Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Emerges Victorious at The Game Awards 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 made a resounding impact at The Game Awards, securing an impressive nine wins, including the highly sought-after Game of the Year award. The turn-based RPG, developed by Sandfall Interactive, was nominated for 12 awards and took home notable accolades such as Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, and Best Art Direction. The game's composer, Lorien Testard, was also recognized for his exceptional work, receiving the award for Best Score and Music. Additionally, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was honored with awards for Best Independent Game, Best Indie Debut, Best RPG, and Best Performance for Jennifer English's remarkable portrayal of Maelle. Other notable winners included Supergiant Games' Hades 2, which won Best Action Game, and Team Cherry's Hollow Knight: Silksong, which took home the award for Best Action/Adventure Game. Nintendo received two notable awards, with Donkey Kong Bananza winning Best Family Game and Mario Kart World securing the award for Best Sports/Racing Game. Further awards were given to Compulsion Games' South of Midnight for Games for Impact, Hello Games' No Man's Sky for Best Ongoing Game, Cygames Inc.'s Umamusume: Pretty Derby for Best Mobile Game, and Embark Studios' Arc Raiders for Best Multiplayer. The ceremony also featured several significant announcements, including the reveal of a new Divinity game from Larian Studios, a sequel to 2019's Control titled Control: Resonant from Remedy Entertainment, and two new Tomb Raider games from Crystal Dynamics. Attendees were also treated to a deeper look at Resident Evil: Requiem from Capcom, two upcoming Star Wars games from Arcanaut Studios and Fuse Games, and the return of Mega Man. A comprehensive roundup of the announcements can be found here. The full list of winners for The Game Awards 2025 includes: - Game of the Year: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) - Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Best Narrative: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Best Art Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Best Score and Music: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Composer Lorien Testard - Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA) - Best Performance: Jennifer English – Maelle, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Innovation in Accessibility: Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda Softworks) - Games for Impact: South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios) - Best Ongoing Game: No Man's Sky (Hello Games) - Best Community Support: Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) - Best Independent Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Best Debut Indie Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Best Mobile Game: Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Cygames Inc.) - Best VR/AR: The Midnight Walk (MoonHood/Fast Travel Games) - Best Action Game: Hades 2 (Supergiant Games) - Best Action/Adventure Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry) - Best RPG: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Best Fighting: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK Corporation) - Best Family Game: Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) - Best Sim/Strategy: Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles (Square Enix) - Best Sports/Racing: Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) - Best Multiplayer: Arc Raiders (Embark Studios) - Best Adaptation: The Last of Us: Season 2 (HBO/PlayStation Productions) - Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto 6 (Rockstar Games) - Content Creator of the Year: Charles "MoistCr1TiKaL" White Jr. - Players' Voice: Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games) - Best Esports Game: Counter-Strike 2 (Valve) - Best Esports Athlete: Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon (League of Legends) - Best Esports Team: Team Vitality (Counter-Strike 2)