The Game Awards 2025: Nominees & everything else you need to know

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The Game Awards (TGA) is returning for its 2025 edition to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 11. The awards show is set to be one of the most anticipated events of the year for the gaming industry, bringing together top figures to celebrate the best achievements. Hosted by Canadian games journalist Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards 2025 has 30 categories and over 100 nominees; Streams Charts breaks down the most important information on nominees, the broadcast, and how to watch the award show.

As usual, TGA will be broadcast on livestreaming platforms such as Twitch and YouTube Live. However, for the first time, the award show will also be streamed on Amazon Prime Video. Announced earlier this year, The Game Awards partnered with Amazon to host a dedicated shop for the event and offer Prime-exclusive deals for viewers throughout the stream. The partnership could see the viewership of the series suffer on traditional livestreaming platforms, but also be extremely lucrative for both the awards show and Amazon.

With Amazon Prime a new, fresh offering for viewers of The Game Awards this year, Twitch isn’t to be outdone. The purple platform will broadcast the awards show in 2K (1440p) for the first time, and also includes Twitch Drops activations to entice viewers and a special TGA chat badge on the site for users who view the show for more than 30 minutes. 

Top categories at The Game Awards 2025

Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

• Donkey Kong: Bananza

• Hades II

• Hollow Knight: Silksong

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Best Game Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

• Ghost of Yōtei

• Hades II

• Split Fiction

Best Narrative

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

• Ghost of Yōtei

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

• Silent Hill F

Content Creator of the Year

• Marc “Caedrel” Lamont

• Kai Cenat

• Charlie “MoistCr1TiKaL” White Jr.

• Sakura Miko

• TheBurntPeanut

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2

• DOTA 2

• League of Legends

• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

• Valorant

The Game Awards 2025 nominees and categories

How to vote for The Game Awards 2025

Public voting for The Game Awards 2025 is now open until December 10. Fans can cast their vote on the official website, which contributes to the outcome of the awards show, alongside the decisions of the event’s jury panel of journalists and industry experts. 

Where can I buy tickets or watch The Game Awards 2025?

If you’re in the Los Angeles area, tickets for The Game Awards 2025 can be purchased online, with both general and accessible seating available for the night. For those unable to attend in-person, the show will also be livestreamed across various platforms.

New in 2025, The Game Awards 2025 will be broadcast on Amazon Prime, available for Prime subscribers alongside exclusive flash deals throughout the show. As usual, it will also be broadcast on YouTube Live and Twitch by the official The Game Awards channels. Last year, co-streaming and community coverage of the awards show reached an all-time high; expect many more community figures tuning in, giving their thoughts, and reacting to the news live.

What happened at The Game Awards 2024

Last year, held at the same venue, The Game Awards 2024 marked the 11th edition of the show, and made headlines for its record-breaking viewership and thorough coverage from the gaming community and creators. In total, just under 1500 total livestreaming channels tuned in and broadcast the event, including both official channels and third-party co-streamers.

According to our data, the event accumulated over 15.3M Hours Watched, up 14.5% from the previous year and setting a new record for the ceremony. Across all platforms and co-streamers, the event received a peak concurrent viewership of over 4M gaming fans.

On the awards front of The Game Awards 2024, Astro Bot was the big winner, taking home the Game of the Year award, as well as wins in three other categories. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth received the most nominations (7), but ultimately, only took home an award in the Best Score and Music category. Balatro was a surprise entry for many, but ended up taking home three awards (Best Independent Game, Best Debut Indie Game, and Best Mobile Game), more awards than many AAA titles, including Black Myth: Wukong (2).

Beyond the awards, the 2024 show featured major announcements, including Elden Ring: Nightreign, an co-op follow-up to Elden Ring, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, an upcoming title by Naughtydog, and the highly anticipated reveal of The Witcher 4 by CD Projekt Red. Keep an eye on The Game Awards 2025 for the latest updates and announcements in the gaming industry.