2025 Vidya Game Awards

Least Worst Award

for least worst game of the year

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Team Cherry

#1 Hollow Knight: Silksong

#2 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#3 Kirby Air Riders

#4 Dispatch

#5 Ninja Gaiden 4

#6 Donkey Kong Bananza

#7 Abiotic Factor

#8 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

#9 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

#10 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

#11 Hades II

#12 Blue Prince

Most Hated Award

for most hated game of the year

Assassin's Creed Shadows

Ubisoft Quebec

#1 Assassin's Creed Shadows

#2 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

#3 Borderlands 4

#4 Pokémon Legends: Z-A

#5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

#6 Avowed

#7 Ghost of Yōtei

#8 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

#9 MindsEye

#10 Monster Hunter Wilds

#11 Mario Kart World

#12 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Game Play-Ger

for best gameplay

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Team Cherry

#1 Hollow Knight: Silksong

#2 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#3 Ninja Gaiden 4

#4 Kirby Air Riders

#5 Donkey Kong Bananza

#6 Hades II

#7 Beyond Citadel

#8 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

#9 ARC Raiders

#10 Blue Prince

#11 Battlefield 6

#12 Doom: The Dark Ages

Press X To Win The Award

for worst gameplay

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Game Freak

#1 Pokémon Legends: Z-A

#2 MindsEye

#3 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

#4 Assassin's Creed Shadows

#5 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

#6 Silent Hill f

#7 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

#8 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

#9 Dispatch

#10 Mario Kart World

#11 Monster Hunter Wilds

#12 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

A E S T H E T I C S Award

for best visual aesthetics

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Team Cherry

#1 Hollow Knight: Silksong

#2 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#3 ENA: Dream BBQ

#4 Look Outside

#5 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

#6 Hades II

#7 Kirby Air Riders

#8 Dispatch

#9 Silent Hill f

#10 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

#11 Donkey Kong Bananza

#12 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Assthetics Award

for worst visual aesthetics

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Game Freak

#1 Pokémon Legends: Z-A

#2 Avowed

#3 The Outer Worlds 2

#4 Borderlands 4

#5 Assassin's Creed Shadows

#6 MindsEye

#7 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

#8 Monster Hunter Wilds

#9 Ghost of Yōtei

#10 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#11 South of Midnight

#12 ARC Raiders

Silent Protagonist Award

for best character

Hornet

Hollow Knight: Silksong

#1 Hornet

#2 Goro Majima

#3 The Entire Cast of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#4 Kirby

#5 Rick

#6 Robert Robertson III

#7 King K. Rool

#8 Sherma

#9 Ryu Hayabusa

#10 Donkey Kong

#11 Samus Aran

#12 Sylux

Scrappy Doo Award

for worst character

Yasuke

Assassin's Creed Shadows

#1 Yasuke

#2 Myles MacKenzie

#3 Musa of Mali

#4 Harriet Tubman

#5 Atsu

#6 Nata

#7 Hinako Shimizu

#8 Pauline

Hate Machine Award

for crimes against gaming

Payment Processors

PORN BAD, every other vice is good

#1 Payment Processors

#2 AI

#3 $80 Games

#4 SJWs

#5 Gacha

#6 Ubisoft

#7 Nintendo

#8 Microsoft & Xbox

#9 Assassin's Creed Shadows

#10 Pokémon Legends: Z-A

#11 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

#12 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

#13 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Bikini Season Award

for best representation of women

Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Cygames

#1 Umamusume: Pretty Derby

#2 Beyond Citadel

#3 Dispatch

#4 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#5 Hollow Knight: Silksong

#6 Digimon Story: Time Stranger

#7 Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land

#8 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

#9 Wuchang: Fallen Feathers

#10 Hades II

#11 Silent Hill f

#12 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Hasselhoff Award

for best representation of men

Rance 03: The Fall of Leazas

AliceSoft

#1 Rance 03: The Fall of Leazas

#2 Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

#3 Ninja Gaiden 4

#4 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#5 Donkey Kong Bananza

#6 Dispatch

#7 Doom: The Dark Ages

#8 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

#9 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

#10 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

#11 The First Berserker: Khazan

#12 Hades II

Kamige Award

for best eroge

Rance 03: The Fall of Leazas

AliceSoft

#1 Rance 03: The Fall of Leazas

#2 ButtKnight

#3 Magical Girl Konoha

#4 Innocent Rules

#5 Anomalous Coffee Machine

#6 Do Disciplinary Committee Members Dream of Succubi?

