Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 taking home 5 awards at the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. Sandfall Interactive wasn’t the only big winner. Sucker Punch Productions followed close behind, receiving significant recognition, winning 3 awards. Death Stranding 2:On The Beach helped earn Kojima Productions 2 awards for its technical mastery.
Other standouts include Hades II, which took home Action Game of the Year. Blue Prince won both Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game and Outstanding Achivement in Game Design. Arc Raiders was named Online Game of the Year.
Evan Wells, former President and C-Founder of Naughty Dog was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame in recognition of his decades-long contributions to game development and leadership. Throughout his career, Wells has played a pivotal role in shaping some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and culturally impactful franchises, while championing creative excellence, mentorship, and the evolution of storytelling in games,” the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) said.
Below is the full list of winners across each category:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Monster Hunter Wilds
South of Midnight
The Midnight Walk
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Dispatch
Ghost of Yōtei
The Midnight Walk
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Esquie
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Maelle
Dispatch – Courtney/Invisigal
Dispatch – Robert Robertson III/Mecha Man
Ghost of Yōtei – Atsu
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ghost of Yōtei
Herdling
Mario Kart World
Sword of the Sea
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
Arc Raiders
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Lumines Arise
Split Fiction
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Consume Me
Despelote
South of Midnight
The Drifter
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Arc Raiders
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Donkey Kong Bananza
Doom: The Dark Ages
Action Game of the Year
Absolum
Arc Raiders
Doom: The Dark Ages
Hades 2
Ninja Gaiden 4
Adventure Game of the Year
Blue Prince
Dispatch
Donkey Kong Bananza
Ghost of Yōtei
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Family Game of the Year
Lego Party!
Lego Voyagers
Lumines Arise
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Popucom
Fighting Game of the Year
2XKO
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
WWE 2K25
Racing Game of the Year
EA Sports F1 25
Kirby Air Riders
Mario Kart World
Wheel World
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Monster Hunter Wilds
The Outer Worlds 2
Sports Game of the Year
EA Sports FC 26
PGA Tour 2k25
MLB The Show 25
NBA 2k26
Rematch
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
The Alters
Drop Duchy
Europa Universalis V
The King is Watching
StarVaders
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Ghost Town
Hotel Infinity
Marvel’s Deadpool VR
Star Wars: Beyond Victory – A Mixed Reality Playset
Unloop
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
Ghost Town
Marvel’s Deadpool VR
The Midnight Walk
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Baby Steps
Blue Prince
Consume Me
Despelote
Dispatch
Mobile Game of the Year
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
What the Clash?
Where Winds Meet
Online Game of the Year
Arc Raiders
Battlefield 6
Mario Kart World
Marvel Rivals
Split Fiction
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Arc Raiders
Blue Prince
Hades 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Öoo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Game of the Year
Arc Raiders
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Dispatch
Ghost of Yōtei