‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ Wins Game of The Year at The Game Awards 2025

After receiving the most nominations in the show’s history, French developer Sandfall Interactive‘s critically acclaimed RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took home the lion’s share of awards at The Game Awards 2025 last night, including the coveted Game of the Year. In total, Clair Obscur walked away with nine awards (the most ever) out of its 13 nominations (also the most ever).

The only categories where Clair Obscur failed to win were in Best Audio Design (won by Battlefield 6) and the Players’ Voice award, which was won by Wuthering Waves.

Horror fans had a bit to cheer about this year, with The Midnight Walk winning Best VR game (beating out Alien: Rogue Incursion and Deadpool VR), Doom: The Dark Ages winning the award for Innovation in Accessibility, and South of Midnight earning the Games for Impact award. Genre fare such as Hades II won Best Action Game, and  Hollow Knight: Silksong won Best Action/Adventure Game. Silent Hill f was shut out of the four categories where it was nominated.

For Best Adaptation, HBO’s The Last of Us: Season 2  beat out Netflix’s Devil May Cry and Sony’s Until Dawn.

Resident Evil Requiem did not win the Most Anticipated Game award, which went to Grand Theft Auto VI. Nevertheless, Requiem made a splash with the reveal that series favourite Leon Kennedy would be in the game, chainsaw and all.

You can check out the full list of winners from last night from The Game Awards’ official site.

Horror fans need not be dismayed, as The Horror Game Awards will be taking place this Saturday live from London, UK. Silent Hill f is up for six awards out of the 16 categories, along with The Midnight Walk, Look Outside, R.E.P.O., KARMA: The Dark World, and No, I’m not a Human.