It is nearly time to welcome in 2026, the yr that we lastly get to play Grand Theft Auto 6. However there’s nonetheless a number of days left to have a good time the best hits of this yr, and that is precisely what the IGN Awards 2025 is right here to do. There was a large stack of nice video games, motion pictures, and TV exhibits this yr, and we wish to honor the perfect of the previous 12 months of pop-culture.
This was the yr when the lengthy, lengthy improvement of Hole Knight: Silksong lastly ended, and proved that good issues actually do come to those that wait. However 2025 was simply as a lot about contemporary faces because it was long-awaited sequels, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from new studio Sandfall Interactive being the subject of at the very least half of all gaming dialog for many of the yr. Over on the large display, the bluesy horror motion of Sinners and the break-neck thrills of One Battle After One other had us on the sides of our seats, and in our residing rooms we had been glued to the twists and turns of Severance’s second season and leafing via problems with Batman: Darkish Patterns. All of those good titles and extra are nominated for considered one of our end-of-year awards.
Right here we current the complete checklist of nominees for the 2025 IGN Awards. Beginning on Monday, December 15, and persevering with all through the week, we’ll announce the winners of our Finest Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo sport awards, the Finest Film, Finest TV Present, and Finest Anime, plus many extra classes. This week of awards will culminate on Friday, December 19, the place we’ll reveal IGN’s Sport of the Yr. You’ll want to examine again to this web page each day, which can be up to date with the entire winners as they’re introduced.
Earlier than we begin, a notice about our platform-specific awards. We have not usually mandated that video games on one of the best PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo shortlists have to be platform exclusives, however we have normally tried to decide on video games which can be notably “aligned” with every console. This yr, in recognition of shifting business tendencies, we have determined that any sport printed on these platforms is honest sport, no matter exclusivity. The ensuing shortlists inform an fascinating story about how multi-platform, third-party video games formed every console in 2025 as a lot as their exclusives.
The IGN Awards are voted for by our content material workforce, who’re the those who create the whole lot you learn and watch on IGN, from social posts to in-depth evaluations and multi-page guides. However we do not simply wish to inform you what we predict was greatest this yr: we wish to know what you liked, too. Vote to your favorite video games, motion pictures, exhibits and extra within the polls under.
The Finest Sport of 2025
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades 2
- Hole Knight: Silksong
The Finest Film of 2025
- Frankenstein
- KPop Demon Hunters
- One Battle After One other
- Marty Supreme
- Sinners
- Weapons
The Finest TV Present of 2025
- Alien: Earth (season 1)
- Andor (season 2)
- The Pitt (season 1)
- Pluribus (season 1)
- The Rehearsal (season 2)
- Severance (season 2)
The Finest Anime Collection of 2025
- Apothecary Diaries (season 2)
- Dan Da Dan (season 2)
- Takopi’s Authentic Sin
- The Summer time Hikaru Died
- Zenshu
The Finest Comedian Ebook or Graphic Novel of 2025
- Absolute Marvel Lady
- Assorted Disaster Occasions
- Batman: Darkish Patterns
- Drome
- Ice Cream Man
The Finest PlayStation Sport of 2025
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hole Knight: Silksong
The Finest Xbox Sport of 2025
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Hole Knight: Silksong
- Keeper
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Cut up Fiction
The Finest Nintendo Sport of 2025
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades 2
- Hole Knight: Silksong
- Kirby Air Riders
- Mario Kart World
The Finest PC Sport of 2025
- Blue Prince
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Hole Knight: Silksong
- Hades 2
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
The Finest RPG of 2025
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- The Outer Worlds 2
- Trails within the Sky 1st Chapter
The Finest Motion-Journey Sport of 2025
- Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hole Knight: Silksong
- Cut up Fiction
The Finest Motion Sport of 2025
- The First Berserker: Khazan
- Hades 2
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Ninja Gaiden 4
- Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
The Finest Shooter Sport of 2025
- Arc Raiders
- Battlefield 6
- Borderlands 4
- Doom: The Darkish Ages
- Marvel Rivals*
*Whereas Marvel Rivals was launched in December 2024, it arrived too late to be thought-about for final yr’s IGN Awards. We have now determined to make it eligible for this yr’s awards as a substitute.
The Finest Roguelike Sport of 2025
- Ball x Pit
- Blue Prince
- Elden Ring Nightreign
- Hades 2
- Monster Practice 2
The Finest Puzzle Sport of 2025
- Blue Prince
- Is This Seat Taken?
- Keeper
- Lumines Come up
- The Séance of Blake Manor
The Finest Technique Sport of 2025
- Anno 117: Pax Romana
- Europa Universalis 5
- The Hundred Line: Final Protection Academy
- Monster Practice 2
- Two Level Museum
The Finest Remake or Remastered Sport of 2025
- Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake
- The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered
- Ultimate Fantasy Techniques – The Ivalice Chronicles
- Steel Gear Stable Delta: Snake Eater
- Trails within the Sky 1st Chapter
The Finest Artwork Path in a Video Sport of 2025
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
- Hole Knight: Silksong
- South of Midnight
The Finest Video Sport Music/Rating of 2025
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades 2
- Hole Knight: Silksong
The Finest Efficiency in a Video Sport of 2025
- Aaron Paul (Robert Robertson/Mecha Man, Dispatch)
- Ben Starr (Verso, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Erika Ishii (Atsu, Ghost of Yotei)
- Jennifer English (Maelle, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)
- Konatsu Kato (Hinako Shimizu, Silent Hill f)
The Finest Ensemble Forged in a Video Sport of 2025
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Dying Stranding 2: On the Seaside
- Dispatch
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades 2
The Finest Performer in a Film of 2025
- Amy Madigan (Gladys, Weapons)
- Chase Infiniti (Willa Ferguson, One Battle After One other)
- Jacob Elordi (The Creature, Frankenstein)
- Leonardo DiCaprio (Bob Ferguson, One Battle After One other)
- Michael B. Jordan (Elijah “Smoke” Moore and Elias “Stack” Moore, Sinners)
- Timothée Chalamet (Marty Mauser, Marty Supreme)
The Finest Performer in a TV Present of 2025
- Babou Ceesay (Morrow, Alien: Earth)
- Genevieve O’Reilly (Mon Mothma, Andor)
- Noah Wyle (Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, The Pitt)
- Owen Cooper (Jamie Miller, Adolescence)
- Rhea Seehorn (Carol Sturka, Pluribus)
The Finest Ensemble Forged in a TV Present or Film of 2025
- Andor (season 2)
- One Battle After One other
- The Pitt (season 1)
- Severance (season 2)
- Sinners
The Finest TV Episode of 2025
- Adolescence Season 1, Episode 3 – “Episode 3”
- Andor Season 2, Episode 8 – “Who Are You?”
- The Pitt Season 1, Episode 12 – “6:00 P.M.”
- The Rehearsal Season 2, Episode 3 – “Pilot’s Code”
- Severance Season 2, Episode 10 – “Chilly Harbor”
The Finest Superhero Film of 2025
- The Implausible 4: First Steps
- Superman
- Thunderbolts*
The Finest Sci-Fi or Fantasy Film of 2025
- Bugonia
- Companion
- Frankenstein
- Predator: Badlands
- Predator: Killer of Killers
The Finest Horror Film of 2025
- 28 Years Later
- Convey Her Again
- Sinners
- Collectively
- Weapons
Be certain to examine again all through the week beginning December 15 as we can be unveiling new winners every day. IGN’s Sport of the Yr 2025 can be introduced on Friday, December 19!