The 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards reveal their nominees

Did you want more behind the Game Awards? News come after the audience record of the Game Awards 2024, this time on the GDC Awards 2025.

We already know More details about these awards. This is what is shared:

📌 General details

• Event: 25th edition of the GDCA
• Winning announcement date: March 19, 2025
• Transmission: Official GDC channel on Twitch
• Eligibility: Games released in 2024
• Public vote: Available to choose the audience Award

📌 Nominated by category

🎵 Best Audio

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Sijlast: Hellblade II
  • Honorary mentions: Balatro, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Neva, Silent Hill 2

🌟 Better debut

• 1000xRESIST
• Animal Well
• Balatro
• Pacific Drive
• Tiny Glade
  • Honorary mentions: Manor Lords, Mullet Madjack, The Plucky Squire, Tiny Glade

🎮 Best design

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
  • Honorary mentions: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Satisfactory, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, UFO 50

💡 Innovation Award

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• UFO 50
  • Honorary mentions: Helldivers 2, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Thank Goodness You’re Here!, The Plucky Squire, Tiny Glade

📖 Best narrative

• 1000xRESIST
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Metaphor: refantication
• Mouthwashing
  • Honorary mentions: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Frostpunk 2, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Neva, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

🔧 Best technology

• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Helldivers 2
• Sijlast: Hellblade II
• Tiny Glade
  • Honorary mentions: Animal Well, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Satisfactory, Tekken 8

🎨 Best visual art

• Animal Well
• Astro Bot
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Metaphor: refantication
• Neva
  • Honorary mentions: Balatro, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Ertre, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Tiny Glade, Ultros

🌍 Social impact

• 1000xRESIST
• Astro Bot
• Frost punk 2
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure
• Neva
  • Honorary mentions: Closer the Distance, Distant Bloom, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Tales of Kenzera: Zau

🏆 Game of the year

• Astro Bot
• Balatro
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Helldivers 2
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Metaphor: refantication
  • Honorary mentions: Animal Well, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Satisfactory, UFO 50

On March 19, the winners will be announced and the ceremony can be followed in The Official Twitch Channel. We will be attentive to inform you of the winners.

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