Meet the winners of the GDC Awards 2025

During the Game Developers Conference event, the traditional Gamers Developers Choice Awards were held, electing the best games of 2024, according to the game industry developers themselves.  In this edition, the big winner was the incredible Balatro, winning three awards, including Game of the Year, surpassing the strong competition from Black Myth: Wukong. Another highlight is Astro Bot, winning two awards. Check out all the winners and nominees below:

• Game of the Year
• Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
  • Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
  • Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC)
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)
• Innovative Game
• Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack) (Winner)
  • Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
  • Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
  • UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
• Design
• Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack) (Winner)
  • Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
  • Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
  • Lorelai and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
• Narrative
• Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero) (Winner)
  • 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor / Fellow Traveller)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
  • Mouthwashing (Wrong Organ / Critical Reflex)
• Visual Art
• Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) (Winner)
  • Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
  • Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)
  • Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
• Technology
• Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment) (Winner)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
  • Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC)
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
  • Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)
• Sound
• Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment) (Winner)
  • Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
  • Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (Square Enix)
  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
• Studio Debut
• Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack) (Winner)
  • 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor / Fellow Traveller)
  • Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
  • Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive)
  • Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)
• Social Impact
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix) (Winner)
  • 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor / Fellow Traveller)
  • Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Frostpunk 2 (11 bit studios)
  • Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)

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