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It’s hard to believe another year has passed, but it’s time for The Game Awards, which take place this Friday.
In addition to all the awards, we know there will be new releases like Resident Evil 9 and Exodus, and there are plenty of other teases floating around.
Australian Times for the Game Awards 2025
The good news is that The Game Awards come at a perfect time for Australians who are busy starting their daylight hours.
11:30am AEDT (Melbourne/Sydney/Hobart/Canberra) – Friday 10:30am AEST (Brisbane) – Friday 11am ACDT (Adelaide, Darwin) – Friday 8:30am AWST (Perth) – Friday 1:30pm NZST (Wellington) – Friday
Where to watch The Game Awards 2025
The Game Awards is streaming on almost every platform, but here’s a YouTube link in 4K/60FPS.
What games are nominated for the Game Awards?
All nominations are below.
game of the year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) Hades II (Supergiant Games) Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry) Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)
Best Game Direction Award
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Ghost of Y?tei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Hades II (Supergiant Games) Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Best Narrative Award
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Ghost of Yotai (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver) Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment/KONAMI)
Best Art Direction Award
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Ghost of Y?tei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Hades II (Supergiant Games) Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
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Christopher Larkin, Hollow Knight: Silk Song Darren Cove, Hades II Lorient Testard, Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 Otwa Thoma, The Ghost of the Y?Tei Woodkid and Ludwig Forsell, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Audio Design Award
Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Ghost of Yotai (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment/KONAMI)
best performance
Ben Starr, Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 Charlie Cox, Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 Erika Ishii, The Ghost of Y?tei Jennifer English, Claire Obscur: Expedition 33 Konatsu Kato, Silent Hill, Troy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Accessibility innovation
Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Ubisoft) Atomfall (Rebellion) Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda Softworks) EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada/EA Romania/EA) South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios)
impactful game
Consume Me (Jenny Jiao Hsia/AP Thomson/Hexacutable) Despelote (Julián Cordero/Sebastián Valbuena/Panic) Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Don’t Nod Montreal/Don’t Nod) South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios) Wanderstop (Ivy Road/Annapurna Interactive)
Best ongoing
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix) Fortnite (Epic Games) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games) No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
best community support
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix) Fortnite (Epic Games) Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment) No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best Independent Game Award
Absolum (Guard Crush Games/Supamonks/Dotemu) Ball x Pit (Kenny Sun/Devolver Digital) Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) Hades II (Supergiant Games) Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
Best debut indie game award
Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) Despelote (Julián Cordero/Sebastián Valbuena/Panic) Dispatch (AdHoc Studio) Megabonk (Vedinad)
Best Mobile Game Award
Destiny: Rising (NetEase Games) PERSONA 5: The Phantom X (Black Wings Game Studio/Sega) Sonic Rumble (Rovio Entertainment/Sega) Uma Musume Pretty Derby (Cygames Inc.) Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)
Best VR/AR
Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios) Arken Age (VitruviusVR) Ghost Town (Fireproof Games) Marvel’s Deadpool VR (Twisted Pixel Games/Oculus Studios) The Midnight Walk (MoonHood/Fast Travel Games)
best action
Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA) Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda Softworks) Hades II (Supergiant Games) Ninjagaiden 4 (Platinum Games/Team Ninja/Xbox Game Studios) Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (Lizardcube/Sega)
Best Action/Adventure Award
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Ghost of Y?tei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks) Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry) Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Best RPG
Avowed (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep SILver) The Outdoor Worlds 2 (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios) Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
best fighting
2XKO (Riot Games) Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom) Fatal Fury: City of Wolves (SNK Corporation) Mortal Kombat Legacy Collection (Digital Eclipse/Atari) Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage (Ryu ga Gotoku Studio/SEGA)
best family
Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) LEGO Party! (SMG Studio/Fictions) LEGO Voyagers (Light Brick Studios/Annapurna Interactive) Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team/Sega) Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Best SIM/strategy
The Alters (11 Bit Studios) FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles (Square Enix) Jurassic World Evolution 3 (Frontier Developments) Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (Firaxis Games/2K) Tempest Rising (Slipgate Ironworks/3D Realms) Two Point Museum (Two Point Studios/Sega)
best sports/race
EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada/EA Romania/EA) F1 25 (Codemasters/EA) Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) Rematch (Sloclap/Kepler Interactive) Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team/Sega)
Best Multiplayer Award
Arc Raiders (Embark Studios) Battlefield 6 (Electronic Arts) Elden Ring Nightreign (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment) Peak (Aggro Crab/Landfall) Split Fiction (Hazelight/EA)
best adaptation
Minecraft Movies (Legendary Pictures/Mojang/Warner Bros) Devil May Cry (Studio Mir/Capcom/Netflix) The Last of Us: Season 2 (HBO/PlayStation Productions) Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (FOST Studio/Ubisoft/Netflix) until Dawn (Screen Gems/PlayStation Productions)
most anticipated games
007 First Light (IO Interactive) Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games) Marvel’s Wolverine (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment) Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom) The Witcher IV (CD Projekt Red)
Content Creator of the Year
Caedrel Kai Cenat MoistCr1TiKaL Sakura Shrine Maiden The Burnt Peanut
best esports game
Counter-Strike 2 (Valve) DOTA 2 (Valve) League of Legends (Riot) Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton) Valorant (Riot)
Best esports athlete
brawk – Brock Somerhalder (Valorant) Chobi – Jeong Jihoon (League of Legends) f0rsakeN – Jason Susanto (Valorant) Kakeru – Kakeru Watanabe (Street Fighter) MenaRD – Saul Leonard (Street Fighter) Zyw0o – Mathieu Elbow (Counter-Strike 2)
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
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