Game Developers Choice Awards 2025

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The 25th annual Game Developers Choice Awards celebrate the best games of 2024.

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The twenty-fifth annual Choice Awards was held on March 19, 2024 during the Game Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Personal Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Sam Lake

Pioneer Award

• Lucas Pope (Person)

Game of the Year

Balatro (Game) Developer: LocalThunk (Company) Publisher: PlayStack (Company) Nominees Astro Bot (Game) (Team Asobi (Company) / SIEA) Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science Studio (Company)) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Game) (Square Enix (Company)) Helldivers II (Game) (Arrowhead Game Studios (Company) / SIEA) Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero (Company) / Sega (Company)) Honorable Mentions Animal Well (Game) (Shared Memory (Company) / Bigmode (Company)) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu ga Gotoku Studio (Company) / Sega) Satisfactory (Game) (Coffee Stain Studios (Company)) UFO 50 (Game) (Mossmouth)

Best Audio

Astro Bot (Game) Developer: Team Asobi Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America Nominees Animal Well (Game) (Shared Memory (Company) / Bigmode (Company)) Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science Studio (Company)) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Game) (Square Enix (Company)) Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company)) Honorable Mentions Balatro (Game) (LocalThunk (Company) / PlayStack (Company)) Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Game) (Simogo (Company) / Annapurna Interactive (Company)) Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero (Company) / Sega (Company)) Neva (Game) (Nomada Studio (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team (Company) / Konami (Company))

Best Debut

Balatro (Game) Developer: LocalThunk (Company) Publisher: PlayStack (Company) Nominees 1000xResist (Game) (sunset visitor 斜陽過客 / Fellow Traveller (Company)) Animal Well (Game) (Shared Memory (Company) / Bigmode (Company)) Pacific Drive (Game) (Ironwood Studios (Company) / Kepler Interactive (Company)) Tiny Glade (Game) (Pounce Light (Company)) Honorable Mentions Manor Lords (Game) (Slavic Magic (Company) / Hooded Horse (Company)) Mullet Mad Jack (Game) (Hammers (Company) / Epopeia Games (Company)) The Plucky Squire (Game) (All Possible Futures (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company))

Best Design

Balatro (Game) Developer: LocalThunk (Company) Publisher: PlayStack (Company) Nominees Animal Well (Game) (Shared Memory (Company) / Bigmode (Company)) Astro Bot (Game) (Team Asobi (Company) / SIEA) Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science Studio (Company)) Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Game) (Simogo (Company) / Annapurna Interactive (Company)) Honorable Mentions Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Game) (Square Enix (Company)) Helldivers II (Game) (Arrowhead Game Studios (Company) / SIEA) The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo (Company) / Nintendo (Company)) Satisfactory (Game) (Coffee Stain Studios (Company)) UFO 50 (Game) (Mossmouth)

Best Narrative

Metaphor: ReFantazio Developer: Studio Zero (Company) Publisher: Sega (Company) Nominees 1000xResist (Game) (sunset visitor 斜陽過客 / Fellow Traveller (Company)) Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science Studio (Company)) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu ga Gotoku Studio (Company) / Sega) Mouthwashing (Game) (Wrong Organ (Company) / Critical Reflex (Company)) Honorable Mentions Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Game) (Square Enix (Company)) Frostpunk 2 (Game) (11 Bit Studios (Company)) Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games (Company) / Square Enix) Neva (Game) (Nomada Studio (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company))

Best Technology

Astro Bot (Game) Developer: Team Asobi (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Nominees Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science Studio (Company)) Helldivers II (Game) (Arrowhead Game Studios (Company) / SIEA) Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company)) Tiny Glade (Game) (Pounce Light (Company)) Honorable Mentions Animal Well (Game) (Shared Memory (Company) / Bigmode (Company)) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company)) Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) Satisfactory (Game) (Coffee Stain Studios (Company)) Tekken 8 (Game) (Tekken Project (Company) / Bandai Namco Entertainment (Company))

Best Visual Art

Black Myth: Wukong Developer: Game Science Studio (Company) Publisher: Game Science Studio Nominees Animal Well (Game) (Shared Memory (Company) / Bigmode (Company)) Astro Bot (Game) (Team Asobi (Company) / SIEA) Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero (Company) / Sega (Company)) Neva (Game) (Nomada Studio (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Honorable Mentions Balatro (Game) (LocalThunk (Company) / PlayStack (Company)) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment (Company)) Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company)) Tiny Glade (Game) (Pounce Light (Company)) Ultros (Game) (Hadoque (Company) / Kepler Interactive (Company))

Innovation Award

Balatro (Game) Developer: LocalThunk (Company) Publisher: PlayStack (Company) Nominees Animal Well (Game) (Shared Memory (Company) / Bigmode (Company)) Astro Bot (Game) (Team Asobi (Company) / SIEA) Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science Studio (Company)) UFO 50 (Game) (Mossmouth) Honorable Mentions Helldivers II (Game) (Arrowhead Game Studios (Company) / SIEA) Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Game) (Simogo (Company) / Annapurna Interactive (Company)) The Plucky Squire (Game) (All Possible Futures (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Thank Goodness You're Here! (Coal Supper (Company) / Panic (Company)) Tiny Glade (Game) (Pounce Light (Company))

Social Impact Award

Life is Strange: Double Exposure Developer: Deck Nine Games (Company) Publisher: Square Enix (Company) Nominees 1000xResist (Game) (sunset visitor 斜陽過客 / Fellow Traveller (Company)) Astro Bot (Game) (Team Asobi (Company) / SIEA) Frostpunk 2 (Game) (11 Bit Studios (Company)) Neva (Game) (Nomada Studio (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Honorable Mentions Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios (Company) / Skybound Games (Company)) Distant Bloom (Game) (Ember Trail (Company) / Kina Brave) Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) Tales of Kenzera Zau (Game) (Surgent Studios (Company) / Electronic Arts)

Audience Award

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Game)

• Developer: Square Enix (Company)
• Publisher: Square Enix

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• Astro Bot (Game)
• Balatro (Game)
• Black Myth: Wukong (Game)
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Game)
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Game)
• Metaphor: ReFantazio (Game)

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Game Developers Choice Awards 2025

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GDC Awards 2025

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• Astro Bot (Game)
• Balatro (Game)
• Black Myth: Wukong (Game)
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Game)
• Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Game)
• Metaphor: ReFantazio (Game)
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