Below, you’ll find our predictions for the most likely nominees, of which there are six each year, for Game of the Year 2025.

W hile the scale of December’s The Game Awards has given the trailer-heavy show the glow of the gaming industry’s Oscar equivalent, the annual Game Developers Choice Awards an ...

was deemed a royal flush as it was crowned Game of the Year at the 25th Game Developers Choice Awards. Handed out on Wednesday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Balatro also snagged wins for ...

LocalThunk’s super popular card game Balatro earns the highest praise at GDC’s award show, getting not one, not two, but four ...

“Balatro” won Game of the Year at the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) on Wednesday, just after “Consume Me” received the top prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGFA ...

The award ceremony takes place each year as part of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), which is taking place this week at San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center. LocalThunk and Playstack ...

Balatro, the smash hit roguelike card game, has dominated this year's GDC Awards in San Francisco, California. The breakout ...

At GDC 2025, former Valve chief Monica Harrington explored the challenges of marketing a game, and how the Game of the Year ...