After a few hours of video game announcements, speeches and much more, it is all over. The Game Awards has concluded for another year. It was a busy year for game reveals, There were a lot of games up for contention in multiple categories, but not all of them can take home an award. With the show now over, we now know who were the ones that won.
Unfortunately, Nintendo didn’t win anything this year. The biggest winners of the night were Metaphor: ReFanatizo, as well as Astro Bot and Balatro, which all managed to win multiple awards. Astro Bot in particular had a great night, as it was the one that took home the award for Game of The Year. You can see the full list of winners down below.
Game of the Year
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best Game Direction
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best Narrative
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Art Direction
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
Best Score and Music
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
- Stellar Blade (SHIFT UP / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Audio Design
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Performance
- Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
- Hannah Telle (Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
- Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
- Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
- Melina Juergens (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
Innovation in Accessibility
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Monptellier / Ubisoft)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Games for Impact
- Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games)
- INDIKA (Odd Meter / 11 bit studios)
- Neva (Nomada Studios / Devolver Digital)
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (Surgent Studios / Electronic Arts)
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape (Bungie)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best Independent Game
- Animal Well (Shared Memory / BIGMODE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
- UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Best Debut Indie Game
- Animal Well (Shared Memory / BIGMODE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Manor Lords (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
- Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive)
- The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital)
Best Mobile Game
- AFK Journey (FARLIGHT / Lilith Games)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (DeNA / Creatures / The Pokemon Company)
- Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)
- Zenless Zone Zero (miHoYo)
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
- Arizona Sunshine Remake (Vertigo Games)
- Asgard’s Wrath II (Sanzaru Games / Oculus Studios)
- Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj / Oculus Studios)
- Metal: Hellsinger VR (Lab 42 / The Outsiders / Funcom)
- Metro Awakening (Vertigo Games)
Best Action Game
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Stellar Blade (SHIFT UP / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment)
Best Action / Adventure
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo)
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Monptellier / Ubisoft)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Best Role-Playing
- Dragon’s Dogma II (Capcom)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best Fighting
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works / Cygames)
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
- MultiVersus (Player First Games / Warner Bros. Games)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Family
- ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo / Nintendo)
- The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital)
- Princess Peach: Showtime! (Good-Feel / Nintendo)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube / Nintendo)
Best Simulation / Strategy
- Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge / Forgotten Empires / Xbox Game Studios)
- Frostpunk 2 (11 bit studios)
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
- Manor Lords (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
- Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware / ATLUS)
Best Sports / Racing
- F1 24 (Codemasters / Electronic Arts)
- EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver / EA Romania / Electronic Arts)
- NBA 2K25 (Visual Concepts / 2K)
- TopSpin 2K25 (Hangar 13 / 2K)
- WWE 2K24 (Visual Concepts / 2K)
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintend0)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment)
Best Adaptation
- Arcane (Riot / Fortiche / Netflix)
- Fallout (Bethesdas Softworks / Kitler Films / Amazon MGM Studios)
- Knuckles (SEGA / Paramount)
- Like a Dragon: Yakuza (SEGA / Amazon MGM Studios)
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dynamics / Legendary / Netflix)
Most Anticipated Game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios / Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
Content Creator of the Year
- CaseOh
- Illojuan
- Techno Gamers
- TypicalGamer
- Usada Pekora
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
- 33 (Neta Shapira)
- Aleksib (Aleksi Virolainen)
- Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)
- Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok)
- ZyWoO (Mathieu Herbaut)
- ZmjjKk (Zheng Yongkang)
Best eSports Team
- Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- Navi (Counter-Strike 2)
- T1 (League of Legends)
- Team Liquid (Dota 2)
Player’s Voice
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)
- Zenless Zone Zero (miHoYo)
Best I recall, there was a reel of 3rd party games on Switch and… that was about it for Nintendo’s presence at TGA.
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And with that, TGA has lost any remaining credibility they had. I’ve never seen more blatant fraud with that GOTY.
I’m curious now. Why are people upset about Astrobot winning? I’ve seen nothing but good things about it. iirc the other nominees were (great games but) a remake, dlc, an indie game, and a jrpg. Seems pretty expected for the 3D platformer that was also a big celebration of Sony IP would win out.
Oh, and Black Myth Wukong which was also well received but also unfairly controversial. TBH I was expecting that to win.
That game got robbed of being the winner just because activists disguised as journalist were peepee hurt that the game wasn’t “diverse” enough.
It’s good, but it isn’t great. Considering the other nominations, the only way it could’ve conceivably won was if Sony paid the panel.
It thoroughly deserves the win. Great to see a platformer take top prize as well.
