Clair Obscur Expedition 33 Dominates The Game Awards 2025 Full Winners List

The Game Awards 2025 have concluded with a commanding sweep by Clair Obscur Expedition 33, which entered the ceremony as the heavyweight favourite and delivered on every expectation. With twelve nominations including three separate nods in Best Performance the acclaimed title went on to secure nine wins across major categories such as Best Art Direction Best Score and Music Best Narrative Best Game Direction and the coveted Game of the Year.

Clair Obscur’s near sweep defined the evening leaving limited room for standout victories from other contenders. Its only major loss came from Battlefield 6 which claimed Best Audio Design preventing a full technical sweep and Wuthering Waves which took home the Player’s Voice Award bringing Clair Obscur’s final tally to nine wins out of eleven possible categories.

Other notable winners included Hollow Knight Silksong with a win in Best Action Adventure South of Midnight earning a win in Games for Impact and ARC Raiders capturing Best Multiplayer. No Man’s Sky continued its long running resurgence by securing Best Ongoing Game while Baldur’s Gate 3 claimed Best Community Support as Larian Studios prepared to unveil its new project Divinity.

Below is the complete list of winners from The Game Awards 2025.

The Game Awards 2025 Full Winners List

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 – Winner
Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f
Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Best Ongoing Game
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
No Man’s Sky – Winner

Best Mobile Game
Destiny Rising
Persona 5 The Phantom X
Sonic Rumble
Umamasume Pretty Derby – Winner
Wuthering Waves

Best Art Direction
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 – Winner
Death Stranding 2 On the Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Hades 2
Hollow Knight Silksong

Best Score and Music
Christopher Larkin – Hollow Knight Silksong
Darren Korb – Hades 2
Lorien Testard – Clair Obscur Expedition 33 – Winner
Toma Otowa – Ghost of Yotei
Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell – Death Stranding 2 On the Beach

Best Audio Design
Battlefield 6 – Winner
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
HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2 – Winner
Until Dawn

Best Narrative
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 – Winner
Death Stranding 2 On the Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Silent Hill f

Best Community Support
Baldur’s Gate 3 – Winner
Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Man’s Sky

Games for Impact
Consume Me
Despelote
Lost Records Bloom and Rage
South of Midnight – Winner
Wanderstop

Best Multiplayer
ARC Raiders – Winner
Battlefield 6
Elden Ring Nightreign
Peak
Split Fiction

Best Independent Game
Absolum
Ball X Pit
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 – Winner
Hades 2
Hollow Knight Silksong

Best Debut Indie Game
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 – Winner
Despelote
Dispatch
Megabonk

Best VR/AR Game
Alien Rogue Incursion
Arken Age
Ghost Town
Marvel’s Deadpool VR
The Midnight Walk – Winner

Content Creator of the Year
Caedrel
Kai Cenat
MoistCr1tikal – Winner
Sakura Miko
The Burnt Peanut

Most Anticipated Game
007 First Light
Grand Theft Auto VI – Winner
Marvel’s Wolverine
Resident Evil Requiem
The Witcher IV

Best Action Adventure Game
Death Stranding 2 On the Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Hollow Knight Silksong – Winner
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Split Fiction

Best Role Playing Game
Avowed
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 – Winner
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Monster Hunter Wilds
The Outer Worlds 2

Best Fighting Game
2XKO
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Fatal Fury City of the Wolves – Winner
Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection
Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage

Best Action Game
Battlefield 6
DOOM The Dark Ages
Hades 2 – Winner
Ninja Gaiden 4
Shinobi Art of Vengeance

Innovation in Accessibility
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Atomfall
DOOM The Dark Ages – Winner
EA Sports FC 26
South of Midnight

Best Family Game
Donkey Kong Bananza – Winner
LEGO Party
LEGO Voyagers
Mario Kart World
Sonic Racing Crossworlds
Split Fiction

Best Sim/Strategy Game
The Alters
Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles – Winner
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 – Winner
Rematch
Sonic Racing Crossworlds

Best Esports Game
Counter Strike 2 – Winner
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Mobile Legends Bang Bang
Valorant

Best Esports Athlete
Brawk
Chovy – Winner
Forsaken
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 – Counter Strike 2 – Winner

Best Game Direction
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 – Winner
Death Stranding 2 On the Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Hades 2
Split Fiction

Player’s Voice Award
Clair Obscur Expedition 33
Dispatch
Wuthering Waves – Winner
Genshin Impact
Hollow Knight Silksong

Game of the Year
Hollow Knight Silksong
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 – Winner
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
Death Stranding 2 On the Beach
Donkey Kong Bananza
Hades 2

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