The nominees for The Recreation Awards 2025 have been revealed.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is up for 12 awards, making it essentially the most nominated sport within the awards’ historical past, adopted by PlayStation titles Demise Stranding 2: On the Seaside and Ghost of Yotei with eight nominations every, and Hades 2 with six.
Sony Interactive Leisure is The Recreation Awards’ most nominated writer in 2024 with 19 nominations, adopted by Kepler Interactive with 13 nominations, and Microsoft and Digital Arts with 10 every.
The nominees for Recreation of the Yr are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Demise Stranding 2: On The Seaside, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades II, Hole Knight: Silksong, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
Titles up for the Finest Impartial Recreation award are Absolum, Ball x Pit, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hades II, and Hole Knight: Silksong.
Actors nominated for Finest Efficiency embody Ben Starr, Charlie Cox, and Jennifer English for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Erika Ishii for Ghost of Yōtei, Konatsu Kato for Silent Hill f, and Troy Baker for Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle.
Finest Rating and Music nominations go to Christopher Larkin for Hole Knight: Silksong, Darren Korb for Hades II, Lorien Testard for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Toma Otowa for Ghost of Yōtei, and Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell for Demise Stranding 2: On The Seaside.
Finest Artwork Path nominees are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Demise Stranding 2: On The Seaside, Ghost of Yōtei, Hades II, and Hole Knight: Silksong.
The Recreation Awards 2025 nominees had been introduced by host and producer Geoff Keighley throughout a stay stream on Monday, and had been chosen by a voting jury of media publications, together with this web site, VGC.
There are 27 awards up for grabs in complete (see the total listing of nominees under), with the winners set to be decided by a blended vote between the voting jury (90%) and public fan voting (10%).
From immediately till December 10 at 6 pm PT, followers can vote for his or her winners in all classes through on-line voting on www.thegameawards.com.
The Recreation Awards will stream stay from its conventional venue of the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, December 11, 2025, that includes new sport bulletins and musical performances by The Recreation Awards Orchestra.
Final 12 months’s occasion broke The Recreation Awards’ viewership report with an estimated 154 million livestreams, in response to Keighley, who mentioned viewership for the 2024 present was up 31% in comparison with the earlier 12 months.
The Recreation Awards 2025 Nominations
GAME OF THE YEAR
BEST GAME DIRECTION
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Demise Stranding 2: On The Seaside (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Hades II (Supergiant Video games)
- Break up Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)
BEST NARRATIVE
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Demise Stranding 2: On The Seaside (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)
- Silent Hill f (NeoBards Leisure/KONAMI)
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Demise Stranding 2: On The Seaside (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Hades II (Supergiant Video games)
- Hole Knight: Silksong (Crew Cherry)
BEST SCORE AND MUSIC, LEVELED UP BY SPOTIFY
- Christopher Larkin, Hole Knight: Silksong
- Darren Korb, Hades II
- Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Toma Otowa, Ghost of Yōtei
- Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell, Demise Stranding 2: On The Seaside
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
- Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Demise Stranding 2: On the Seaside (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Silent Hill f (NeoBards Leisure/KONAMI)
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 Nice Circle
INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY
GAMES FOR IMPACT
- Eat Me (Jenny Jiao Hsia/AP Thomson/Hexacutable)
- Despelote (Julián Cordero/Sebastián Valbuena/Panic)
- Misplaced Data: Bloom & Rage (Don’t Nod Montreal/Don’t Nod)
- South of Midnight (Compulsion Video games/Xbox Recreation Studios)
- Wanderstop (Ivy Street/Annapurna Interactive)
BEST ONGOING
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Remaining Fantasy XIV (Sq. Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Video games)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Recreation Studios/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- No Man’s Sky (Howdy Video games)
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Absolum (Guard Crush Video games/Supamonks/Dotemu)
- Ball x Pit (Kenny Solar/Devolver Digital)
- Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Uncooked Fury)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Hades II (Supergiant Video games)
- Hole Knight: Silksong (Crew Cherry)
BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME
- Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Uncooked Fury)
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
- Despelote (Julián Cordero/Sebastián Valbuena/Panic)
- Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)
- Megabonk (Vedinad)
BEST MOBILE GAME
BEST VR/AR
- Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios)
- Arken Age (VitruviusVR)
- Ghost City (Fireproof Video games)
- Marvel’s Deadpool VR (Twisted Pixel Video games/Oculus Studios)
- The Midnight Stroll (MoonHood/Quick Journey Video games)
BEST ACTION
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE
- Demise Stranding 2: On the Seaside (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Leisure)
- Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle (MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks)
- Hole Knight: Silksong (Crew Cherry)
- Break up Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)
BEST RPG
BEST FIGHTING
BEST FAMILY
- Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- LEGO Social gathering! (SMG Studio/Fictions)
- LEGO Voyagers (Mild Brick Studios/Annapurna Interactive)
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Crew/Sega)
- Break up Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)
BEST SIM/STRATEGY
BEST SPORTS/RACING
- EA Sports activities FC 26 (EA Canada/EA Romania/EA)
- F1 25 (Codemasters/EA)
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Rematch (Sloclap/Kepler Interactive)
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Crew/Sega)
BEST MULTIPLAYER
BEST ADAPTATION
- A Minecraft Film (Legendary Footage/Mojang/Warner Bros)
- Satan Might Cry (Studio Mir/Capcom/Netflix)
- The Final of Us: Season 2 (HBO/PlayStation Productions)
- Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (FOST Studio/Ubisoft/Netflix)
- Till Daybreak (Display Gems/PlayStation Productions)
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- MoistCr1TiKaL
- Sakura Miko
- The Burnt Peanut
BEST ESPORTS GAME
BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE
- brawk – Brock Somerhalder (Valorant)
- Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon (League of Legends)
- f0rsakeN – Jason Susanto (Valorant)
- Kakeru – Kakeru Watanabe (Road Fighter)
- MenaRD – Saul Leonardo (Road Fighter)
- Zyw0o – Mathieu Herbaut (Counter-Strike 2)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
- Gen.G – League of Legends
- NRG – Valorant
- Crew Falcons – DOTA 2
- Crew Liquid PH – Cellular Legends: Bang Bang
- Crew Vitality – Counter-Strike 2
