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The Game Awards 2025 Nominees Announced. Clair Obscur Leads With 12 Nominations

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The Game Awards 2025 Nominees

The Game Awards has officially revealed its list of nominees for 2025. This year’s lineup is one of the strongest in recent years, with a wide mix of new IPs, returning franchises, and highly anticipated sequels. A global jury of more than 150 media publications and creator outlets selected all nominees.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads with an impressive 12 nominations. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yotei follow with eight nominations each. Hades II has secured six nominations, while Hollow Knight: Silksong has five. Split Fiction also performed well with four nominations.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is the most nominated publisher this year, with a total of 19 nominations across its games. Kepler Interactive follows with 13. Electronic Arts and Microsoft are tied with 10 nominations each.

Voting is now live on the official website. Users can vote in all categories using authenticated online voting. Voting ends on December 10 at 6:00 p.m. PT or 9:00 p.m. ET.

The Game Awards 2025 will take place on December 11 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The event will feature awards, world premiere trailers, new game announcements, live performances by The Game Awards Orchestra led by Lorne Balfe, and more surprises.

Here is the complete list of nominees for 2025.

Game of the Year

Recognizing a game that delivers the best overall experience across creative and technical fields.

Best Game Direction

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in direction and design.

Best Narrative

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development.

Best Art Direction

For excellence in artistic design and animation.

Best Score and Music

For exceptional soundtrack, score, or original song.

Best Audio Design

Recognizing outstanding in game sound and audio design.

Best Performance

Awarded for voice acting, motion capture, and performance capture.

Innovation in Accessibility

Recognizing features that improve accessibility for more players.

Games for Impact

For meaningful games with strong social messages.

Best Ongoing Game

For outstanding continued development and evolving player experiences.

Best Community Support

For transparency, responsiveness, and quality updates.

Best Independent Game

For creative and technical excellence in indie games.

Best Debut Indie Game

For the best first game from a new studio.

Best Mobile Game

For the best experience on mobile.

Best VR / AR Game

For the best virtual or augmented reality experience.

Best Action Game

For the best combat focused action game.

Best Action / Adventure

For games that combine combat, traversal, and puzzles.

Best Role-Playing Game

For rich progression systems and character customization.

Best Fighting Game

For outstanding head to head combat.

Best Family Game

For the best family friendly experience.

Best Simulation / Strategy

For real time or turn based strategy and simulation excellence.

Best Sports / Racing

For the best sports or racing experience.

Best Multiplayer

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay.

Best Adaptation

For the best adaptation of a game into another entertainment medium.

Most Anticipated Game

For the most exciting announced upcoming game.

Content Creator of the Year

For positive community impact.

Best eSports Game

For the best overall esports experience.

Best eSports Athlete

For outstanding player performance and conduct.

Best eSports Team

Recognizing the top esports team.

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