The Game Awards 2025 – Play Every Xbox Nominated Game Today
- We’re excited to share that a half-dozen Xbox first-party titles (plus one movie) have been nominated for awards across multiple categories – voting is now open on The Game Awards official site.
- You can play many of the nominees announced today with Xbox Game Pass, including top nominee Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, and Hollow Knight: Silksong.
- Tune into The Game Awards on December 11 to see if your favorite games from 2025 take home an award.
The Game Awards has officially revealed the full list of nominees for the year, and we’re thrilled to see such a wide range of unique titles being recognized for their contributions to gaming. Even better, many of these nominees can be played today across Xbox consoles, Xbox on PC, ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, Cloud, and with Xbox Game Pass!
This year our first-party studios received nominations for Avowed, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight, and The Outer Worlds 2. Troy Baker’s pitch-perfect performance as Indiana Jones was recognized with a Best Performance nomination, and ‘A Minecraft Movie’, one of the biggest hits at the box office in 2025, was nominated for Best Adaptation.
We’re also equally excited to see that many of our third-party partners have been nominated across a wide range of categories – many of which can be played with Game Pass. Ball x Pit, Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Rematch are all up for awards this year, and playable across devices as Xbox Play Anywhere titles. Additionally, Game Pass subscribers receive incredible benefits for nominees League of Legends, Valorant, and – starting tomorrow – Fortnite.
Congratulations to all this year’s amazing nominees – and don’t forget, these nominations join titles on Xbox nominated across the Golden Joysticks, and even the Grammys!
Remember, you can vote for your favorites right now over at TheGameAwards.com. See below for the full list of nominees that you can play today.
First-Party Nominees


Avowed Standard Edition
Xbox Game Studios
☆☆☆☆☆ 1288
★★★★★
$69.99 $55.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best RPG


DOOM: The Dark Ages
Bethesda Softworks
☆☆☆☆☆ 625
★★★★★
$69.99 $55.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best Action/Adventure Game
- Innovation in Accessibility


Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Bethesda Softworks
☆☆☆☆☆ 786
★★★★★
$69.99 $55.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best Performance: Troy Baker
- Best Action/Adventure Game


NINJA GAIDEN 4 Standard Edition
Xbox Game Studios
☆☆☆☆☆ 438
★★★★★
$69.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best Action/Adventure


The Outer Worlds 2
Xbox Game Studios
☆☆☆☆☆ 305
★★★★★
$69.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best RPG
Third-Party Nominees


The Alters
11 bit studios
☆☆☆☆☆ 293
★★★★★
$34.99 $27.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best Sim/Strategy


ARC Raiders
Embark Studios
☆☆☆☆☆ 419
★★★★★
$39.99
Nominated for:
- Best Multiplayer

Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Ubisoft
☆☆☆☆☆ 527
★★★★★
$69.99
Nominated for:
- Innovation in Accessibility


Atomfall
Rebellion
☆☆☆☆☆ 499
★★★★★
$59.99 $47.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Innovation in Accessibility

Baldur’s Gate 3
Larian Studios
☆☆☆☆☆ 992
★★★★★
$69.99
Nominated for:
- Best Community Support


BALL x PIT
Devolver Digital
☆☆☆☆☆ 242
★★★★★
$14.99 $13.49
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Free Trial
Nominated for:
- Best Independent Game

Battlefield™ 6
Electronic Arts
☆☆☆☆☆ 938
★★★★★
$69.99 $62.99
Nominated for:
- Best Multiplayer
- Best Action/Adventure


Blue Prince
Raw Fury
☆☆☆☆☆ 247
★★★★★
$29.99 $23.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best Independent Game
- Best Debut Indie Game

Capcom Fighting Collection 2
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
☆☆☆☆☆ 108
★★★★★
$39.99
Nominated for:
- Best Fighting Game


Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Kepler Interactive
☆☆☆☆☆ 973
★★★★★
$49.99 $39.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Game of the Year
- Best Game Direction
- Best Performance: Ben Starr
- Best Performance: Charlie Cox
- Best Performance: Jennifer English
- Best Narrative
- Best Art Direction
- Best Independent Game
- Best Debut Indie Game
- Best RPG
- Best Score and Music
- Best Audio Design

despelote
Panic
☆☆☆☆☆ 14
★★★★★
$14.99
Nominated for:
- Games for Impact
- Best Debut Indie Game

EA SPORTS FC™ 26 Xbox Series X|S
Electronic Arts
☆☆☆☆☆ 259
★★★★★
Free Trial
Nominated for:
- Innovation in Accessibility
- Best Sports/Racing

