The Game Awards se vrátí 11. prosince a kromě oznámení, nových trailerů a vystoupení hudebníků půjde také o tradiční udílení cen nejlepším hrám roku. Ceremoniál opět uvede Geoff Keighley.
Podle webu GameSpot vyčnívá v letošním seznamu titul Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, který nasbíral 12 nominací a stal se tak nejnominovanějším titulem v historii The Game Awards. Nominační seznam byl zveřejněn 17. listopadu 2025 v 18:33 SEČ. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach a Ghost of Yōtei získaly po osmi nominacích, Hades II šest, Hollow Knight: Silksong pět a Split Fiction čtyři.
Game of the Year: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Death Stranding 2: On the Beach; Donkey Kong Bananza; Hades II; Hollow Knight: Silksong; Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Death Stranding 2: On The Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Hades II; Split Fiction.
Best Adaptation: A Minecraft Movie; Devil May Cry; The Last of Us: Season 2; Splinter Cell: Deathwatch; Until Dawn.
Best Narrative: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Death Stranding 2: On The Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Kingdom Come: Deliverance II; Silent Hill f.
Best Art Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Death Stranding 2: On The Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Hades II; Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Best Score and Music: Hollow Knight: Silksong; Hades II; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Ghost of Yōtei; Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.
Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Death Stranding 2: On the Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Silent Hill f.
Best Performance: Ben Starr; Charlie Cox; Erika Ishii; Jennifer English; Konatsu Kato; Troy Baker.
Innovation in Accessibility: Assassin’s Creed Shadows; Atomfall; Doom: The Dark Ages; EA Sports FC 26; South of Midnight.
Games for Impact: Consume Me; Despelote; Lost Records: Bloom & Rage; South of Midnight; Wanderstop.
Best Ongoing Game: Final Fantasy XIV; Fortnite; Helldivers 2; Marvel Rivals; No Man’s Sky.
Best Community Support: Baldur’s Gate 3; Final Fantasy XIV; Fortnite; Helldivers 2; No Man’s Sky.
Best Independent Game: Absolum; Ball x Pit; Blue Prince; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Hades II; Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Best Debut Indie Game: Blue Prince; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Despelote; Dispatch; Megabonk.
Best Mobile Game: Destiny: Rising; Persona 5: The Phantom X; Sonic Rumble; Umamusume: Pretty Derby; Wuthering Waves.
Best VR/AR Game: Alien: Rogue Incursion; Arken Age; Ghost Town; Marvel’s Deadpool VR; The Midnight Walk.
Best Action Game: Battlefield 6; Doom: The Dark Ages; Hades II; Ninja Gaiden 4; Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.
Best Action Adventure: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach; Ghost of Yōtei; Indiana Jones and the Great Circle; Hollow Knight: Silksong; Split Fiction.
Best RPG: Avowed; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Kingdom Come: Deliverance II; The Outer Worlds 2; Monster Hunter Wilds.
Best Fighting Game: 2XKO; Capcom Fighting Collection 2; Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves; Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection; Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage.
Best Family Game: Donkey Kong Bananza; LEGO Party!; LEGO Voyagers; Mario Kart World; Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds; Split Fiction.
Best Sim/Strategy Game: The Alters; FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles; Jurassic World Evolution 3; Sid Meier’s Civilization VII; Tempest Rising; Two Point Museum.
Best Sports/Racing: EA Sports FC 26; F1 25; Mario Kart World Rematch; Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
Best Multiplayer: Arc Raiders; Battlefield 6; Elden Ring Nightreign; Peak; Split Fiction.
Most Anticipated Game: 007 First Light; Grand Theft Auto VI; Marvel’s Wolverine; Resident Evil Requiem; The Witcher IV.
Content Creator of the Year: Caedrel; Kai Cenat; MoistCr1TiKaL; Sakura Miko; The Burnt Peanut.
Best Esports Game: Counter-Strike 2; DOTA 2; League of Legends; Mobile Legends: Bang Bang; Valorant.
Best Esports Athlete: brawk; Chovy; f0rsakeN; Kakeru; MenaRD; Zyw0o.
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.
Hlasování kategorie Players‘ Voice bude vyhlášeno později. Kategorie Game Changer, pokud se vrátí v roce 2025, bude oznámena během ceremoniálu 11. prosince.
