The Game Awards (TGA), the most significant annual event in the gaming industry, concluded its 2025 ceremony, honoring the top releases of the year and unveiling major announcements for 2026 and beyond. Host Geoff Keighley successfully maintained secrecy around several key reveals, generating considerable excitement for the highly anticipated trailers.
Game of the Year Dominator
Sandfall Interactive emerged as the dominant victor of the evening. The French development studio secured an impressive eight awards for its breakthrough title, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This haul included the coveted Game of the Year, Best RPG, Best Score and Music, and Best Independent Game. Furthermore, Jennifer English`s win for Best Performance (for her role as Maelle) effectively gave the game an indirect ninth trophy.
In the sports categories, Mario Kart World claimed the award for Best Sports/Racing Game, beating major competitors like *EA Sports FC 26* and *F1 25*. Interestingly, the roguelike horse racing title, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, also secured a major TGA accolade, winning Best Mobile Game.
The Game Awards 2025: Full List of Winners
- Game of the Year: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Multiplayer Game: ARC Raiders
- Best RPG: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Action Game: Hades 2
- Best Action/Adventure Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Best Sports/Racing Game: Mario Kart World
- Best Sim/Strategy Game: Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
- Best Mobile Game: Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Best Family Game: Donkey Kong Bananza
- Best VR/AR Game: The Midnight Walk
- Best Fighting Game: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
- Best Independent Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Narrative: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Score and Music: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Debut Indie: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Art Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Best Community Support: Baldur`s Gate 3
- Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6
- Best Ongoing Game: No Man`s Sky
- Best Performance: Jennifer English
- Players Voice: Wuthering Waves
- Game Changer: Girls Make Games
- Games for Impact: South of Midnight
- Best Adaptation: The Last of Us: Season 2
- Innovation & Accessibility: DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto 6
- Content Creator of the Year: MoistCr1tikal
- Best ESports Game: Counterstrike 2
- Best ESports Athlete: Chovy
- Best ESports Team: Team Vitality
Major Game Announcements
Fans of the Star Wars franchise were treated to two major reveals: Star Wars: Galactic Racer (a racing title) and Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic (an action RPG positioned as the spiritual successor to Knights of the Old Republic).
For those favoring a darker, grimdark space opera, Creative Assembly revealed Total War: Warhammer 40,000, bringing the iconic strategy series into Games Workshop`s vast futuristic universe. Initial gameplay footage confirms this entry will feature an ambitious evolution of the standard Total War formula.
Larian Studios, riding high on the success of *Baldur`s Gate 3* (2023 GOTY), delivered a major surprise by announcing its return to the Divinity franchise, showcased via one of the evening`s most striking trailers.
Other notable announcements included the mysterious Exodus, two new Tomb Raider titles, a major expansion for Diablo 4, Ace Combat 8, Nioh 3, and Arknights: Endfield.