Sono appena stati annunciati i vincitori dei Game Developers Choice Awards 2025: Balatro ha avuto un grande successo. Il titolo ha vinto il Gioco dell'Anno, ma è stato scelto anche per diverse altre categorie. Life Is Strange Double Exposure, un altro gioco presente su Nintendo Switch, ha vinto il premio “Social Impact”.
La lista completa dei vincitori dei 2025 Game Developer Choice Awards è la seguente (tra parentesi sviluppatore / publisher ) :
Gioco dell'anno
- Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)
Menzioni d'onore: Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode), Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA), Satisfactory (Coffee Stain Studios / Coffee Stain Publishing), UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Miglior audio
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / BigMode)
- Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
Menzioni d'onore: Balatro (Localthunk / Playstack), Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive), Metaphor: Refantazio (Atlus / Sega / Studio Zero), Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital), Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Teams SA / Konami)
Miglior debutto
- 1000xResist (Visitatore Sunset / Fellower)
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / BigMode)
- Balatro (Localthunk / Playstack)
- Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive)
- Tiny Glade (Light Pounce Light)
Menzioni onorevoli: Manor Lords (Magia Slava / Cavappuccio), Mullet Madjack (Hammer95 / Epopeia Games), The Plucky Squire (tutti i possibili futures / Devolver Digital), Tiny Glade (Light Light)
Miglior design
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / BigMode)
- Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (Localthunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
Menzioni d'onore: Final Fantasy VII REBIRTH (Square Enix), Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC), Satisfactory (Coffee Stain Studios / Coffee Stain Publishing), The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development / Nintendo), Ufa 50 (Musossmouth)
Premio per l'innovazione
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / BigMode)
- Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (Localthunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Menzioni d'onore: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC), Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive), Thank Goodness You're Here! (Coal Supper /Panic), The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital), Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)
Migliore narrazione
- 1000xResist (Visitatore Sunset / Fellower)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gooku Studio / Sega)
- Metaphor: Refantazio (Atlus / Sega / Studio Zero)
- Mouthwashing (Wrong Organ / Critical Reflex)
Menzioni d'onore: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix), Frostpunk 2 (11 bit Studios), Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix), Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital), Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
Migliore tecnologia
- Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Tiny Glade (Light Pounce Light)
Menzioni d'onore: Animal Well (Billy Basso / BigMode), Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Threyarch, Raven Software, Beingox, High Moon Studios, Activision Shanghai, Sledgehammer Games, Infinity Ward, Demonware / Activision), Dragon Age: The VeilGuard (BioWare / Electronic Arts), Methopctory Studyoos / Coffee -Stain -Stainlishen) Studios Inc / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Migliori arti visive
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / BigMode)
- Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Metafora: Refantazio (Atlus / Sega / Studio Zero)
- NEVA (Nomada Studio / Returns Digital)
Menzioni d'onore: Balatro (Localthunk / Playstack), Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (Fromsoftware Inc. / Bandai Namco Entertainment), Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios), Tiny Glade (Punce Light), Ultros (Hadoque / Kepler Interactive)
Impatto sociale
- 1000xResist (Visitatore Sunset / Fellower)
- Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Frostpunk 2 (Studios a 11 bit)
- Life Is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck9 / Square Enix)
- NEVA (Nomada Studio / Returns Digital)
Menzioni d'onore: Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games), Distant Bloom (Ember Trail / Kina Brave), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts), Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Surgent Studios / Electronic Arts)
