[MEGATHREAD] The Game Awards 2025 – Live Nominees Announcement


This is a sub discussion thread for this year's TGA nominee announcement, being livestream on The Game Awards' YT channel.

The Game Awards Nominees
Date/Time: 17th November, 9AM PT/5PM GMT
Where to Watch: TGA Youtube
What to Expect

This post will be live-updated with all the categories and nominees below:

VOTE NOW: https://thegameawards.com/nominees

(if you can't vote right now or getting blocked from the page, it is because the site is crashing. Fret not, it's not a you problem, it's the TGA page being crappy like every year. You can wait or check comments below for troubleshooting)

Nominees for Best Score & Music:

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hades II
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ghost of Yōtei
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Nominees for Best Performance:

Ben Starr
Charlie Cox
Erika Ishii
Jennifer English
Konatsu Kato
Troy Baker

Best Art Direction:

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Ongoing Game:

Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
No Man’s Sky

Best Mobile Game:

Destiny: Rising
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Sonic Rumble
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Wuthering Waves

Best Adaptation:

A Minecraft Movie
Devil May Cry
The Last of Us: Season 2
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Until Dawn

Best Narrative:

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach 
Ghost of Yōtei
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Silent Hill f

Best Audio Design:

Battlefield 6
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Silent Hill f

Best Independent Game:

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

Best Community Support:

Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Man’s Sky

Best Multiplayer:

Arc Raiders
Battlefield 6
Elden Ring Nightreign
Peak
Split Fiction

Most Anticipated Game:

007 First Light
Grand Theft Auto VI
Marvel’s Wolverine
Resident Evil Requiem
The Witcher IV

Content Creator of the Year:

Caedrel
Kai Cenat
MoistCr1TiKaL
Sakura Miko
The Burnt Peanut

Best Debut Indie game:

Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Despelote
Dispatch
Megabonk

Best Role Playing Game:

Avowed
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
The Outer Worlds 2
Monster Hunter Wilds

Best Action/Adventure Game:

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Split Fiction

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

Innovation in Accessibility:

Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Atomfall
Doom: The Dark Ages
EA Sports FC 26
South of Midnight

Best Family Game:

Donkey Kong Bananza
LEGO Party!
LEGO Voyagers
Mario Kart World
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Split Fiction

Best Sim/Strategy Game:

The Alters
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles
Jurassic World Evolution 3
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
Tempest Rising
Two Point Museum

Best Sports/Racing Game:

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

Best Esports Team:

Gen.G – League of Legends
NRG – Valorant
Team Falcons – DOTA 2
Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2

Best Game Direction:

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades II
Split Fiction

Best Esports Athlete:

brawk
Chovy
f0rsakeN
Kakeru
MenaRD
Zyw0o

Best Esports Game:

Counter-Strike 2
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Valorant

GAME OF THE YEAR:

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 is up for 12 awards, making it the most nominated game in the awards’ history, followed by PlayStation titles Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yotei with eight nominations each, and Hades 2 with six.

VOTE NOW: https://thegameawards.com/nominees

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