The Game Awards Releases Complete List of Nominees Ahead of December 11 Ceremony

The Game Awards' full list of nominees is finally out, including the nominees for the much-coveted Game of the Year award.

Many of this year's most popular games have made the list, including "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" and "Hollow Knight: Silksong."

The Game Awards Nominees

Without further ado, here are the nominees of this year's The Game Awards.

Game of the Year

• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"
• "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach"
• "Donkey Kong Bananza"
• "Hades 2"
• "Hollow Knight: Silksong"
• "Kingdom Come Deliverance 2"

Best Art Direction

• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"
• "Death Stranding 2 On the Beach"
• "Ghost of Yōtei"
• "Hades 2"
• "Hollow Knight: Silksong"

Best Audio Design

• "Battlefield 6"
• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"
• "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach"
• "Ghost of Yōtei"
• "Silent Hill f"

Best Game Direction

• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"
• "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach"
• "Ghost of Yōtei"
• "Hades 2"
• "Split Fiction"

Best Multiplayer

• "Arc Raiders"
• "Battlefield 6"
• "Elden Ring: Nightreign"
• "Peak"
• "Split Fiction"

Best Narrative

• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"
• "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach"
• "Ghost of Yōtei"
• "Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2"
• "Silent Hill f"

Best Performance

• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" - Jennifer English
• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" - Ben Starr
• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" - Charlie Cox
• "Ghost of Yōtei" - Erika Ishii
• "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" - Troy Baker
• "Silent Hill f" - Konatsu Kato

Best Score & Music

• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"
• "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach"
• "Ghost of Yōtei"
• "Hades 2"
• "Hollow Knight: Silksong"

Best Action

• "Battlefield 6"
• "Doom: The Dark Ages"
• "Hades 2"
• "Ninja Gaiden 4"
• "Shinobi: Art of Vengeance"

Best Action/Adventure Game

• "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach"
• "Ghost of Yōtei"
• "Hollow Knight: Silksong"
• "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle"
• "Split Fiction"

Best Family Game

• "Donkey Kong Bananza"
• "Lego Party"
• "Lego Voyagers"
• "Mario Kart World"
• "Sonic Racing Crossworlds"
• "Split Fiction"

Best Fighting Game

• "2XKO"
• "Capcom Fighting Collection 2"
• "Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves"
• "Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection"
• "Virtua Fighter 5 REVO"

Best Independent Game

• "Absolum"
• "Ball X Pit"
• "Blue Prince"
• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"
• "Hades 2"
• "Hollow Knight: Silksong"

Best Mobile Game

• "Destiny Rising"
• "Persona 5: The Phantom X"
• "Sonic Rumble"
• "Umamusume: Pretty Derby"
• "Wuthering Waves"

Best Ongoing Game

• "Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail"
• "Fortnite"
• "Helldivers 2"
• "Marvel Rivals"
• "No Man's Sky"

Best RPG

• "Avowed"
• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"
• "Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2"
• "Monster Hunter Wilds"
• "The Outer Worlds 2"

Best Sports/Racing Game

• "EA Sports FC 26"
• "F1 25"
• "Mario Kart World"
• "Rematch"
• "Sonic Racing Crossworlds"

Best Strategy/Sim Game

• "Civilization 7"
• "Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles"
• "Jurassic World Evolution 3"
• "The Alters"
• "Tempest Rising"
• "Two Point Museum"

Best VR/AR Game

• "Alien: Rogue Incursion"
• "Arken Age"
• "Deadpool VR"
• "Ghost Town"
• "The Midnight Walk"

Best Adaptation

• "A Minecraft Movie"
• "Devil May Cry"
• "Splinter Cell Deathwatch"
• "The Last of Us" season 2
• "Until Dawn"

Community Support

• "Baldur's Gate 3"
• "Final Fantasy 14"
• "Fortnite"
• "Helldivers 2"
• "No Man's Sky"

Debut Indie Game

• "Blue Prince"
• "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33"
• "Despelote"
• "Dispatch"
• "Megabonk"

Games for Impact

• "Consume Me"
• "Despelote"
• "Lost Records: Bloom and Rage"
• "South of Midnight"
• "Wanderstop"

Best Esports Game

• "Counter-Strike 2"
• "Dota 2"
• "League of Legends"
• "Mobile Legends Bang Bang"
• "Valorant"

Best Esports Athlete

• Brawk
• Chovy
• Forsaken
• Kakeru
• Menard
• Zywoo

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")

Content Creator of the Year

• Caedrel
• Kai Cenat
• MoistCr1tikal
• Sakura Miko
• The Burnt Peanut

Most Anticipated Game

• "007 First Light"
• "Grand Theft Auto 6"
• "Marvel's Wolverine"
• "Resident Evil Requiem"
• "The Witcher 4"

The Game Awards 2025

This year's The Game Awards will take place on December 11 at 7:30 p.m. EST or 4:30 p.m. PST.

The awarding ceremony will be streamed online via The Game Awards' official channels.

Originally published on Player One