#7 The Last Sovereign

#8 Warrior Maiden Lecia and the Lost Fortress

The Beat Must Never Die

for best soundtrack

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Listen to the soundtrack here

#1 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#2 Hollow Knight: Silksong

#3 Deltarune: Chapters 3 & 4

#4 Once Upon a Katamari

#5 Kirby Air Riders

#6 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

#7 Mario Kart World

#8 Donkey Kong Bananza

#9 Hades II

#10 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

#11 Ninja Gaiden 4

#12 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Treasure Island Award

for best writing / story

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive

#1 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#2 Dispatch

#3 Hollow Knight: Silksong

#4 The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

#5 Deltarune: Chapters 3 & 4

#6 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

#7 Trickcal:Chibi Go

#8 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

#9 Silent Hill f

#10 Blue Prince

#11 Hades II

#12 of the Devil

Shitty Deflated Beach Ball Award

for worst writing / story

Assassin's Creed Shadows

Ubisoft Quebec

#1 Assassin's Creed Shadows

#2 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

#3 Borderlands 4

#4 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

#5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

#6 The Outer Worlds 2

#7 Ghost of Yōtei

#8 Monster Hunter Wilds

#9 MindsEye

#10 Silent Hill f

#11 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

#12 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Seal of Quality Award

for biggest technical blunder

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Game Freak

#1 Pokémon Legends: Z-A

#2 Monster Hunter Wilds

#3 MindsEye

#4 Borderlands 4

#5 2024 Vidya Gaem Awards

#6 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

#7 Civilization VII

#8 Assassin's Creed Shadows

#9 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

#10 Splitgate 2

#11 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

New Challenger Award

for best new IP

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive

#1 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#2 Dispatch

#3 Look Outside

#4 Megabonk

#5 Abiotic Factor

#6 Blue Prince

#7 The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy

#8 ARC Raiders

#9 Dolls Nest

#10 Trickcal:Chibi Go

#11 AI Limit

#12 The Alters

IP Twist Award

for best implementation of an old franchise

Kirby Air Riders

Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd.

#1 Kirby Air Riders

#2 Hollow Knight: Silksong

#3 Donkey Kong Bananza

#4 Digimon Story: Time Stranger

#5 Once Upon a Katamari

#6 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

#7 Ninja Gaiden 4

#8 Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

#9 Elden Ring Nightreign

#10 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

#11 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

#12 Silent Hill f

PIXELS R ART XIII

for most pretentious indie game

Baby Steps

Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch, Bennett Foddy

#1 Baby Steps

#2 Deltarune: Chapters 3 & 4

#3 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#4 South of Midnight

#5 Hades II

#6 Wanderstop

#7 Dispatch

#8 Despelote

#9 Unbeatable

#10 Blue Prince

#11 ENA: Dream BBQ

#12 Hollow Knight: Silksong

The Little Game That Could Award

for best game nobody played

BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT

Joeveno

#1 BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT

#2 Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist

#3 Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark

#4 Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation

#5 BLADECHIMERA

#6 Lumines Arise

#7 Rhythm Doctor

#8 Marvel Cosmic Invasion

#9 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

#10 MotionRec

/vr/ Award

for best game of 1995

Chrono Trigger

Square, Tose

#1 Chrono Trigger

#2 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

#3 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

#4 Command & Conquer

#5 Earthbound

#6 Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

#7 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

#8 Rayman

#9 Twisted Metal

#10 Tekken 2

#11 Panzer Dragoon

#12 Star Wars: Dark Forces

Me at the Zoo Award

for best game of 2005

Resident Evil 4

Capcom Production Studio 4

#1 Resident Evil 4

#2 Shadow Of The Colossus

#3 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

#4 F.E.A.R.

