Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yotei Rule the Annual D.I.C.E. Award Nominations

Everyone likes to beryllium consciousness peculiar and crippled developers are nary different, truthful congratulations to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Ghost of Yotei, the 2 games perfectly dominating the Annual D.I.C.E. Award Nominations. Both games scored 8 nominations each, including for Game of the Year.

Held by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards volition instrumentality spot connected February 12 successful Vegas, and volition beryllium hosted by Kinda Funny Games' Greg Miller and Stella Chung.

“First, convey you to our adjacent panelists. Your dedication and expertise successful our judging process, and yourwork successful selecting the champion games of 2025, is genuinely appreciated,” said Meggan Scavio, President of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.

“And connected behalf of each of america astatine the Academy, I widen my congratulations to each of our finalists. Each of these games has impressed america done its creativity,artistry, and method achievement, and we look guardant to celebrating your accomplishments astatine the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.”

Full database of nominations

Outstanding Achievement successful Animation

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yotei
• Monster Hunter Wilds
• South of Midnight
• The Midnight Walk

Outstanding Achievement successful Character

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Esquie

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Maelle

Dispatch - Courtney/Invisigal

Dispatch - Robert Robertson III/Mecha Man

Ghost of Yotei - Atsu

Outstanding Achievement successful Original Music Composition

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yotei
• Herdling
• Mario Kart World
• Sword of the Sea

Outstanding Achievement successful Audio Design

• Arc Raiders
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Ghost of Yotei
• Lumines Arise
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement successful Story

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Consume Me
• despelote
• South of Midnight
• The Drifter

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Arc Raiders
• Assassin's Creed Shadows
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• DOOM: The Dark Ages

Action Game of the Year

• Absolum
• Arc Raiders
• DOOM: The Dark Ages
• Hades II
• Ninja Gaiden 4

Adventure Game of the Year

• Blue Prince
• Dispatch
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Ghost of Yotei
• Hollow Knight: Silksong

Family Game of the Year

• LEGO Party!
• 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
• WWE 2K25

Racing Game of the Year

• EA SPORTS F1 25
• Kirby Air Riders
• Mario Kart World
• Wheel World

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• 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

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• The Alters
• Drop Duchy
• Europa Universalis V
• The King is Watching
• StarVaders

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Ghost Town
• Hotel Infinity
• 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
• Marvel's Deadpool VR
• The Midnight Walk
• Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• Baby Steps
• Blue Prince
• Consume Me
• despelote
• Dispatch

Mobile Game of the Year

• Persona5: The Phantom X
• Umamusume: Pretty Derby
• WHAT THE CLASH?
• Where Winds Meet

Online Game of the Year

• Arc Raiders
• Battlefield 6
• Mario Kart World
• Marvel Rivals
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Achievement successful Game Design

• Arc Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Hades II
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• Öoo

Outstanding Achievement successful Game Direction

• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Ghost of Yotei
• Hades II
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Game of the Year

• Arc Raiders
• Blue Prince
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Dispatch
• Ghost of Yotei

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