At this year’s The Game Awards show, it was Clair Obsur: Expedition 33 who came out on top. The game already had one record to its name: the most-nominated game in The Game Awards history, and it went on to win nine of the ten awards it was nominated for, including the big one, Game of the Year.

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There wasn’t any other game that managed to pick up more than one win in any category. Still, Nintendo did manage to pick up two awards: Donkey Kong Bananza won Best Family game, and Mario Kart World won Best Sports/Racing game.

Here are all the winners from this year’s The Game Awards show.

Game Changer Award

  • Winner: Girls Make Games

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Players’ Voice

  • Winner: Wuthering Waves
  • Nominees: Hades II; Hollow Knight: Silksong; Monster Hunter Wilds; Wuthering Waves

Best Esports Team

Recognising a specific esports team (not the full organisation) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2025.

  • Winner: Team Vitality
  • Nominees: Fnatic; G2 Esports; JD Gaming; Team Liquid

Best Esports Athlete

The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2025, irrespective of game.

  • Winner: Chovy (Jeong Ji-Hoon)
  • Nominees: Brawk; f0rsakeN; Kakeru; MenaRD; ZywOo

Best Esports Game

For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.

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  • Winner: Counter-Strike 2
  • Nominees: Dota 2; League of Legends; Mobile Legends: Bang Bang; Valorant

Content Creator of the Year

For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2025.

  • Winner: MoistCr1TiKaL
  • Nominees: Caedrel; Kai Cenat; Sakura Miko; THE BURNT PEANUT

Most Anticipated Game

Recognising an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.

  • Winner: Grand Theft Auto VI
  • Nominees: 007: First Light; Marvel’s Wolverine; Resident Evil: Requiem; The Witcher IV

Best Adaptation

Recognising outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium.

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

Best Multiplayer Game

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

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  • Winner: Arc Raiders
  • Nominees: Battlefield 6; Elden Ring: Nightreign; Peak; Split Fiction

Best Sports/Racing Game

For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

  • Winner: Mario Kart World
  • Nominees: EA Sports FC 26; F1 25; Rematch; Sonic Racing: Crossworlds

Best Sim/Strategy Game

Best game focused on real-time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.

  • Winner: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
  • Nominees: Jurassic World Evolution 3; Sid Meier’s Civilisation VII; Tempest Rising; The Alters; Two Point Museum

Best Family Game

For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

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  • Winner: Donkey Kong Bananza
  • Nominees: Lego Party!; Lego Voyagers; Mario Kart World; Sonic Racing: Crossworlds; Split Fiction

Best Fighting Game

For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

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

Best RPG

For the best game designed with rich player character customisation and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

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  • Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Nominees: Avowed; Kingdom Come: Deliverance II; Monster Hunter Wilds; The Outer Worlds 2

Best Action/Adventure Game

For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

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  • Winner: Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Nominees: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Indiana Jones and the Great Circle; Split Fiction

Best Action Game

For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.

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  • Winner: Hades II
  • Nominees: Battlefield 6; Doom: The Dark Ages; Ninja Gaiden 4; Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Best VR/AR Game

For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

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

Best Mobile Game

For the best game playable on a mobile device.

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

Best Debut Indie Game

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

  • Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Nominees: Blue Prince; Despelote; Dispatch; Megabonk

Best Independent Game

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

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  • Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Nominees: Absolum; Ball X Pit; Blue Prince; Hades II; Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Community Support

Recognising a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.

  • Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Nominees: Final Fantasy XIV; Fortnite; Helldivers 2; No Man’s Sky

Best Ongoing Game

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

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  • Winner: No Man’s Sky
  • Nominees: Final Fantasy XIV; Fortnite; Helldivers 2; Marvel Rivals

Games for Impact

For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

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  • Winner: South of Midnight
  • Nominees: Consume Me; Despelote; Lost Records: Bloom & Rage; Wanderstop

Innovation in Accessibility

Recognising software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

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  • Winner: Doom: The Dark Ages
  • Nominees: Assassin’s Creed Shadows; Atomfall; EA Sports FC 26; South of Midnight

Best Performance

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

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  • Winner: Jennifer English — Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Nominees: Ben Starr; Charlie Cox; Erika Ishii; Konatsu Kato; Troy Baker

Best Audio Design

Recognising the best in-game audio and sound design.

  • Winner: Battlefield 6
  • Nominees: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Death Stranding 2: On the Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Silent Hill f

Best Score & Music

For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

  • Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Lorien Testard)
  • Nominees: Hollow Knight: Silksong; Hades II; Ghost of Yōtei; Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Best Art Direction

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

  • Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Nominees: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Hades II; Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Narrative

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

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  • Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Nominees: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Kingdom Come: Deliverance II; Silent Hill f

Best Game Direction

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

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  • Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Nominees: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Hades II; Split Fiction

Game of the Year

Recognising a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

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

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