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
☆☆☆☆☆ 415
★★★★★
$39.99
Nominated for:
- Best Multiplayer

F1® 25
Electronic Arts
☆☆☆☆☆ 196
★★★★★
$69.99 $62.99
Free Trial
Nominated for:
- Best Sports/Racing

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves – Special Edition
SNK CORPORATION
☆☆☆☆☆ 99
★★★★★
$59.99 $23.99
Nominated for:
- Best Fighting Game

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online – Starter Edition
SQUARE ENIX
☆☆☆☆☆ 358
★★★★★
$19.99
Nominated for:
- Best Ongoing
- Best Community Support

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles
SQUARE ENIX
☆☆☆☆☆ 175
★★★★★
$49.99
Nominated for:
- Best Sim/Strategy


Fortnite
Epic Games Inc.
☆☆☆☆☆ 2000
★★★★★
Xbox One X Enhanced
Nominated for:
- Best Ongoing
- Best Community Support

HELLDIVERS™ 2
PlayStation Publishing LLC
☆☆☆☆☆ 813
★★★★★
$39.99
Nominated for:
- Best Ongoing
- Best Community Support


Hollow Knight: Silksong
Team Cherry
☆☆☆☆☆ 478
★★★★★
$19.99 $17.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Game of the Year
- Art Direction
- Best Independent Game
- Best Action Adventure
- Best Score and Music


Jurassic World Evolution 3
Frontier Developments
☆☆☆☆☆ 203
★★★★★
$59.99
Nominated for:
- Best Sim/Strategy

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Deep Silver
☆☆☆☆☆ 546
★★★★★
$69.99
Nominated for:
- Game of the Year
- Best Narrative
- Best RPG

LEGO® Party!
Fictions
☆☆☆☆☆ 97
★★★★★
$39.99
Nominated for:
- Best Family

LEGO® Voyagers
Annapurna Interactive
☆☆☆☆☆ 49
★★★★★
$24.99
Nominated for:
- Best Family

League of Legends
Riot Games
☆☆☆☆☆ 6
★★★★★
PC Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best Esports

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
DON’T NOD
☆☆☆☆☆ 211
★★★★★
$39.99
Nominated for:
- Games for Impact

Marvel Rivals
NetEase Games
☆☆☆☆☆ 1366
★★★★★
Nominated for:
- Best Ongoing

Monster Hunter Wilds
CAPCOM CO., LTD.
☆☆☆☆☆ 442
★★★★★
$69.99
Free Trial
Nominated for:
- Best RPG

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Atari
☆☆☆☆☆ 199
★★★★★
$49.99
Nominated for:
- Best Fighting Game


No Man’s Sky
Hello Games
☆☆☆☆☆ 1114
★★★★★
$59.99 $47.99
Xbox One X Enhanced
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best Ongoing
- Best Community Support


REMATCH
Sloclap, Kepler Interactive
☆☆☆☆☆ 295
★★★★★
$29.99 $23.99
PC Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best Sports/Racing

Split Fiction
Electronic Arts
☆☆☆☆☆ 594
★★★★★
$49.99 $44.99
Nominated for:
- Best Game Direction
- Best Multiplayer
- Best Action Adventure
- Best Family


SILENT HILL f
KONAMI
☆☆☆☆☆ 221
★★★★★
$69.99
Nominated for:
- Best Performance: Konatsu Kato
- Best Narrative
- Best Audio Design

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
SEGA
☆☆☆☆☆ 108
★★★★★
$29.99
Nominated for:
- Best Action/Adventure

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
SEGA
☆☆☆☆☆ 205
★★★★★
$69.99
Nominated for:
- Best Family
- Best Sports/Racing

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VII
2K
☆☆☆☆☆ 282
★★★★★
$69.99
Nominated for:
- Best Sim/Strategy

Two Point Museum
SEGA
☆☆☆☆☆ 68
★★★★★
$29.99
Nominated for:
- Best Sim/Strategy

VALORANT
Riot Games
☆☆☆☆☆ 878
★★★★★
Xbox Game Pass
Nominated for:
- Best Esports

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage 30th Anniversary Edition
SEGA
☆☆☆☆☆ 48
★★★★★
$49.99
Nominated for:
- Best Fighting Game

Wanderstop
Annapurna Interactive
☆☆☆☆☆ 27
★★★★★
$24.99
Nominated for:
- Games for Impact
- Best Audio Design


