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A new year and a new opportunity to award the games we’ve seen over the past few months of 2025, indicating that the cycle is about to close and with it, the awards for each title that has stood out in one way or another.

That’s why at Generation Xbox, we specialize in bringing you all the games possible, and in our company, we can decipher which experiences will be the most notable and have captured all players.

2025 The Game Awards Nominees

It’s true that everyone’s tastes are different, and we may not agree on which game should or shouldn’t be at an event of this magnitude, but to avoid controversy, we’ll leave you with the official list shared by The Game Awards for their 2025 edition, and we believe this show will be powerful, remember it’s on December 11th.

Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver)

Best Game Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

• Ghost of Yōtei

• Hades II

• Split Fiction

Best Narrative

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

• Ghost of Yōtei

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

• Silent Hill f

Best Art Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

• Ghost of Yōtei

• Hades II

• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Score and Music

• Christopher Larkin – Hollow Knight: Silksong

• Darren Korb – Hades II

• Lorien Testard – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Toma Otowa – Ghost of Yōtei

• Woodkid & Ludvig Forssell – Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Best Sound Design

• Battlefield 6

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

• Ghost of Yōtei

• Silent Hill f

Best Performance

• Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yōtei

• Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f

• Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Innovation in Accessibility

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows

• Atomfall

• Doom: The Dark Ages

• EA Sports FC 26

• South of Midnight

Games for Impact

• Consume Me

• Despelote

• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

• South of Midnight

• Wanderstop

Best Ongoing Game

• Final Fantasy XIV

• Fortnite

• Helldivers 2

• Marvel Rivals

• No Man’s Sky

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3

• Final Fantasy XIV

• Fortnite

• Helldivers 2

• No Man’s Sky

Best Independent Game

• Absolum

• Ball x Pit

• Blue Prince

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Hades II

• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Debut Indie Game

• Blue Prince

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Despelote

• Dispatch

• Megabonk

Best Mobile Game

• Destiny: Rising

• Persona 5: The Phantom X

• Sonic Rumble

• Umamusume: Pretty Derby

• Wuthering Waves

Best VR/AR Game

• Alien: Rogue Incursion

• Arken Age

• Ghost Town

• Marvel’s Deadpool VR

• The Midnight Walk

Best Action Game

• Battlefield 6

• Doom: The Dark Ages

• Hades II

• Ninja Gaiden 4

• Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

• Ghost of Yōtei

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

• Hollow Knight: Silksong

• Split Fiction

Best Role-Playing Game

• Avowed

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

• The Outer Worlds 2

• Monster Hunter Wilds

Best Fighting Game

• 2XKO

• Capcom Fighting Collection 2

• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

• Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage

Best Family Game

• Donkey Kong Bananza

• LEGO Party!

• LEGO Voyagers

• Mario Kart World

• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

• Split Fiction

Best Simulation/Strategy Game

• The Alters

• Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles

• Jurassic World Evolution 3

• Civilization VII

• Tempest Rising

• Two Point Museum

Best Sports/Racing Game

• EA Sports FC 26

• F1 25

• Mario Kart World

• Rematch

• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Best Multiplayer Game

• Arc Raiders

• Battlefield 6

• Elden Ring: Nightreign

• Peak

• Split Fiction

Best Adaptation

• A Minecraft Movie

• Devil May Cry (Netflix)

• The Last of Us – Season 2

• Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

• Until Dawn

Most Anticipated Game

• 007: First Light

• Grand Theft Auto VI

• Marvel’s Wolverine

• Resident Evil Requiem

• The Witcher IV

Content Creator of the Year

• Caedrel

• Kai Cenat

• MoistCr1TiKaL

• Sakura Miko

• The Burnt Peanut

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2

• DOTA 2

• League of Legends

• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

• Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

• brawk – Valorant

• Chovy – League of Legends

• f0rsakeN – Valorant

• Kakeru – Street Fighter

• MenaRD – Street Fighter

• Zyw0o – Counter-Strike 2

Best Esports Team

• Gen.G – League of Legends

• NRG – Valorant

• Team Falcons – DOTA 2

• Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends

• Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2

Without a doubt, this will be an unforgettable event and one of the most entertaining in recent years. Just by looking at the nominees for the main category, we can see the magnitude of what’s to come, and we’ll be there to tell you all about it.