The Game Awards 2025 winners has gone down in history with one of the most unforgettable nights, honoring creativity, innovation, and excellence in the gaming industry worldwide. The year has been marked by a single game standing out, namely “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,” which swept various major categories, including the most prestigious one.
Cosplayers, artists, streamers, esports athletes, game developers, and industry experts attended, ensuring that the event exhibited the best of gaming in 2025, whether it’s from indie successes to narrative-driven masterpieces.
The following is the complete list of The Game Awards 2025 award-winning games, as per official results
Game Awards 2025 Winners:
- Best Family Game – Donkey Kong Bananza
- Innovation In Accessibility – Doom: The Dark Ages
- Best Esports Game – Counter-Strike 2
- Best Esports Athlete – Chovy
- Best Esports Team – Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2
- Best Mobile Game – Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Best Independent Game – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Adaptation – The Last of Us: Season 2
- Best Action Game – Hades II
- Best Peformance – Jennifer English (Expedition 33)
- Games for Impact – South of Midnight
- Best Ongoing Game – No Man’s Sky
- Best Audio Design – Battlefield 6
- Content Creator of the Year – MoistCr1TiKaL
- Best Fighting Game – Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Most Anticipated Game – Grand Theft Auto VI
- Game Changer – Girls Make Games
- Best Action Adventure Game – Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Art Direction – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Sim/Strategy Game – FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles
- Best Debut Indie Game – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Score and Music – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Lorien Testard)
- Best Sports/Racing Game – Mario Kart World
- Best Community Support – Baldur’s Gate 3
- Best VR/AR Game – The Midnight Walk
- Best RPG – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Player’s Voice – Wuthering Waves
- Best Narrative – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Multiplayer – Arc Raiders
- Best Game Direction – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Game of the Year – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Biggest Takeaways from The Game Awards 2025
- Clair Obscur: “Expedition 33” led the way at the event with its victory in the narrative, music, directing, RPG, and Game of the Year categories
- Independents showed that they are capable of competing with AAA games on the highest level
- The esports industry experienced continued strong growth worldwide, led by “Counter-Strike 2”
- Accessibility, as well as societal impact, were highly recognized
- The anticipation for GTA VI is unmatched
Conclusion
The Game Awards 2025 winners are a testament to the pivotal year that has been experienced within gaming, where artistry, storytelling, and innovation have been paramount. It is evident that with the game that has been crowned the best, namely Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, 2025 marks a golden age within gaming.
