Games That Have Backed The Most Nominations For Game Awards 2025

Game Awards 2025: This year is about to end. But not before the Annual Game Awards ceremony took place. Well, the ceremony has been announced for quite some time now. And while the awards will be hosted in the month of December, nominations of the games have already begun.

Everyone is excited to see which game is getting nominated for which category. And how many nominations will their favorite game of 2025 get? If you are also looking for the game nominations, then here is the freshly served list for you.

Below are the names of all the international games that have been nominated for maximum categories in the Game Awards 2025. See how many of your favorite games are also there in this list.

List of games that backed maximum nominations for Game Awards 2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 

Number of nominations: 12 nominations

Release date: 24th April 2025

About the game: Imagine a Paintress who annually “erases” people whose age matches a number she paints on a monolith. But every villain’s time does get over. So, when the number of people who are being erased, inches toward 33, the island’s volunteers or the ‘Expedition 33’ embark on a desperate journey to confront her.

The dark-fantasy RPG is set in a Belle Époque-inspired world where emotional storytelling, striking visuals, strange curses, surreal landscapes, difficult existential choices and deep tactical combat keep gamers engaged.

And all these perfect mix of elements helped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 earn 12 nominations in this year’s Game Awards.

Ghost of Yotei

Number of nominations: 7

Release date: 2nd October 2025

About the game: Set in 1603 northern Japan, also called Ezo, the Ghost of Yōtei is a female-centric game called Atsu. She is on a mission to avenge the murder of her 6 family members. Atsu, who is a mercenary, is ruthless when it comes to her revenge.

Therefore, the game sees a lot of wars, vengeance, combats, and the use of various weapons. The game is a mix of new elements and elements of its predecessor. The game has not only impressed its players across the globe but has also received positive reviews from critics.

The perfect blend of old and new ideas, the landscapes, the emotional storyline, and the raw and brutal girl as the protagonist, all this made the game receive 7 nominations for this year’s game Awards ceremony.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Number of nominations: 7 nominations

Release date: 26th June 2025

About the game: Sequel to Death Stranding, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is about the protagonist, Sam Porter Bridges, who is on a mission to save humanity. He intends to do so in the post-apocalyptic world by connecting isolated communities across the area.

Continuing 11 months after the original game’s story, Death Stranding 2: on the beach has kept its beach element intact. The unseen space between life and death that manifests as a reflection of the player’s consciousness feels so real while playing it. This theme therefore connects players to a deeper level of the game than a non-player can understand.

Set in Mexico and Australia, the sequel has outperformed its original game and hence made an impact on its players worldwide. The theme of connection, loss, doubt, with the elements of new human enemies, an emotional narrative and haunting soundtrack help the game in getting as many as 7 nominations in the Game Awards 2025.

Apart from these, Hades II has 6 nominations under its name, Hollow Knight: Silksong has 5 nominations, Split Fiction is also there in the number of maximum nominations with 4 categories and Silent Hill f also stands tall in this list with 3 nominations under its name for the Game Awards 2025.

What day is the game awards 2025?

This year, The Game Awards will take place on Thursday, the 11th December 2025. Founded by media entrepreneur Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards have been a successful yearly tradition. It is the place where critics and judges give away awards to the best games in respective categories.

All the international games are eligible to be a part of the awards. And then, the best ones get nominated for different categories. And ultimately, the best among the best wins the award. Geoff Keighley, the founder of this entire event, also plays the role of the host and producer of the program and the event is telecasted live to the different parts of the world.

Although a lot of these nominations are sequels and Indie games, that’s not the point. The point is how well these non-Hollywood games have done in a year to receive so many nominations and therefore recognition in the global gaming market.

The Game Awards are yet to take place in December. So, mgcbuzz.com would like to know which game are you rooting for and in which category? Also, don’t forget to stay tuned with us to catch up with more interesting news from the massive world of international gaming.

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