The Game Awards announce winners; see the main categories – 12/12/2025 – Illustrated

The Game Awards this Thursday (11) rewarded the best in the video game industry in 2025. In total, 102 games, studios, professionals and productions competed in various categories.

The highlight of the awards was “Clair Obscur”, which won the award for best game of the year, among other categories. “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” leads the competition, with 12 nominations, the highest number ever recorded in the history of this award.

The Game Awards ceremony was held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, featuring new game announcements, musical performances and the presence of the Game Awards Orchestra.

VIEW WINNERS IN TOP CATEGORIES

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 II” (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)

• “The Ghost of Yōtei” (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• “Hades II” (Supergiant Games)

• “Divided Fiction” (Hazelight Studios/EA)

Best story

• “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33” (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)

• “Death Stranding 2: On the Beach” (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• “The Ghost of Yōtei” (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• “Kingdom Come: Deliverance II” (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)

• “The Ghost of Yōtei” (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• “Hades II” (Supergiant Games)

• “Hollow Knight: Silksong” (Team Cherry)

Best Soundtrack and Music

• Christopher Larkin, “Hollow Knight: Song of Silk”

• Darren Korb, “Hades II”

• Lorien Testard, “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33”

• Toma Otowa, “Ghost of Yōtei”

• Woodkid and 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)

• “The Ghost of Yōtei” (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• “Silent Hill f” (NeoBards Entertainment/KONAMI)

Better performance

• Ben Starr, “Clair Obscure: Expedition 33”

• Charlie Cox, “Clair Obscure: 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 Circle”