The nominees for the GDCA 2025 were announced - and Astro Bot and Black Myth: Wukong are already good again.
The next more important award ceremonies are on the plan with the Game Developers Choice Awards 2025, or GDCA 2025 for short - and the nominees have now been announced in advance. The most influential video games of the past year 2024 are awarded again and in this case well -known titles are already well with it again.
As part of the award ceremony planned for March 19, 2025 in San Francisco, Astro Bot and Black Myth: Wukong, among others, have the next chances to continue their trophy cabinet. The special thing in this case is certainly that press representatives or players do not give the awards; Rather, there is a voting of developers, so that this award from within the industry for several studios certainly has a special weight again. But there is also an audience award for which outsiders can vote.
The nominees in the individual categories read as follows:
Best Audio
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
- Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
Honorable Mentions: Balatro, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Neva, Silent Hill 2
Best Debut
- 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor / Fellow Traveller)
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive)
- Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)
Honorable Mentions:Manor Lords, Mullet Madjack, The Plucky Squire, Tiny Glade
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
- Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Lorelai and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
Honorable Mentions:Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Satisfactory, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, UFO 50.
Innovation Award
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
- Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Honorable Mentions:Helldivers 2, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Thank Goodness You're Here!, The Plucky Squire, Tiny Glade.
Best Narrative
- 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor / Fellow Traveller)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)
- Mouthwashing (Wrong Organ / Critical Reflex)
Honorable Mentions:Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Frostpunk 2, Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Neva, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
Best Technology
- Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC)
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
- Tiny Glade (Pounce Light)
Honorable Mentions:Animal Well, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Satisfactory, Tekken 8
Best Visual Art
- Animal Well (Billy Basso / Bigmode)
- Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Returns Digital)
Honorable Mentions:Balatro, Elden Ring Shadow of the Ertre, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Tiny Glade, Ultros
Social Impact
- 1000xRESIST (Sunset Visitor / Fellow Traveller)
- Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Frostpunk 2 (11 bit studios)
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix)
- Neva (Nomada Studio / Returns Digital)
Honorable Mentions:Closer the Distance, Distant Bloom, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Game of the Year
- Astro Bot (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
- Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / PlayStation Publishing LLC)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS / SEGA / Studio Zero)
Honorable Mentions:Animal Well, Helldivers 2, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Satisfactory, UFO 50
