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Check out the integral lean of nominees and good mentions for the 25th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards , happen this March
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labor organizer for theGame Developers Choice Awardshave revealed their list of nominees for the twenty-fifth annual ceremony , taking place this March during GDC 2025 . Unfortunately , for this class ’s awards , many of the nominees expect pretty much the same , with a couple of exception to make them palpate dissimilar . Across a total of nine categories , Astro BotandBlack Myth : Wukonghas seven nominations each . No other games get along near in nominations as the most the next game has isAnimal Wellwith five .
It ’s almost glaringly apparent the hoi polloi who put forward these games in the first place were pushing hard for one of the two to walk out with Game of the Year , and if they did n’t , they ’d still likely have three laurels a spell to their name . A lot of the ethical mentions would have made for good representation in sure class . We have the full listing below , as the awards will fall out on March 19 .
25th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards Nominees
Best Audio
Honorable Mentions : 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 )
Best Debut
honourable Mentions : Manor Lords(Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse),Mullet Madjack(HAMMER95 / Epopeia Games),The Plucky Squire(All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital),Tiny Glade(Pounce Light )
Best Design
Honorable Mentions : 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),UFO 50(Mossmouth )
Innovation Award
Honorable mention : 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 )
Best Narrative
Honorable mention : 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 )
Best Technology
Honorable Mentions : Animal Well(Billy Basso/ Bigmode ) , Call of Duty : Black Ops 6(Threyarch , Raven Software , Beenox , High Moon Studios , Activision Shanghai , Sledgehammer Games , Infinity Ward , Demonware /Activision),Dragon years : The Veilguard(BioWare / Electronic Arts),Satisfactory(Coffee Stain Studios / Coffee Stain Publishing),Tekken 8(Bandai Namco Studios Inc / Bandai Namco Entertainment )
Best Visual Art
Honorable Mentions : 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(Pounce Light ) , Ultros ( Hadoque / Kepler Interactive )
Social Impact
ethical Mentions : 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 )
Game of the Year
Honorable Mentions : Animal Well(Billy Basso / Bigmode),Helldivers 2(Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC),Like a Dragon : Infinite Wealth(Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA),Satisfactory(Coffee Stain Studios / Coffee Stain Publishing),UFO 50(Mossmouth )
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