Geoff Kieghly, who was of course on the thumbnail, has just announced all of the nominees for The Game Awards, 2025.
In a YouTube livestream, Geoff Keighlly has announced the nominees for The Game Awards 2025 show, which airs this December. They are:
Best Performance
- Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yotei
- Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Konatsu Kato – SILENT HILL f
- Troy Baker – Indiana Jones & the Great Circle
Best Ongoing Game
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fornite
- Helldivers II
- MARVEL Rivals
- No Man’s Sky
Best Mobile Game
- Destiny Rising
- PERSONA 5 The Phantom X
- Sonic Rumble
- Umamusume Pretty Derby
- Wuthering Waves
Best Art Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight Silksong
Best Score & Music
- Christopher Larkin – Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Darren Korb – Hades II
- Laurien Testard – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Toma Otowa – Ghost of Yotei
- Woodkid & Ludvig Forrsell – Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Audio Design
- Battlfield 6
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- SILENT HILL f
Best Adaptation
- A Minecraft Movie
- Devil May Cry
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
- The Last of US Season 2
- Until Dawn
Best Narrative
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Kingdom Come Deliverance II
- SILENT HILL f
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate III
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fornite
- Helldivers II
- No Man’s Sky
Games for Impact
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
- South of Midnight
- Wanderstop
Best Multiplayer
- ARC Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Elden Ring: Nightreign
- Peak
- Split Fiction
Best Independent Game
- Absolum
- BALL x PIT
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Indie Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Despolote
- Dispatch
- MEGABONK
Best VR/AR Game
- Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One
- Arken Age
- Ghost Town
- MARVEL Deadpool VR
- The Midnight Walk
Content Creator of the Year
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- MOISTCR1TIKAL
- Sakura Miko
- THE BURNT PEANUT
Most Anticipated Game
- 007: First Light
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- MARVEL Wolverine
- Resident Evil: Requiem
- The Witcher IV
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones & the Great Circle
- SPLIT/FICTION
Best Role-Playing Game
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Kingdom Come Deliverance II
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- The Outer Worlds 2
Best Fighting Game
- 2XKO
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2
- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- MORTAL KOMBAT: Legacy Kollection
- Virtua Fighter 5: R.E.V.O World Stage
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Hades II
- NINJA GAIDEN 4
- SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed: Shadows
- Atomfall
- DOOM: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
- South of Midnight
Best Family Game
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- LEGO Party
- LEGO Voyagers
- Mario Kart World
- Sonic Racing Crossworlds
- SPLIT/FICTION
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Best Sports/Racing Game
- EA Sports FC 26
- EA Sports F1 25
- Mario Kart World
- REMATCH
- Sonic Racing Crossworlds
Best Esports Game
- Counterstrike 2
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- Brawk
- Chovy
- F0rsaken
- Kakeru
- Menard
- Zywoo
Best Esports Team
- Gen.G – League of Legends
- NRG – Valorant
- Team Falcons – DOTA 2
- Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends Bang Bang
- Team Vitality – Counterstrike 2
Best Game Direction
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- SPLIT/FICTIOn
Game of the Year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight Silksong
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
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