The annual BAFTA Games Awards, the grand finale of the industry’s prestigious awards season, celebrated its latest honorees during a gala ceremony in London on Friday, April 17.
Heading into the event, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stood at the forefront of the competition, securing an impressive 12 nominations, including four separate nods within the acting categories. It was closely followed by Dispatch with nine nominations, Ghost of Yōtei with eight, Death Stranding 2 with seven, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle with six.
With these accolades finalized, the awards circuit for titles released in 2025—alongside late-2024 releases like Indiana Jones—has officially drawn to a close. Clair Obscur dominated the conversation throughout the season, solidifying its position as the frontrunner after its record-breaking nine-win sweep at The Game Awards last December, including the coveted Game of the Year title.
The primary point of intrigue leading up to the ceremony was whether the British Academy would align with the consensus or chart its own path. BAFTA has a history of defying mainstream expectations; for instance, in 2018, it bypassed the widely celebrated The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in favor of What Remains of Edith Finch. Similarly, in 2023, it famously crowned Vampire Survivors as its top pick, diverging from the international trend that favored Elden Ring.
Below is the comprehensive list of nominees and winners (highlighted in bold) for the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards:
Best Game
- Arc Raiders
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Animation
- Dispatch
- Battlefield 6
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades 2
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
Artistic Achievement
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- South of Midnight
Audio Achievement
- Dispatch
- Arc Raiders
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
British Game
- Atomfall
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Monument Valley 3
- Powerwash Simulator 2
- Two Point Museum
Debut Game
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- Dispatch
- The Midnight Walk
Evolving Game
- No Man’s Sky
- Fallout 76
- Helldivers 2
- Hitman World of Assassination
- Vampire Survivors
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Family
- Lego Party!
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Is This Seat Taken?
- Mario Kart World
- Powerwash Simulator 2
- Two Point Museum
Game Beyond Entertainment
- And Roger
- Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
- Consume Me
- Despelote
- STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl
- The Alters
Game Design
- Blue Prince
- Ball x Pit
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Hades 2
- Split Fiction
Multiplayer
- Arc Raiders
- Dune: Awakening
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- Lego Party!
- Peak
- Split Fiction
Music
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Dispatch
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Narrative
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- The Alters
New Intellectual Property
- Arc Raiders
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dispatch
- South of Midnight
- Split Fiction
- The Alters
Performer in a Leading Role
- Aaron Paul as Robert Robertson in Dispatch
- Ben Starr as Verso in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Erika Ishii as Atsu in Ghost of Yōtei
- Jennifer English as Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Tom McKay as Henry of Skalitz in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Troy Baker as Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Performer in a Supporting Role
- Jeffrey Wright as Chase in Dispatch
- Alex Wilton Regan as Lea Florence Monad in Lies of P: Overture
- Charlie Cox as Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Jane Perry as Lia Cain in Dead Take
- Kirsty Rider as Lune in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Troy Baker as Higgs in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Technical Achievement
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Arc Raiders
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Split Fiction
The BAFTA Games Awards takes judging games very, very seriously
GOTY Watch explores the unique—and notoriously rigorous—process behind the academy’s final selections.
Source: Polygon
