Chris & Jesse: December 12 2025 [The Game Awards 2025 Special]

Tracklist / Timeline

  • Naoto Kubo ft. Jenny Kidd - "Zebra Bananza" [Donkey Kong Bananza]
  • Title Theme [Mario Kart World]
  • Finishing Move - "Unchained Predator" [Doom: The Dark Ages]
  • Akihiro Honda - "GIRLS' LEGEND U" [Umamusume: Pretty Derby]
  • Gustavo Santaolalla - "The Last of Us" [The Last of Us: Season 2]
  • Darren Korb - "Coral Crown" [Hades II]
  • Olivier Deriviere - "The Tale of Benjy" [South of Midnight]
  • Limp Bizkit - "Making Love to Morgan Wallen" [Battlefield 6]
  • The Pointer Sisters - "Hot Together" [Grand Theft Auto VI]
  • Yoko Shimomura - "Theme of Ken -CotW ver.-" [Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves]
  • Christopher Larkin - "Cogwork Dancers" [Hollow Knight: Silksong]
  • Patrik Andrén, Johan Söderqvist - "The Rust Belt" [ARC Raiders]
  • Joel Bille, Bortre Rymden - "The Midnight Walk: Variation 1" [The Midnight Walk]
  • Lorien Testard, Alice Duport-Percier, Victor Borba - "Une vie à t'aimer" [Clair Obscur: Expedition 33]

Premieres

Noms

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

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Hades II (Supergiant Games)

  • Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Best Narrative

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver)

  • Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment / Konami)

Best Art Direction

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Hades II (Supergiant Games)

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Best Score and Music

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive) [Lorien Testard]

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment) [Woodkid and Ludvid Forssell]

  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment) [Toma Otowa]

  • Hades II (Supergiant Games) [Darren Korb]

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry) [Christopher Larkin]

Best Audio Design

  • Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios / Electronic Arts)

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment / Konami)

Best Performance

  • Ben Starr as Verso (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

  • Charlie Cox as Gustave (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

  • Erika Ishii as Atsu (Ghost of Yōtei)

  • Jennifer English as Maelle (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

  • Konatsu Kato as Hinako Shimizu (Silent Hill f)

  • Troy Baker as Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)

Innovation in Accessibility

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)

  • Atomfall (Rebellion Developments)

  • Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)

  • EA Sports FC 26 (EA Vancouver / Electronic Arts)

  • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games / Xbox Game Studios)

Games for Impact

  • 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

  • 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

  • Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Raw Fury)

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

  • Despelote (Julián Cordero & Sebastián Valbuena / Panic)

  • Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)

Best Mobile Game

  • Destiny: Rising (NetEase Games)

  • Persona 5: The Phantom X (Black Wings Game Studio / Sega)

  • Sonic Rumble (Rovio Entertainment / Sega)

  • Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Cygames)

  • 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 Game

  • Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios / Electronic Arts)

  • Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)

  • Hades II (Supergiant Games)

  • Ninja Gaiden 4 (Team Ninja & PlatinumGames / Xbox Game Studios)

  • Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (Lizardcube / Sega)

Best Action / Adventure

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames / Bethesda Softworks)

  • Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Best RPG

  • Avowed (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver)

  • Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)

  • The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)

Best Fighting

  • 2XKO (Riot Games)

  • Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom)

  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK)

  • Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection (Digital Eclipse / Atari)

  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. 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 / Electronic Arts)

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 / Racing

  • EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada & EA Romania / Electronic Arts)

  • F1 25 (Codemasters / Electronic Arts)

  • Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

  • Rematch (Sloclap / Kepler Interactive)

  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team / Sega)

Best Multiplayer

  • ARC Raiders (Embark Studios)

  • Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios / Electronic Arts)

  • Elden Ring Nightreign (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)

  • Peak (Aggro Crab / Landfall Games)

  • Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Best Adaptation

  • A Minecraft Movie (Legendary Pictures / Mojang / Warner Bros)

  • Devil May Cry (Studio Mir / Capcom / Netflix)

  • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (Fost / Sun Creature / Ubisoft / Netflix)

  • The Last of Us Season 2 (HBO / PlayStation Productions)

  • Until Dawn (PlayStation Productions / Screen Gems)

Most Anticipated Game

  • 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 Miko

  • The Burnt Peanut

Best Esports Game

  • Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)

  • Dota 2 (Valve)

  • League of Legends (Riot Games)

  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)

  • Valorant (Riot Games)

Best Esports Athlete

  • brawk (Brock Somerhalder)

  • Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)

  • f0rsakeN (Jason Susanto)

  • Kakeru (Kakeru Watanabe)

  • MenaRD (Saul Leonardo)

  • Zyw0o (Mathieu Herbaut)

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)

Winners

Best Family Game: Donkey Kong Bananza

Innovation in Accessibility: Doom: The Dark Ages

Best Esports Game – Presented by Gain: Counter-Strike 2

Best Esports Athlete: Chovy

Best Esports Team: Team Vitality

Best Mobile Game: Umamusume: Pretty Derby

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

Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6

Content Creator of the Year: MoistCr1TiKaL

Best Fighting Game: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto VI

TGA Game Changer Award: 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 and Music – Leveled Up by Spotify: 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

Best RPG: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Players’ Voice: Wuthering Waves

Best Narrative: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Multiplayer Game: ARC Raiders

Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Game of the Year: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33