The Game Awards 2025: Nominees Revealed

17 Nov 2025 16:11

Jamie Davis

The excitement is building for The Game Awards (TGA) 2025, with the complete slate of nominees now public just weeks before the big show. This year’s lineup shows the amount of esports excellence through dedicated categories, while League of Legends streaming sensation Marc Robert “Caedrel” Lamont earns a spot in the Content Creator of the Year race.

Check out all #TheGameAwards nominees on @Steam:https://t.co/sacnizv5vp

Thanks to Valve.
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) November 17, 2025

Set for December 11, 2025, the ceremony promises surprise reveals and full of live acts. In a fresh twist, viewers can catch the action on Prime Video alongside the traditional YouTube and Twitch streams. Esports takes centre stage with awards for Best Esports Team, Best Esports Game, and Best Esports Athlete, celebrating the competitive scene’s top talents and titles.

Esports Team Showdown:

Gen.G (League of Legends)
NRG (VALORANT)
Team Falcons (Dota 2)
Team Liquid (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)
Team Vitality (Counter-Strike 2)

Athlete Accolades:

Brock “brawk” Somerhalder (NRG, VALORANT)
Jason “F0rsakeN” Susanto (Paper Rex, VALORANT)
Kakeru “Kakeru” Watanabe (Street Fighter, retired)
Saul “MenaRD” Leonardo (Fighting Game Community)
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike 2)
Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon (Gen.G, League of Legends)

Esports Game Honors:

Full Nominees Breakdown:

Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
Dota 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
VALORANT (Riot Games)
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MOONTON Games)

Game of the Year:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	–
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach	Kojima Productions
Donkey Kong Bananza	Nintendo
Hades II	Supergiant Games
Hollow Knight: Silksong	Team Cherry
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II	Warhorse Studios

Best Game Direction:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	–
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach	Kojima Productions
Ghost of Yōtei	Sucker Punch Productions
Hades II	Supergiant Games
Split Fiction	–

Best Narrative:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	–
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach	Kojima Productions
Ghost of Yōtei	Sucker Punch Productions
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II	Warhorse Studios
Silent Hill f	Konami

Best Art Direction:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	–
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach	Kojima Productions
Donkey Kong Bananza	Nintendo
Hades II	Supergiant Games
Hollow Knight: Silksong	Team Cherry

Best Score and Music:

Nominee	Composer(s)
Hollow Knight: Silksong	Christopher Larkin
Hades II	Darren Korb
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	Lorien Testard
Ghost of Yōtei	Toma Otowa
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach	Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell

Best Audio Design:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Battlefield 6	EA DICE
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	–
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach	Kojima Productions
Ghost of Yōtei	Sucker Punch Productions
Silent Hill f	Konami

Best Performance:

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

Innovation in Accessibility:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Assassin’s Creed: Shadows	Ubisoft
Doom: The Dark Ages	id Software
EA Sports FC 26	EA Sports
South of Midnight	Compulsion Games

Games for Impact:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Consume Me	–
Despelote	–
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage	Don’t Nod
South of Midnight	Compulsion Games
Wanderstop	–

Best Ongoing:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Final Fantasy XIV	Square Enix
Fortnite	Epic Games
Helldivers 2	Arrowhead Game Studios
Marvel Rivals	NetEase Games
No Man’s Sky	:Hello Games

Best Community Support

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Baldur’s Gate 3	Larian Studios
Final Fantasy XIV	Square Enix
Fortnite	Epic Games
Helldivers 2	Arrowhead Game Studios
No Man’s Sky	Hello Games

Best Independent Game:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Absolum	–
Ballx Pit	–
Blue Prince	–
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	–
Hades II	Supergiant Games
Hollow Knight: Silksong	Team Cherry

Best Debut Indie Game:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Blue Prince	–
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	–
Despelote	–
Dispatch	–
Megabonk	–

Best Mobile Game:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Destiny: Rising	Bungie/NetEase
Persona 5: The Phantom X	Perfect World Games
Sonic Rumble	Sega
Umamusume: Pretty Derby	Cygames
Wuthering Waves	;Kuro Games

Best VR/AR:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Alien: Rogue Incursion	Survios
Arken Age	–
Ghost Town	–
Marvel’s Deadpool VR	–
The Midnight Walk	MoonHood

Best Action Game:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Battlefield 6	EA DICE
Doom: The Dark Ages	id Software
Hades II	Supergiant Games
Ninja Gaiden 4	Team Ninja
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance	–

Best Action/Adventure:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach	Kojima Productions
Ghost of Yōtei	Sucker Punch Productions
Hollow Knight: Silksong	Team Cherry
Split Fiction	–

Best RPG:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Avowed	Obsidian Entertainment
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	–
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II	Warhorse Studios
The Outer Worlds 2	Obsidian Entertainment
Monster Hunter Wilds	Capcom

Best Fighting Game:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
2XKO	Riot Games
Capcom Fighting Collection 2	Capcom
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves	SNK
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection	NetherRealm Studios
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O World Stage	Sega

Best Family Game:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Donkey Kong Bananza	Nintendo
LEGO Party!	LEGO/TT Games
LEGO Voyagers	LEGO/TT Games
Mario Kart World	Nintendo
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds	Sega
Split Fiction	–

Best Sim/Strategy:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
The Alters	11 Bit Studios
Final Fantasy Tactics	Square Enix
Jurassic World Evolution 3	Frontier Developments
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII	Firaxis Games
Tempest Rising	Slipgate Ironworks
Two Point Museum	Two Point Studios

Best Sports/Racing:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
EA Sports FC 26	EA Sports
F1 25	Codemasters
Mario Kart World	Nintendo
Rematch	–
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds	Sega

Best Multiplayer:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
Arc Raiders	Embark Studios
Battlefield 6	EA DICE
Elden Ring: Nightreign	FromSoftware
Peak	–
Split Fiction	–

Best Adaptation:

Nominee	Studio
A Minecraft Movie	Warner Bros.
Devil May Cry	Netflix
The Last of Us: Season 2	HBO
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch	–
Until Dawn	Sony Pictures

Most Anticipated Game:

Nominee	Developer/Publisher
007 First Light	IO Interactive
Grand Theft Auto VI	Rockstar Games
Marvel’s Wolverine	Insomniac Games
Resident Evil Requiem	Capcom
The Witcher IV	CD Projekt Red

Content Creator of the Year:

Nominee	Platform/Style
Caedrel	Twitch (LoL streams)
Kai Cenat	Twitch/YouTube (variety)
Moist Cr1TiKaL	YouTube (commentary)
Sakura Miko	Twitch (VTuber)
The Burnt Peanut	–

Jamie Davis

My gaming journey ignited at age nine with my first console, a gift from my parents. The Xbox 360 era cemented games as my passion, fueled by epics like Halo 3, Call of Duty: World at War, and FIFA. A lifelong follower of streaming since its pre Twitch Amazon roots, I dove into writing in 2021,now my full time career. I spotlight influencers across YouTube, Twitch, and Kick, while tackling broader entertainment and tech stories.