The Game Awards 2025: *Light and Shadow: Expedition 33* sweeps 9 awards, information on multiple new titles revealed.
French up-and-coming team Sandfall Interactive won Game of the Year with their debut; Toshihiro Nagoshi collaborates with Dong-seok Ma on a new game, and CAPCOM reveals Leon's return, igniting the entire audience.

The Game Awards 2025, hailed as the "Oscars of the gaming world," announced its winners earlier this year at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. This year's biggest surprise didn't come from traditional AAA titles, but from the turn-based RPG *Clair Obscur: Expedition 33*, developed by the up-and-coming French team Sandfall Interactive. The game swept nine awards, including "Game of the Year," "Best Game Director," "Best Narrative," and "Best Indie Game," making it the undisputed champion of the year.

In addition to the awards ceremony, as is customary, information on several major new titles was also announced at the event, including CAPCOM's Resident Evil 9: Requiem, Toshihiro Nagoshi's new title Dragon Gang, and Tomb Raider Catalyst.

• List of Game Awards for 2025 (I point)

• Key New Titles Announced at The Game Awards 2025 (I point)

The French underdog swept the field, defeating Hideo Kojima and Hades.

Light & Shadow: Expedition 33 led the nominations with 12 during the initial selection phase, and the final result did not disappoint its supporters. This RPG, which combines exquisite art with unique turn-based gameplay, broke through the strong competition, defeating formidable rivals including Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2, the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Hades 2.

It's worth mentioning that the game garnered three nominations in the "Best Performance" category, with Jennifer English, who played the lead role, ultimately winning. However, it lost the "Best Sound Design" award to Battlefield 6, which is known for its immersive battlefield experience.

The trend of adapting games into films and television series continues

In the "Best Adaptation" category, HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 beat Minecrawf and Netflix's Devil Hunter animated series to win the award, demonstrating that high-quality live-action series adaptations remain the mainstream.

Analysis and Viewpoint: The Rise of Indie Games and the Eve of Hardware Upgrade

The results of The Game Awards 2025 are highly indicative. The overwhelming victory of "Light and Shadow: Expedition 33" proves that in the current context of out-of-control development costs and cycles for AAA games, "II indie games" or "AA-level games" with strong art styles and solid gameplay have a greater chance of winning the favor of players and judges.

On the other hand, the list of new titles reveals that while the software lineup is strong, hardware discussions are also quietly brewing. CAPCOM openly listed "Nintendo Switch 2" as a platform for Resident Evil 9, practically providing unofficial hardware confirmation for Nintendo. With Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) and these new titles successively scheduled for 2026 and 2027, we are about to usher in a new golden age for the gaming industry.

List of Game Awards for 2025:

The Game Awards 2025 key new works:

• Highguard:

• "Mega Man Dual Override":

• Phantom Blade Zero:

• Out of Words World:

• "Star Wars Galactic Racer":

• Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve:

• "Total War: Warhammer 40,000":

• No Law World:

• Saros:

• "Lords of the Fallen 2":

• Warframe:

• 007 First Light:

• "Marvel Rivals Season 6 Night At Museum Deadpool":

• "Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred":

• Forest 3:

• Orbitals World:

• Invincible vs:

• "Tomb Raider: Catalyst":

• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis:

• "Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight":

• Gang of Dragon:

• "Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons":

• Exodus:

• "Order of the Sinking Star":

• Resident Evil Requiem:

• Ontos World:

• "Coven of the Chicken Foot":

• 4:LOOP

• Divinity:

• "Star Wars Fate of the Old Republic":

• Stupid Never Dies:

• Bradley the Badger:

• Pragmata:

• "AUDIOMECH: your music transformed":

• Decrepit:

• The Free Shepherd:

• Street Fighter Movie:

• "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie":