Everything You Missed at The Game Awards 2025 - Key Moments, Winners, & More

Update: Our live coverage has concluded now that The Game Awards has ended for 2025. Congratulations to all the winners. See below for all of our coverage.

From nominees voting to the main event, the 2025 Game Awards are here! Tonight we are going to see plenty of new announcements in the world of gaming and we're here to cover all the magic so stay tuned.

Tonight you can expect to see big updates here in this article, and we will be running dedicated articles for the night's biggest announcements. In the coming days, you will find our commentary on the announcements so be sure to keep us bookmarked and check back.

Game of the Year

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has won 2025's Game of the Year at The Game Awards. Congratulations to the team behind the epic RPG. Not only did Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 win Game of the Year, but they also won seven other awards at The Game Awards:

• Best Independent Game
• Best Debut Indie Game
• Best Art Direction
• Best Score & Music
• Best RPG
• Best Narrative
• Best Game Direction

Are we surprised? No, not really. Once again, a huge congratulations to Sandfall Interactive. During the acceptance speech, we learned that Expedition 33 also is getting a new update today with new content: a boss, more quests, and weapons.

The Game Awards 2025 Key Moments

• 20 new game announcements are being announced.
• The Free Shepherd lets you play a dog - 2027 release, Wishlist on Steam (World Premiere Trailer)
• Decrepit is an upcoming soulslike taking place in a forsaken castle. Wishlist on Steam. (World Premiere Trailer)
• AUDIOMECH is a new game from the creator of Audio Surf - what a throwback! Wishlist on Steam. (World Premiere Trailer)
• Escape From Duckov gets a big update - new location.
• CAPCOM's PRAGMATA - Demo on Steam right now. Releases April 24, 2026 (World Premiere Trailer)
• Bradley the Badger is a new action-adventure "love letter to games". Wishlist on Steam. (World Premiere Trailer)
• Stupid Never Dies is an adventure RPG where you play as a Zombie who is at the bottom of the monster society. Wishlist on Steam. (World Premiere Trailer)
• Tomb Raider is getting a new game. Announcement to come.
• The pre-show ends, Geoff Keighley has finally taken the stage.
• Star Wars Fate of the Old Republic takes place in... you guessed it... the old republic! Check out the announcement.
• Toxic Commando releases on March 12, 2026. Pre-order on Steam.
• Divinity by Larian. (World Premiere Trailer) (Info)
• Bad Robot Games is working on a new co-op, combat sandbox game - 4:LOOP. Wishlist on Steam. (World Premiere Trailer)
• Coven of the Chicken Foot is a heavily-stylized, indie exploration puzzle-platformer game. Wishlist on Steam.
• Ontos is a spiritual successor to Soma.
• Riot's 2KXO is coming to consoles on January 2026.
• Resident Evil Requiem - Leon returns! Releases February 27, 2026.
• Order of the Sinking Star is a puzzle-adventure with over 1400 puzzles to solve and it arrives in 2026. Wishlist on Steam. (Trailer and Info)
• Wizards of the Coast debuts Exodus - Early 2026. Wishlist on Steam.
• Wizards of the Coast is also working on a new game in the Dungeons & Dragons universe - WARLOCK. Gameplay coming in Summer 2026. (Trailer and Info)
• Control Resonant is coming in 2026. (Trailer and Info)
• Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis arrives in 2026. It's a remake of the OG.
• Tomb Raider Catalyst arrives in 2027. It is a brand new game.
• THE FOREST 3!
• Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred is arriving on April 28, 2026. You can play Paladin today in D4.
• Marvel Rivals announced their sixth season and the addition of Deadpool! 
• No Law is a new first person shooter which is set in a dark city about a man who only wants to garden, but he's not allowed to. 
• Total War goes into the future of the grim dark. - Total War: Warhammer 40K.
• Star Wars Galactic Racer from Lucasfilm Games! Now this is pod racing.
• Milla Jovovich is the next Hitman Elusive Target in February 2026.
• Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has been announced.
• Phantom Blade 0 arrives in September 2026.
• MEGA MAN Dual Override announced. A new platformer. Arrives in 2027.
• Super Mario Galaxy Movie teaser. In theaters April 2026.
• Ex devs of Titanfall and Apex Legends announce a new game in a new studio: High Guard. This is a hero shooter on a seemingly slightly larger than normal map. Lots of mobility. Lots of action. Play for free on January 26, 2026.

The Game Awards Winners

• Best Family Game: Donkey Kong Bananza
• Innovation in Accessibility: Doom: The Dark Ages
• Best Esports Game: Counter-Strike 2
• Best Esports Athlete: Chovy
• Best Esports Team: Team Vitality
• Best Mobile Game: Umamusume: Pretty Derby
• Best Independent Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best Debut Indie Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best Art Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best Adaptation: The Last of Us Season 2
• Best Action Game: Hades II
• Best Performance: Jennifer English in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Games for Impact: South of Midnight
• Best Ongoing Game: No Man's Sky
• Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6
• Content Creator of the Year: MoistCr1tikal
• Best Fighting Game: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
• Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto VI
• Best Score & Music: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best Racing Game: Mario Kart World
• Best Community Support: Baldur's Gate III
• Best VR/AR Game: The Midnight Walk
• Best RPG: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Player's Voice: Wuthering Waves
• Best Narrative: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best Multiplayer Game: Arc Raiders
• Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Game of the Year: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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The Game Awards 2025 VoD

Rewatch the 2025 Game Awards broadcast and enjoy all the new information how it was presented. Check out the VoD down below.