The Game Awards 2025: Winners, Announcements, and Trailers

The Game Awards 2025 is underway (or already finished, depending on when you read this) and there are a lot of winners to be announced. Beyond recognizing video game developers for their achievements, The Game Awards is also an opportunity to learn about upcoming games. This article will be updated in real-time with all the trailers, announcements, and winners from The Game Awards 2025.

Note: This guide will be updated live throughout the show. Please refresh the page every few minutes to see new announcements, trailers, and winners for each category.

The Game Awards 2025 Nominees & Winners

The Game Awards 2025 took place on December 11, 2025. This show recognizes the achievements of video game developers and industry professionals across an array of categories. Below are all the categories, nominees, and winners.

Game of the Year

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Best Action Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Battlefield 6, Doom: The Dark Ages, Hades 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Best Action/Adventure Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Split Fiction

Most Anticipated Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: 007 First Light, Grand Theft Auto 6, Marvel’s Wolverine, Resident Evil Requiem, The Witcher 4

Best Adaptation

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: A Minecraft Movie, Devil May Cry, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, The Last of Us Season 2, Until Dawn

Best Art Direction

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Ghost of Yotei, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Audio Design

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Battlefield 6, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Ghost of Yotei, Silent Hill f

Best Community Support

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Baldur’s Gate 3, Final Fantasy 14, Fortnite, Helldivers 2, No Man’s Sky

Content Creator of the Year

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Caedrel, Kai Cenat, MoistCr1tikal, Sakura Miko, The Burnt Peanut

Best Debut Indie Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Despelote, Dispatch, Megabonk

Best Esports Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Counter-Strike 2, DOTA 2, League of Legends, Mobile Legends Bang Bang, Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Brock “brawk” Somerhalder (NRG), Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G), Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto (Paper Rex), Kakeru Watanabe (Zeta Division), Saul Leonardo “MenaRD” Mena II (Red Bull Esports), Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (Team Vitality)

Best Esports Team

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: G (League of Legends), NRG (Valorant), Team Falcons (DOTA 2), Team Liquid PH (Mobile Legends Bang Bang), Team Vitality (Counter-Strike 2)

Best Family Game

Winner: Donkey Kong Bananza

Nominees: Donkey Kong Bananza, LEGO Party, LEGO Voyagers, Mario Kart World, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Split Fiction

Best Fighting Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: 2XKO, Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage

Best Game Direction

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Ghost of Yotei, Hades 2, Split Fiction

Games for Impact

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Consume Me, Despelote, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, South of Midnight, Wanderstop

Best Indie Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Absolum, Ball x Pit, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong

Innovation in Accessibility

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Atomfall, Doom: The Dark Ages, EA Sports FC26, South of Midnight

Best Mobile Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Destiny Rising, Persona 5: The Phantom X, Sonic Rumble, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Wuthering Waves

Best Multiplayer Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: ARC Raiders, Battlefield 6, Elden Ring, Nightreign, Peak, Split Fiction

Best Narrative

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Ghost of Yotei, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Silent Hill f

Best Ongoing Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Final Fantasy 14, Fortnite, Helldivers 2, Marvel Rivals, No Man’s Sky

Best Performance

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees:

• Ben Starr as Verso (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
• Charlie Cox as Gustave (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
• Erika Ishii as Atsu (Ghost of Yotei)
• Jennifer English as Maelle (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
• Konatsu Kato as Shimizu Hinako (Silent Hill f)
• Troy Baker as Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)

Best Role-Playing Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Avowed, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, The Outer Worlds 2

Best Score and Music

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees:

• 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 Sports/Racing Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: EA Sports FC26, EA Sports F1 25, Mario Kart World Rematch, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Best Strategy/Sim Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: The Alters, Final Fantasy Tactics, The Ivalice Chronicles, Jurassic World Evolution 3, Sid Meier’s Civilization 7, Tempest Rising, Two Point Museum

Best VR/AR Game

Winner: (To be updated)

Nominees: Alien: Rogue Incursion, Arken Age, Ghost Town, Marvel’s Deadpool VR, The Midnight Walk

The Game Awards 2025 Announcements

The Game Awards 2025 is packed with awards and is bursting with exciting video game news. Check out some of the highlights from the show, including important information about the games that were revealed.

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The Game Awards 2025 Trailers

Alongside the awards and news, The Game Awards 2025 featured a wave of thrilling trailers showcasing upcoming video games revealed during the event.

• The Free Shephard
• Decrepit

Conclusion

That is everything revealed at The Game Awards 2025, from nominees and winners to world premiere game announcements and trailers. The awards season isn’t over yet, so stay tuned for the upcoming Shacknews Awards 2025.

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