Game Awards 2025 Nominees: See the Full List of Nominations

Lower than a month away from the 2025 Recreation Awards, the occasion unveiled its full listing of nominees throughout a livestream in November. From classes comparable to Finest Efficiency to Finest Path, just a few video games have been nominated for the extremely coveted Recreation of the 12 months award: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, Hole Knight: Silksong and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. 

Right here is the total listing of nominees for the 2025 Recreation Awards.

Recreation of the 12 months

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
Donkey Kong Bananza
Hades 2
Hole Knight: Silksong
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Your nominees for GAME OF THE YEAR at #TheGameAwards 2025 on Thursday, December 11. pic.twitter.com/VQTXMfNHOQ

— The Recreation Awards (@thegameawards) November 17, 2025

Finest Artwork Path

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dying Stranding 2 On the Seaside
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades 2
Hole Knight: Silksong

Finest Audio Design

Battlefield 6
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
Ghost of Yōtei
Silent Hill f 

Finest Recreation Path

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades 2
Break up Fiction

Finest Multiplayer

Arc Raiders
Battlefield 6
Elden Ring: Nightreign
Peak
Break up Fiction

Watch the total #TheGameAwards nomination announcement:

0:00 – Welcome0:57 – Finest Performance1:20 – Finest Ongoing Game1:31 – Finest Cell Game1:43 – Finest Artwork Direction1:56 – Rating & Music2:17 – Finest Audio Design2:29 – Finest Adaptation2:54 – Finest Narrative3:07 – Finest… pic.twitter.com/s1Q6pmXmrw

— The Recreation Awards (@thegameawards) November 17, 2025

Finest Narrative

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
Ghost of Yōtei
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Silent Hill f 

Finest Efficiency

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Jennifer English
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Ben Starr
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Charlie Cox
Ghost of Yōtei – Erika Ishii
Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle – Troy Baker
Silent Hill f – Konatsu Kato

Finest Rating & Music

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades 2
Hole Knight: Silksong

Finest Motion

Battlefield 6
Doom: The Darkish Ages
Hades 2
Ninja Gaiden 4
Shinobi: Artwork of Vengeance

Finest Motion/Journey Recreation

Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
Ghost of Yōtei
Hole Knight: Silksong
Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle
Break up Fiction

Finest Household Recreation

Donkey Kong Bananza
Lego Social gathering
Lego Voyagers
Mario Kart World
Sonic Racing Crossworlds
Break up Fiction

Finest Combating Recreation

2XKO
Capcom Combating Assortment 2
Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Virtua Fighter 5 REVO

Finest Impartial Recreation

Absolum
Ball X Pit
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Hades 2
Hole Knight: Silksong

Finest Cell Recreation

Future Rising
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Sonic Rumble
Umamusume: Fairly Derby
Wuthering Waves

Finest Ongoing Recreation

Ultimate Fantasy 14: Dawntrail
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
No Man’s Sky

Finest RPG

Avowed
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Monster Hunter Wilds
The Outer Worlds 2

Finest Sports activities/Racing Recreation

EA Sports activities FC 26
F1 25
Mario Kart World
Rematch
Sonic Racing Crossworlds

Finest Technique/Sim Recreation

Civilization 7
Ultimate Fantasy Techniques: The Ivalice Chronicles
Jurassic World Evolution 3
The Alters
Tempest Rising
Two Level Museum

Finest VR/AR Recreation

Alien: Rogue Incursion
Arken Age
Deadpool VR
Ghost City
The Midnight Stroll

Finest Adaptation

A Minecraft Film
Satan Could Cry
Splinter Cell Deathwatch
The Final of Us season 2
Till Daybreak

Neighborhood Help

Baldur’s Gate 3
Ultimate Fantasy 14
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Man’s Sky

Debut Indie Recreation

Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Despelote
Dispatch
Megabonk

Video games for Influence

Eat Me
Despelote
Misplaced Data: Bloom and Rage
South of Midnight
Wanderstop

Finest Esports Recreation

Counter-Strike 2
Dota 2
League of Legends
Cell Legends Bang Bang
Valorant

Finest Esports Athlete

Brawk
Chovy
Forsaken
Kakeru
Menard
Zywoo

Finest Esports Group

Gen.G (League of Legends)
NRG (Valorant)
Group Falcons (Dota 2)
Group Liquid PH (Cell Legends Bang Bang)
Group Vitality (Counter-Strike 2)

Content material Creator of the 12 months

Caedrel
Kai Cenat
MoistCr1tikal
Sakura Miko
The Burnt Peanut

Most Anticipated Recreation

007 First Mild
Grand Theft Auto 6
Marvel’s Wolverine
Resident Evil Requiem
The Witcher 4