The Game Awards 2025 nominations have been officially announced! The ceremony itself is scheduled to take place on December 11, 2025, in Los Angeles at the Peacock Theater, and will be streamed live across various online platforms, including Amazon Prime Video for the first time.

Here’s a breakdown of some of the key nominations:

**Game of the Year (GOTY) Nominees:**

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

*Clair Obscur: Expedition 33* leads all nominations with a record-breaking 12 nods, making it the most nominated game in the history of The Game Awards. *Death Stranding 2* and *Ghost of Yōtei* follow with eight nominations each, while *Hades II* received six, *Hollow Knight: Silksong* five, and *Split Fiction* four.

**Other Notable Nominations Include:**

**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:**
* *Clair Obscur: Expedition 33* (Lorien Testard)
* *Death Stranding 2* (Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell)
* *Ghost of Yōtei* (Toma Otowa)
* *Hades II* (Darren Korb)
* *Hollow Knight: Silksong* (Christopher Larkin)

**Best Performance:**
* Ben Starr
* Charlie Cox
* Erika Ishii
* Jennifer English
* Konatsu Kato
* Troy Baker

**Best Ongoing Game:**
* *Final Fantasy XIV*
* *Fortnite*
* *Helldivers 2*
* *Marvel Rivals*
* *No Man’s Sky*

**Best Independent Game:**
* *Absolum*
* *Ball x Pit*
* *Blue Prince*
* *Clair Obscur: Expedition 33*
* *Hades II*
* *Hollow Knight: Silksong*

**Best Mobile Game:**
* *Destiny: Rising*
* *Persona 5: The Phantom X*
* *Sonic Rumble*
* *Umamusume: Pretty Derby*
* *Wuthering Waves*

**Best Action Game:**
* *Battlefield 6*
* *Doom: The Dark Ages*
* *Hades II*
* *Ninja Gaiden 4*
* *Shinobi: Art of Vengeance*

**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 Sports/Racing Game:**
* *EA Sports FC 26*
* *F1 25*
* *Mario Kart World*
* *Rematch*
* *Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds*

**Best Esports Game:**
* *Counter-Strike 2*
* *DOTA 2*
* *League of Legends*
* *Mobile Legends: Bang Bang*
* *Valorant*

The nominations were announced on November 17th at Noon ET across all categories. The winners will be determined by a blended vote, with 90% coming from an international jury panel of over 100 media outlets and 10% from public fan voting. Games released for public consumption on or before November 22, 202