Sony avslørte avstemningen om årets spill i 2025

The Game Awards 2025 may be the biggest gaming ceremony of the year; at December 12 we were about to find out the best games in each possible category. However it's not the only voting for the best games where players can take part, because Sony recently announced their own Game of The Year 2025 nominees.

That means everybody can vote for the games they liked the most in 2025. There are 19 categories available and in each of them, if players didn't find their favorite game, they can write their choice in "Other" section. Full categories and nominees you can see below. And you can vote here:

- Best New Character: Alma (Monster Hunter Wilds), Atsu (Ghost of Yotei), Bai (Wuchang: Fallen Feathers), Hinako (Silent Hill f), Hornet (Hollow Knight: Silksong), Jan (The Alters), Lune (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33), Maelle (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33), Mio Hudson (Split Fiction), Naoe (Assassin's Creed Shadows), Nate (Baby Steps), Rainy (Death Stranding 2: On The Beach), Robert Robertson (Dispatch), Tomorrow (Death Stranding 2: On The Beach), Verso (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33), Yasuke (Assassin's Creed Shadows), Zoe Foster (Split Second);

- Best Story: 1000xResist, Blue Prince, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Cronos: The New Dawn, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Digimon Story Time Stranger, Dispatch, Ghost of Yotei, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage Tape 1, Silent Hill f, Split Fiction, The Midnight Walk;

- Best Graphical Showcase: ARC Raiders, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Battlefield 6, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Cronos: The New Dawn, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Dying Light: The Beast, Ghost of Yotei, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered;

- Best Art Direction: 1000xResist, Absolum, Blue Prince, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Little Nightmares III, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Lumines Arise, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Rematch, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Silent Hill f, Sword of the Sea, The Midnight Walk, Wheel World;

- Best Audio Design: Alien: Rogue Incursion, ARC Raiders, Battlefield 6, Blue Prince, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Cronos: The New Dawn, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Ghost of Yotei, Hell Is Us, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Lumines Arise, Silent Hill f, The Midnight Walk;

- Best Soundtrack: Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Cronos: The New Dawn, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Earthion, Elder Ring Nightreign, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Lumines Arise, Ninja Gaiden 4, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Silent Hill f, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Sword of the Sea;

- Best Accessibility Features: Assassin's Creed Shadows, Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, Days Gone Remastered, DOOM: The Dark Ages, EA Sports FC26, Forza Horizon 5, Ghost of Yotei, Monster Hunter Wilds, The Outer Worlds 2, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Split Fiction;

- Best Use of DualSense: ARC Raiders, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Baby Steps, Battlefield 6, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Forza Horizon 5, Ghost of Yotei, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Lost Soul Aside, Lumines Arise, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Monster Hunter Wilds, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, Sword of the Sea, The Outer Worlds 2;

- Best Rerelease (Remaster): Days Gone Remastered, Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered, Lunar Remastered Collection, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars, Tales of Graces f Remastered, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered;

- Best Multiplayer Experience: Absolum, ARC Raiders, Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, EA Sports FC26, Elder Ring Nightreign, Forza Horizon 5, Little Nightmares III, Lumines Arise, Marvel Rivals, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, Monster Hunter Wilds, Rematch, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Split Fiction;

- Best Ongoing Game: Call of Duty: Warzone, Dead by Daylight, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV, Fortnite, Genshin Impact, Gran Turismo 7, GTA Online, Helldivers 2, Honkai Star Rail, Marvel Rivals, No Man's Sky, Zenless Zone Zero;

- Best Expansion: Assassin's Creed Shadows: Claws of Awaji, Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate, Helldivers 2: Heart of Democracy, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - The Order of Giants, Lies of P: Overture, PowerWash Simulator - Wallace & Gromit Special Pack, RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business, Two Point Museum - Fantasy Finds;

- Best Sports Game: EA Sports College Football 26, EA Sports FC 26, EA Sports F1 25, Forza Horizon 5, EA Sports Madden NFL 26, MLB The Show 25, NASCAR 25, NBA 2K26, PGA Tour 2K25, Rematch, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, WWE 2K25;

- Best Independent Game: 1000xResist, Absolum, Baby Steps, Ball x Pit, Blue Prince, Citizen Sleeper 2: Stanward Vector, Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, Deltarune Chapters 3+4, Dispatch, Earthion, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream, Forever Skies, Herdling, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Ready or Not, Rematch, Sword of the Sea, Time Flies, Wanderstop, Wheel World;

- Best PS VR2 Game: Alien: Rogue Incursion, Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked, Dig VR, Dreams of Another, Hitman World of Assassination, Hotel Infinity, Lumines Arise, Masters of Light, Reach, Skydance's Behemoth, Smash Drums, The Midnight Walk, Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate, Zombie Army VR;

- Best PS4 Game: Absolum, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Elder Ring Nightreign, Fantasian Neo Dimension, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, NBA 2K16, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4;

- Best PS5 Game: Absolum, ARC Raiders, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Baby Steps, Battlefield 6, Blue Prince, Borderlands 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, Digimon Story Time Stranger, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Elder Ring Nightreign, Ghost of Yotei, Hell Is Us, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Monster Hunter Wilds, Ninja Gaiden 4, Silent Hill f, Split Fiction, The Outer Worlds 2, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter;

- Studio of the Year: AdHoc Studio, Battlefield Studios, Dogubomb, FromSoftware, Kenny Sun and Friends, Kojima Productions, LizardCube, Machine Games, Neobards, NetEase Games, Obsidian, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Sandfall Interactive, Sucker Punch Productions, Team Cherry, Embark Studios;

- Most Anticipated Game of 2026 and Beyond: 007 First Light, Beast of Reincarnation, Code Vein II, Crimson Desert, Dynasty Warrior 3: Complete Edition Remastered, Haloween, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Judas, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Marathon, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, Marvel's Wolverine, Nioh 3, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Phantom Blade Zero, Pragmata, Resident Evil Requiem, Saros, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet;

The voting closes on December 8 so make sure you vote for your favorite game by this link.