The Game Awards 2025 nominations are out, and it’s full of big, small, and some surprising names that made splashes throughout the year. Like last year, 2025 was brimming with blockbuster game releases and surprising indie drops that garnered critical and commercial acclaim.
Highly anticipated AAA launches, such as Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Battlefield 6, exceeded expectations, while smaller, intimate releases like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Blue Prince proved once again that gaming is the most ambitious, creative, and flexible medium of artistic expression.
