Recent updates:
March 13: Added BAFTA nominees and GDC winners.
February 17: Added DICE winners.
January 20: Added NY Game Awards winners and DICE and GDC finalists.
January 5, 2026: Added Metacritic's GOTY winner and New York Game Awards nominees
December 22: Updated Indie Game Awards winners.
December 19: Added Indie Game Awards winners.
December 11: Added The Game Awards winners.
November 17, 2025: Scorecard launched with this year's The Game Awards nominees and Indie Game Award nominees.
Key to awards:
[BAFTA] BAFTA Games Awards - winners announced Apr. 17
[DICE] D.I.C.E. Awards
[GDC] Game Developers Choice Awards
[IND] Indie Game Awards
[MC] Metacritic Game of the Year (overall highest Metascore)
[NY] New York Game Awards
[TGA] The Game Awards
★ Wins in bold and starred / nominations in regular text
Game of the Year
86 ARC Raiders - BAFTA, DICE
92 Blue Prince - BAFTA, DICE, GDC, NY
92 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - BAFTA, ★DICE, ★GDC, ★NY, ★TGA
89 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - TGA
91 Donkey Kong Bananza - GDC, TGA
86 Ghost of Yōtei - BAFTA, DICE, GDC, NY
90 Hollow Knight: Silksong - GDC, TGA
86 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - BAFTA
89 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - TGA
86 Silent Hill f - NY
91 Split Fiction - GDC, NY
88 Sword of the Sea - NY
Indie Game of the Year
77 Baby Steps - DICE
84 Ball x Pit - TGA
92 Blue Prince - ★DICE, ★IND*, ★NY, TGA
85 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector - IND
92 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - ★IND*, ★TGA
80 Consume Me - DICE, IND, NY
86 Deltarune [Chapters 3+4] - NY
84 Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist - NY
90 Hollow Knight: Silksong - IND, NY, TGA
84 Keep Driving - IND
76 No, I'm Not a Human - NY
87 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo - IND
81 Tiny Bookshop - NY
* Originally announced IND winner Clair Obscur was stripped of its awards following revelations of AI use by the developer. Blue Prince was named the winner in its stead.
Debut Game of the Year
84 Ball x Pit - GDC
92 Blue Prince - BAFTA, GDC, TGA
92 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - BAFTA, ★GDC, ★IND*, ★TGA
80 Consume Me - BAFTA
73 Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson - IND
74 ILA: A Frosty Glide - IND
77 The Midnight Walk - BAFTA
83 Sorry We're Closed - ★IND*
73 Tyrant's Realm - IND
Megabonk was originally a TGA nominee but later withdrew itself from consideration.
* Originally announced IND winner Clair Obscur was stripped of its awards following revelations of AI use by the developer. Sorry We're Closed was named the winner in its stead.
AR/VR/IR Game of the Year *
74 Alien: Rogue Incursion - TGA
80 Demeo x Dugeons & Dragons: Battlemarked - DICD
81 Ghost Town - ★DICE, NY, TGA
87 Lumines Arise - ★NY
76 Marvel's Deadpool VR - DICE, NY, TGA
77 The Midnight Walk - DICE, NY, ★TGA
69 Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow - DICE
tbd V-Racer Hoverbike - NY
* Note: In cases where a game is playable on both VR and non-VR devices, the Metascore displayed above is for the general version of the game and not specifically the VR version.
