Is there even a point in reading nominees anymore? Even putting the awards ceremonies together? Just hand Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 all the gold melted down and put together at this point. Jokes aside, the talented team at Sandfall Interactive have another reason to celebrate, as they picked up five wins at last night's DICE Awards.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won the Game of the Year award, the RPG of the year award, best game direction, best art direction, and outstanding narrative. Ghost of Yotei followed its five trophies with three for Atsu's adventure, including an award dedicated to Atsu herself. Then Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Blue Prince tied for third place, with two awards each.
Elsewhere, we saw some underappreciated and interesting games pick up wins. Lego Party won for the best party game, Rematch won for best sports title, Hotel Infinity and Ghost Town got some immersive gaming nods, and somehow Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection picked up the win for best fighting game. Check out the full shortlist and winners list below:
Game of the Year
Arc Raiders
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Winner
Dispatch
Ghost of Yōtei
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Winner
Ghost of Yōtei
Hades II
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Arc Raiders
Blue Prince - Winner
Hades II
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Öoo
Online Game of the Year
Arc Raiders - Winner
Battlefield 6
Mario Kart World
Marvel Rivals
Split Fiction
Mobile Game of the Year
Persona 5: The Phantom X - Winner
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
WHAT THE CLASH?
Where Winds Meet
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Baby Steps
Blue Prince - Winner
Consume Me
despelote
Dispatch
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Ghost Town
Hotel Infinity - Winner
Marvel's Deadpool VR
Star Wars: Beyond Victory - A Mixed Reality Playset
Unloop
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked
Ghost Town - Winner
Marvel's Deadpool VR
The Midnight Walk
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yōtei
Monster Hunter Wilds
South of Midnight - Winner
The Midnight Walk
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Winner
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Dispatch
Ghost of Yōtei
The Midnight Walk
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Esquie
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Maelle
Dispatch - Courtney/Invisigal
Dispatch - Robert Robertson III/Mecha Man
Ghost of Yōtei - Atsu - Winner
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ghost of Yōtei - Winner
Herdling
Mario Kart World
Sword of the Sea
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
Arc Raiders
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - Winner
Ghost of Yōtei
Lumines Arise
Split Fiction
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Winner
Consume Me
despelote
South of Midnight
The Drifter
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Arc Raiders
Assassin's Creed Shadows
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach - Winner
Donkey Kong Bananza
DOOM: The Dark Ages
Action Game of the Year
Absolum
Arc Raiders
DOOM: The Dark Ages
Hades II - Winner
Ninja Gaiden 4
Adventure Game of the Year
Blue Prince
Dispatch
Donkey Kong Bananza
Ghost of Yōtei - Winner
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Family Game of the Year
LEGO® Party! - Winner
LEGO® Voyagers
Lumines Arise
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
POPUCOM
Fighting Game of the Year
2XKO
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection - Winner
WWE 2K25
Racing Game of the Year
EA SPORTS F1® 25
Kirby Air Riders
Mario Kart World - Winner
Wheel World
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Winner
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Monster Hunter Wilds
The Outer Worlds 2
Sports Game of the Year
EA SPORTS FC™ 26
PGA Tour 2k25
MLB® The Show™ 25
NBA 2k26
Rematch - Winner
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
The Alters - Winner
Drop Duchy
Europa Universalis V
The King is Watching
StarVaders