The Game Awards 2025: Date, UK time, nominees and how to watch

Tonight's the night, folks! The Game Awards 2025 is kicking off soon, and Geoff Keighley is about to download a giant ZIP-file of trailers straight into the gaming industry's mind.

Of course, there's also the small matter of giving out some awards. Will Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 run rampant again like it did at The Golden Joystick Awards last month? Only time, and the patience to sit through 50 world premieres, will tell!

In the build-up, everyone has been trying to guess which games will be revealed in the marketing component of the evening. Our gracious host Geoff posted about a mysterious statue in the Mojave Desert, but we can tick this one off our list as it is now (mostly) solved!

Of course, who can forget the hype and hopium of last month, when Valve announced a slew of new hardware, which caused many to speculate that a Half-Life 3 announcement was imminent. Who knows? Perhaps Gabe Newell will return to port after giving his new superyacht a spin.

On that topic, perhaps Valve will actually reveal the price of the new hardware, but given how much the price of memory modules is soaring, that seems unlikely.

Another spoiled surprise may be the official reveal that Leon S. Kennedy is to be the second playable protagonist of Resident Evil Requiem, as the PlayStation Store let slip recently.

We know for certain that we'll get to see what the future of Tomb Raider will look like, as it's been confirmed that an announcement is to be made during the event.

Speaking of iconic characters and what their future will look like, there's rumblings that James Bond: 007 First Light will feature in the show somehow.

What we don't know is whether or not we will see more of Hideo Kojima's O.D. or an official announcement of Death Stranding 2 on PC, which the US age classification board ESRB blew the lid off recently.

In Microsoft land, we've had some glimpses of the new Fable and a teaser for Forza Horizon 6, so it would be good to see more of those, too. Perhaps it will be revealed that Forza Horizon 6 will release day-and-date on PlayStation 5.

And finally, we've had some in-depth playthroughs of The Blood of Dawnwalker, so perhaps it's time for a little release date announcement...

With all that said, let's see what we do know about The Game Awards 2025 and how and when to watch it!

When are The Game Awards 2025?

The Game Awards 2025 take place on 11th December 2025, with the show being broadcast live from Los Angeles. That's today, fact fans!

Because the show begins in the evening in LA, that does mean that for those of us in Europe and further east, the show will actually be taking place on the morning of 12th December 2025.

You can find more information on specific times down below.

What time does The Game Awards 2025 start in the UK?

The Game Awards 2025 begin at 12:30am GMT on 12th December 2025.

If you're in a different time zone, here's what time the show will begin for you:

• US West Coast (PST) – 4:30pm, 11th December
• US Mountain (MST) – 5:30pm, 11th December
• US Central (CST) – 6:30pm, 11th December
• US East Coast (EST) – 7:30pm, 11th December
• Central Europe (CEST) – 1:30am, 12th December
• Singapore (SGT) – 8:30am, 12th December
• Japan (JST) – 9:30am, 12th December
• Australia East Coast (AEDT) – 11:30am, 12th December
• New Zealand (NZDT) – 1:30pm, 12th December

How to watch The Game Awards 2025

You can watch The Game Awards right here by clicking into the player above! Get a fizzy drink, tape your eyes open and prepare to be amazed (probably).

The Game Awards will be streamed live on a variety of platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, X, Facebook Live, Steam, and for the first time, Amazon Prime.

Full list of The Game Awards 2025 nominees

The nominees for this year's Game Awards have now been confirmed.

You can check out the nominations, as announced by Geoff himself, in the video below, or scroll further down for the full list.

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 2

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 2
• Silent Hill f

Best Art Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Score and Music

• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Hades II
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Best Audio Design

• Battlefield 6
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Silent Hill f

Best Performance

• Ben Starr – Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Charlie Cox – Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Erika Ishii – Atsu in Ghost of Yōtei
• Jennifer English – Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Konatsu Kato – Hinako Shimizu in Silent Hill f
• Troy Baker – Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Innovation in Accessibility

• Assassin's Creed Shadows
• Atomfall
• Doom: The Dark Ages
• EA Sports FC 26
• South of Midnight

Games for Impact

• Consume Me
• Despelote
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
• South of Midnight
• Wanderstop

Best Ongoing

• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2
• Marvel Rivals
• No Man's Sky

Best Community Support

• Baldur's Gate 3
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Helldivers 2
• No Man's Sky

Best Independent Game

• Absolum
• Ball x Pit
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Hades II
• Hollow Knight: Silkso ng

Best Debut Indie Game

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Despelote
• Dispatch
• Megabonk

Best Mobile Game

• Destiny: Rising
• Persona 5: The Phantom X
• Sonic Rumble
• Umamusume: Pretty Derby
• Wuthering Waves

Best VR/AR Game

• Alien
• Arken age
• Ghost Town
• Deadpool VR
• Midnight Walk

Best Action Game

• Battlefield 6
• Doom: The Dark Ages
• Hades II
• Ninja Gaiden 4
• Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Split Fiction

Best Role-Playing Game

• Avowed
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• The Outer Worlds 2

Best Fighting Game

• 2XKO
• Capcom Fighting Collection 2
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
• Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage

Best Family Game

• Donkey Kong Bananza
• LEGO Party!
• LEGO Voyagers
• Mario Kart World
• Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
• Split Fiction

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• The Alters
• Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
• Jurassic World Evolution 3
• Sid Meier's Civilization 7
• Tempest Rising
• Two Point Museum

Best Sports/Racing Game

• EA Sports FC 26
• F1 25
• Mario Kart World
• Rematch
• Sonic Racing: Crossworlds

Best Multiplayer Game

• Arc Raiders
• Battlefield 6
• Elden Ring Nightreign
• Peak
• Split Fiction

Best Adaptation

• A Minecraft Movie
• Devil May Cry
• Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
• The Last of Us: Season 2
• Until Dawn

Most Anticipated Game

• 007 First Light
• Grand Theft Auto 6
• Marvel's Wolverine
• Resident Evil Requiem
• The Witcher 4

Content Creator of the Year

• Caedrel
• Kai Cenat
• MoistCr1TiKaL
• Sakura Miko
• The Burnt Peanut

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• DOTA 2
• League of Legends
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

• Brawk (Brock Somerhalder) – Valorant
• Chovy (Jeong Ji-Hoon) – League of Legends
• Forsaken (Jason Susanto) – Valorant
• Kakeru (Kakeru Watanabe) – Street Fighter
• MenaRD (Saul Leonardo) – Street Fighter
• Zywoo (Mathieu Herbaut) – Counter-Strike 2

Best Esports Team

• G – League of Legends
• NRG – Valorant
• Team Falcons – DOTA 2
• Liquid PH – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• Vitality – Counter-Strike 2

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