The Game Awards 2025 Recap: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Dominates and Tons of Exciting New Games Shown Off.

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The 2025 edition of The Game Awards has reached it conclusion. The event started it second decade off on a strong note with a lot of new game reveals that will have plenty of fans of variety of genres excited. On the awards side of things, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 absolutely dominated its competition this year by being the only game with multiple award wins and winning an astounding nine out of the ten categories it was nominated in. You can see a full list of categories and winners below:

GAME OF THE YEAR: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

BEST GAME DIRECTION: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

BEST NARRATIVE: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

BEST ART DIRECTION: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 

BEST SCORE AND MUSIC: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

BEST AUDIO DESIGN: Battlefield 6 

BEST PERFORMANCE: Jennifer English in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY: Doom: The Dark Ages 

GAMES FOR IMPACT: South of Midnight

BEST ONGOING GAME: No Man’s Sky

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Baldur’s Gate 3 

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 

BEST MOBILE GAME: Umamusume: Pretty Derby

BEST VR/AR: The Midnight Walk

BEST ACTION: Hades II

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE: Hollow Knight: Silksong 

BEST RPG: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

BEST FIGHTING: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

BEST FAMILY: Donkey Kong Bananza 

BEST SIM/STRATEGY: Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles

BEST SPORTS/RACING: Mario Kart World

BEST MULTIPLAYER: Arc Raiders 

BEST ADAPTATION: The Last of Us: Season 2

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME: Grand Theft Auto VI

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR: MoistCr1TiKaL

BEST ESPORTS GAME: Counter-Strike 2

BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE: Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon

BEST ESPORTS TEAM: Team Vitality

PLAYERS’ VOICE: Wuthering Waves 

Zachary Dalton: I have a major passion for video games, the stories they tell, and writing about them. Avid believer that video games present the best storytelling opportunities out of any media, and that needs to be conveyed. Former competitive Pokemon player. Attended university to study game development. Wouldn't be who I am today without games.
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