The Game Awards 2025 nominations have been announced, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominates the categories as the most-nominated game in the show’s history.
The Game Awards 2025 nominees for 29 celebrated categories are now live
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads with 12 nominations
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yotei have also picked up eight nominations each
The Game Awards 2025 nominees have been announced, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominates the categories as the most-nominated game in the show’s history.
Voting for the annual awards ceremony is officially live ahead of the scheduled event on December 11, and you can now head over to the official Game Awards website to cast your ballot in 29 categories.
The awards for this year’s celebrated games will be announced alongside new reveals, trailers, musical performances, and other news, and the show will be hosted, once again, by founder Geoff Keighley.
The nominees for the prestigious Game of the Year award comprise some of the biggest hits of 2025, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Hades 2, and Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads this year, earning a total of 12 nominations among its Game of the Year recognition, making it the most-nominated game in the show’s history.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yotei follow behind with eight nominations each, Hades 2 with six, and Hollow Knight: Silksong picking up five.
Clair Obscur also leads the Best Performance category, with Ben Starr, Jennifer English, and Charlie Cox receiving nominations, and are joined by Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s Troy Baker, Ghost of Yotei’s Erika Ishii, and Silent Hill f star, Konatsu Kato.
Alongside Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, and Best Indie Game, nominees for Most Anticipated Game have also been revealed, which feature titles set to release next year like Grand Theft Auto 6, 007 First Light, Marvel’s Wolverine, and Resident Evil Requiem, as well as The Witcher 4.
For the full breakdown of this year’s nominations, you can check out the categories below. We’ll also keep you updated on the winners when The Game Awards 2025 airs next month.The Game Awards 2025 — Nominees:GAME OF THE YEAR
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Donkey Kong Bananza
Hades 2
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2BEST GAME DIRECTION
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades 2
Split FictionBEST NARRATIVE
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Silent Hill fBEST ART DIRECTION
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades 2
Hollow Knight: SilksongBEST SCORE AND MUSIC
Christopher Larkin, Hollow Knight: Silksong
Darren Korb, Hades 2
Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Toma Otowa, Ghost of Yōtei
Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell, Death Stranding 2: On The BeachBEST AUDIO DESIGN
Battlefield 6
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Silent Hill fBEST PERFORMANCE
Ben Starr, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Charlie Cox, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Erika Ishii, Ghost of Yōtei
Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Konatsu Kato, Silent Hill f
Troy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Great CircleINNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Atomfall
Doom: The Dark Ages
EA Sports FC 26
South of MidnightGAMES FOR IMPACT
Consume Me
Despelote
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
South of Midnight
WanderstopBEST ONGOING
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
No Man’s SkyBEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Man’s SkyBEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Absolum
Ball x Pit
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Hades 2
Hollow Knight: SilksongBEST DEBUT INDIE GAME
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Despelote
Dispatch
MegabonkBEST MOBILE GAME
Destiny: Rising
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Sonic Rumble
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Wuthering WavesBEST VR/AR
Alien: Rogue Incursion
Arken Age
Ghost Town
Marvel’s Deadpool VR
The Midnight WalkBEST ACTION
Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages
Hades 2
Ninja Gaiden 4
Shinobi: Art of VengeanceBEST ACTION/ADVENTURE
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Split FictionBEST RPG
Avowed
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
The Outer Worlds 2
Monster Hunter WildsBEST FIGHTING
2XKO
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Virtua Fighter 5 R.
