Game Awards

The 2025 Game Award Nominees have been announced

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Recently, the 2025 Game Awards were announced, and one of the things notable to most fans (preferably the Sonic fans) was the snub of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in the Best Adaptation category, Polygon compiled a list of the biggest snubs from today’s announcements. With the Game Awards set to premiere on December 7th, streaming on all platforms, listed below are a list of most nominated games and most nominated publishers:

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Most Nominated Publishers:

  • Sony Interactive Entertainment- 19 Nominations
  • Kepler Interactive-  13 Nominations
  • Electronic Arts- 10 Nominations
    • Microsoft- 10 Nominations
  • SEGA- 7 Nominations
  • Supergiant- 6 Nominations
  • Team Cherry- 5 Nominations

Most Nominated Video Games:

  • Clair Obsecur Expedition 33– 12 Nominations
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach- 7 Nominations
    • Ghost of Yōtei- 7 Nominations
  • HADES II- 6 Nominations
  • Hollow Nights: Silksong- 5 Nominations
  • Split Fiction- 4 Nominations

Nominations:

Game of the Year:

Best Game Direction:

Best Narrative:

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Best Art Direction:

Best Score and Music:

  • Christopher Larkin– Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • 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:

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Best 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 Circle

Innovation in Accessibility:

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
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Best Ongoing:

  • Final Fantasy XIV– 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 XIV– 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 II– Supergiant Games
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong– Team Cherry

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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 Inc.
  • Wuthering Waves–Kuro Games

Best VR/AR:

  • 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
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