#5 Star Wars Battlefront 2

#6 Pokemon Emerald

#7 God of War

#8 Psychonauts

#9 We Love Katamari

#10 Mario Kart DS

#11 Need for Speed: Most Wanted

#12 Guitar Hero

#13 Killer7

#14 Ninja Gaiden Black

#15 TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

#16 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

"Buy an ad" Award

for most blatantly promoted game

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Sandfall Interactive

#1 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

#2 Umamusume: Pretty Derby

#3 Wuthering Waves

#4 Zenless Zone Zero

#5 Assassin's Creed Shadows

#6 ARC Raiders

#7 Dispatch

#8 Ghost of Yōtei

#9 Peak

#10 Battlefield 6

#11 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

#12 Hollow Knight: Silksong

Redemption Arc Award

for biggest redemption in gaming

Nobody

None of the others

#1 Nobody

#2 France

#3 Valve

#4 Hollow Knight: Silksong

#5 Ninja Gaiden

#6 Helldivers II

#7 Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

#8 Ad-Hoc Studios

#9 Donkey Kong Bananza

#10 Battlefield 6

Prove Me Wrong Award

for least anticipated game of 2026 and beyond

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

Naughty Dog

#1 Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

#2 Highguard

#3 Marathon

#4 Fable

#5 Deus Ex Remastered

#6 Halo: Campaign Evolved

#7 Grand Theft Auto VI

#8 007 First Light

#9 Marvel's Wolverine

#10 The Elder Scrolls VI

Please Be Good Award

for game coming out in 2026 and beyond that we hope doesn't suck

Half-Life 3

Valve (We Hope)

#1 Half-Life 3

#2 Okami Sequel

#3 Pragmata

#4 Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

#5 Resident Evil Requiem

#6 Divinity

#7 Gang of Dragon

#8 Rhythm Heaven Groove

#9 Mega Man: Dual Override

#10 Grand Theft Auto VI

#11 Nioh 3

#12 007 First Light

Blue Checkmark Award

for most pointless controversy

Stop Killing Games

and Pirate Software's crusade against it

#1 Stop Killing Games

#2 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Everything)

#3 Hollow Knight: Silksong (Everything)

#4 Deltarune's Noelle "Rape" Scene

#5 Larian Studios

#6 AI Art

#7 Fortnite

#8 Nintendo Switch 2 (Everything)

#9 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

#10 Postal: Bullet Paradise

#11 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Everything)

#12 Assassin's Creed Shadows (Everything)

Why Award

for most pointless remake/remaster

Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition

Bethesda Game Studios

#1 Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition

#2 Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted

#3 Yakuza 0 Director's Cut

#4 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

#5 Yooka-Replaylee

#6 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

#7 Gears of War: Reloaded

#8 Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

#9 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

#10 Blood: Refreshed Supply

#11 THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake

#12 Ninja Gaiden II Black

Water Connoisseur Award

for best water in a video game of all time

Subnautica

Unknown Worlds Entertainment

#1 Subnautica

#2 Super Mario Sunshine

#3 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

#4 Bioshock

#5 Hydrophobia

#6 Sea of Thieves

#7 Final Fantasy X

#8 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

#9 Wave Race 64

#10 Sonic Adventure

#11 Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

#12 Wave Race Blue Storm

Beach Episode Award

for best beach in a video game of all time

Emerald Coast

Sonic Adventure

#1 Emerald Coast

#2 Zack Island

#3 Destiny Islands

#4 Besaid Island

#5 Gelato Beach

#6 Outset Island

#7 Costa Del Sol

#8 The Silent Cartographer

#9 Highway 17

#10 Opassa Beach

#11 Beach Bowl Galaxy

#12 Treasure Trove Cove

Humidity Lover Award

for best tropical themed video game of all time

Super Mario Sunshine

Nintendo EAD

#1 Super Mario Sunshine

#2 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

#3 Final Fantasy X

#4 Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball

#5 Crysis

#6 Donkey Kong Country

#7 Sonic Adventure

#8 Far Cry 3

#9 Far Cry

#10 Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

#11 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

#12 Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

Woah! It's a Big One Award

for best fishing minigame of all time

Stardew Valley

ConcernedApe

#1 Stardew Valley

#2 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

#3 Animal Crossing (series)

#4 RuneScape (Old School)

#5 Sonic Adventure

#6 Red Dead Redemption 2

#7 Yakuza 0

#8 Nier

#9 Yakuza 3

#10 Final Fantasy XV

#11 Final Fantasy XIV

#12 Far Cry 5

Exit Through Gift Shop Award

for best specific official video game merchandise of all time

Chainsaw Controller

Resident Evil 4

#1 Chainsaw Controller

#2 Sonic the Hedgehog Blue Curry

#3 Headless Bikini Torso statue

#4 Sonic X-treme Ice Cream Bar

#5 Master Chief Helmet

#6 Estus Flask

#7 Curry Bib

#8 Pipboy Replica

#9 Trance Vibrator

Most Hated of Least Worst Award

For Most Hated Game That Won The Least Worst Award

The Walking Dead

Telltale Games

#1 The Walking Dead

#2 Baldur's Gate 3

#3 Balatro

#4 Hades

#5 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

#6 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

#7 Elden Ring

#8 Metroid Dread

#9 DOOM

#10 Bayonetta 2

#11 Deus Ex: Human Revolution

#12 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

#13 Nier: Automata

#14 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

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