The Best Trailers of ‘The Game Awards’ 2025

By Dean Blake - News

Published: 17 Dec 2025

Readtime: 10 min

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Every December former video game journalist Geoff Keighley, alongside a panel of industry judges, present the best games that dropped in the year that was in The Game Awards.

While the awards are the main draw for the gaming industry at large, viewers tend to tune in for Keighley’s tendency to drop massive announcements and trailers for upcoming games—this year, we saw the reveal of Larian Studios’ Divinity, a bunch of new Star Wars titles, and the return of Control.

Here, we’ll break down all the major announcements of the show, as well as catalogue the winners of each category for The Game Awards 2025.

The Best Trailers of TGA 2025

While there were a ton of games announced,

Warning, it’s a pretty gross trailer.

1. Divinity

Genre: RPG
Release Date: n/a
Developer: Larian Studios
Platform: n/a

A very early look at the next project of Larian Studios, the people behind the incredibly successful Baldur’s Gate 3. Divinity is a return to Larian’s own fantasy universe, though whether it’ll be another isometric RPG or something different is yet to be seen. We also still have no idea when it’s coming, so get ready to wait for a few years.

2. Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic

Genre: RPG
Release Date: n/a
Developer: Arcanaut Studios
Platform: “PC and consoles”

Another one that is years away, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic will seemingly be a sci-fi epic driven by an immersive story, as well as shifted by player choice. It’s being made by a team led by Casey Hudson, the man behind the Mass Effect series and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, so you could certainly view FOTOR as a spiritual (or literal) sequel to those games.

3. Star Wars: Galactic Racer

Genre: Racer
Release Date: 2026
Developer: Fuse Games
Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

If you’re as old as me, you remember the fantastic Star Wars podracing game that launched on the Nintendo 64. Well, now we’re getting a whole Galactic Racer, where you can race all sorts of Star Wars vehicles. It looks very dangerous, based on the trailer.

4. Ontos

Genre: Horror
Release Date: “2026”
Developer: Frictional Games
Platform: Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

Seemingly a follow-up to its 2015 sci-fi horror hit Soma, the geniuses at Frictional Games are returning to space next year with Ontos. The game was actually soft revealed to die hard fans earlier with the completion of an ARG which showcased the Samsara Hotel, but the reveal trailer lays out quite a bit of spooky, body-horror related goodness to look forward to.

5. Resident Evil Requiem

Genre: Horror
Release Date: 27 February, 2026
Developer: Capcom
Platform: Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

A game with an actual release date! Resident Evil Requiem is the latest game in the wildly successful survival horror series, and brings back a number of familiar faces: Leon S Kennedy, of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4, as well as Grace Ashcroft—daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft, of PS2 spin-off Resident Evil Outbreak. Unlike the last two games, RER is taking players back to the smouldering wreckage of Racoon City (at least for part of the game), which is enough to get me excited.

6. Forest 3

Genre: Horror, Survival Crafting
Release Date: n/a
Developer: Endnight
Platform: n/a

The third in a series with confusing naming conventions, Forest 3 follows up The Forest and Sons of the Forest. While the first game followed a father searching for his son on a cannibal-ridden island after a plane crash, and the sequel followed a group of soldiers storming a similarly cannibal-ridden island to find a rich family, Forest 3 seems to switch up the formula somewhat—taking the series’ tried-and-true survival-crafting mechanics far into the future. If you’re confused about how that fits within the series, you clearly haven’t played Sons of the Forest.

7. Control Resonant

Genre: Third-person Action
Release Date: 2026
Developer: Remedy
Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S

The latest entry into Remedy’s shared universe, which brings together the Max Payne, Alan Wake, Quantum Break and Control games, Resonant looks to bring together everything that made each of those games special, with more of a third-person action vibe. From the trailer, it looks like it’ll be less of a shooter, and more of a reality-bending beat-em-up this time around. I’m keen.

‘The Game Awards’ Winners 2025

'Death Stranding 2: On the Beach' (2025) | Image: Kojima Productions — ‘Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’ (2025) | Image: Kojima Productions

Game of the Year

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive (winner)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Donkey Kong Bananza, Nintendo
Hades II, Supergiant Games
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver

Best Game Direction

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive (winner)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Production/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades II, Supergiant Games
Split Fiction, Hazelight Studios/EA

Best Narrative

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive (winner)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver
Silent Hill F, NeoBards Entertainment/Konami

'Hollow Knight Silksong' — ‘Hollow Knight Silksong’ | Image: Team Cherry

Best Art Direction

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive (winner)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades II, Supergiant Games
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry

Best Score & Music

Christopher Larkin, Hollow Knight: Silksong
Darren Korb, Hades II
Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (winner)
Toma Otowa, Ghost of Yotei
Woodkid and Ludvig Forssel, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Best Audio Design

Battlefield 6, Battlefield Studios/EA (winner)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Silent Hill F, NeoBards Entertainment/Konami

Ghost of Yotei | Image: Sucker Punch Productions

Best Performance

Ben Starr, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Charlie Cox, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Erika Ishii, Ghost of Yotei
Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (winner)
Konatsu Kato, Silent Hill F
Troy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Innovation in Accessibility

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft
Atomfall, Rebellion
Doom: The Dark Ages, id Software/Bethesda Softworks (winner)
EA Sports FC 26, EA Canada/EA Romania/EA
South of Midnight, Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios

Games for Impact

Consume Me, Jenny Jiao Hsia/AP Thomson/Hexacutable
Despelote, Julian Cordero/Sebastian Valbuena/Panic
Lost Records: Blood & Rage, Don’t Nod Montreal/Don’t Nod
South of Midnight, Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios (winner)
Wanderstop, Ivy Road/Annapurna Interactive

No Man's Sky — No Man’s Sky | Image: Hello Games

Best Ongoing

Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix
Fortnite, Epic Games
Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Marvel Rivals, NetEase Games
No Man’s Sky, Hello Games (winner)

Best Community Support

Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios (winner)
Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix
Fortnite, Epic Games
Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
No Man’s Sky, Hello Games

Best Independent Game

Absolum, Guard Crush Games/Supamonks/Dotemu
Ball X Pit, Kenny Sun/Devolver Digital
Blue Price, Dogubomb/Raw Fury
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive (winner)
Hades II, Supergiant Games
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry

Best Debut Indie Game

Blue Price, Dogubomb/Raw Fury
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive (winner)
Despelote, Julian Cordero/Sebastian Valbuena/Panic
Dispatch, AdHoc Studio
Megabonk, Vedinad

Best Mobile Game

Destiny: Rising, NetEase Games
Persona 5: The Phantom X, Black Wings Game Studios/Sega
Sonic Rumble, Ravio Entertainment/Sega
Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Cygames Inc. (winner)
Wuthering Waves, Kuro Games

Best VR / AR Game

Alien: Rogue Incursion, Survios
Arken Age, VitruviusVR
Ghost Town, Fireproof Games
Marvel’s Deadpool VR, Twisted Pixel Games/Oculus Studios
The Midnight Walk, MoonHood/Fast Travel Games (winner)

Doom: The Dark Ages | Image: ID Software

Best Action Game

Battlefield 6, Battlefield Studios/EA
Doom: The Dark Ages, id Software/Bethesda Softworks
Hades II, Supergiant Games (winner)
Ninja Gaiden 4, Platinum Games/Team Ninja/Xbox Game Studios
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Lizardcube/Sega

Best Action / Adventure

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry (winner)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks
Split Fiction, Hazelight Studios/EA

Best RPG

Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive (winner)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios/Deep SIlver
Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios