The gaming industry already has its official list of nominees for the The Game Awards 2025. Geoff Keighley, organizer and host of the event, presented the complete list of nominations, where Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stands out as the big favorite.
The title swept up 12 nominations, including Game of the Year, Best Direction, and Best Role-Playing Game. The selection sparked debate, but also confirmed several predictions previously made by the community itself.
The 6 GOTY 2025 nominees
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2
- Donkey Kong Bonanza
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Hades 2
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Death Stranding 2
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Split Fiction
Best Role-Playing Game
- Avowed
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- 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
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
- Virtua Fighter 5
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 6
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Hades 2
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Shinobi: The Art of Vengeance
Best Family Game
- Mario Kart World
- Donkey Kong Bonanza
- Split Fiction
- Sonic Racing Crossworlds
- Lego Party
- Lego Voyagers
Best Strategy Game
- The Alters
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
- Jurassic World Evolution 3
- Civilization 7
- Tempest Rising
- Two Point Museum
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin's Creed Shadows
- Atomfall
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- EA Sports FC 26
