekord. Mit 12 Nennungen ist es das meistnominierte Spiel in der Geschichte der Game Awards.
Dicht dahinter folgen die PlayStation-Titel Death Stranding 2: On the Beach und Ghost of Yotei mit jeweils acht Nominierungen. Auch Hades 2 mit sechs Nennungen und Hollow Knight: Silksong mit fünf sind starke Anwärter. Bei den Publishern liegt Sony Interactive Entertainment mit insgesamt 19 Nennungen vorn, dahinter folgen Kepler Interactive mit 13 sowie Microsoft und Electronic Arts mit jeweils 10.
In der wichtigsten der Kategorien, dem Game of the Year (Spiel des Jahres), sind sechs Titel nominiert. Die Anwärter für das Game of the Year 2025 sind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong und Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Fans können online auf The Game Awards abstimmen. Diese öffentliche Abstimmung (Public Voting) fließt jedoch nur mit 10 Prozent Gewicht in das Endergebnis ein. Die restlichen 90 Prozent der Stimmen kommen von einer internationalen Fachjury aus über 100 Redaktionen.
Hier ist die vollständige Liste aller Nominierungen für die Game Awards 2025:
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 2 (Supergiant Games)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (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 Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hades 2 (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 Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (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 Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hades 2 (Supergiant Games)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
Best Score And Music
- Christopher Larkin - Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Darren Korb - Hades 2
- Lorien Testard - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Toma Otowa - Ghost of Yotei
- Woodkid & Ludvig Forssell - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
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 Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment / Konami)
Best Performance
- Ben Starr - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii - Ghost of Yotei
- Jennifer English - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato - Silent Hill f
- Troy Baker - Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
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
- 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)
- South of Midnight (Compulsion Games / Xbox Game Studios)
- Wanderstop (Ivy Road / Annapurna Interactive)
Best Ongoing Game
- Final Fantasy 14 (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 14 (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)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Hades 2 (Supergiant Games)
- Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
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)
- 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)
- Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)
Best VR/AR Game
- 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 2 (Supergiant Games)
- Ninja Gaiden 4 (Platinum Games / Team Ninja / Xbox Game Studios)
- Shinobi: 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 Fiction (Hazelight Studios / EA)
Best RPG
- Avowed (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (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 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 Game
- 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 Game
- The Alters (11 Bit Studios)
- Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles (Square Enix)
- Jurassic World Evolution 3 (Frontier Developments)
- Sid Meier's Civilization 7 (Firaxis Games / 2K)
- Tempest Rising (Slipgate Ironworks / 3D Realms)
- Two Point Museum (Two Point Studios / Sega)
Best Sports/Racing
- 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
- 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
- A 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 6 (Rockstar Games)
- Marvel's Wolverine (Insomnia Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)
- The Witcher 4 (CD Projekt Red)
Content Creator of the Year
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- MoistCr1TiKaL
- 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
- 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.G - League of Legends
- NRG - Valorant
- Team Falcons - DOTA 2
- Team Liquid PH - Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Team Vitality - Counter-Strike 2

















