The Game Awards announced the full list of nominees for the best games in 2025 across multiple categories. Acclaimed RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 led with 12 nominations, including Game of the Year. Other Game of the Year nominated games include Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.