Oui! Oui! It’s time to break out the baguettes. Sandfall and Kepler Interactive’s French action adventure game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 staked claim on the Game of the Year prize at the 12th Game Awards, which were handed out Thursday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 also garnered wins for Best Independent Game, Best Narrative and Best Art Direction. Jennifer English also won Best Performance for her role as Maelle in the game. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 came into the ceremony with 12 total nominations, a record breaking stat in the history of the awards show, and left with 9. Other winners included Donkey Kong Bananza for Best Family Game, Hades II won Best Action Game, South of Midnight for Games For Impact, Hollow Knight: Silksong for Best Action/Adventure, while HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2 took home Best Adaption.  In a mission to always outdo themselves from the year prior, the tech-based awards show did not skimp on the star power or surprises. Several top studios and indie game developers made splashy announcements for their upcoming titles: Lucasfilm kicked off the slew of big-ticket surprises, unveiling Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, developed by Casey Hudson, former director of the Mass Effect trilogy and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Larian Studios, home of 2023’s Game of the Year winner Baldur’s Gate 3, revealed their next haunting roleplay title, Divinity. Day 4 Night Studio’s revealed Bradley the Badger, a comedy action adventure starring Evan Peters, while Capcom’s highly anticipated horror title Resident Evil Requiem confirmed the decades-long return of fan favorite, Leon Kennedy. Another high-concept reveal came from Amazon Game Studios and Crystal Dynamics, with two new Lara Croft titles. The first, in 2026, is Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a reimagining of the 1996 game that sees the adventurer fighting for her life against dinosaurs and diving over steep waterfalls to find the lost city. The second, coming in 2027, is Tomb Raider Catalyst, set amid a mystical disaster that sends Lara to Northern India to uncover ancient secrets guarded by powerful, mysterious forces. Alix Wilton Regan (Cyberpunk 2077) takes over the voice of Lara Croft from Camilla Luddington, who led the last two Square Enix-developed Tomb Raider games, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider in 2015 and 2018, respectively. Star presenters included the cast of 2026’s Street Fighter, Noah Centineo, Jason Momoa, Orville Peck, David Dastmalchian and Callina Liang, who debuted a first look teaser from the film, along with handing out the award for Best Ongoing Game to No Man’s Sky. Jeffrey Wright and his son Elijah presented the Best Action Game to Hades II, and Gemma Chan brought out musician Lenny Kravitz to talk about their upcoming roles in Amazon Games’ 007 First Light. Other stars present were Milla Jovovich, J.J. Abrams, Tricia Helfer and David Harbour. The show also featured a special live performance from Evanescence. The Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by BAFTA and Emmy-nominated composer Lorne Balfe, performed scores from the year’s Game of the Year nominees and more. Here are the winners of the 2025 Game Awards. GAME OF THE YEAR Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) BEST GAME DIRECTION Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) BEST NARRATIVE Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) BEST ART DIRECTION Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) BEST SCORE AND MUSIC, LEVELED UP BY SPOTIFY Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 BEST AUDIO DESIGN Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA) BEST PERFORMANCE Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda Softworks) GAMES FOR IMPACT South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios) BEST ONGOING GAME No Man’s Sky (Hello Games) BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) BEST INDEPENDENT GAME Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive) BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) BEST MOBILE GAME Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Cygames Inc.) BEST VR/AR  The Midnight Walk (MoonHood/Fast Travel Games) BEST ACTION  Hades II (Supergiant Games) BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE  Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry) BEST RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive) BEST FIGHTING Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK Corporation) BEST FAMILY  Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) BEST SIM/STRATEGY FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles (Square Enix) BEST SPORTS/RACING Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) BEST MULTIPLAYER Arc Raiders (Embark Studios) BEST ADAPTATION The Last of Us: Season 2 (HBO/PlayStation Productions) MOST ANTICIPATED GAME Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games) CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR  MoistCr1TiKaL BEST ESPORTS GAME Counter-Strike 2 (Valve) BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon (League of Legends) BEST ESPORTS TEAM Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2 PLAYERS’ VOICE Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games) Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy. Comments On Deadline Hollywood are monitored. So don't go off topic, don't impersonate anyone, and don't get your facts wrong. Comment Name Email Website Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Still need to play Clair but stoked for the new Star Wars Old Republic game by Casey. KOTOR was phenomenal, as was the Mass Effect trilogy. And also hyped for the two new Lara Croft games…and…MEGAMAN!