Here are games that won at least one award at The Game Awards in 2025 and their scores on Metacritic (the largest aggregator site that collects reviews for movies, games, and series). This is not a top in the usual sense — rather a compilation of the results of a single award and game criticism in general.
How we grouped the data:
- all games are placed from top to bottom and left to right, from highest to lowest, and in alphabetical order. Except for “Baldur's Gate 3” and “No Man's Sky”, as they came out last year;
- if the game was released on several platforms, the score is taken from the one with the most reviews;
- the data is current as of mid-December 2025. As more reviews become available, game scores and, as a result, their placement may change;
- we also recommend that you read the results of The Game Awards 2023 and 2024.
Hades 2 — 95 points (NS1/2, PC)
Award: Best Action Game
Genre: isometric roguelike
What's notable: the younger daughter of Hades opposes the titan Cronos, who wields control over time. A new project by the developers of of “Bastion”, “Transistor”, and “Pyre”.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 — 92 points (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Awards: Game of the Year, Best Narrative, Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Performance, Best Independent Game, Best Debut Indie Game, Best Role Playing Game
Genre: 3rd person jRPG
What's notable: a European developers’ take on the jRPG genre, whose unusual universe is inspired by France on the eve of the First World War.
Donkey Kong Bananza — 91 points (NS2)
Award: Best Family Game
Genre: 3rd person action game
What's notable: the adventures of a ferocious monkey in a tie across a world that can be almost completely destroyed. A new project by the developers of “Super Mario Odyssey”.
Hollow Knight: Silksong — 90 points (NS1/2, PC, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series)
Award: Best Action/Adventure Game
Genre: 2D metroidvania
What's notable: following the Hollow Knight’s descent into the depths of darkness, his ally Hornet finds herself in a new kingdom doomed to perish.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles — 88 points (NS1/2, PC, PS4/5, Xbox Series)
Award: Best Sim/Strategy Game
Genre: tactical strategy
What's notable: an updated version of a tactical strategy long considered a genre classic.
ARC Raiders — 86 points (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Award: Best Multiplayer Game
Genre: 3rd person shooter
What's notable: an extraction shooter set on Earth, devastated by warlike machines. A new project by the developers of “The Finals”.
Mario Kart World — 86 points (Switch 2)
Award: Best Sports/Racing Game
Genre: arcade race
What's notable: Mario, his friends, and his arch-enemies race each other in an open world.
Doom: The Dark Ages — 85 points (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Award: Innovation in Accessibility
Genre: 1st person shooter
What's notable: the backstory of the Doom Slayer, who wages a blood-soaked war against medieval denizens of Hell. A new project by the developers of “Doom: Eternal”.
Battlefield 6 — 83 points (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Award: Best Audio Design
Genre: 1st person shooter
What's notable: a continuation of a famous series that will tell of a new phase of international wars.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves — 80 points (PC, PS4/5, Xbox Series)
Award: Best Fighting Game
Genre: fighting
What's notable: a quarter of a century later, the “Fatal Fury” series returns with a new installment.
South of Midnight — 77 points (PC, Xbox Series)
Award: Games for Impact
Genre: 3rd person action
What's notable: wanderings through the swamps of the American South, where frightening folktales and reality intertwine. A new project by the developers of “We Happy Few”.
The Midnight Walk — 77 points (PC, PS5)
Award: Best VR/AR Game
Genre: 1st person adventure
What's notable: a lonely flashlight explores a terrifying clay reality in an attempt to return a bit of light and warmth to it. A new project by the developers of “Lost in Random”.
Wuthering Waves — 71 points (PC, PS5)
Award: Players Voice
Genre: 3rd person RPG
What's notable: a free-to-play open-world RPG about the search for memories in a fantasy world.
Baldur's Gate 3 — 96 points (PC, PS5, Xbox Series)
Award: Best Community Support
Genre: isometric RPG
What's notable: a party-based RPG set in the Dungeons and Dragons universe, with amazing freedom of choice. A new project by the developers of “Divinity: Original Sin” dilogy.
No Man's Sky — 83 points (NS1/2, PC, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series)
Award: Best Ongoing Game
Genre: adventure
What's notable: a journey through endless space in search of resources for survival and curious secrets.
Grand Theft Auto VI (PS5, Xbox Series)
Award: Most Anticipated Game
Genre: 3rd person action
What's notable: the great series returns to the azure streets of Vice City, which are still full of crime and vices.
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