After several hours of video game announcements, speeches, and more, it's all over. The Game Awards is over for another year. It's been a busy year for game discovery, there have been a lot of games to compete in multiple categories, but not all of them can take home the prize. After the show ended, we now know who won.
Unfortunately, Nintendo didn't win anything this year. The biggest winners of the night were Metaphor: ReFanatizo, as well as Astro Bot and Balatro, who all managed to win multiple awards. Astro Bot in particular had a great night, as he took home the Game of the Year award. You can see the full list of winners below.
Game of the year
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Ith: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best game direction
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Ith: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
The best narrative
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Art Direction
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Black Ith: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
Best score and music
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
- Stellar Blade (SHIFT UP / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
The best audio design
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Activision)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best performance
- Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
- Hannah Telle (Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
- Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
- Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
- Melina Juergens (Senua's Saga: Hellblade II)
Innovations in accessibility
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Activision)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Monptellier / Ubisoft)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Games for Impact
- Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games)
- INDIKA (Odd Meter / 11 bit studios)
- Neva (Nomada Studios / Devolver Digital)
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (Surgent Studios / Electronic Arts)
The best game in progress
- Destiny 2: Final Form (Bungie)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (epic games)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best community support
- Baldur's Gate III (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (epic games)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- No Man's Sky (Hello Games)
The best indie game
- Animal Well (shared memory / BIGMODE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Lorelei and Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
- UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Best Debut Indie Game
- Animal Well (shared memory / BIGMODE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Lords of Castles (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
- Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive)
- Brave Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital)
The best mobile game
- AFK Journey (FARLIGHT / Lilith Games)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (DeNA / Creatures / The Pokemon Company)
- Storm Waves (Kuro Games)
- Zenless Zone Zero (miHoYo)
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Arizona Sunshine Remake (Vertigo Games)
- Wrath of Asgard II (Sanzaru Games / Oculus Studios)
- Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflage / Oculus Studios)
- Metal: Hellsinger VR (Lab 42 / The Outsiders / Funcom)
- Metro Awakening (Vertigo Games)
Best Action Game
- Black Ith: Wukong (Game Science)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Activision)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Stellar Blade (SHIFT UP / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Sabre Interactive / Focus Entertainment)
Best action/adventure
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Monptellier / Ubisoft)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
The best role playing
- Dragon's Dogma II (Capcom)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
The best fight
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works / Cygames)
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
- MultiVersus (Player First Games / Warner Bros. Games)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
The best family
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo / Nintendo)
- Brave Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital)
- Princess Peach: It's time! (Feeling Good / Nintendo)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube / Nintendo)
The best simulation/strategy
- Age of Ithology: Retold (World's Edge / Forgotten Empires / Xbox Game Studios)
- Frostpunk 2 (11-bit studios)
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
- Lords of Castles (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
- Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware / ATLUS)
The best sports / racing
- F1 24 (Codemasters / Electronic Arts)
- EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver / EA Romania / Electronic Arts)
- NBA 2K25 (visual concepts / 2K)
- TopSpin 2K25 (Hangar 13 / 2K)
- WWE 2K24 (Visual Concepts / 2K)
The best multiplayer game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Activision)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintend0)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Sabre Interactive / Focus Entertainment)
The best adaptation
- Arcane (Riot / Fortiche / Netflix)
- Fallout (Bethesdas Softworks / Kitler Films / Amazon MGM Studios)
- Knuckles (SEGA / Paramount)
- Like a Dragon: Yakuza (SEGA / Amazon MGM Studios)
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dynamics / Legendary / Netflix)
The most anticipated game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios / Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
Content Creator of the Year
- Case Oh
- i love you
- Techno players
- A typical player
- Used Pekora
The best eSports game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)
- VALORANT (Riot Games)
The best eSport athlete
- 33 (granddaughter of Shapiro)
- Aleksib (Aleksi Virolainen)
- Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)
- The Fake (Lee Sang-hyeok)
- ZyWoO (Mathieu Herbaut)
- ZmjjKk (Zheng Yongkang)
The best eSports team
- Bilibili Games (League of Legends)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- Navi (Counter-Strike 2)
- T1 (League of Legends)
- Team Liquid (Dota 2)
Player's voice
- Black Ith: Wukong (Game Science)
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Storm Waves (Kuro Games)
- Zenless Zone Zero (miHoYo)