Multiplayer/Online Game of the Year
86 ARC Raiders - BAFTA, ★DICE, ★TGA
83 Battlefield 6 - DICE, TGA
78 Dune: Awakening - BAFTA
77 Elden Ring Nightreign - BAFTA, TGA
81 LEGO Party! - BAFTA
86 Mario Kart World - DICE
74 Marvel Rivals - DICE
91 Split Fiction - BAFTA, DICE, TGA
Ongoing/Evolving Game of the Year
Games first released in or prior to 2025 with post-release content added in 2025
Fallout 76 - BAFTA
Final Fantasy XIV - TGA
Fortnite - TGA
Helldivers 2 - BAFTA, TGA
Hitman: World of Assassination - BAFTA
Marvel Rivals - TGA
No Man's Sky - BAFTA, ★TGA
Vampire Survivors - BAFTA
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 - BAFTA
Mobile Game of the Year
tbd Chaos Zero Nightmare - NY
76 Destiny: Rising - TGA
79 Is This Seat Taken? - ★NY
72 Persona 5: The Phantom X - ★DICE, TGA
tbd Skate City: New York - NY
tbd Sonic Rumble - TGA
tbd Spooky Express - NY
84 Umamusume: Pretty Derby - DICE, NY, ★TGA
tbd What the Clash? - DICE, NY
tbd Where Winds Meet - DICE
71 Wuthering Waves - TGA
Best Narrative/Story/Writing
85 The Alters - BAFTA
92 Blue Prince - BAFTA
85 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector - ★IND
92 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - BAFTA, ★DICE, ★GDC, ★TGA
80 Consume Me - DICE, IND
89 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - BAFTA, TGA
84 The Drifter - DICE, IND
86 Ghost of Yōtei - GDC, NY, TGA
85 The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy - NY
86 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - BAFTA
89 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - BAFTA, TGA
74 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - NY
73 Mafia: The Old Country - NY
77 Promise Mascot Agency - IND
86 The Roottrees Are Dead - IND
89 The Seance of Blake Manor - IND
86 Silent Hill f - TGA
77 South of Midnight - DICE
91 Split Fiction - GDC
Best Game Design
86 ARC Raiders - DICE
84 Ball x Pit - BAFTA, GDC, ★IND
92 Blue Prince - BAFTA, ★DICE, ★GDC
92 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - BAFTA, GDC
91 Donkey Kong Bananza - GDC
86 Ghost of Yōtei - BAFTA
95 Hades II - BAFTA, DICE, IND
90 Hollow Knight: Silksong - IND
84 Keep Driving - IND
89 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - DICE
80 The King Is Watching - IND
83 Look Outside - IND
87 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo - IND
91 Split Fiction - BAFTA, GDC
Best Art Direction/Visual Design
72 Artis Impact - IND
tbd Cat Detective Albert Wilde - IND
92 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - BAFTA, ★DICE, ★GDC, ★TGA
89 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - BAFTA, DICE, GDC, TGA
86 Ghost of Yōtei - BAFTA, DICE, GDC, TGA
90 Hollow Knight: Silksong - BAFTA, TGA
77 The Midnight Walk - DICE
76 Slime Rancher 2 - IND
77 South of Midnight - BAFTA
Genre-Specific Awards 
Action Game of the Year
86 ARC Raiders - DICE
83 Battlefield 6 - TGA
83 DOOM: The Dark Ages - DICE, TGA
82 Ninja Gaiden 4 - DICE, TGA
87 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance - TGA
Adventure (or Action-Adventure) Game of the Year
92 Blue Prince - DICE
89 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - TGA
91 Donkey Kong Bananza - DICE
86 Ghost of Yōtei - ★DICE, TGA
90 Hollow Knight: Silksong - DICE, ★TGA
86 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - TGA
91 Split Fiction - TGA
Fighting Game of the Year
81 Capcom Fighting Collection 2 - DICE, TGA
80 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves - DICE, ★TGA
84 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection - ★DICE, TGA
78 Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage - TGA
Role-Playing Game of the Year
92 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - ★DICE, ★TGA
85 Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector - DICE
89 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II - DICE, TGA
88 Monster Hunter Wilds - DICE, TGA
83 The Outer Worlds 2 - DICE, TGA
Simulation/Strategy Game of the Year
85 The Alters - ★DICE, TGA
83 Drop Duchy - DICE
85 Europa Univeralis V - DICE
88 Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles - ★TGA
81 Jurassic World Evolution 3 - TGA
80 The King Is Watching - DICE
79 Sid Meier's Civilization VII - TGA
85 StarVaders - DICE
80 Tempest Rising - TGA
84 Two Point Museum - TGA
Sports/Racing Game of the Year
77 EA Sports FC 26 - DICE, TGA
79 Kirby Air Riders - DICE
86 Mario Kart World - DICE, ★TGA
83 MLB The Show 25 - DICE
80 PGA Tour 2K25 - DICE
82 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds - TGA
71 Wheel World - DICE
Note that most awards organizations also honor games and creators in additional categories not listed above. We opted to concentrate on those categories that tend to recur most frequently among the different awards groups. In addition, we have omitted awards and organizations (such as the Golden Joystick Awards) that are determined solely by public voting, as well as any awards (like those theoretically handed out in the summer at E3) that don't primarily correspond to the calendar year.
View last year's Game Awards Tracker >
