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In case you somehow missed it, last night was The Game Awards, and while Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won a rightfully expected landslide of awards (record-breaking, in fact), there were still plenty to go around, so we've compiled a list of all the awards in one place!

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Game of the Year: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Family Game: Donkey Kong Bananza

Innovation in Accessibility: DOOM: The Dark Ages

Best Esports Game: Counter Strike 2

Best Esports Athlete: Chovy

Best Esports Team: Team Vitality

Best Mobile Game: Umamusume: Pretty Derby

While a mobile game category, Umamusume: Pretty Derby is on Steam and playable on Steam Deck.

Best Independent Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Adaptation: The Last of Us: Season 2

Best Action Game: Hades II

Best Performance: Jennifer English (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

Games for Impact: South of Midnight

Best Ongoing Game: No Man's Sky

TGA Game Changer: Girls Make Games

Best Action/Adventure Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Art Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Sim/Strategy Game: Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles

Best Debut Indie Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Score & Music: Lorien Testard (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

Best Sports/Racing Game: Mario Kart World

Best Community Support: Baldur's Gate 3

Best VR/AR Game: The Midnight Walk

Although the game is playable in VR, it is also playable without a headset and works on Steam Deck.

Best RPG: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Player's Voice Award: Wuthering Waves

Best Narrative: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Multiplayer Game: ARC Raiders

Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

And that's it for all the awards given out at The Game Awards 2025. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ran away with a record-breaking 9 awards, beating 2020's The Last of Us Part II, which held the previous record of 7. Let us know what games you think deserved awards in the comments below!

If you want to watch the entirety of The Game Awards 2025 yourself, you can do so at the embedded video below:

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Oliver Stogden
Oliver began playing video games at an early age, starting with the SNES console and Commodore Amiga computer. Nowadays, his interest is in the future of portable technology, such as handheld gaming systems, portable power stations/banks, and portable monitors. And seeing just how far we can push these devices.
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