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Sony Launches PlayStation Blog GOTY Awards 2025 Voting, Letting Fans Choose the Year’s Best Games

December 1, 2025, 05:30 PM December 1, 2025, 05:35 PM

Sony has launched the annual PlayStation Blog Game of the Year Awards 2025, inviting players to vote for the standout games of the year. Fans will decide winners across 19 categories, covering everything from Best Character and Soundtrack to Graphics, Art Direction, and Studio of the Year. Voting is open until December 8.

2025 has been packed with major releases, highly anticipated sequels, standout indie titles, and plenty of surprises. Now, PlayStation is letting players decide which projects deserve the accolades—after all, user votes determine who takes home the bronze, silver, gold, and platinum PS Blog trophies.

Best New Character:

Alma (Monster Hunter Wilds);
Atsu (Ghost of Yōtei);
Bai (Wuchang: Fallen Feathers);
Hinako (Silent Hill f);
Hornet (Hollow Knight: Silksong);
Yan (The Alters);
Lyun (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33);
Mael (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33);
Mio Hudson (Split Fiction);
Naoe (Assassin's Creed: Shadows);
Nate (Baby Steps);
Rainy (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach);
Robert Robertson (Dispatch);
Tumorro (Death Stranding 2: On the Beach);
Verso (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33);
Yasuke (Assassin's Creed: Shadows);
Zoe Foster (Split Fiction).

Best Story:

1000xResist;
Blue Prince;
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33;
Cronos: The New Dawn;
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach;
Digimon Story Time Stranger;
Dispatch;
Ghost of Yōtei;
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle;
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes;
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 1;
Silent Hill f;
Split Fiction;
The Midnight Walk.

Best Graphics:

Arc Raiders;
Assassin's Creed Shadows;
Battlefield 6;
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7;
Cronos: The New Dawn;
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach;
Doom: The Dark Ages;
Dying Light: The Beast;
Ghost of Yōtei;
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle;
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2;
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered.

Best Art Direction:

1000xResist;
Absolum;
Blue Prince;
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33;
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream;
Ghost of Yōtei;
Hollow Knight: Silksong;
Little Nightmares 3;
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes;
Lumines Arise;
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater;
Rematch;
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance;
Silent Hill f;
Sword of the Sea;
The Midnight Walk;
Wheel World.

Best Sound Design:

Alien: Rogue Incursion;
Arc Raiders;
Battlefield 6;
Blue Prince;
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7;
Cronos: The New Dawn;
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach;
Doom: The Dark Ages;
Ghost of Yōtei;
Hell Is Us;
Hollow Knight: Silksong;
Lumines Arise;
Silent Hill f;
The Midnight Walk.

Best Soundtrack:

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33;
Cronos: The New Dawn;
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach;
Earthion;
Elden Ring Nightreign;
Ghost of Yōtei;
Hollow Knight: Silksong;
Lumines Arise;
Ninja Gaiden 4;
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound;
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance;
Silent Hill f;
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds;
Sword of the Sea.

Best Accessibility Features:

Assassin's Creed Shadows;
Battlefield 6;
Borderlands 4;
Days Gone Remastered;
Doom: The Dark Ages;
EA Sports FC 26;
Forza Horizon 5;
Ghost of Yōtei;
Monster Hunter Wilds;
The Outer Worlds 2;
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds;
Split Fiction.

Best Use of DualSense:

Arc Raiders;
Assassin's Creed Shadows;
Baby Steps;
Battlefield 6;
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33;
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach;
Forza Horizon 5;
Ghost of Yōtei;
Hollow Knight: Silksong;
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle;
Lost Soul Aside;
Lumines Arise;
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater;
Monster Hunter Wilds;
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl;
Sword of the Sea;
The Outer Worlds 2.

Best Remaster:

Best Multiplayer Experience:

Absolum;
Arc Raiders;
Battlefield 6;
Borderlands 4;
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7;
EA Sports FC26;
Elden Ring Nightreign;
Forza Horizon 5;
Little Nightmares III;
Lumines Arise;
Marvel Rivals;
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind;
Monster Hunter Wilds;
Rematch;
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds;
Split Fiction.

Best Ongoing Game:

Best Expansion/DLC:

Assassin's Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji;
Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate;
Helldivers 2: Heart of Democracy;
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle — The Order of Giants;
Lies of P: Overture;
PowerWash Simulator — Wallace & Gromit Special Pack;
RoboCop: Rogue City — Unfinished Business;
Two Point Museum – Fantasy Finds.

Best Sports Game:

EA Sports College Football 26;
EA Sports FC 26;
EA Sports F1 25;
Forza Horizon 5;
Madden NFL 26;
MLB The Show 25;
NASCAR 25;
NBA 2K26;
PGA Tour 2K25;
Rematch;
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds;
WWE 2K25.

Best Indie Game:

1000xResist;
Absolum;
Baby Steps;
Ball x Pit;
Blue Prince;
Citizen Sleeper 2;
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33;
Deltarune Chapters 3+4;
Dispatch;
Earthion;
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream;
Forever Skies;
Herdling;
Hollow Knight: Silksong;
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes;
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind;
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound;
Ready or Not;
Rematch;
Sword of the Sea;
Time Flies;
Wanderstop;
Wheel World.

Best PS VR2 Game:

Alien: Rogue Incursion;
Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked;
Dig VR;
Dreams of Another;
Hitman World of Assassination;
Hotel Infinity;
Lumines Arise;
Masters of Light;
Reach;
Skydance's Behemoth;
Smash Drums;
The Midnight Walk;
Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate;
Zombie Army VR.

Best PS4 Game:

Absolum;
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7;
Elden Ring Nightreign;
Fantasian Neo Dimension;
Hollow Knight: Silksong;
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii;
NBA 2K26;
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound;
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance;
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds;
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4.

Best PS5 Game:

Absolum;
Arc Raiders;
Assassin's Creed Shadows;
Baby Steps;
Battlefield 6;
Blue Prince;
Borderlands 4;
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7;
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33;
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach;
Digimon Story Time Stranger;
Doom: The Dark Ages;
Elden Ring Nightreign;
Ghost of Yōtei;
Hell Is Us;
Hollow Knight: Silksong;
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle;
Kingdom Come Deliverance II;
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater;
Monster Hunter Wilds;
Ninja Gaiden 4;
Silent Hill f;
Split Fiction;
The Outer Worlds 2;
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter.

Studio of the Year:

AdHoc Studio;
Battlefield Studios;
Dogubomb;
FromSoftware;
Kenny Sun and Friends;
Kojima Productions;
LizardCube;
Machine Games;
Neobards;
NetEase Games;
Obsidian;
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio;
Sandfall Interactive;
Sucker Punch Productions;
Team Cherry.

Most Anticipated Game of 2026 (and Beyond):

007 First Light;
Beast of Reincarnation;
Code Vein 2;
Crimson Desert;
Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered;
Halloween;
Halo: Campaign Evolved;
Judas;
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight;
Marathon;
Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra;
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls;
Marvel's Wolverine;
Nioh 3;
Onimusha: Way of the Sword;
Phantom Blade Zero;
Pragmata;
Resident Evil Requiem;
Saros;
The Blood of Dawnwalker.

Every category also includes an “Other” option, where players can submit their own nominee.

Meanwhile, preparations are underway for The Game Awards 2025, which will also crown the best games of the year.

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