No it didn’t lmao, Astrobot was mid as hell. Sony 100% paid them off for this sham of an award.
IT’S METAPHOVER.
Also can I say that the new naughty dog game looked beyond fucking garbage, they shoved us 200 ads in one single trailer for a nothingburgers trailer and an ugly ass character like damn, thank you naughty dog
ur opinion = irrelevant
Funny how they mentioned Palworld at TGA
and you know someone will mention Palworld under this CFG comment I JUST KNOW IT
To the people of this site, I have a simple question, and I want an honest answer: will the victory of Astro Bot change your relationship with Mario and all of Nintendo’s franchises?
@ABC – That’s quiet impossible, especially since Astrobot pretty much copied Mario Sunshine.
It’s funny how Nintendo’s wrost 3D Mario, made a winner for Sony!
I still love Mario, and each Mario game is special, whatever will decide Mario’s fate will be the next 3D Mario on switch 2, which will probably come out during Mario’s 40th anniversary. (If not, then definitely the year after).
I’m confused as to why you’d think it would? It’s not like winning GotY actually means anything in the grand scheme of things.
Because when the game was released, I’ve seen several people who were so captivated by it on Nintendolife, Reddit, X and similars, that they said openly that they “don’t need Mario and Nintendo anymore”…. and they also sold their Switches and games afterward. Astro Bot didn’t quite sell hugely in its first three months so it wasn’t really dangerous for Mario in the grand scheme of things, but its victory as GOTY changes everything: with it, it could even reach like 50 millions of sales, surpassing all of the Mario games from the past and making way more people ditching Mario and Nintendo in the process, and that is making me really nervous, that’s why I asked…
The people you spoke with are beyond fucking stupid and sales figures should not affect your taste in videogames. The Wii U is still one of my favorite consoles and it solda fucking horribly
I feel like you’re freaking out over nothing hun.
I imagine that most of the people you saw on social media saying such things probably weren’t even Nintendo fans in the first place, more than likely they were PlayStation fans, the kind who still think the console wars are a thing, trolling Nintendo fans and celebrating an (extremely rare) W for PlayStation.
If some of them were actually genuine and did sell their Switches for a PS5 and it’s, what, three worthwhile exclusives? I’d say let ’em get on with it, it’s their choice and shouldn’t affect you in any way.
Again, you’re really overblowing what the GotY award actually is. Astro Bot winning it isn’t going to “change everything”, it’s just a nice pat on the back for the devs who made it. That’s all these awards ever are.
It’ll probably get a minor boost in sales after it’s win, but 50 million and surpassing all of Mario’s previous games? lmao no.
Just ignore all the trolls and play whatever games you enjoy the most without getting hot under the collar about sales figures and the like; as Tentri said above, sales figures should not affect your taste in games.
Honestly, I wouldn’t underestimate the power of the GOTY award. The game is actually exploding on Amazon after its win, so my fear of outselling Mario in future might not be’ unfounded…
Despite what some people may say online, you’re allowed to buy/play Mario AND Astrobot.
If you thinking liking one means you have to abandon the other, you’re in a weird parasocial relationship with a company and need to rethink your priorities in life.
It’s not to me you should say it, but to those idiots…
it won’t change a thing for me, Mario is Mario and the people who said they were going to ditch their Nintendo consoles were just trolls.
That Astro Bot GotY speech was so wholesome and humble. Honoring Super Mario in your own speech is a whole new level of class. Well deserved award!
Real. Team Asobi deserved this W. that whole Swen speech about the industry was moving too, I enjoyed this game awards a lot actually
Nintendo, thanks for not selling out to the dorito pope.
At least Nintendo show something good in the award show.
Wait, Astro Bot was nominated for best action adventure? What? That game is just a platformer, what are they smoking?
Kojima’s farts.
If anyone sees this comment, let me remind you it doesn’t matter who wins and you can still play whatever you like.
congratulations to all the winner of the games, I can see some of my favorite games in the list. Nintendo are one of the best gaming consoles here in UK & I really liked playing games on it. However If you’re considering upgrading your home with durable and energy-efficient solutions, simply click here to visit the Trade UPVC Windows website. From there, you can explore a wide range of window and door options designed to enhance your property. The site provides helpful resources, including installation guides, style inspiration, and free quote requests
Some deserved winners here. Big games get most of the attention at award shows, but honestly I’ve been having just as much fun lately with smaller pick-up-and-play games that don’t need a huge time investment. I’ve been messing around with Curve Rush 2 recently and it scratches that arcade reflex-game itch really well: https://curverush2.net/