Everything announced and all the winners at The Game Awards 2025
This year at The Game Awards, if your game wasn’t melodramatic, mechanically innovative, beautifully presented, and French-style aggressive, it didn’t stand a chance. The Game Awards 2025 ended on the evening of Thursday December 11 with a record performance of Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33 from Sandfall Interactive. The game has received the most nominations and wins in the series’ 12-year history.
But we know that’s not really why you’re here. Between the award shows and musical numbers, there have been plenty of new game trailers, announcements, and updates, and we’ve rounded them all up for you right here. The winners are also there.
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The winners
Best family game: Donkey Kong Bananza
Innovation in accessibility: Doom: Dark Ages
Best esports game: Counter-Strike 2
Best esports athlete: Chovy
Best esports team: Team vitality
Best mobile game: Umamasume: Nice Derby
Best Indie Game: Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
Best adaptation: The last of us season 2
Best action game: Hades II
Best performance: Jennifer English, Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
Impact games: South of midnight
Best current game: No Man’s Sky
Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6
Content Creator of the Year: WetCr1TiKaL
Best fighting game: Fatal Fury: City of Wolves
The most anticipated game: Grand Theft Auto VI
Best action/adventure game: Hollow Knight: Song of Silk
Best Art Direction: Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
Best simulation/strategy game: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Chronicles of Ivalice
Best first independent game: Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
Best score and music: Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
Best sports/racing game: Mario Kart World
Best Community Support: Baldur’s Gate 3
Best VR/AR game: The midnight walk
Best RPG: Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
Players’ voices: Howling Waves
Best story: Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
Best multiplayer game: Arc Raiders
Best game direction: Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
Game of the year: Chiaroscuro: Expedition 33
Trailers
Pragmats by Capcom
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic by Arcanaut Studios and Lucasfilm Games
Divinity by Larian Studios
Chicken Foot Coven by Wildflower Interactive
ONTOS by Frictional Games
4: LOOP by Bad Robot Games
Resident Evil Requiem by Capcom
Order of the Sinking Star by Thekla
Exodus by Archetype Entertainment
WIZARD by Invoke Studios and Wizards of the Coast
Resonant control by Remedy Entertainment
Band of dragons by Nagoshi Studio
Street fighter preview of the film
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight by Warner Bros.
Tomb Raider: Catalyst by Crystal Dynamics
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis by Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog
Invincible against by Skybound Games
Diablo 4: Lord of Hate by Blizzard Entertainment
Deadpool is coming Marvel Rivals
007 First Light – Announcement by Lenny Kravitz
Saros by Housemarque
Warframe starring Werner Herzog for some reason
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 by Creative Assembly
Hitman World of Assassination by IO Interactive
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve by Bandai Namco
Star Wars Galactic Runner by Fuse and Lucasfilm Games
At a loss for words by Kong Orange and WiredFly
Ghost Blade Zero by S-GAME
Mega Man Dual Override by Capcom
Super Mario Galaxy movie trailer
High Guard by Wildlight Entertainment
Don’t forget to check out our recap of Developer Day: The Game Awards 2025, which included six world premieres, three release date announcements, and a whole bunch of great indie content. The Women-Led Games and Latin American Games presentations linked to the awards ceremony were also quite delightful.
