The top games from 2025 aren’t quite finished competing with each other yet. The time for the D.I.C.E. Awards has come once again, bringing with the nominations for this year. Leading with 8 nominations each are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yōtei, with other popular games from the year, Blue Prince, Dispatch, and ARC Raiders also in the running for game of the year. This list is different from the list of nominations from The Game Awards just a month prior, making it uncertain if the consensus will be the same. In addition to the main category, the show also has categories for genre, features, and medium, giving each great game from the past year a chance to shine.

In the announcement declaring the nominations, information about the event itself was also revealed. The show will take place on February 12th at 8:00PM PT from the Aria Resort in Las Vegas while being livestreamed by IGN. It will be co-hosted by Greg Miller and Stella Chung. The full list of nominations is listed below.

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