The Game Awards GOTY For 2025 Is Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

I hope Expedition 33 gets ported to Switch 2 given how popular it is.

I thought it would be Silksong for being such a cultural phenomenon, literally breaking every online storefront and all.

A certain fan base is going to be seething over that best sports/racing game award.

Anyway, congrats to Expedition. Hope a good Switch 2 port comes along at some point.

@MarkSeteth72 Sequel curse.

Not unexpected at all, and I'm happy for the E33 creators. Just a bit disappointed that Bananza didn't get a bit more love. Though I wasn't expecting much in that regard, so I'd say the show went pretty well since my expectations were low like usual.

The 2025 awards were too predictable. All games deserved their win, EXCEPT CO33 for best "indie" game. That's a crime against indie developers and the industry should be ashamed at itself for letting this happen.

Nothing's topping Hundred Line for me this year but at least the E33 devs shouted it out when they both came out.

@Axecon And maybe Mario Kart World for Best Racing - can you REALLY say that it is better than Sonic Racing: Crossworlds?

Another year that I question why Nintendo Life and others cover this sham of an awards.

Well earned by Expedition 33.

MKW winning best racing is a disappointment. CrossWorlds is leagues better.

@Axecon E33 is technically an indie title.

Should another game have been there? Sure. I'd've nominated Quartet myself. But E33 is still indie by TGA's definition.

Expedition 33 really deserved it. It just sucks it had to come at the expense of other great titles, like Silksong, Hades II, and Donkey Kong Bananza. But then again, it probably makes a louder statement to the industry if it beats other top shelf titles and not a bunch of AAA junkers.

Expedition 33 is so overrated, omg… I won’t start a debate but as a JRPG fan, the game feels like a western parody to me.

I’m pretty sure it’s going to be released on the Switch 2 at some point. Don’t expect anything like a Final Fantasy… I don’t get how or why so many people compare it to the golden age of the FF franchise. We didn’t play the same games, obviously.

@MarkSeteth72 Yeah, I’m glad Team Cherry wasn’t rewarded for not offering pre-orders and therefore crashing all the digital storefronts. That was a pretty crappy decision that shows their disdain for others.

@Axecon Why? E33 for all intent and purposes IS an indie game despite people sometimes forgetting since that game doesn’t look like a traditional indie game. E33 in general was a huge breakout title for the year and pushed the “turn based isn’t dead” message to the industry.

Well deserved. My favorite game this year.

Congrats to a pretty good game taking so many awards. Definitely got tired of hearing that same song and seeing those goofy getups though.

Best game, by far. Expedition 33 is a masterpiece.

Mario Kart World is trash. Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is far better.

MKW is my biggest disappoint. MK8 deluxe is my favorite Switch-1 game.

BANANZA the real GOTY!

@Sindayl It has an interesting premise, fun characters, and an atb combat system. Yes, classic Final Fantasy is obviously “more” Final Fantasy, but nothing has come close to catching that in recent times. The last Final Fantasy game to truly scratch the Final Fantasy itch for me was FFX. Everything after is hardly Final Fantasy, even when you use the whole “FF never had a clear identity or combat style” arguments. Both of which are silly and flat out wrong. The series has abandoned its identity and somehow fans defend it or gaslight those who notice it.

@Arawn93 Didn’t Persona 5 already tell the industry turn-based wasn’t dead? Baldurs Gate 3 is also turn-based, though not in the JRPG style.

@MarkSeteth72 it wasn't that big of a cultural thing.
Its just a simple sequel.
Plus 33 sold much better then silksong to fans.
Silk song is much more a game overrated by critics.

Gotta love how the Japanese guy brushed up on his French...

I think we all saw that coming. Maybe if bonanza wasn’t made by Nintendo it stood a legitimate chance (like Astro bot last year)

Not a Nintendo game but I was really hoping Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 would get more love. Gem of a game.

And Mario Kart World was crowned the best sports/racing game of 2025

Well deserved 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Look out for lot of deranged AI thumbnails coming to your YouTube suggestions soon folks 🤣

Knew clair 33 was gonna sweep. A great game that deserves it

I expected E33 to win Game of the Year, but I feel like Silksong should have at least won best indie game.

The amount of content that just three people were able to pack into that game, as well as the impact that Silksong's launch had on culture and the industry, is astounding.