Death Stranding 2 is left without awards at the TGA 2025 and becomes the big loser of the gala.
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The Game Awards 2025 left a night for the history books, but not for everyone. While a single title hogged almost all the attention and the awards, one of the most anticipated productions of the year went home empty-handed, and that didn’t go unnoticed. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach left without a single award, becoming the biggest loser of the night for many.
The result is especially surprising given the weight of the name behind the project. Hideo Kojima’s new work arrived at the gala with a strong presence in the nominations and with the support of both critics and a large part of the audience.
Death Stranding 2 and its head-on collision with Clair Obscur at the TGA 2025
The game was nominated in seven highly relevant categories, including Game of the Year, Best Direction, Best Story, Best Art Direction, Best Soundtrack, Best Audio Design, and Best Action/Adventure Game. However, it failed to win in any of them.
The reason doesn’t seem to be related to the game’s quality, but rather to a very specific factor: it competed directly with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in almost all of those categories. Sandfall Interactive’s RPG put on a historic performance, taking home all the awards it was nominated for and leaving no room for the other candidates.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has been one of the most highly valued games of the year, but its coincidental release with such a dominant phenomenon has resulted in its passage through the TGA 2025 being without any recognition. One of those situations that shows that, sometimes, making a great game isn’t enough… it also matters who you’re competing against.
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